Helen M Driskell Scholarship Trust Fund
The Helen M Driskell Scholarship Trust Fund is a private foundation based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Its 2025 filing reports scholarship grants, and its 2024 filing limits awards to graduates of Guthrie High School in Guthrie, Oklahoma.
Helen M Driskell Scholarship Trust Fund at a glance
In short: Helen M Driskell Scholarship Trust Fund gave $9K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $661.538), mostly in Oklahoma. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $8,600
- +24.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 13
- +18.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $662
- +5.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $500
- Total assets
- $302,924
- -0.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Oklahoma (95% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Helen M Driskell Scholarship Trust Fund
- How to Apply
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The 2024 filing says to submit an application with transcripts, extracurricular activities, intended major, and the college the applicant will attend. Awards are limited to graduates of Guthrie High School in Guthrie, Oklahoma.
- Review Cycle
- The 2024 filing lists the last Friday in April.
- Deadline
- The 2024 filing lists the last Friday in April.
- Contact
Application contact: Scholarship Office
Mailing address: 200 N Crooks Drive, Guthrie, OK 73044
Phone: (405) 282-5906
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Helen M Driskell Scholarship Trust Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
78 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 78 grants of 78 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 filing reports that 95% of grant dollars went to recipients in Oklahoma and 5% to recipients in Illinois. The 2024 filing limits scholarship awards to Guthrie High School graduates in Guthrie, Oklahoma.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
Cities
How Helen M Driskell Scholarship Trust Fund gives
- Giving fell 45% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 73% 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 $7K (2024) to $18K (2021). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $9K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 13 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $8,600 |
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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 | $302,924 | $14,453 | $16,443 | $8,600 | 13 | $14,075 | $12,484 | $19,261 |
| 2024 | $304,914 | $24,259 | $13,969 | $6,900 | 11 | $12,106 | $22,396 | $18,573 |
| 2023 | $294,124 | $13,563 | $21,711 | $15,100 | 21 | $19,991 | $11,843 | $16,827 |
| 2022 | $302,272 | $7,748 | $25,363 | $15,500 | 19 | $22,725 | $5,940 | $17,582 |
| 2021 | $319,887 | $35,324 | $23,080 | $18,000 | 14 | $21,041 | $33,285 | $19,544 |
| 2020 | $307,643 | $13,728 | $22,137 | $15,100 | 19 | — | $11,947 | $17,893 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Helen M Driskell Scholarship Trust Fund reported a distributable amount of $19K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The available filings do not state a mission. They describe scholarship awards for Guthrie High School graduates.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the funder gave $8,600 through 13 grants. Grants ranged from $400 to $1,000, with a median of $500. Among the reported grants, five individual recipients, all of Guthrie, Oklahoma, each received $1,000 for a scholarship.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Bancfirst is listed as trustee on the 2025 filing.
Helen M Driskell Scholarship Trust Fund is led by Bancfirst, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bancfirst
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$4K (2020) → $5K (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 $5K, to Bancfirst (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Helen M Driskell Scholarship Trust Fund
How much does Helen M Driskell Scholarship Trust Fund give each year?
Helen M Driskell Scholarship Trust Fund gave $9K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $7K across 11 grants.
What is Helen M Driskell Scholarship Trust Fund's typical grant size?
Helen M Driskell Scholarship Trust Fund's median grant in 2025 was $500, and its average grant was $662, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Helen M Driskell Scholarship Trust Fund give grants?
Helen M Driskell Scholarship Trust Fund gives mostly in Oklahoma: 95% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Helen M Driskell Scholarship Trust Fund give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 13 grants with a stated purpose on Helen M Driskell Scholarship Trust Fund's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (13 grants).
How large is Helen M Driskell Scholarship Trust Fund?
Helen M Driskell Scholarship Trust Fund reported $303K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $14K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $19K (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 does Helen M Driskell Scholarship Trust Fund fund?
The available filings do not state a mission. They describe scholarship awards for Guthrie High School graduates. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Helen M Driskell Scholarship Trust Fund?
The 2024 filing says to submit an application with transcripts, extracurricular activities, intended major, and the college the applicant will attend. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Helen M Driskell Scholarship Trust Fund's EIN?
Helen M Driskell Scholarship Trust Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 73-6226426. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 2, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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