Worthing Scholarship Fund
Worthing Scholarship Fund is a private foundation based in Dallas, Texas. Its 2025 filing reports grants for scholarships, primarily to colleges and universities; its application criteria specify students who graduate from Houston schools.
Worthing Scholarship Fund at a glance
In short: Worthing Scholarship Fund gave $207K across 30 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Texas. 38% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $206,500
- +12.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 30
- -23.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,883
- +45.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,000
- Total assets
- $5,300,186
- +3.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 38% first-time grantees (11 of 29, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Texas (65% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Worthing Scholarship Fund
- How to Apply
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The 2024 filing says applications should include the student’s name, address, grades, and personal information such as family history and income. Applicants must graduate from Houston schools, attend an accredited college full time, maintain a C average in college, and submit grades to the trustee each year.
- Review Cycle
- The filing gives approximately May 1 for the following fall semester. The May 1, 2026 cycle is past.
- Deadline
- The filing gives approximately May 1 for the following fall semester.
- Contact
Application contact: Dr Teddy Mcdavid Program Coordina
Mailing address: Worthing Scholars 3746 Charleston, Houston, TX 77021
Phone: (713) 748-4679
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Worthing Scholarship Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of Houston ($51K). Together the top 10 received $141K.
Organizations only. It also paid 2 individual scholarships ($12,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
177 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 176 grants of 177 (99%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The filing’s application criteria limit eligibility to graduates of Houston schools. In 2025, 65% of grant dollars went to Texas recipients; other leading recipient states were DC (8%), Georgia (4%), Massachusetts (3%), and Pennsylvania (3%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 30 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Worthing Scholarship Fund open to new grantees?
38%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 11 of 29 grantees (38%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $3K; repeat grants $10K. How we count
Medians: $3K first-time, $3K repeat.
- 62% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 34% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 88% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2021–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $134K (2023) to $207K (2025). In 2025 it made 30 grants totaling $207K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Houston Houston, TX | Scholarships | $50,500 |
| University of Texas Austin Austin, TX | Scholarships | $21,000 |
| Texas A&M University College Station, TX | Scholarships | $20,000 |
| Texas State University San Marcos, TX | Scholarships | $15,000 |
| Howard University Washington, DC | Scholarships | $13,000 |
| Texas Southern University Houston, TX | Scholarships | $9,000 |
| 2 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $12,000 |
| Colby College Waterville, ME | Scholarships | $3,000 |
| Northeastern University Boston, MA | Scholarships | $3,000 |
| Amherst College Amherst, MA | Scholarships | $3,000 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,300,186 | $491,727 | $327,235 | $206,500 | 30 | $270,498 | $432,854 | $308,258 |
| 2024 | $5,107,396 | $200,577 | $281,225 | $184,000 | 39 | $235,759 | $142,240 | $293,820 |
| 2023 | $5,023,667 | $-42,401 | $258,927 | $134,000 | 35 | $191,474 | $67,219 | $264,215 |
| 2022 | $5,224,408 | $971,694 | $250,096 | $154,000 | 37 | $201,678 | $918,506 | $276,624 |
| 2021 | $5,319,681 | $308,415 | $254,387 | $150,000 | 36 | — | $263,014 | $298,378 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Worthing Scholarship Fund reported a distributable amount of $308K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the fund is provided. Its 2025 grants are identified as scholarships and went to colleges and universities. The grantees represent varied institutions: Howard University describes its Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts as offering undergraduate and graduate education in art, music, and theatre arts, while Dickinson College describes its work as providing an interdisciplinary liberal arts and sciences education. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own missions.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the fund made 30 grants totaling $206,500. Grants ranged from $3,000 to $50,500, with a median of $3,000. The largest grants went to the University of Houston ($50,500), the University of Texas at Austin ($21,000), Texas A&M University ($20,000), Texas State University ($15,000), and Howard University ($13,000). In 2024, it reported 39 grants totaling $184,000; in 2023, it reported 35 grants totaling $134,000.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Bank of America is listed as trustee on the 2025 filing.
Worthing 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
$65K (2022) → $76K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: Bank Of America N A (2021) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 $76K, to Bank of America (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Worthing Scholarship Fund
How much does Worthing Scholarship Fund give each year?
Worthing Scholarship Fund gave $207K across 30 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $184K across 39 grants.
What is Worthing Scholarship Fund's typical grant size?
Worthing Scholarship Fund's median grant in 2025 was $3,000, and its average grant was $6,883, across 30 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Worthing Scholarship Fund that year got $3K on average.
Where does Worthing Scholarship Fund give grants?
Worthing Scholarship Fund gives mostly in Texas: 65% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was District of Columbia (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Atlanta, GA (3 grants), Houston, TX (2 grants) and Washington, DC (2 grants).
Does Worthing Scholarship Fund give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 30 grants with a stated purpose on Worthing Scholarship Fund's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarships" (30 grants).
Who are Worthing Scholarship Fund's largest grantees?
Worthing Scholarship Fund's largest 2025 grantees include University of Houston ($50,500), University of Texas Austin ($21,000) and Texas A&M University ($20,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 2 individual scholarships ($12,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 44% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Worthing Scholarship Fund?
Worthing Scholarship Fund reported $5.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $270K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $308K (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 does Worthing Scholarship Fund fund?
No mission statement for the fund is provided. Its 2025 grants are identified as scholarships and went to colleges and universities. The grantees represent varied institutions: Howard University describes its Chadwick A. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Worthing Scholarship Fund?
The 2024 filing says applications should include the student’s name, address, grades, and personal information such as family history and income. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Worthing Scholarship Fund's EIN?
Worthing Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-1160916. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(1)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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