Aesc Scholarship & Charitable Fund

Public charity · Grantmaker Houston, TX EIN: 23-7427953

Aesc Scholarship & Charitable Fund is a public charity, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024.

Aesc Scholarship & Charitable Fund at a glance

Revenue (2024)
$21
-100.0% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$57,838
-81.0% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Aesc Scholarship & Charitable Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Midland

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024

In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $250K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Permian Basin Area Foundation Midland, TXEwtc Scholarship Fund$250,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024—$21$57,838———
2023$57,817$86,883$304,778$250,0001$43,359
2022$287,882$26,082$59,386——$6,308
2021$408,981$77,305$75,248——$46,030
2020$524,067$65,246$65,080——$55,727

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Aesc Scholarship & Charitable Fund is led by Gay Wathen, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 6 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Gay Wathen

    President

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Veronica Ashley

    Director

    Director Operations - Ewtc & Director → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joyce Ryel

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Juanita Rains

    Vice President Finance Ewtc

    Vice President Finance - Ewtc → Vice President Finance Ewtc, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Molly Determan

    Co-President Ewtc

    Co- President - Ewtc → Co-President Ewtc, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Tarpley

    Co-President Ewtc

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Leslie Beyer (2021–2023) — CEO - Ewtc
  • Former: Timothy Tarpley (2022–2023) — Co- President - Ewtc
  • Former: Kenneth Jordan (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Marina Ouano (2021) — Finance Director - Ewtc
  • Former: List Of Directors (2020) — Attached
  • Former: List Of Officers (2020) — Attached

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.

Frequently asked questions about Aesc Scholarship & Charitable Fund

Where does Aesc Scholarship & Charitable Fund operate?

Aesc Scholarship & Charitable Fund has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Aesc Scholarship & Charitable Fund's EIN?

Aesc Scholarship & Charitable Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7427953. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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