Hazel Dell Neff Smelser Scholarship Fund
Hazel Dell Neff Smelser Scholarship Fund is a private foundation, based in South Bend, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $428K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $19K. Net investment income was $24K.
Hazel Dell Neff Smelser Scholarship Fund at a glance
In short: Hazel Dell Neff Smelser Scholarship Fund gave $19K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $19,250
- -6.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 8
- -38.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,406
- +52.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,500
- Total assets
- $427,736
- +1.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Indiana (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 Hazel Dell Neff Smelser Scholarship Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Purdue University ($2K).
Organizations only. It also paid 7 individual scholarships ($17,250), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
59 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 59 grants of 59 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.
Cities
How Hazel Dell Neff Smelser Scholarship Fund gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−17%). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $19K (2025) to $26K (2021). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $19K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 7 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $17,250 |
| Purdue University Granger, IN | Scholarship | $2,000 |
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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 | $427,736 | $30,430 | $26,151 | $19,250 | 8 | $21,125 | $23,594 | $22,149 |
| 2024 | $423,463 | $48,299 | $27,435 | $20,500 | 13 | $20,603 | $43,507 | $21,125 |
| 2023 | $402,774 | $24,746 | $31,632 | $21,750 | 13 | $21,750 | $21,992 | $20,750 |
| 2022 | $409,657 | $37,993 | $29,618 | $23,250 | 11 | $23,000 | $35,422 | $22,307 |
| 2021 | $401,610 | $34,969 | $33,484 | $25,700 | 14 | $25,700 | $32,531 | $24,239 |
| 2020 | $400,417 | $15,464 | $28,016 | $19,910 | 10 | — | $13,119 | $23,757 |
| 2019 | $412,828 | $23,135 | $29,576 | $22,200 | 12 | — | $20,794 | $21,428 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Hazel Dell Neff Smelser Scholarship Fund reported a distributable amount of $22K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Hazel Dell Neff Smelser Scholarship Fund is led by James Clevenger Esq., Committee Chair on every filing since 2019; 1 of 7 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
James Clevenger Esq.
Committee Chair
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
1st Source Bank
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$5K (2019) → $5K (2025)
Bryan Ames
Committee Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jacob Pritchard
Commitee Member
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Joella Depra
Committee Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dennis Gamble
Committee Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mitch Mawhorter
Committee Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: Jennifer Muniz D. M. A. (2019–2020) — Committee Member
- Former: Robert Beck (2019–2020) — Committee Member
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 $5K, to 1ST Source Bank (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Hazel Dell Neff Smelser Scholarship Fund
How much does Hazel Dell Neff Smelser Scholarship Fund give each year?
Hazel Dell Neff Smelser Scholarship Fund gave $19K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $21K across 13 grants.
What is Hazel Dell Neff Smelser Scholarship Fund's typical grant size?
Hazel Dell Neff Smelser Scholarship Fund's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $2,406, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Hazel Dell Neff Smelser Scholarship Fund give grants?
Hazel Dell Neff Smelser Scholarship Fund gives mostly in Indiana: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Hazel Dell Neff Smelser Scholarship Fund give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on Hazel Dell Neff Smelser Scholarship Fund's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (8 grants).
How large is Hazel Dell Neff Smelser Scholarship Fund?
Hazel Dell Neff Smelser Scholarship Fund reported $428K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $21K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $22K (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 Hazel Dell Neff Smelser Scholarship Fund's EIN?
Hazel Dell Neff Smelser Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-0884462. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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