Big Green Scholarship Foundation
To raise funds for athletic scholarships for quality student-athletes and to assist in the promotion of a quality athletic program at marshall university in compliance with rules and regulations set forth by the ncaa, the current conference, and marshall university.
Big Green Scholarship Foundation at a glance
In short: Big Green Scholarship Foundation gave $5.4M across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $1.8M), mostly in West Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,361,916
- -15.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,787,305
- -15.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,725,941
- Total assets
- $27,016,256
- -5.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- West Virginia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Big Green Scholarship Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Marshall University Athletic Dept ($2.4M). Together the top 3 received $5.4M.
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 8 grants of 10 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Big Green Scholarship Foundation gives
- Giving grew 129% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.3M (2021) to $6.4M (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $5.4M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Marshall University Athletic Dept Huntington, WV | Program Support | $2,374,723 |
| Marshall Universiry Huntington, WV | Debt Service | $1,725,941 |
| Marshall University Huntington, WV | Program Support | $1,261,252 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $27,016,256 | $7,675,261 | $9,419,498 | $5,361,916 | 3 | $707,370 |
| 2024 | $28,527,529 | $10,379,253 | $11,016,993 | $6,365,343 | 3 | $428,710 |
| 2023 | $27,999,209 | $14,843,391 | $8,850,436 | $5,653,073 | 2 | $323,432 |
| 2022 | $16,493,764 | $5,508,906 | $5,059,787 | $2,342,474 | 1 | $434,623 |
| 2021 | $18,364,590 | $5,793,246 | $4,219,159 | $1,294,070 | 1 | $331,406 |
| 2020 | $14,200,529 | $5,788,536 | $4,485,143 | $1,804,431 | 1 | $338,886 |
About Big Green Scholarship Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Big Green Scholarship Foundation is a public charity, based in Huntington, WV. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $27.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $5.4M. Net investment income was $707K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Big Green Scholarship Foundation is led by David Raines, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 48 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
David Raines
President
Director → President, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Butler
President-El
Director → President-El, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brad Bobersky
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian L. Massey
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Casey Robinson
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chad Fisher
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Lambert
Director
President → Immediate Pa, 2024
Immediate Pa → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ed McComas
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jill Francisco
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Rorrer
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Farley
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Keith May
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark George
Director
Immediate Pa → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Mitchell
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Hill
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Monica Lucas
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ralph Hagy
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Randy Dunfee
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rocky Young
Director
President → Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rusty Cook
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Ellis
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Trish Nash
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Adrian Garmestani
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dan Ferguson
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matt Hale
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Lucas
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charlie Pace
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Keaton
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Fred Wood
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Stonestreet
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aaron Perkins
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joe Gillette
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rus Livingood
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stacey Shy
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Zemba
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sue Zemba
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Gesner
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy New
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brett Pauley
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cole Woodrum
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Derek Foster
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Douglas Cross
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Todd Rucker
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Annette Javorsy
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Sutherland
Executive Di
On filings since 2022
45 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Beverly Lee
Secretary
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jordan Fletcher
Treasurer
Director of → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Teddy Kluemper
Executive Di
New on the 2025 filing
45 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Kent Brown (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Jay Cox (2024) — Director
- Former: Jeff McDowell (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Scott Withrow (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Melissa Lambert (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: John Aluise (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: David Steele (2020–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Jocelyn Billy (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Joseph Assaley (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Josh Wood (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Kristofer Vance (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Shannon White-Metz (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Tim Paxton (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Brandan Smith (2020) — Director
- Former: Chandos Peak (2020) — Director
- Former: Greg Happe (2020) — Director
- Former: Jeanne Rogers (2020) — Director
- Former: Joe Rogers (2020) — Director
- Former: Matt Call (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Big Green Scholarship Foundation
How much does Big Green Scholarship Foundation give each year?
Big Green Scholarship Foundation gave $5.4M across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $6.4M across 3 grants.
What is Big Green Scholarship Foundation's typical grant size?
Big Green Scholarship Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,725,941, and its average grant was $1,787,305, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Big Green Scholarship Foundation give grants?
Big Green Scholarship Foundation gives mostly in West Virginia: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Huntington, WV (3 grants).
Does Big Green Scholarship Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Big Green Scholarship Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is Big Green Scholarship Foundation?
Big Green Scholarship Foundation reported $27.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $7.7M.
What is Big Green Scholarship Foundation's EIN?
Big Green Scholarship Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 55-0631935. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 4, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 1, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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