Mary Williams Gillenwater Scholarship
Mary Williams Gillenwater Scholarship is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Ann Arbor, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $789K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $32K. Net investment income was $54K.
Mary Williams Gillenwater Scholarship at a glance
In short: Mary Williams Gillenwater Scholarship gave $32K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $32K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $32,010
- +6.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $32,010
- +6.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $32,010
- Total assets
- $788,735
- +1.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Michigan (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 Mary Williams Gillenwater Scholarship funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation ($32K).
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 Mary Williams Gillenwater Scholarship gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−8%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 95% 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 $29K (2021) to $37K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $32K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation Ann Arbor, MI | Scholarship Funding | $32,010 |
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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 | $788,735 | $60,849 | $48,661 | $32,010 | 1 | $40,297 | $53,810 | $42,404 |
| 2024 | $776,547 | $62,318 | $45,364 | $30,192 | 1 | $38,133 | $55,487 | $39,951 |
| 2023 | $759,610 | $21,362 | $45,128 | $31,330 | 1 | $38,663 | $14,897 | $37,525 |
| 2022 | $783,376 | $55,676 | $49,795 | $34,654 | 1 | $43,159 | $49,640 | $39,835 |
| 2021 | $777,495 | $56,766 | $45,729 | $28,821 | 1 | — | $49,515 | $43,128 |
| 2020 | $766,458 | $47,436 | $44,281 | $30,027 | 1 | — | $40,805 | $36,563 |
| 2019 | $763,303 | $36,649 | $50,271 | $36,821 | 1 | — | $30,354 | $37,182 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mary Williams Gillenwater Scholarship reported a distributable amount of $42K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Mary Williams Gillenwater Scholarship's only listed officer is Bank Of ANN Arbor Trust Department, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bank Of ANN Arbor Trust Department
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
$6K (2019) → $7K (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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $7K, to Bank of Ann Arbor Trust Department (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Mary Williams Gillenwater Scholarship
How much does Mary Williams Gillenwater Scholarship give each year?
Mary Williams Gillenwater Scholarship gave $32K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $30K across 1 grant.
How large is Mary Williams Gillenwater Scholarship?
Mary Williams Gillenwater Scholarship reported $789K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $40K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $42K (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 Mary Williams Gillenwater Scholarship?
Mary Williams Gillenwater Scholarship is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Ann Arbor, MI. It holds $789K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Mary Williams Gillenwater Scholarship operate?
Mary Williams Gillenwater Scholarship has awarded grants in Michigan.
What is Mary Williams Gillenwater Scholarship's EIN?
Mary Williams Gillenwater Scholarship's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 61-6335599. 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
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 7, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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