Phi Deuteron Scholarship Fund

Private foundation · Grantmaker Lexington, KY EIN: 61-6040779

Phi Deuteron Scholarship Fund is a private foundation, based in Lexington, KY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $196K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 7 grants totaling $6K.

Phi Deuteron Scholarship Fund at a glance

In short: Phi Deuteron Scholarship Fund gave $6K across 7 grants in 2024 (avg $857.143), mostly in Kentucky. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$6,000
+300.0% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
7
+133.3% vs 2023
Average grant
$857
+71.4% vs 2023
Median grant
$750
Total assets
$195,768
-6.0% vs 2023
Primary geography
Kentucky (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Phi Deuteron Scholarship Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

30 grants across all recorded years

30<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 30 grants of 30 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

Cities

FranklinLexington

How Phi Deuteron Scholarship Fund gives

  • Giving grew 500% from 2021 to 2024. 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

$0$5K$10K$15K15 grants2020 1 grant2021 4 grants2022 3 grants2023 7 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2021) to $15K (2020). In 2024 it made 7 grants totaling $6K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
7 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$6,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying Distributions
2024$195,768$6,049$18,540$6,0007$6,000
2023$208,259$4,829$2,035$1,5003$1,500
2022$205,465$4,629$2,998$2,5004$2,500
2021$203,834$6,879$1,489$1,0001—
2020$198,444$5,444$15,331$14,85015—

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Phi Deuteron Scholarship Fund's 2024 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • David Spreitzer

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Hancock

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Phi Deuteron Scholarship Fund

How much does Phi Deuteron Scholarship Fund give each year?

Phi Deuteron Scholarship Fund gave $6K across 7 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $2K across 3 grants.

What is Phi Deuteron Scholarship Fund's typical grant size?

Phi Deuteron Scholarship Fund's median grant in 2024 was $750, and its average grant was $857, across 7 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Phi Deuteron Scholarship Fund give grants?

Phi Deuteron Scholarship Fund gives mostly in Kentucky: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Phi Deuteron Scholarship Fund give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Phi Deuteron Scholarship Fund's 2024 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Education Scholarship" (7 grants).

How large is Phi Deuteron Scholarship Fund?

Phi Deuteron Scholarship Fund reported $196K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $6K.

What is Phi Deuteron Scholarship Fund's EIN?

Phi Deuteron Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 61-6040779. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 7, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 18, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 16, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 22, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 30, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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