Leiby S Hall Scholarship Trust

Public charity · Grantmaker Decatur, IL EIN: 37-6357798

To provide undergraduate scholarships to junior and senior students in good academic standing in the college of business at the university of Illinois at urbana-champaign, Illinois.

Leiby S Hall Scholarship Trust at a glance

In short: Leiby S Hall Scholarship Trust gave $429K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $429K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$429,032
+24.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$429,032
+24.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$429,032
Total assets
$11,647,041
+7.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Leiby S Hall Scholarship Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

University of Illinois: $429KUniversity of Illinois$429K

The largest 2025 recipient was University of Illinois ($429K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K5$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 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

Urbana

How Leiby S Hall Scholarship Trust gives

  • Giving grew 39% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $298K (2020) to $429K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $429K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Illinois Urbana, ILScholarships$429,032
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$11,647,041$625,228$458,757$429,0321$625,224
2024$10,879,100$2,717,115$375,560$345,8531$2,716,333
2023$10,693,219$467,384$348,757$319,1291$467,384
2022$10,453,221$533,580$337,600$307,6101$533,580
2021$9,465,657$370,768$340,489$310,9941$370,768
2020$8,031,244$416,536$326,878$297,6491$416,536

About Leiby S Hall Scholarship Trust

Based on IRS filings

Leiby S Hall Scholarship Trust is a public charity focused on Education, based in Decatur, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $11.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $429K. Net investment income was $625K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Leiby S Hall Scholarship Trust's only listed officer is Harold E. Alsup, Trust Administrator on every filing since 2020 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Harold E. Alsup

    Trust Administrator

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    $24K (2020) → $24K (2025)

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

Harold E Alsup — Trust Admin: $24KHarold E AlsupTrust Admin$24K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $24K, to Harold E Alsup (Trust Admin).

Frequently asked questions about Leiby S Hall Scholarship Trust

How much does Leiby S Hall Scholarship Trust give each year?

Leiby S Hall Scholarship Trust gave $429K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $346K across 1 grant.

How large is Leiby S Hall Scholarship Trust?

Leiby S Hall Scholarship Trust reported $11.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $625K.

What is Leiby S Hall Scholarship Trust?

Leiby S Hall Scholarship Trust is a public charity focused on Education, based in Decatur, IL. It holds $11.6M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Leiby S Hall Scholarship Trust operate?

Leiby S Hall Scholarship Trust has awarded grants in Illinois.

What is Leiby S Hall Scholarship Trust's EIN?

Leiby S Hall Scholarship Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 37-6357798. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 13, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 25, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 22, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 22, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 25, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 19, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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