Thomas W and Lolita Gayle Scholarship Fund

DALLAS, TX EIN: 54-6395347

Thomas W and Lolita Gayle Scholarship Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in DALLAS, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $581K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $23K. Net investment income was $49K.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$581K

+2.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$23K

-4.2% YoY

Grant Count

7

+16.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$3K

-17.9% YoY

About Thomas W and Lolita Gayle Scholarship Fund

Based on IRS filings

Thomas W and Lolita Gayle Scholarship Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in DALLAS, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $581K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $23K. Net investment income was $49K.

Focus Areas

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

BlacksburgCharlottesvilleChesapeakeFairfaxFredricksburgHarrisonburgLexingtonLynchburgMobileNewport NewsWarsawWilliamsburg

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$35K$70K$105K$139K202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$581,035$566,203$578,108
Revenue$56,526$21,373$-14,329
Expenses$38,842$39,083$37,434
Qualifying Distributions$31,518$32,738$28,517
Net Investment Income$48,897$13,324$6,576
Distributable Amount$34,386$31,705$30,493

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$9K$17K$26K$34K5 grants20203 grants20217 grants20227 grants20236 grants20247 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2025

VIRGINIA TECH$5KGEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY$3KUNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALAB…$3KUNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHI…$3KWASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVE…$3KWILLIAM AND MARY$3KJAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY$3K

Grant Size Distribution

30 grants across all recorded years

30<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

BANK OF AMERICATRUSTEE$10K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
BANK OF AMERICATRUSTEE1$9,942

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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