Sellers Scholarship
Sellers Scholarship is a private foundation based in Erie, Pennsylvania. It awards scholarships to Taylor High School seniors or graduates to help them pursue accredited post-secondary education.
Sellers Scholarship at a glance
In short: Sellers Scholarship gave $41K across 38 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $41,390
- +6.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 38
- +137.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,089
- -55.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $751,343
- -3.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Indiana (92% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Sellers Scholarship
- How to Apply
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The filing says Taylor High School seniors or graduates must submit a written application to the THS Guidance Office. Awards are for accredited post-secondary education and may not exceed 5% of fund assets.
- Review Cycle
- Applications were due by April 15 for the upcoming school year. As of October 2, 2026, the April 15 deadline for the upcoming school year has passed.
- Deadline
- Applications were due by April 15 for the upcoming school year.
- Contact
Application contact: Northwest Bank
Mailing address: 123 East Adams Street, Muncie, IN 47305
Phone: (765) 213-2979
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Sellers Scholarship funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
98 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 98 grants of 98 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 92% of grant dollars went to recipients in Indiana, 3% to Colorado, 2% to Minnesota, and 2% to Tennessee. The filing describes the scholarship’s intended recipients as Taylor High School graduates.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 38 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Sellers Scholarship gives
- Giving grew 46% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 100% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $24K (2021) to $41K (2025). In 2025 it made 38 grants totaling $41K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 38 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $41,390 |
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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 | $751,343 | $26,722 | $51,276 | $41,390 | 38 | $45,612 | $20,913 | $45,696 |
| 2024 | $774,529 | $31,871 | $50,373 | $39,000 | 16 | $43,624 | $26,209 | $43,368 |
| 2023 | $793,041 | $133,468 | $44,557 | $35,100 | 15 | $38,956 | $128,412 | $41,675 |
| 2022 | $701,429 | $30,072 | $37,507 | $28,350 | 14 | $32,203 | $24,599 | $40,396 |
| 2021 | $709,395 | $30,838 | $33,462 | $23,710 | 15 | $27,562 | $25,248 | $40,718 |
| 2020 | $712,027 | $74,691 | $37,638 | $29,800 | 17 | — | $68,992 | $34,891 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sellers Scholarship reported a distributable amount of $46K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation gave 38 grants totaling $41,390. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $2,500, with a median of $1,000. The listed largest grants went to individual recipients: two of $2,500, one of $1,390, and nine of $1,000. Each was identified as a scholarship.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Northwest Bank is listed as trustee on the 2025 filing.
Sellers Scholarship's only listed officer is Northwest Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Northwest Bank
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$5K (2020) → $8K (2025)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $8K, to Northwest Bank (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Sellers Scholarship
How much does Sellers Scholarship give each year?
Sellers Scholarship gave $41K across 38 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $39K across 16 grants.
What is Sellers Scholarship's typical grant size?
Sellers Scholarship's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,089, across 38 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Sellers Scholarship give grants?
Sellers Scholarship gives mostly in Indiana: 92% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Sellers Scholarship give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 38 grants with a stated purpose on Sellers Scholarship's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (38 grants).
How large is Sellers Scholarship?
Sellers Scholarship reported $751K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $46K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $46K (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.
How do I apply for a grant from Sellers Scholarship?
The filing says Taylor High School seniors or graduates must submit a written application to the THS Guidance Office. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Sellers Scholarship's EIN?
Sellers Scholarship's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 30-6130635. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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