Harold C Gift Scholarship Trust
Harold C Gift Scholarship Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Saint Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $80K. Net investment income was $87K.
Harold C Gift Scholarship Trust at a glance
In short: Harold C Gift Scholarship Trust gave $80K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $11K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $80,000
- +20.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 7
- -12.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $11,429
- +37.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $1,452,975
- +3.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (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 Gift Scholarship Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Thomas Jefferson University ($40K across 3 grants). Together the top 3 received $80K.
Grant Size Distribution
35 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 35 grants of 35 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Harold C Gift Scholarship Trust gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+7%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 67% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $66K (2024) to $104K (2023). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $80K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA | Scholarships | $20,000 |
| University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | Scholarships | $20,000 |
| Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA | Scholarship | $10,000 |
| Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA | Scholarship | $10,000 |
| Albright College Reading, PA | Scholarship | $7,500 |
| Albright College Reading, PA | Scholarship | $7,500 |
| Albright College Reading, PA | Scholarship | $5,000 |
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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 | $1,452,975 | $106,337 | $111,533 | $80,000 | 7 | $91,148 | $87,216 | $136,070 |
| 2024 | $1,406,686 | $78,442 | $96,473 | $66,424 | 8 | $78,794 | $59,794 | $85,576 |
| 2023 | $1,416,926 | $41,307 | $130,650 | $104,062 | 8 | $114,100 | $28,077 | $86,754 |
| 2022 | $1,495,319 | $32,536 | $104,981 | $75,000 | 6 | $85,313 | $35,139 | $83,508 |
| 2021 | $1,563,785 | $152,665 | $102,897 | $72,000 | 6 | $82,711 | $133,467 | $87,831 |
| 2020 | $1,513,731 | $117,604 | $103,500 | $72,000 | 6 | — | $99,472 | $84,371 |
| 2019 | $1,492,811 | $181,029 | $104,171 | $75,000 | 3 | — | $163,875 | $78,387 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Harold C Gift Scholarship Trust reported a distributable amount of $136K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Harold C Gift Scholarship Trust's only listed officer is Wells Fargo Bank N A, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Wells Fargo Bank N A
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$22K (2019) → $25K (2025)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 $25K, to Wells Fargo Bank N a (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Harold C Gift Scholarship Trust
How much does Harold C Gift Scholarship Trust give each year?
Harold C Gift Scholarship Trust gave $80K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $66K across 8 grants.
What is Harold C Gift Scholarship Trust's typical grant size?
Harold C Gift Scholarship Trust's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $11,429, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Harold C Gift Scholarship Trust give grants?
Harold C Gift Scholarship Trust gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Philadelphia, PA (4 grants) and Reading, PA (3 grants).
Does Harold C Gift Scholarship Trust give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Harold C Gift Scholarship Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (5 grants).
Who are Harold C Gift Scholarship Trust's largest grantees?
Harold C Gift Scholarship Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Thomas Jefferson University ($40,000 across 3 grants), University of Pennsylvania ($20,000) and Albright College ($20,000 across 3 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Harold C Gift Scholarship Trust?
Harold C Gift Scholarship Trust reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $91K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $136K (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.
What is Harold C Gift Scholarship Trust?
Harold C Gift Scholarship Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Saint Louis, MO. It holds $1.5M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Harold C Gift Scholarship Trust's EIN?
Harold C Gift Scholarship Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-6524243. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 3, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
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