Roger J Bertrand Scholarship Fund

Private foundation · Grantmaker West Warwick, RI EIN: 05-0514066

Roger J Bertrand Scholarship Fund is a private foundation, based in West Warwick, RI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. Net investment income was $14K.

Roger J Bertrand Scholarship Fund at a glance

Revenue (2024)
$14,101
-69.3% vs 2023
Net investment income (2024)
$14,101
-69.3% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$6,950
-86.5% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

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

Who Roger J Bertrand Scholarship Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

20<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 20 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

ProvidenceWest Warwick

How Roger J Bertrand Scholarship Fund gives

  • Giving fell 24% from 2020 to 2023. Method
  • In 2023 it paid out 76% 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

$0$50K$100K$150K5 grants2020 5 grants2021 6 grants2022 4 grants2023 0 grants2024

From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $48K (2023) to $102K (2022). In 2023 it made 4 grants totaling $48K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Blessed Sacrament School Providence, RIEducation$19,200
Bishop McVinney Regional School Providence, RIEducation$9,600
St Joseph School West Warwick, RIEducation$9,600
St Paul School Providence, RIEducation$9,600
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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—$14,101$6,950———$14,101$20,571
2023$1,110,750$45,941$51,383$48,0004$48,000$45,941$63,006
2022$1,116,192$17,481$105,375$102,0006$102,000$22,171$67,679
2021$1,204,086$22,344$73,256$68,0005$68,000$21,632$71,903
2020$1,254,998$87,813$70,718$63,0005—$35,174$2,317

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Roger J Bertrand Scholarship Fund reported a distributable amount of $21K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Roger J Bertrand Scholarship Fund is led by Normand Plante, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Normand Plante

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    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 Roger J Bertrand Scholarship Fund

Where does Roger J Bertrand Scholarship Fund operate?

Roger J Bertrand Scholarship Fund has awarded grants in Rhode Island.

How much is Roger J Bertrand Scholarship Fund required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2024, Roger J Bertrand Scholarship Fund reported a distributable amount of $21K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Roger J Bertrand Scholarship Fund's EIN?

Roger J Bertrand Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 05-0514066. 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

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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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