R C Childress Scholarship Fund

Private foundation · Grantmaker Birmingham, AL EIN: 71-6152439

R C Childress Scholarship Fund is a private foundation, based in Birmingham, AL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $368K. Net investment income was $20K.

R C Childress Scholarship Fund at a glance

In short: R C Childress Scholarship Fund gave $368K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $368K), mostly in Arkansas. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$367,729
+2238.5% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$367,729
+2238.5% vs 2023
Median grant
$367,729
Primary geography
Arkansas (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 R C Childress Scholarship Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

University of Ar at Pine Bluff Attn: $368KUniversity of Ar at Pine BluffAttn$368K

The largest 2024 recipient was University of Ar at Pine Bluff Attn ($368K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 5 (60%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Pine Bluff

How R C Childress Scholarship Fund gives

  • Giving grew 453% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out well above 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

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2020) to $368K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $368K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Ar at Pine Bluff Attn Pine Bluff, ARGeneral Operating$367,729
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2024—$21,769$374,292$367,7291$372,443$20,374$17,403
2023$352,130$19,146$24,288$15,7251$18,617$12,975$17,243
2022$357,278$9,798$26,390$17,0681$19,869$4,534$18,526
2021$373,921$51,438$88,425$66,4951$69,419$45,199$22,149
2020$410,853$16,518$22,372$4,7351—$10,835$22,073

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, R C Childress Scholarship Fund reported a distributable amount of $17K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

R C Childress Scholarship Fund's only listed officer is Regions Bank, Trustee on filings since 2020 (compensated).

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Regions Bank

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $7K (2020) → $2K (2024)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Regions Bank Trust Dept (2022–2023) — Trustee

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Regions Bank — Trustee: $2KRegions BankTrustee$2K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $2K, to Regions Bank (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about R C Childress Scholarship Fund

How much does R C Childress Scholarship Fund give each year?

R C Childress Scholarship Fund gave $368K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $16K across 1 grant.

Where does R C Childress Scholarship Fund operate?

R C Childress Scholarship Fund has awarded grants in Arkansas.

How much is R C Childress Scholarship Fund required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2024, R C Childress Scholarship Fund reported a distributable amount of $17K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is R C Childress Scholarship Fund's EIN?

R C Childress Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 71-6152439. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 18, 2024)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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