Landon Hays Memorial Scholarship Fund
Landon Hays Memorial Scholarship Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Ruston, LA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $561K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $27K. Net investment income was $35K.
Landon Hays Memorial Scholarship Fund at a glance
In short: Landon Hays Memorial Scholarship Fund gave $27K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $27K), mostly in Louisiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $26,761
- +0.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $26,761
- +0.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $26,761
- Total assets
- $560,986
- +0.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Louisiana (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 Landon Hays Memorial Scholarship Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Landon Hays Memorial Scholarship Fund gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−11%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 100% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $26K (2023) to $30K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $27K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $26,761 |
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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 | $560,986 | $41,423 | $36,067 | $26,761 | 1 | $29,557 | $34,913 | $29,502 |
| 2024 | $556,053 | $36,111 | $34,950 | $26,676 | 1 | $28,561 | $30,457 | $28,646 |
| 2023 | $555,399 | $29,239 | $34,180 | $26,037 | 1 | $27,984 | $22,543 | $28,623 |
| 2022 | $560,340 | $23,610 | $39,306 | $30,000 | 1 | $32,012 | $15,816 | $29,012 |
| 2021 | $576,036 | $28,191 | $37,656 | $28,485 | 3 | $30,660 | $20,953 | $31,212 |
| 2020 | $585,501 | $34,096 | $36,038 | $27,436 | 2 | — | $18,538 | $30,502 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Landon Hays Memorial Scholarship Fund reported a distributable amount of $30K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Landon Hays Memorial Scholarship Fund's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; 1 of 4 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Argent Trust
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$7K (2020) → $8K (2025)
Daniel W. Newall
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Drake D. Mills
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Otha Wayne Taylor
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $8K, to Argent Trust (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Landon Hays Memorial Scholarship Fund
How much does Landon Hays Memorial Scholarship Fund give each year?
Landon Hays Memorial Scholarship Fund gave $27K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $27K across 1 grant.
How large is Landon Hays Memorial Scholarship Fund?
Landon Hays Memorial Scholarship Fund reported $561K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $30K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $30K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Landon Hays Memorial Scholarship Fund?
Landon Hays Memorial Scholarship Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Ruston, LA. It holds $561K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Landon Hays Memorial Scholarship Fund operate?
Landon Hays Memorial Scholarship Fund has awarded grants in Louisiana, Texas.
What is Landon Hays Memorial Scholarship Fund's EIN?
Landon Hays Memorial Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-6301365. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
Live grants for the work Landon Hays Memorial Scholarship Fund funds
Education Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- Creative Impact Grants $500 - $2,500 · Due October 19, 2026
- Community and School Grants $28,000 total pool; 10-15 grants expected · Due October 19, 2026
- Mary Pinola/Crescenta Valley Chamber Education Fund $500 - $5,000 for ongoing programs; up to $15,000 for Strategic Initiative Grants · Due October 19, 2026
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