Roy C Miller Scholarship Trust
Roy C Miller Scholarship Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Billings, MT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $43K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $750. Net investment income was $6K.
Roy C Miller Scholarship Trust at a glance
In short: Roy C Miller Scholarship Trust gave $750 across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $750), mostly in Wyoming. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $750
- -80.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -66.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $750
- -40.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $750
- Total assets
- $42,748
- +5.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Wyoming (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 C Miller Scholarship Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of Wyoming ($750).
Grant Size Distribution
14 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 14 grants of 14 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Roy C Miller Scholarship Trust gives
- Giving fell 80% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 153% 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 $750 (2025) to $6K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $750.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Wyoming Laramie, WY | Scholarship | $750 |
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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 | $42,748 | $9,387 | $7,135 | $750 | 1 | $3,373 | $5,625 | $2,206 |
| 2024 | $40,523 | $2,973 | $10,091 | $3,750 | 3 | $6,290 | — | $2,486 |
| 2023 | $47,634 | $3,621 | $8,524 | $2,250 | 2 | $4,730 | — | $3,335 |
| 2022 | $51,796 | $106 | $10,081 | $3,750 | 4 | $6,179 | — | $2,937 |
| 2021 | $61,767 | $10,423 | $10,655 | $4,500 | 4 | $6,874 | $6,594 | $3,700 |
| 2020 | $62,005 | $2,289 | $9,928 | $3,750 | 3 | — | — | $3,465 |
| 2019 | $69,608 | $7,801 | $11,188 | $6,000 | 5 | — | $4,616 | $3,806 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Roy C Miller Scholarship Trust reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Roy C Miller Scholarship Trust's only listed officer is First Interstate Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
First Interstate Bank
Trustee
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
$4K (2019) → $5K (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 $5K, to First Interstate Bank (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Roy C Miller Scholarship Trust
How much does Roy C Miller Scholarship Trust give each year?
Roy C Miller Scholarship Trust gave $750 across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4K across 3 grants.
How large is Roy C Miller Scholarship Trust?
Roy C Miller Scholarship Trust reported $43K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Roy C Miller Scholarship Trust?
Roy C Miller Scholarship Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Billings, MT. It holds $43K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Roy C Miller Scholarship Trust operate?
Roy C Miller Scholarship Trust has awarded grants in Iowa, Wyoming.
What is Roy C Miller Scholarship Trust's EIN?
Roy C Miller Scholarship Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-8667083. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 27, 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 May 6, 2024)
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