Pauline B Buck Scholarship Trust
Pauline B Buck Scholarship Trust is a private foundation, based in Birmingham, AL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $226K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $11K. Net investment income was $10K.
Pauline B Buck Scholarship Trust at a glance
In short: Pauline B Buck Scholarship Trust gave $11K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $11K), mostly in Alabama. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $11,117
- +15.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $11,117
- +130.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $11,117
- Total assets
- $226,485
- -1.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Alabama (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 Pauline B Buck Scholarship Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Board of Trustees Samford Univ Attn Mr ($11K).
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 9 (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 Pauline B Buck Scholarship Trust gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−10%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 105% 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2024) to $12K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $11K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Board of Trustees Samford Univ Attn Mr Birmingham, AL | General Operating | $11,117 |
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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 | $226,485 | $14,785 | $17,752 | $11,117 | 1 | $13,229 | $10,223 | $12,546 |
| 2024 | $229,596 | $6,732 | $16,609 | $9,666 | 2 | $11,792 | $3,636 | $12,341 |
| 2023 | $239,478 | $14,554 | $17,314 | $10,804 | 2 | $12,892 | $9,960 | $11,753 |
| 2022 | $242,237 | $4,948 | $18,759 | $12,412 | 2 | $14,407 | $2,275 | $12,800 |
| 2021 | $256,056 | $21,811 | $19,204 | $12,000 | 2 | $14,195 | $16,969 | $14,963 |
| 2020 | $253,444 | $14,001 | $18,284 | $12,100 | 2 | — | $9,978 | $13,941 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Pauline B Buck Scholarship Trust reported a distributable amount of $13K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Pauline B Buck Scholarship Trust's only listed officer is Regions Bank, Trustee on filings since 2020 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Regions Bank
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$5K (2020) → $6K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: Regions Bank Trust Dept (2021–2023) — 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 $6K, to Regions Bank (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Pauline B Buck Scholarship Trust
How much does Pauline B Buck Scholarship Trust give each year?
Pauline B Buck Scholarship Trust gave $11K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $10K across 2 grants.
How large is Pauline B Buck Scholarship Trust?
Pauline B Buck Scholarship Trust reported $226K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $13K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $13K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Pauline B Buck Scholarship Trust operate?
Pauline B Buck Scholarship Trust has awarded grants in Alabama.
What is Pauline B Buck Scholarship Trust's EIN?
Pauline B Buck Scholarship Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 63-6048982. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- 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 May 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 18, 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 April 21, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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