Howell Scholarship Trust Fund
Howell Scholarship Trust Fund is a private foundation, based in Bowling Green, KY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $67K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 4 grants totaling $3K. Net investment income was $5K.
Howell Scholarship Trust Fund at a glance
In short: Howell Scholarship Trust Fund gave $3K across 4 grants in 2024 (avg $837.5), mostly in Kentucky. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $3,350
- +5.3% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 4
- +33.3% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $838
- -21.0% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $850
- Total assets
- $66,659
- -0.5% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- Kentucky (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026.
Who Howell Scholarship Trust Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
17 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 17 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Howell Scholarship Trust Fund gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+16%). Method
- In 2024 it paid out 99% 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 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2021) to $5K (2022). In 2024 it made 4 grants totaling $3K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 4 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $3,350 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $66,659 | $5,183 | $5,541 | $3,350 | 4 | $3,350 | $4,834 | $3,368 |
| 2023 | $67,017 | $6,392 | $5,187 | $3,180 | 3 | $3,180 | $6,059 | $3,204 |
| 2022 | $65,812 | $6,215 | $8,131 | $4,800 | 4 | $4,800 | $6,215 | $3,561 |
| 2021 | $67,728 | $12,506 | $4,265 | $2,900 | 3 | $2,900 | $12,506 | $3,738 |
| 2020 | $59,195 | $5,252 | $4,565 | $3,300 | 3 | — | $3,008 | $3,586 |
| 2019 | $58,801 | $2,332 | $5,070 | $3,750 | 4 | — | $2,875 | $3,453 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Howell Scholarship Trust Fund reported a distributable amount of $3K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Howell Scholarship Trust Fund's only listed officer is Farmers National Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (compensated).
Officers on the 2024 filing
Farmers National Bank
Trustee
On filings since 2019
$718 (2019) → $697 (2024)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $697, to Farmers National Bank (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Howell Scholarship Trust Fund
How much does Howell Scholarship Trust Fund give each year?
Howell Scholarship Trust Fund gave $3K across 4 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $3K across 3 grants.
What is Howell Scholarship Trust Fund's typical grant size?
Howell Scholarship Trust Fund's median grant in 2024 was $850, and its average grant was $838, across 4 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Howell Scholarship Trust Fund give grants?
Howell Scholarship Trust Fund gives mostly in Kentucky: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Howell Scholarship Trust Fund give general operating support?
Not in 2024: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Howell Scholarship Trust Fund's 2024 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Academic Scholarship" (4 grants).
How large is Howell Scholarship Trust Fund?
Howell Scholarship Trust Fund reported $67K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $3K (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 Howell Scholarship Trust Fund's EIN?
Howell Scholarship Trust Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 61-6092228. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 30, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 23, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 30, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 5, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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