Ralph & Lucile Hunter Scholarship Trust
Ralph & Lucile Hunter Scholarship Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Wichita, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $79K. Net investment income was $333K.
Ralph & Lucile Hunter Scholarship Trust at a glance
In short: Ralph & Lucile Hunter Scholarship Trust gave $79K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $79K), mostly in Kansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $79,202
- +47.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $79,202
- +47.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $79,202
- Total assets
- $1,574,386
- +17.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Kansas (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 Ralph & Lucile Hunter Scholarship Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 5 grants of 5 (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 Ralph & Lucile Hunter Scholarship Trust gives
- Giving grew 44% from 2022 to 2025. 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $54K (2024) to $79K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $79K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $79,202 |
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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 | $1,574,386 | $339,556 | $101,033 | $79,202 | 1 | $92,225 | $332,679 | $87,787 |
| 2024 | $1,335,863 | $127,568 | $72,124 | $53,809 | 1 | $59,164 | $114,608 | $84,557 |
| 2023 | $1,280,419 | $40,137 | $71,491 | $55,000 | 1 | $59,860 | $28,506 | $75,210 |
| 2022 | $1,311,773 | $45,225 | $74,337 | $55,000 | 1 | $60,004 | $33,253 | $76,522 |
| 2021 | $1,340,885 | $165,366 | $73,222 | $55,000 | 1 | $60,386 | $152,530 | $84,829 |
| 2020 | $1,248,741 | $66,120 | $75,673 | $55,000 | 1 | — | $54,760 | $73,110 |
| 2019 | $1,258,294 | $142,397 | $72,657 | $56,000 | 1 | — | $131,250 | $67,906 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ralph & Lucile Hunter Scholarship Trust reported a distributable amount of $88K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ralph & Lucile Hunter Scholarship Trust's only listed officer is Emprise Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Emprise Bank
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
$14K (2019) → $17K (2025)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 $17K, to Emprise Bank (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Ralph & Lucile Hunter Scholarship Trust
How much does Ralph & Lucile Hunter Scholarship Trust give each year?
Ralph & Lucile Hunter Scholarship Trust gave $79K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $54K across 1 grant.
How large is Ralph & Lucile Hunter Scholarship Trust?
Ralph & Lucile Hunter Scholarship Trust reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $92K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $88K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Ralph & Lucile Hunter Scholarship Trust?
Ralph & Lucile Hunter Scholarship Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Wichita, KS. It holds $1.6M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Ralph & Lucile Hunter Scholarship Trust operate?
Ralph & Lucile Hunter Scholarship Trust has awarded grants in Kansas.
What is Ralph & Lucile Hunter Scholarship Trust's EIN?
Ralph & Lucile Hunter Scholarship Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 48-6297085. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 1, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 20, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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