Maud a Palmer Scholarship Fund
Maud a Palmer Scholarship Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Pittsburgh, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $873K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $44K. Net investment income was $70K.
Maud a Palmer Scholarship Fund at a glance
In short: Maud a Palmer Scholarship Fund gave $44K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $44K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $43,742
- -0.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $43,742
- -0.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $43,742
- Total assets
- $872,926
- +2.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (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 Maud a Palmer Scholarship Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Cornell University ($44K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
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 Maud a Palmer Scholarship Fund gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−18%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 97% 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 $40K (2019) to $53K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $44K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cornell University Ithaca, NY | To Provide Scholarships to | $43,742 |
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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 | $872,926 | $77,758 | $57,740 | $43,742 | 1 | $48,839 | $69,549 | $50,406 |
| 2024 | $852,886 | $42,094 | $56,531 | $44,034 | 1 | $48,823 | $34,430 | $48,531 |
| 2023 | $867,303 | $20,775 | $57,264 | $46,202 | 1 | $46,745 | $11,837 | $44,577 |
| 2022 | $903,370 | $-183 | $66,600 | $53,155 | 1 | $53,722 | $9,343 | $46,769 |
| 2021 | $969,645 | $91,057 | $60,862 | $47,142 | 1 | $47,815 | $75,968 | $53,828 |
| 2020 | $939,321 | $30,903 | $61,270 | $45,280 | 1 | — | $19,147 | $47,720 |
| 2019 | $971,511 | $139,645 | $52,806 | $39,887 | 1 | — | $128,808 | $45,850 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Maud a Palmer Scholarship Fund reported a distributable amount of $50K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Maud a Palmer Scholarship Fund's only listed officer is PNC Bank N A, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
PNC Bank N A
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$11K (2019) → $13K (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 $13K, to PNC Bank N a (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Maud a Palmer Scholarship Fund
How much does Maud a Palmer Scholarship Fund give each year?
Maud a Palmer Scholarship Fund gave $44K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $44K across 1 grant.
How large is Maud a Palmer Scholarship Fund?
Maud a Palmer Scholarship Fund reported $873K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $49K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $50K (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 Maud a Palmer Scholarship Fund?
Maud a Palmer Scholarship Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It holds $873K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Maud a Palmer Scholarship Fund operate?
Maud a Palmer Scholarship Fund has awarded grants in New York.
What is Maud a Palmer Scholarship Fund's EIN?
Maud a Palmer Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-6025326. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 24, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 30, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 6, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 26, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 11, 2024)
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