Mertie McCracken Seward Memorial Scholarship Trust
Mertie McCracken Seward Memorial Scholarship Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Kilmarnock, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $696K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $30K. Net investment income was $6K.
Mertie McCracken Seward Memorial Scholarship Trust at a glance
In short: Mertie McCracken Seward Memorial Scholarship Trust gave $30K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $30K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $30,175
- -24.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $30,175
- -24.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $30,175
- Total assets
- $696,498
- +6.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Virginia (100% 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 Mertie McCracken Seward Memorial Scholarship Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (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 Mertie McCracken Seward Memorial Scholarship Trust gives
- Giving grew 98% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 94% 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 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2022) to $41K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $30K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $30,175 |
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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 | $696,498 | $33,889 | $37,843 | $30,175 | 1 | $30,175 | $6,488 | $31,983 |
| 2024 | $656,756 | $54,861 | $47,454 | $40,000 | 1 | $46,796 | $4,888 | $30,175 |
| 2023 | $615,330 | $18,697 | $49,153 | $41,264 | 1 | $48,452 | $4,146 | $28,963 |
| 2022 | $563,188 | $11,001 | $23,465 | $15,245 | 1 | $15,245 | $528 | $30,563 |
| 2021 | $678,235 | $40,834 | $10,926 | — | — | $8,095 | — | $30,491 |
| 2020 | $559,988 | $1,443 | $15 | — | — | — | $1,123 | $1,642 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mertie McCracken Seward Memorial Scholarship Trust 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
Mertie McCracken Seward Memorial Scholarship Trust's only listed officer is Brb Financial Group, Brb Financial since 2024 (on filings since 2023) (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Brb Financial Group
Brb Financial
Vcb Financial → Brb Financial, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
$7K (2023) → $7K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: Vcb Financial Group (2020–2022) — Vcb Financial
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 $7K, to BRB Financial Group (BRB Financia).
Frequently asked questions about Mertie McCracken Seward Memorial Scholarship Trust
How much does Mertie McCracken Seward Memorial Scholarship Trust give each year?
Mertie McCracken Seward Memorial Scholarship Trust gave $30K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $40K across 1 grant.
How large is Mertie McCracken Seward Memorial Scholarship Trust?
Mertie McCracken Seward Memorial Scholarship Trust reported $696K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $30K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $32K (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 Mertie McCracken Seward Memorial Scholarship Trust?
Mertie McCracken Seward Memorial Scholarship Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Kilmarnock, VA. It holds $696K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Mertie McCracken Seward Memorial Scholarship Trust operate?
Mertie McCracken Seward Memorial Scholarship Trust has awarded grants in Virginia.
What is Mertie McCracken Seward Memorial Scholarship Trust's EIN?
Mertie McCracken Seward Memorial Scholarship Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-6527032. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
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
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 24, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 3, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 3, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 30, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 20, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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