Ruth M Hughes Educational Trust
Private foundation · Columbus, OH · EIN 31-6442501 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Ruth M Hughes Scholarship Trust
136grants reported
$3,000median award
$2,500lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$964Ktotal paid
15states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 136 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $26K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 1558
Columbus, OH 43216-1558
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
This address is a trust department, not an office. 404 other foundations file from the same address, which means a bank or a management company administers the trust. Put the full legal name of the fund and its EIN at the top of the letter, or it lands in a pile with thousands of others and nobody knows which fund you are writing about.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio University | Athens, OH | $54,000 |
| Muskingum University | New Concord, OH | $52,000 |
| Muskingum University | New Concord, OH | $46,800 |
| Muskingum University | New Concord, OH | $44,625 |
| Ohio State University | Steubenville, OH | $35,000 |
| Ohio University | Athens, OH | $34,125 |
| University of Cincinnati | Columbus, OH | $27,250 |
| Ohio University Zanesville | Zanesville, OH | $25,750 |
| Ohio State University | Steubenville, OH | $22,400 |
| Ohio State University | Steubenville, OH | $21,000 |
| Ohio University Zanesville | Columbus, OH | $20,600 |
| Ohio University | Athens, OH | $20,000 |
| University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $19,375 |
| Kent State University | Kent, OH | $18,375 |
| University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $18,200 |
| Indiana University | Bloomington, IN | $14,750 |
| Pensacola Christian College | Pensacola, MI | $14,500 |
| Kent State University | Kent, OH | $14,200 |
| Miami University | Oxford, OH | $12,250 |
| Marietta College | Marietta, OH | $10,500 |
| Ohio University Zanesville | Columbus, OH | $10,500 |
| Zane State College | Zanesville, OH | $10,500 |
| Mount Vernon Nazarene University | Mt Vernon, OH | $10,000 |
| University of Dayton | Dayton, OH | $9,500 |
| Marietta College | Marietta, OH | $9,400 |
| Miami University | Oxford, OH | $7,875 |
| University of Akron | Columbus, OH | $7,875 |
| Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH | $7,500 |
| Heidelberg University | Tiffin, OH | $7,500 |
| University of Findlay | Findlay, OH | $7,500 |
| Indiana Wesleyan University | Marion, IN | $7,500 |
| Franklin University | Columbus, OH | $7,250 |
| Otterbein University | Westerville, OH | $7,250 |
| Bowling Green State University | Bowling Green, OH | $7,250 |
| University of Evansville | Evansville, IN | $7,250 |
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $7,250 |
| University of Findlay | Findlay, OH | $7,000 |
| Capital University | Columbus, OH | $6,800 |
| Youngstown State University Foundation | Youngstown, OH | $6,800 |
| Bowling Green State University | Bowling Green, OH | $6,400 |
| Miami University | Oxford, OH | $6,400 |
| Zane State College | Zanesville, OH | $6,250 |
| West Virginia Wesleyan College | Buckhannon, WV | $6,000 |
| Pensacola Christian College | Pensacola, MI | $6,000 |
| Hocking College | Nelsonville, OH | $5,250 |
| Youngstown State University | Youngstown, OH | $5,250 |
| Bowling Green State University | Bowling Green, OH | $5,250 |
| Central Ohio Technical College | Newark, OH | $5,250 |
| University of Dayton | Dayton, OH | $5,250 |
| University of Evansville | Evansville, IN | $5,250 |
| Marshall University | Huntington, WV | $5,250 |
| Indiana University | Indianapolis, IN | $5,250 |
| Pensacola Christian College | Pensacola, MI | $5,250 |
| Rose Hulman Institute of Tech | Terre Haute, OH | $5,250 |
| Rose Hulman Institute of Tech | Terre Haute, OH | $5,000 |
| West Liberty University | Columbus, OH | $4,400 |
| University of Akron | Columbus, OH | $4,200 |
| University of Mount Union | Alliance, OH | $4,000 |
| University of Akron | Akron, OH | $3,750 |
| University of Dayton | Dayton, OH | $3,000 |
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