Marian L Gilmore Scholarship Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Franklin, IN EIN: 35-6700224

Marian L Gilmore Scholarship Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Franklin, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $481K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $15K. Net investment income was $21K.

Marian L Gilmore Scholarship Trust at a glance

In short: Marian L Gilmore Scholarship Trust gave $15K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$15,000
+4.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
6
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$2,500
+4.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,500
Total assets
$481,015
+1.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
Indiana (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 Marian L Gilmore Scholarship Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

23 grants across all recorded years

23<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 23 grants of 23 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.

Cities

BloomingtonWest LafayetteCrawfordsvilleIndianapolisCarbondaleEvansvilleGreencastleTerre Haute

How Marian L Gilmore Scholarship Trust gives

  • Giving grew 88% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 82% 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$15K3 grants2019 4 grants2020 3 grants2021 4 grants2022 4 grants2023 6 grants2024 6 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2023) to $15K (2025). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $15K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
6 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$15,000
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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$481,015$26,936$21,854$15,0006$20,154$21,137$24,449
2024$475,932$33,521$27,249$14,2976$19,183$22,209$22,935
2023$469,648$19,129$13,679$3,3034$7,155$19,132$22,940
2022$463,598$8,270$17,947$8,0004$11,887$11,114$23,561
2021$472,881$14,958$12,273$3,4313$12,273$9,907$24,789
2020$469,713$4,771$17,369$8,0004—$5,068$23,481
2019$482,686$11,343$13,029$6,0003—$11,343$23,566

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Marian L Gilmore Scholarship Trust reported a distributable amount of $24K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Marian L Gilmore Scholarship Trust is led by Robert D Heuchan, Trustee on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Robert D Heuchan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    $3K (2019) → $3K (2025)

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

Robert D Heuchan — Trustee: $3KRobert D HeuchanTrustee$3K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $3K, to Robert D Heuchan (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Marian L Gilmore Scholarship Trust

How much does Marian L Gilmore Scholarship Trust give each year?

Marian L Gilmore Scholarship Trust gave $15K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $14K across 6 grants.

What is Marian L Gilmore Scholarship Trust's typical grant size?

Marian L Gilmore Scholarship Trust's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $2,500, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Marian L Gilmore Scholarship Trust give grants?

Marian L Gilmore Scholarship Trust gives mostly in Indiana: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Marian L Gilmore Scholarship Trust give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Marian L Gilmore Scholarship Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (6 grants).

How large is Marian L Gilmore Scholarship Trust?

Marian L Gilmore Scholarship Trust reported $481K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $20K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $24K (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 Marian L Gilmore Scholarship Trust?

Marian L Gilmore Scholarship Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Franklin, IN. It holds $481K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Marian L Gilmore Scholarship Trust's EIN?

Marian L Gilmore Scholarship Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-6700224. 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 July 6, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 21, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 29, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 11, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 31, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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