Funding search · EIN 316442501 · Columbus, OH

Ruth M Hughes Scholarship Trust

Name: Ruth M Hughes Scholarship Trust grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

179
grants reported: $1.3M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $3,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

scholarships

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Muskingum University4 grants · $203,425
Ohio University4 grants · $135,125
Ohio State University4 grants · $110,400
Ohio University Zanesville4 grants · $79,850
University of Cincinnati4 grants · $76,825
Kent State University4 grants · $57,075
Marietta College4 grants · $39,400
Miami University5 grants · $35,275
Bowling Green State University4 grants · $27,900
Mount Vernon Nazarene University4 grants · $27,625

Giving over time

$357,250

2022

$290,200

2023

$301,750

2024

$372,500

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 179 grants.

$60,000
Muskingum University · New Concord, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$54,000
Ohio University · Athens, OH · 2025
Scholarships
$52,000
Muskingum University · New Concord, OH · 2025
Scholarships
$46,800
Muskingum University · New Concord, OH · 2023
Scholarships
$44,625
Muskingum University · New Concord, OH · 2024
Scholarships
$35,000
Ohio State University · Steubenville, OH · 2025
Scholarships
$34,125
Ohio University · Athens, OH · 2024
Scholarships
$32,000
Ohio State University · Steubenville, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$27,250
University of Cincinnati · Columbus, OH · 2025
Scholarships
$27,000
Ohio University · Athens, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$25,750
Ohio University Zanesville · Zanesville, OH · 2025
Scholarships
$23,000
Ohio University Zanesville · Columbus, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$22,400
Ohio State University · Steubenville, OH · 2023
Scholarships
$22,000
Kent State University · Kent, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$21,000
Ohio State University · Steubenville, OH · 2024
Scholarships
$20,600
Ohio University Zanesville · Columbus, OH · 2023
Scholarships
$20,000
Ohio University · Athens, OH · 2023
Scholarships
$19,375
University of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Scholarships
$18,375
Kent State University · Kent, OH · 2024
Scholarships
$18,200
University of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Scholarships
$17,000
Marietta College · Marietta, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$14,750
Indiana University · Bloomington, IN · 2025
Scholarships
$14,500
Pensacola Christian College · Pensacola, MI · 2025
Scholarships
$14,200
Kent State University · Kent, OH · 2023
Scholarships
$14,000
Capital University · Columbus, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$12,250
Miami University · Oxford, OH · 2025
Scholarships
$12,000
Mount Vernon Nazarene University · Mt Vernon, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$12,000
University of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$10,500
Marietta College · Marietta, OH · 2024
Scholarships
$10,500
Ohio University Zanesville · Columbus, OH · 2024
Scholarships
$10,500
Zane State College · Zanesville, OH · 2024
Scholarships
$10,000
Mount Vernon Nazarene University · Mt Vernon, OH · 2025
Scholarships
$9,500
University of Dayton · Dayton, OH · 2025
Scholarships
$9,400
Marietta College · Marietta, OH · 2023
Scholarships
$9,000
Bowling Green State University · Bowling Green, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$9,000
West Liberty University · Columbus, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$9,000
West Virginia University · Columbus, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$8,000
Ohio State University of Newark · Newark, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$7,875
Miami University · Oxford, OH · 2024
Scholarships
$7,875
University of Akron · Columbus, OH · 2024
Scholarships
$7,500
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2025
Scholarships
$7,500
Heidelberg University · Tiffin, OH · 2025
Scholarships
$7,500
Indiana Wesleyan University · Marion, IN · 2025
Scholarships
$7,500
University of Findlay · Findlay, OH · 2025
Scholarships
$7,250
Bowling Green State University · Bowling Green, OH · 2025
Scholarships
$7,250
Franklin University · Columbus, OH · 2025
Scholarships
$7,250
Otterbein University · Westerville, OH · 2025
Scholarships
$7,250
University of Evansville · Evansville, IN · 2025
Scholarships
$7,250
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2025
Scholarships
$7,000
University of Findlay · Findlay, OH · 2023
Scholarships
$6,800
Capital University · Columbus, OH · 2023
Scholarships
$6,800
Youngstown State University Foundation · Youngstown, OH · 2023
Scholarships
$6,400
Bowling Green State University · Bowling Green, OH · 2023
Scholarships
$6,400
Miami University · Oxford, OH · 2023
Scholarships
$6,250
Zane State College · Zanesville, OH · 2025
Scholarships
$6,000
West Virginia Wesleyan College · Buckhannon, WV · 2025
Scholarships
$6,000
Pensacola Christian College · Pensacola, MI · 2023
Scholarships
$6,000
Ashland University · Ashland, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$6,000
Miami University · Oxford, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$6,000
Pensacola Christian College · Pensacola, FL · 2022
Scholarships
$6,000
Rose Hulman Institute of Tech · Terre Haute, IN · 2022
Scholarships
$6,000
Wright State University · Dayton, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$5,250
Bowling Green State University · Bowling Green, OH · 2024
Scholarships
$5,250
Central Ohio Technical College · Newark, OH · 2024
Scholarships
$5,250
Hocking College · Nelsonville, OH · 2024
Scholarships
$5,250
Indiana University · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Scholarships
$5,250
Marshall University · Huntington, WV · 2024
Scholarships
$5,250
Pensacola Christian College · Pensacola, MI · 2024
Scholarships
$5,250
Rose Hulman Institute of Tech · Terre Haute, OH · 2024
Scholarships
$5,250
University of Dayton · Dayton, OH · 2024
Scholarships
$5,250
University of Evansville · Evansville, IN · 2024
Scholarships
$5,250
Youngstown State University · Youngstown, OH · 2024
Scholarships
$5,000
Rose Hulman Institute of Tech · Terre Haute, OH · 2023
Scholarships
$4,400
West Liberty University · Columbus, OH · 2023
Scholarships
$4,200
University of Akron · Columbus, OH · 2023
Scholarships
$4,000
University of Mount Union · Alliance, OH · 2023
Scholarships
$3,750
University of Akron · Akron, OH · 2025
Scholarships
$3,750
Zane State College · Zanesville, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$3,000
Ashland University · Ashland, OH · 2023
Scholarships
$3,000
Edinboro University · Edinboro, PA · 2023
Scholarships
$3,000
Franklin University · Columbus, OH · 2023
Scholarships
$3,000
Full Sail University · Winter Park, FL · 2023
Scholarships
$3,000
Indiana University · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Scholarships
$3,000
Ithaca College · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Scholarships
$3,000
Maryville University · Columbus, OH · 2023
Scholarships
$3,000
Mount Vernon Nazarene University · Mt Vernon, OH · 2023
Scholarships
$3,000
Ohio Wesleyan University · Delaware, OH · 2023
Scholarships
$3,000
Otterbein University · Westerville, OH · 2023
Scholarships
$3,000
Saint Francis University · Loretto, PA · 2023
Scholarships
$3,000
University of Dayton · Dayton, OH · 2023
Scholarships
$3,000
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2023
Scholarships
$3,000
Allegheny College · Meadville, PA · 2022
Scholarships
$3,000
American College of Education · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
Scholarships
$3,000
Belmont Abbey College · Belmont, NC · 2022
Scholarships
$3,000
Brigham Young University · Provo, UT · 2022
Scholarships
$3,000
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$3,000
Eckerd College · St Petersburg, FL · 2022
Scholarships
$3,000
Florida State University · Tallahassee, FL · 2022
Scholarships
$3,000
Glenville State College · Glenville, WV · 2022
Scholarships
$3,000
Harding University · Searcy, AR · 2022
Scholarships

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.