Merle E Gilliand Scholarship Fund
Merle E Gilliand Scholarship Fund is a private foundation, based in Pittsburgh, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $81K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $7K. Net investment income was $3K.
Merle E Gilliand Scholarship Fund at a glance
In short: Merle E Gilliand Scholarship Fund gave $7K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $7,057
- -2.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $7,057
- -2.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $7,057
- Total assets
- $81,188
- -6.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (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 Merle E Gilliand Scholarship Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (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 Merle E Gilliand Scholarship Fund gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−8%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 92% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2020) to $20K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $7K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $7,057 |
Ready to take the next step with Merle E Gilliand Scholarship Fund?
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 | $81,188 | $3,823 | $9,010 | $7,057 | 1 | $7,830 | $3,155 | $8,518 |
| 2024 | $86,345 | $4,426 | $9,428 | $7,270 | 1 | $7,971 | $3,325 | $7,758 |
| 2023 | $91,373 | $19,334 | $22,453 | $20,413 | 2 | $20,778 | $17,860 | $7,635 |
| 2022 | $94,532 | $11,591 | $9,667 | $7,633 | 1 | $8,017 | $10,045 | $21,064 |
| 2021 | $79,888 | $6,900 | $8,166 | $6,407 | 1 | — | $5,459 | $7,715 |
| 2020 | $81,519 | $3,336 | $3,261 | $1,778 | 1 | — | $2,248 | $6,679 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Merle E Gilliand Scholarship Fund reported a distributable amount of $9K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Merle E Gilliand Scholarship Fund's only listed officer is PNC Bank N A, Trustee on every filing since 2024 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
PNC Bank N A
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
$2K (2024) → $2K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: PNC Bank NA (2020–2023) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $2K, to PNC Bank N a (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Merle E Gilliand Scholarship Fund
How much does Merle E Gilliand Scholarship Fund give each year?
Merle E Gilliand Scholarship Fund gave $7K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $7K across 1 grant.
How large is Merle E Gilliand Scholarship Fund?
Merle E Gilliand Scholarship Fund reported $81K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $8K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $9K (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 Merle E Gilliand Scholarship Fund operate?
Merle E Gilliand Scholarship Fund has awarded grants in Minnesota, Pennsylvania.
What is Merle E Gilliand Scholarship Fund's EIN?
Merle E Gilliand Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-6255425. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(1)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
Other open foundation grants in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
Explore Open Grants
Browse active grant opportunities in Merle E Gilliand Scholarship Fund's focus areas in our free grants database
Similar Funders
Funders with grantees in common
Frank T Ebberts Charitable Foundation
Pittsburgh, PA
Assets
$266K
Grants
1
Total Given
$13K
Albert a Christ Scholarship Fund 1403
Wheeling, WV
The Albert A Christ Scholarship Fund supports scholarships, with reported giving of about $244,000 in 2025; its grant went to a recipient in Wheeling, West Virginia. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected charitable organizations.
Assets
$3.1M
Grants
1
Total Given
$318K
Hale-Sterrett Scholarship Fund
Gettysburg, PA
Assets
—
Grants
1
Total Given
$5K
Elizabeth K Wingerter Charitable Foundation
Wheeling, WV
To operate exclusively for the support and benefit of duquesne university, pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for the purpose of providing scholarships for students maintaining a major course of concentration in the school of education of duquesne university.
Assets
$576K
Grants
0
Total Given
$19K
The Blanche and Dewayne Wivagg Charitable
Cincinnati, OH
Assets
$884K
Grants
2
Total Given
$55K
USA Triathlon
Colorado Springs, CO
The mission of USA Triathlon of Colorado (USAT) is to grow, inspire, and support the triathlon community.
Assets
$16.4M
Grants
2
Total Given
$40K
More similar funders
More Funders in Pennsylvania
The filing figures on this page are open data under CC BY 4.0. About GrantGraph Open
Figures come from Merle E Gilliand Scholarship Fund's IRS filings (methodology). AI-written summaries, news items and logos are not covered by the open licence. Spot an error? Email hello@grantable.co.
Merle E Gilliand Scholarship Fund down — hundreds of funders to go?