Hughes Owen Memorial Scholarship Tr
Hughes Owen Memorial Scholarship Tr is a private foundation, based in West Lafayette, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $284K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $36K. Net investment income was $36K.
Hughes Owen Memorial Scholarship Tr at a glance
In short: Hughes Owen Memorial Scholarship Tr gave $36K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $36,400
- -12.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 7
- -12.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,200
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,200
- Total assets
- $284,482
- -0.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Indiana (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 Hughes Owen Memorial Scholarship Tr funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Emerson Rose Hoesli ($5K). Together the top 2 received $10K.
Organizations only. It also paid 5 grants to individuals ($26,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
39 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 39 grants of 39 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Hughes Owen Memorial Scholarship Tr gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−12%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 83% 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 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $36K (2020) to $42K (2024). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $36K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Emerson Rose Hoesli Tell City, IN | Education expenses | $5,200 |
| Noah Patrick Terry Tell City, IN | Education expenses | $5,200 |
| 5 grants to individuals Recipients not named | — | $26,000 |
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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 | $284,482 | $36,847 | $37,100 | $36,400 | 7 | $36,400 | $36,147 | $43,736 |
| 2024 | $284,735 | $35,054 | $42,250 | $41,600 | 8 | — | $34,404 | $40,686 |
| 2023 | $291,931 | $37,376 | $42,320 | $41,600 | 8 | $41,600 | $36,656 | $42,038 |
| 2022 | $296,875 | $34,765 | $42,200 | $41,600 | 8 | $41,600 | $34,165 | $42,347 |
| 2021 | $304,310 | $31,914 | $42,175 | $41,600 | 8 | $41,600 | $31,339 | $40,788 |
| 2020 | $314,571 | $28,866 | $36,975 | $36,400 | 7 | — | $28,291 | $40,855 |
| 2019 | $322,680 | $32,948 | $42,175 | $41,600 | 8 | — | $32,373 | $38,563 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Hughes Owen Memorial Scholarship Tr reported a distributable amount of $44K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Hughes Owen Memorial Scholarship Tr is led by C William Owen, Trustee on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
C William Owen
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
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 Hughes Owen Memorial Scholarship Tr
How much does Hughes Owen Memorial Scholarship Tr give each year?
Hughes Owen Memorial Scholarship Tr gave $36K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $42K across 8 grants.
What is Hughes Owen Memorial Scholarship Tr's typical grant size?
Hughes Owen Memorial Scholarship Tr's median grant in 2025 was $5,200, and its average grant was $5,200, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Hughes Owen Memorial Scholarship Tr give grants?
Hughes Owen Memorial Scholarship Tr gives mostly in Indiana: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Tell City, IN (2 grants).
Does Hughes Owen Memorial Scholarship Tr give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Hughes Owen Memorial Scholarship Tr's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Educational expenses" (5 grants).
How large is Hughes Owen Memorial Scholarship Tr?
Hughes Owen Memorial Scholarship Tr reported $284K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $36K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $44K (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 Hughes Owen Memorial Scholarship Tr's EIN?
Hughes Owen Memorial Scholarship Tr's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-0254001. 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
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 16, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 13, 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 12, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 10, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 9, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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