Thomas S Colvin Scholarship Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Eugene, OR EIN: 93-6267268

Thomas S Colvin Scholarship Trust is a private foundation, based in Eugene, OR. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $469K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $20K. Net investment income was $24K.

Thomas S Colvin Scholarship Trust at a glance

In short: Thomas S Colvin Scholarship Trust gave $20K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Oregon. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$20,192
+5.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
5
-37.5% vs 2024
Average grant
$4,038
+69.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,500
Total assets
$469,369
+0.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Oregon (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 Thomas S Colvin Scholarship Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

36 grants across all recorded years

36<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 36 grants of 36 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Clatskanie

How Thomas S Colvin Scholarship Trust gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−12%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 82% 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

$0$10K$20K$30K10 grants2020 6 grants2021 7 grants2022 10 grants2023 8 grants2024 5 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $19K (2024) to $28K (2023). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $20K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
5 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$20,192
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$469,369$32,877$29,451$20,1925$20,192$23,618$24,734
2024$465,060$30,102$28,194$19,0718$19,071$20,979$24,588
2023$463,058$22,991$36,483$27,76510$27,765$14,273$23,409
2022$476,639$33,785$31,906$22,9907$22,990$16,766$24,114
2021$475,148$25,446$34,739$24,6376$25,637$16,344$27,391
2020$485,380$28,043$34,569$25,72810—$16,702$25,182

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Thomas S Colvin Scholarship Trust reported a distributable amount of $25K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Thomas S Colvin Scholarship Trust's only listed officer is Oregon Pacific Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (uncompensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Oregon Pacific Bank

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

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.

Frequently asked questions about Thomas S Colvin Scholarship Trust

How much does Thomas S Colvin Scholarship Trust give each year?

Thomas S Colvin Scholarship Trust gave $20K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $19K across 8 grants.

What is Thomas S Colvin Scholarship Trust's typical grant size?

Thomas S Colvin Scholarship Trust's median grant in 2025 was $1,500, and its average grant was $4,038, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Thomas S Colvin Scholarship Trust give grants?

Thomas S Colvin Scholarship Trust gives mostly in Oregon: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Thomas S Colvin Scholarship Trust give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Thomas S Colvin Scholarship Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (5 grants).

How large is Thomas S Colvin Scholarship Trust?

Thomas S Colvin Scholarship Trust reported $469K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $20K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $25K (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 Thomas S Colvin Scholarship Trust's EIN?

Thomas S Colvin Scholarship Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 93-6267268. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 24, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 25, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 27, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 12, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 12, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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