Mary Bigler Hinkle TW Scholarship

Private foundation · Grantmaker Buffalo, NY EIN: 27-6393870

Mary Bigler Hinkle TW Scholarship is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Buffalo, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $544K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $34K. Net investment income was $49K.

Mary Bigler Hinkle TW Scholarship at a glance

In short: Mary Bigler Hinkle TW Scholarship gave $34K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $11K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$34,353
+25.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
-25.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$11,451
+66.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$9,000
Total assets
$544,197
+2.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (55% 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 Mary Bigler Hinkle TW Scholarship funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

The Student Aid Fund of the Susquehanna Conference: $19KThe Student Aid Fund of theSusquehanna Conference$19KAsbury Theological Seminary: $9KAsbury Theological Seminary$9KUnited Theological Seminary Office of the Registrar: $7KUnited Theological SeminaryOffice of the Registrar$7K

The largest 2025 recipient was The Student Aid Fund of the Susquehanna Conference ($19K). Together the top 3 received $34K.

Grant Size Distribution

19 grants across all recorded years

19<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 19 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

WilmoreDaytonDurhamDelawareAtlantaLynchburgMechanicsburgSaint PaulWashingtonLancasterMyerstown

How Mary Bigler Hinkle TW Scholarship gives

  • Giving fell 38% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 106% 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

$0$20K$40K$60K5 grants2019 3 grants2020 3 grants2021 5 grants2022 4 grants2023 4 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $17K (2021) to $56K (2022). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $34K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Student Aid Fund of the Susquehanna Conference Mechanicsburg, PAScholarships$18,853
Asbury Theological Seminary Wilmore, KYScholarship$9,000
United Theological Seminary Office of the Registrar Dayton, OHScholarship$6,500
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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$544,197$60,115$46,931$34,3533$34,353$48,709$32,327
2024$529,782$43,090$38,403$27,4624$27,462$32,243$33,089
2023$522,456$21,826$39,991$30,0384$30,038$11,670$27,462
2022$540,723$27,836$75,783$55,7725$55,772$16,670$30,038
2021$588,763$54,731$30,219$17,4233$17,423$42,116$42,565
2020$556,353$24,118$41,897$30,8113—$12,761$30,630
2019$574,037$27,689$42,464$30,8335—$16,585$30,811

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mary Bigler Hinkle TW Scholarship reported a distributable amount of $32K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Mary Bigler Hinkle TW Scholarship's only listed officer is M AND T Trust Company, Trustee on filings since 2019 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • M AND T Trust Company

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $11K (2019) → $11K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: M&T Trust CO (2020–2022) — 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

M and T Trust Company — Trustee: $11KM and T Trust CompanyTrustee$11K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $11K, to M and T Trust Company (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Mary Bigler Hinkle TW Scholarship

How much does Mary Bigler Hinkle TW Scholarship give each year?

Mary Bigler Hinkle TW Scholarship gave $34K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $27K across 4 grants.

What is Mary Bigler Hinkle TW Scholarship's typical grant size?

Mary Bigler Hinkle TW Scholarship's median grant in 2025 was $9,000, and its average grant was $11,451, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Mary Bigler Hinkle TW Scholarship give grants?

Mary Bigler Hinkle TW Scholarship gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 55% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Kentucky (26%) and Ohio (19%).

Does Mary Bigler Hinkle TW Scholarship give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Mary Bigler Hinkle TW Scholarship's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is Mary Bigler Hinkle TW Scholarship?

Mary Bigler Hinkle TW Scholarship reported $544K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $34K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $32K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Mary Bigler Hinkle TW Scholarship?

Mary Bigler Hinkle TW Scholarship is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Buffalo, NY. It holds $544K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Mary Bigler Hinkle TW Scholarship's EIN?

Mary Bigler Hinkle TW Scholarship's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-6393870. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 22, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 6, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)

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