Trask Ervin E Scholarship Fund

Private foundation · Grantmaker Dallas, TX EIN: 06-6238352

Trask Ervin E Scholarship Fund is a private foundation, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $86K. Net investment income was $20K.

Key facts about Trask Ervin E Scholarship Fund

In short: Trask Ervin E Scholarship Fund gave $86K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $21K), mostly in Connecticut. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
06-6238352
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$85,912
Grants made (2025)
4
Average grant
$21,478
Median grant
$1,500
Primary geography
Connecticut (97% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

—

Annual Giving

$86K

+2102.9% YoY

Grant Count

4

+100.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$21K

+1001.4% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Trask Ervin E Scholarship Fund reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Trask Ervin E Scholarship Fund gives

  • Giving grew 1690% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

West HartfordStorrsWest HavenBostonBristolFarmingtonHamdenHempsteadNew BritainWillimantic

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K2 grants2020 2 grants2021 4 grants2022 0 grants2023 2 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2020) to $86K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $86K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Main Street Community Foundation: $81KMain Street CommunityFoundation$81KNortheastern University: $2KNortheastern University$2KQuinnipiac University: $2KQuinnipiac University$2KHofstra University: $2KHofstra University$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Main Street Community Foundation ($81K). Together the top 4 received $86K.

Grant Size Distribution

12 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 12 (92%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Main Street Community Foundation Bristol, CTUnrestricted General$81,412
Northeastern University Boston, MAScholarships$1,500
Quinnipiac University Hamden, CTScholarships$1,500
Hofstra University Hempstead, NYScholarships$1,500

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$50K$100K$150K2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets—$72,444$77,158
Revenue$21,342$2,804$-1,960
Expenses$91,924$9,078$3,098
Qualifying Distributions$89,811$7,531$1,198
Net Investment Income$19,585$1,012$163
Distributable Amount$1,943$4,099$3,991

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Trask Ervin E Scholarship Fund's only listed officer is Bank Of America, Trustee on every filing since 2022 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Bank Of America

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    $1K (2022) → $303 (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Bank Of America 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

Bank of America — Trustee: $303Bank of AmericaTrustee$303

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $303, to Bank of America (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Trask Ervin E Scholarship Fund

How much does Trask Ervin E Scholarship Fund give each year?

Trask Ervin E Scholarship Fund gave $86K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4K across 2 grants.

What is Trask Ervin E Scholarship Fund's typical grant size?

Trask Ervin E Scholarship Fund's median grant in 2025 was $1,500, and its average grant was $21,478, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Trask Ervin E Scholarship Fund give grants?

Trask Ervin E Scholarship Fund gives mostly in Connecticut: 97% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Trask Ervin E Scholarship Fund give general operating support?

Yes: 25% of Trask Ervin E Scholarship Fund's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Scholarships" (3 grants).

How much is Trask Ervin E Scholarship Fund required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Trask Ervin E Scholarship Fund reported a distributable amount of $2K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Trask Ervin E Scholarship Fund's EIN?

Trask Ervin E Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-6238352. 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.

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