Lillian Rawles Education Trust
Lillian Rawles Education Trust is a private foundation, based in Dyersburg, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $318K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $21K. Net investment income was $9K.
Lillian Rawles Education Trust at a glance
In short: Lillian Rawles Education Trust gave $21K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $21K), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $20,632
- +7.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $20,632
- +7.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,632
- Total assets
- $317,552
- -3.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Tennessee (100% 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 Lillian Rawles Education Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Lillian Rawles Education Trust gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−6%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 94% 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 $19K (2024) to $22K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $21K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $20,632 |
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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 | $317,552 | $15,828 | $27,185 | $20,632 | 1 | $20,632 | $9,275 | $21,912 |
| 2024 | $328,909 | $15,206 | $25,323 | $19,185 | 1 | $19,185 | $3,788 | $20,632 |
| 2023 | $339,026 | $11,767 | $26,026 | $20,882 | 1 | $20,882 | $7,146 | $19,185 |
| 2022 | $353,285 | $911 | $27,440 | $21,966 | 1 | $21,966 | $12,734 | $20,882 |
| 2021 | $379,814 | $9,052 | $25,451 | $19,958 | 1 | — | $3,221 | $21,966 |
| 2020 | $396,213 | $30,810 | $25,039 | $19,793 | 1 | — | $3,220 | $19,958 |
| 2019 | $390,442 | $46,072 | $25,952 | $20,988 | 1 | — | $23,739 | $19,793 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lillian Rawles Education Trust reported a distributable amount of $22K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lillian Rawles Education Trust's only listed officer is First Citizens National Bank, Trustee on the 2025 filing (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
First Citizens National Bank
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
$6K (2025)
Former officers (4)
- Former: First Citizens National Bank Rachel Anders (2024) — Trustee
- Former: First Citizens National Bank Bradley VIA (2023) — Trustee
- Former: First Citizens National Bank Mary Evelyn Ramsey (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: First Citizens National Bank Regina Moore (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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $6K, to First Citizens National Bank (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Lillian Rawles Education Trust
How much does Lillian Rawles Education Trust give each year?
Lillian Rawles Education Trust gave $21K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $19K across 1 grant.
How large is Lillian Rawles Education Trust?
Lillian Rawles Education Trust reported $318K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $21K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $22K (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.
Where does Lillian Rawles Education Trust operate?
Lillian Rawles Education Trust has awarded grants in Tennessee.
What is Lillian Rawles Education Trust's EIN?
Lillian Rawles Education Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-1468965. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
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 2019 (received by the IRS December 11, 2019)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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