Fighting Tigers Educational Foundation
Fighting Tigers Educational Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Palm City, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2023 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $6K.
Fighting Tigers Educational Foundation at a glance
In short: Fighting Tigers Educational Foundation gave $6K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $6,000
- +20.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,000
- -40.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,000
- Total assets
- $4,246
- -59.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Florida (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 Fighting Tigers Educational Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Florida Gateway College ($3K).
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($3,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Fighting Tigers Educational Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out well above 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 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2024) to $6K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $6K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Florida Gateway College Lake City, FL | Merit Scholarship for K'La Marshall | $3,000 |
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $3,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,246 | $1,562 | $7,700 | $6,000 | 2 | $6,000 | $264 |
| 2024 | $10,384 | $15,500 | $5,116 | $5,000 | 1 | $5,000 | $345 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Fighting Tigers Educational Foundation reported a distributable amount of $264 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Fighting Tigers Educational Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
David Thomas Bates
Director
Director & Vice President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Natalie Jane Gavarrette
Director
Director, Secretary & Treasurer → Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jill Hunter
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Charles Lacy Jenkins Jr. (2023–2024) — Director & President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2023–2025. "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 Fighting Tigers Educational Foundation
How much does Fighting Tigers Educational Foundation give each year?
Fighting Tigers Educational Foundation gave $6K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $5K across 1 grant.
How large is Fighting Tigers Educational Foundation?
Fighting Tigers Educational Foundation reported $4K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $6K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $264 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Fighting Tigers Educational Foundation?
Fighting Tigers Educational Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Palm City, FL. It holds $4K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Fighting Tigers Educational Foundation operate?
Fighting Tigers Educational Foundation has awarded grants in Florida.
What is Fighting Tigers Educational Foundation's EIN?
Fighting Tigers Educational Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 88-3695249. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2023–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(1)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2023–2025
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