Hortencia Zavala Scholarship Corporation

Private foundation · Grantmaker West Hartford, CT EIN: 81-5448735

Hortencia Zavala Scholarship Corporation is a private foundation, based in West Hartford, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $5K.

Hortencia Zavala Scholarship Corporation at a glance

In short: Hortencia Zavala Scholarship Corporation gave $5K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Nebraska. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$5,120
-43.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
-25.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,707
-24.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,000
Primary geography
Nebraska (70% 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 Hortencia Zavala Scholarship Corporation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Jessica Meza: $4KJessica Meza$4KMariana Barmudez: $1KMariana Barmudez$1KCalvin Place: $550Calvin Place$550

The largest 2025 recipient was Jessica Meza ($4K). Together the top 3 received $5K.

Grant Size Distribution

14 grants across all recorded years

14<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 14 grants of 14 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

12states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

EvanstonItascaLincolnNew YorkAreciboBostonChicagoDavenportDentonHasbrouck HeigPhoenixRiversideSan JuanSeattleStorrs Mansfie

How Hortencia Zavala Scholarship Corporation gives

  • Giving fell 27% from 2022 to 2025. 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$10K3 grants2019 2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 3 grants2023 4 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2021) to $9K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $5K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Jessica Meza Lincoln, NESTUDY$3,570
Mariana Barmudez Evanston, ILSTUDY$1,000
Calvin Place Evanston, ILSTUDY$550
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$5,045$5,733$5,1203
2024$4,948$9,310$9,0004
2023$7,496$6,725$5,6793
2022$800$7,700$7,0002
2021$7,003$4,769$4,0002
2020$5,758$1,943$6,0002
2019$7,781$6,522$5,0003

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Hortencia Zavala Scholarship Corporation is led by Hugo G. Balta Jr., President on filings since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Hugo G. Balta Jr.

    President

    On filings since 2019

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Hugo G. Balta Dr (2023–2024) — President

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.

Frequently asked questions about Hortencia Zavala Scholarship Corporation

How much does Hortencia Zavala Scholarship Corporation give each year?

Hortencia Zavala Scholarship Corporation gave $5K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $9K across 4 grants.

What is Hortencia Zavala Scholarship Corporation's typical grant size?

Hortencia Zavala Scholarship Corporation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,707, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Hortencia Zavala Scholarship Corporation give grants?

Hortencia Zavala Scholarship Corporation gives mostly in Nebraska: 70% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Illinois (30%). The most frequent recipient cities were Evanston, IL (2 grants).

Does Hortencia Zavala Scholarship Corporation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Hortencia Zavala Scholarship Corporation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Study" (3 grants).

What is Hortencia Zavala Scholarship Corporation's EIN?

Hortencia Zavala Scholarship Corporation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-5448735. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 28, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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