Vinnie Lindsey Roberts Scholarship
Vinnie Lindsey Roberts Scholarship is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Cookeville, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $436K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $10K. Net investment income was $17K.
Vinnie Lindsey Roberts Scholarship at a glance
In short: Vinnie Lindsey Roberts Scholarship gave $10K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $5K), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $10,000
- +0.0% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $5,000
- +0.0% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $435,583
- +0.1% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- Tennessee (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026.
Who Vinnie Lindsey Roberts Scholarship funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
12 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 12 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Vinnie Lindsey Roberts Scholarship gives
- Giving fell 41% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2024 it paid out 56% 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 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2023) to $24K (2020). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $10K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $10,000 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $435,583 | $17,057 | $16,755 | $10,000 | 2 | $10,000 | $17,057 | $17,786 |
| 2023 | $435,281 | $6,850 | $24,743 | $10,000 | 2 | $24,393 | $16,080 | $18,990 |
| 2022 | $453,174 | $3,590 | $28,354 | $20,000 | 2 | $24,500 | $14,127 | $20,339 |
| 2021 | $477,938 | $21,103 | $28,415 | $17,089 | 3 | $24,649 | $17,609 | $23,169 |
| 2020 | $485,250 | $22,224 | $34,301 | $23,537 | 3 | — | $19,542 | $23,896 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Vinnie Lindsey Roberts Scholarship reported a distributable amount of $18K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Vinnie Lindsey Roberts Scholarship's 2024 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
David Day
Trustee
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
$5K (2021) → $0 (2024)
Bedford Michael Chaffin
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2021 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2021 filing was $5K, to David Day (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Vinnie Lindsey Roberts Scholarship
How much does Vinnie Lindsey Roberts Scholarship give each year?
Vinnie Lindsey Roberts Scholarship gave $10K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $10K across 2 grants.
How large is Vinnie Lindsey Roberts Scholarship?
Vinnie Lindsey Roberts Scholarship reported $436K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $10K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $18K (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 Vinnie Lindsey Roberts Scholarship?
Vinnie Lindsey Roberts Scholarship is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Cookeville, TN. It holds $436K in total assets as of 2024.
Where does Vinnie Lindsey Roberts Scholarship operate?
Vinnie Lindsey Roberts Scholarship has awarded grants in Idaho, Tennessee, Utah.
What is Vinnie Lindsey Roberts Scholarship's EIN?
Vinnie Lindsey Roberts Scholarship's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-5541372. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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