Zola Desmond Scholarship Trust
Zola Desmond Scholarship Trust is a private foundation, based in Topeka, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $130K. Net investment income was $305K.
Zola Desmond Scholarship Trust at a glance
In short: Zola Desmond Scholarship Trust gave $130K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $130K), mostly in Kansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $129,634
- +4.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $129,634
- +4.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $129,634
- Total assets
- $1,276,637
- +14.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Kansas (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 Zola Desmond Scholarship Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Washburn Endowment Association ($130K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Zola Desmond Scholarship Trust gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−8%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 109% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $100K (2019) to $140K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $130K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Washburn Endowment Association Topeka, KS | To provide scholarships to Washburn University students. | $129,634 |
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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 | $1,276,637 | $312,161 | $153,906 | $129,634 | 1 | $129,634 | $305,006 | $118,963 |
| 2024 | $1,118,382 | $99,647 | $146,092 | $123,727 | 1 | $123,727 | $92,564 | $120,435 |
| 2023 | $1,164,827 | $72,815 | $137,836 | $116,849 | 1 | $116,849 | $65,965 | $114,981 |
| 2022 | $1,229,848 | $158,106 | $164,138 | $140,169 | 1 | $140,169 | $151,006 | $117,830 |
| 2021 | $1,235,880 | $131,077 | $145,315 | $122,887 | 1 | $122,887 | $123,912 | $121,555 |
| 2020 | $1,250,118 | $75,288 | $138,999 | $117,378 | 1 | — | $68,766 | $105,560 |
| 2019 | $1,313,829 | $61,722 | $119,065 | $99,990 | 1 | — | $59,100 | $104,035 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Zola Desmond Scholarship Trust reported a distributable amount of $119K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Zola Desmond Scholarship Trust's only listed officer is CoreFirst Bank Trust, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
CoreFirst Bank Trust
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$18K (2019) → $20K (2025)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 $20K, to CoreFirst Bank Trust (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Zola Desmond Scholarship Trust
How much does Zola Desmond Scholarship Trust give each year?
Zola Desmond Scholarship Trust gave $130K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $124K across 1 grant.
How large is Zola Desmond Scholarship Trust?
Zola Desmond Scholarship Trust reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $130K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $119K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Zola Desmond Scholarship Trust operate?
Zola Desmond Scholarship Trust has awarded grants in Kansas.
What is Zola Desmond Scholarship Trust's EIN?
Zola Desmond Scholarship Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-3033076. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 12, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 28, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 27, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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