Jim & Donna Scales Family Charitable Foundation
Jim & Donna Scales Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Newburgh, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $42K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $73K. Net investment income was $117K.
Jim & Donna Scales Family Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Jim & Donna Scales Family Charitable Foundation gave $73K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $73,000
- +668.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 9
- +125.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $8,111
- +241.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $42,375
- +2953.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Indiana (89% 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 Jim & Donna Scales Family Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 9 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Evansville Rescue Mission ($28K). Together the top 9 received $73K.
Grant Size Distribution
23 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 23 grants of 23 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.
Cities
How Jim & Donna Scales Family Charitable Foundation gives
- Giving grew 630% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 902% 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
From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2024) to $73K (2025). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $73K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Evansville Rescue Mission Evansville, IN | Charitable | $28,000 |
| Living Word Newburgh, IN | Charitable | $15,000 |
| Studio Bee Boonville, IN | Charitable | $5,000 |
| Hope Central Boonville, IN | Charitable | $5,000 |
| Newburgh Women's Club Newburgh, IN | Charitable | $5,000 |
| Potters Wheel Evansville, IN | Charitable | $5,000 |
| Rahab House Fairlawn, OH | Charitable | $5,000 |
| Impact Ministries Huntsville, AL | Charitable | $3,000 |
| Stir-N-up Hope Ferdinand, IN | Charitable | $2,000 |
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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 | $42,375 | $118,347 | $77,360 | $73,000 | 9 | $77,360 | $117,013 | $8,577 |
| 2024 | $1,388 | $7,151 | $13,821 | $9,500 | 4 | $13,660 | $6,760 | $9,436 |
| 2023 | $8,058 | $11,570 | $14,873 | $10,500 | 4 | $14,295 | $11,574 | $7,557 |
| 2022 | $11,361 | $25,604 | $15,930 | $10,000 | 6 | $15,925 | $25,599 | $7,411 |
| 2021 | $1,687 | $1,687 | — | — | — | — | $361 | $1,590 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Jim & Donna Scales Family Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $9K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Jim & Donna Scales Family Charitable Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Donna Scales
Trustee
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jim Scales
Trustee
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Jim & Donna Scales Family Charitable Foundation
How much does Jim & Donna Scales Family Charitable Foundation give each year?
Jim & Donna Scales Family Charitable Foundation gave $73K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $10K across 4 grants.
What is Jim & Donna Scales Family Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
Jim & Donna Scales Family Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $8,111, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Jim & Donna Scales Family Charitable Foundation give grants?
Jim & Donna Scales Family Charitable Foundation gives mostly in Indiana: 89% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Ohio (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Evansville, IN (2 grants), Newburgh, IN (2 grants) and Boonville, IN (2 grants).
Does Jim & Donna Scales Family Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on Jim & Donna Scales Family Charitable Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (9 grants).
Who are Jim & Donna Scales Family Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
Jim & Donna Scales Family Charitable Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Evansville Rescue Mission ($28,000), Living Word ($15,000) and Studio Bee ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 66% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Jim & Donna Scales Family Charitable Foundation?
Jim & Donna Scales Family Charitable Foundation reported $42K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $77K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $9K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Jim & Donna Scales Family Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Jim & Donna Scales Family Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-3809242. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
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
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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