Ruffin Student Scholarship
Ruffin Student Scholarship is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Statesboro, GA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.2M in total assets. In 2025, it made $54K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $348K.
Ruffin Student Scholarship at a glance
- Total assets
- $4,233,159
- +7.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $372,297
- -19.9% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $53,616
- -79.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $78,112
- -73.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Ruffin Student Scholarship funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Ruffin Student Scholarship gives
- Giving grew 60% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 16% 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 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $83K (2022) to $218K (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $205K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA | Educational | $205,000 |
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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 | $4,233,159 | $372,297 | $78,112 | — | — | $53,616 | $347,801 | $331,043 |
| 2024 | $3,938,974 | $465,014 | $290,483 | $205,000 | 1 | $261,978 | $436,509 | $303,697 |
| 2023 | $3,764,443 | $201,304 | $283,664 | $217,957 | 2 | $258,673 | $166,122 | $266,480 |
| 2022 | $3,846,803 | $252,007 | $139,844 | $82,688 | 1 | $121,757 | $233,920 | $264,329 |
| 2021 | $6,139,656 | $297,694 | $189,946 | $127,850 | 1 | $169,907 | $277,655 | $281,137 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ruffin Student Scholarship reported a distributable amount of $331K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ruffin Student Scholarship is led by Darron M. Burnette, President since 2022 (on filings since 2021); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Darron M. Burnette
President
Secretary → President, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kimberly F. Barnhill
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chadwick P. Wiggins
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: L. Bruce Yawn (2021) — President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Ruffin Student Scholarship
How large is Ruffin Student Scholarship?
Ruffin Student Scholarship reported $4.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $54K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $331K (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 Ruffin Student Scholarship?
Ruffin Student Scholarship is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Statesboro, GA. It holds $4.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Ruffin Student Scholarship operate?
Ruffin Student Scholarship has awarded grants in Georgia.
What is Ruffin Student Scholarship's EIN?
Ruffin Student Scholarship's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-6335661. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 16, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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