Herbert & Florence Gilles Scholarship Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Columbus, OH EIN: 38-6738557

Herbert & Florence Gilles Scholarship Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Columbus, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $154K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $7K. Net investment income was $19K.

Herbert & Florence Gilles Scholarship Trust at a glance

In short: Herbert & Florence Gilles Scholarship Trust gave $7K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$6,500
+30.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$6,500
+30.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$6,500
Total assets
$153,728
+6.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Michigan (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 Herbert & Florence Gilles Scholarship Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Saginaw Area Catholic Schools: $7KSaginaw Area Catholic Schools$7K

The largest 2025 recipient was Saginaw Area Catholic Schools ($7K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Saginaw

How Herbert & Florence Gilles Scholarship Trust gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−19%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 96% 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

$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K4 grants2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2019) to $8K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $7K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Saginaw Area Catholic Schools Saginaw, MIScholarships$6,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$153,728$20,997$12,103$6,5001$9,750$18,946$10,104
2024$144,578$15,360$10,299$5,0001$8,250$13,277$9,787
2023$139,611$6,933$11,473$6,0001$9,280$4,851$9,035
2022$144,085$14,249$13,706$8,0001$11,280$12,162$9,290
2021$143,408$18,423$11,410$6,0001$9,275$16,360$10,466
2020$136,405$9,900$13,505$8,2001—$7,774$9,084
2019$140,108$9,711$10,170$5,0004—$7,159$9,021

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Herbert & Florence Gilles Scholarship Trust reported a distributable amount of $10K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Herbert & Florence Gilles Scholarship Trust's only listed officer is Huntington National Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Huntington National Bank

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $4K (2019) → $4K (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

Huntington National Bank — Trustee: $4KHuntington National BankTrustee$4K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $4K, to Huntington National Bank (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Herbert & Florence Gilles Scholarship Trust

How much does Herbert & Florence Gilles Scholarship Trust give each year?

Herbert & Florence Gilles Scholarship Trust gave $7K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $5K across 1 grant.

How large is Herbert & Florence Gilles Scholarship Trust?

Herbert & Florence Gilles Scholarship Trust reported $154K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $10K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $10K (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 Herbert & Florence Gilles Scholarship Trust?

Herbert & Florence Gilles Scholarship Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Columbus, OH. It holds $154K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Herbert & Florence Gilles Scholarship Trust operate?

Herbert & Florence Gilles Scholarship Trust has awarded grants in Michigan.

What is Herbert & Florence Gilles Scholarship Trust's EIN?

Herbert & Florence Gilles Scholarship Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-6738557. 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

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 26, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 10, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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