Hite Memorial Fund

Private foundation · Grantmaker Buffalo, NY EIN: 25-6338897

Hite Memorial Fund is a private foundation, based in Buffalo, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $806K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $47K. Net investment income was $68K.

Hite Memorial Fund at a glance

In short: Hite Memorial Fund gave $47K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $24K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$47,219
+13.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$23,610
+13.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$23,610
Total assets
$805,944
+2.3% 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 October 2026.

Who Hite Memorial Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Nason Foundation: $27KNason Foundation$27KTrinity United Methodist Church: $20KTrinity United MethodistChurch$20K

The largest 2025 recipient was Nason Foundation ($27K). Together the top 2 received $47K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

PennsylvaniaPuerto Rico

Cities

AltoonaRoaring Spring

How Hite Memorial Fund gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−12%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 105% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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$20K$40K$60K2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $42K (2024) to $54K (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $47K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Nason Foundation Altoona, PAGeneral Support$26,915
Trinity United Methodist Church Roaring Spring, PAGeneral Support$20,304
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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$805,944$86,553$68,086$47,2192$48,719$68,452$46,324
2024$787,501$55,230$60,995$41,6192$41,619$36,535$47,219
2023$794,405$46,669$61,518$44,0352$45,535$30,899$43,119
2022$810,352$52,819$83,863$53,9582$55,458$35,751$45,535
2021$842,851$86,883$71,229$47,0392$47,039$66,018$53,958
2020$827,698$34,243$69,282$46,8472—$15,357$47,039

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Hite Memorial Fund reported a distributable amount of $46K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Hite Memorial Fund's only listed officer is M & T Trust Co, Trustee on filings since 2021 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • M & T Trust Co

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    $19K (2021) → $18K (2025)

Former officers (3)
  • Former: M & T Bank (2024) — Trustee
  • Former: M. & T. (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Manufacturers AND Traders Trust CO (2020) — Trustee

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

M & T Trust Co — Trustee: $18KM & T Trust CoTrustee$18K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $18K, to M & T Trust Co (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Hite Memorial Fund

How much does Hite Memorial Fund give each year?

Hite Memorial Fund gave $47K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $42K across 2 grants.

How large is Hite Memorial Fund?

Hite Memorial Fund reported $806K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $49K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $46K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Hite Memorial Fund operate?

Hite Memorial Fund has awarded grants in Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico.

What is Hite Memorial Fund's EIN?

Hite Memorial Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-6338897. 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.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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