Ted & Elinor Clifford Scholarship
Ted & Elinor Clifford Scholarship is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Buffalo, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $358K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $31K. Net investment income was $37K.
Ted & Elinor Clifford Scholarship at a glance
In short: Ted & Elinor Clifford Scholarship gave $31K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), top state New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $31,470
- +12.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 7
- +16.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,496
- -3.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,500
- Total assets
- $357,574
- +0.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (33% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Ted & Elinor Clifford Scholarship funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
34 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 34 grants of 34 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.
Cities
How Ted & Elinor Clifford Scholarship gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−5%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 140% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $26K (2020) to $33K (2022). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $31K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 7 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $31,470 |
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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 | $357,574 | $41,872 | $38,825 | $31,470 | 7 | $32,904 | $36,856 | $23,461 |
| 2024 | $354,496 | $28,678 | $34,272 | $28,000 | 6 | $29,417 | $23,671 | $22,867 |
| 2023 | $360,645 | $-90 | $34,102 | $28,000 | 7 | $29,400 | $6,244 | $21,500 |
| 2022 | $395,035 | $28,078 | $40,472 | $33,000 | 6 | $34,429 | $23,165 | $22,369 |
| 2021 | $407,557 | $62,641 | $37,503 | $30,000 | 8 | $30,592 | $57,163 | $25,739 |
| 2020 | $382,510 | $37,838 | $32,201 | $26,000 | 7 | — | $33,005 | $22,642 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ted & Elinor Clifford Scholarship reported a distributable amount of $23K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ted & Elinor Clifford Scholarship's only listed officer is M & T Trust Company, Trustee on every filing since 2024 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
M & T Trust Company
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
$5K (2024) → $5K (2025)
Former officers (2)
- Former: M & T Bank (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Peoples United Bank N A (2020–2021) — Trustee
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 $5K, to M & T Trust Company (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Ted & Elinor Clifford Scholarship
How much does Ted & Elinor Clifford Scholarship give each year?
Ted & Elinor Clifford Scholarship gave $31K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $28K across 6 grants.
What is Ted & Elinor Clifford Scholarship's typical grant size?
Ted & Elinor Clifford Scholarship's median grant in 2025 was $3,500, and its average grant was $4,496, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Ted & Elinor Clifford Scholarship give grants?
Ted & Elinor Clifford Scholarship's top state is New York, with 33% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Vermont (25%) and Maine (22%).
Does Ted & Elinor Clifford Scholarship give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Ted & Elinor Clifford Scholarship's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (7 grants).
How large is Ted & Elinor Clifford Scholarship?
Ted & Elinor Clifford Scholarship reported $358K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $33K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $23K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Ted & Elinor Clifford Scholarship?
Ted & Elinor Clifford Scholarship is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Buffalo, NY. It holds $358K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Ted & Elinor Clifford Scholarship's EIN?
Ted & Elinor Clifford Scholarship's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 03-6051878. 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.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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