James Burns Ewart Memorial Scholarship

Private foundation · Grantmaker Dallas, TX EIN: 71-6049951

James Burns Ewart Memorial Scholarship is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $240K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $9K. Net investment income was $23K.

James Burns Ewart Memorial Scholarship at a glance

In short: James Burns Ewart Memorial Scholarship gave $9K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in Arkansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$9,449
-18.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$9,449
-18.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$9,449
Total assets
$239,938
+5.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Arkansas (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 James Burns Ewart Memorial Scholarship funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

University of Arkansas: $9KUniversity of Arkansas$9K

The largest 2025 recipient was University of Arkansas ($9K).

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

Fayetteville

How James Burns Ewart Memorial Scholarship gives

  • Giving fell 28% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 77% 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$5K$10K$15K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2019) to $13K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $9K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Arkansas Fayetteville, ARScholarships for Books &$9,449
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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$239,938$25,094$13,194$9,4491$10,513$23,110$13,687
2024$227,972$22,861$14,651$11,6491$12,679$20,728$12,838
2023$219,995$7,278$11,469$8,7071$9,681$4,826$11,711
2022$224,261$-5,605$17,046$13,1051$14,099$2,718$11,989
2021$246,885$51,075$14,148$10,9841$12,037$48,908$13,331
2020$209,711$16,462$11,111$8,3401—$14,782$11,362
2019$204,379$13,111$9,779$7,0431—$12,111$10,893

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, James Burns Ewart Memorial Scholarship reported a distributable amount of $14K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

James Burns Ewart Memorial Scholarship's only listed officer is Bank Of America, Trustee on every filing since 2021 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Bank Of America

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    $1K (2021) → $1K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Bank Of America N A (2019–2020) — Trustee

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

Bank of America — Trustee: $1KBank of AmericaTrustee$1K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $1K, to Bank of America (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about James Burns Ewart Memorial Scholarship

How much does James Burns Ewart Memorial Scholarship give each year?

James Burns Ewart Memorial Scholarship gave $9K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $12K across 1 grant.

How large is James Burns Ewart Memorial Scholarship?

James Burns Ewart Memorial Scholarship reported $240K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $11K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $14K (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 James Burns Ewart Memorial Scholarship?

James Burns Ewart Memorial Scholarship is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Dallas, TX. It holds $240K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does James Burns Ewart Memorial Scholarship operate?

James Burns Ewart Memorial Scholarship has awarded grants in Arkansas.

What is James Burns Ewart Memorial Scholarship's EIN?

James Burns Ewart Memorial Scholarship's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 71-6049951. 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 April 9, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 26, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 6, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 2, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 16, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 3, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 21, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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