Harold C Burns Scholarship Fund
Harold C Burns Scholarship Fund is a private foundation, based in Norwich, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $48K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2K. Net investment income was $6K.
Harold C Burns Scholarship Fund at a glance
In short: Harold C Burns Scholarship Fund gave $2K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,466
- +8.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,466
- +8.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,466
- Total assets
- $48,068
- +4.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Harold C Burns Scholarship Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Harold C Burns Scholarship Fund gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−8%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 95% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2020) to $4K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $2K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $2,466 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $48,068 | $6,298 | $4,249 | $2,466 | 1 | $3,530 | $5,599 | $3,703 |
| 2024 | $46,022 | $2,419 | $3,931 | $2,275 | 1 | $3,298 | $1,820 | $3,495 |
| 2023 | $47,533 | $2,738 | $5,015 | $3,425 | 1 | $4,440 | $2,159 | $3,307 |
| 2022 | $49,806 | $2,734 | $3,805 | $2,671 | 1 | $3,011 | $2,029 | $3,742 |
| 2021 | $50,878 | $6,183 | $5,440 | $3,752 | 2 | — | $4,078 | $5,190 |
| 2020 | $50,136 | $2,030 | $3,132 | $1,482 | 1 | — | $1,374 | $3,300 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Harold C Burns Scholarship Fund reported a distributable amount of $4K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Harold C Burns Scholarship Fund's only listed officer is NBT Bank NA, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
NBT Bank NA
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$843 (2020) → $946 (2025)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $946, to NBT Bank NA (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Harold C Burns Scholarship Fund
How much does Harold C Burns Scholarship Fund give each year?
Harold C Burns Scholarship Fund gave $2K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2K across 1 grant.
How large is Harold C Burns Scholarship Fund?
Harold C Burns Scholarship Fund reported $48K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $4K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $4K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does Harold C Burns Scholarship Fund operate?
Harold C Burns Scholarship Fund has awarded grants in New York.
What is Harold C Burns Scholarship Fund's EIN?
Harold C Burns Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 16-6245166. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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