Roy a Bolen Scholarship Trust
Roy a Bolen Scholarship Trust is a private foundation focused on Academics, based in Birmingham, AL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $197K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $9K. Net investment income was $3K.
Roy a Bolen Scholarship Trust at a glance
In short: Roy a Bolen Scholarship Trust gave $9K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in Alabama. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $9,077
- +8.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $9,077
- +8.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $9,077
- Total assets
- $196,729
- -3.9% 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 Roy a Bolen Scholarship Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Auburn University ($9K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 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 Roy a Bolen Scholarship Trust gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−19%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 97% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2024) to $11K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $9K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Auburn University Auburn, AL | Scholarships | $9,077 |
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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 | $196,729 | $7,161 | $14,846 | $9,077 | 1 | $10,983 | $3,433 | $11,368 |
| 2024 | $204,651 | $12,505 | $14,237 | $8,343 | 1 | $10,271 | $8,700 | $11,005 |
| 2023 | $206,337 | $11,301 | $14,929 | $9,384 | 1 | $11,279 | $7,520 | $10,238 |
| 2022 | $209,937 | $6,770 | $16,823 | $11,187 | 1 | $13,040 | $3,324 | $11,237 |
| 2021 | $220,006 | $19,429 | $15,805 | $10,227 | 1 | $12,101 | $15,880 | $13,062 |
| 2020 | $216,376 | $11,132 | $15,582 | $10,182 | 1 | — | $7,663 | $12,092 |
| 2019 | $220,817 | $9,349 | $15,276 | $10,050 | 1 | — | $5,748 | $11,833 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Roy a Bolen Scholarship Trust reported a distributable amount of $11K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Roy a Bolen Scholarship Trust's only listed officer is Regions Bank, Trustee on filings since 2019 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Regions Bank
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$4K (2019) → $5K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: Regions Bank Trust Dept (2021–2023) — Trustee
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 $5K, to Regions Bank (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Roy a Bolen Scholarship Trust
How much does Roy a Bolen Scholarship Trust give each year?
Roy a Bolen Scholarship Trust gave $9K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $8K across 1 grant.
How large is Roy a Bolen Scholarship Trust?
Roy a Bolen Scholarship Trust reported $197K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $11K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $11K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Roy a Bolen Scholarship Trust?
Roy a Bolen Scholarship Trust is a private foundation focused on Academics, based in Birmingham, AL. It holds $197K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Roy a Bolen Scholarship Trust operate?
Roy a Bolen Scholarship Trust has awarded grants in Alabama.
What is Roy a Bolen Scholarship Trust's EIN?
Roy a Bolen Scholarship Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 63-6126025. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 6, 2020)
- 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 23, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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