First Gen Scholarships
First Gen Scholarships is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Wimberley, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $110K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $20K. Net investment income was $2K.
First Gen Scholarships at a glance
In short: First Gen Scholarships gave $20K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $20,000
- -27.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 8
- -27.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,500
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,500
- Total assets
- $109,995
- -7.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (88% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who First Gen Scholarships funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
48 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 48 grants of 48 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.
Cities
How First Gen Scholarships gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 371% of 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $14K (2021) to $28K (2024). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $20K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 8 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $20,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $109,995 | $11,659 | $20,825 | $20,000 | 8 | $20,000 | $1,659 | $5,394 |
| 2024 | $119,057 | $44,115 | $28,340 | $27,500 | 11 | $27,500 | $1,450 | $5,844 |
| 2023 | $100,978 | $52,609 | $20,650 | $20,000 | 10 | $20,000 | $1,109 | $4,958 |
| 2022 | $69,019 | $32,006 | $20,550 | $20,000 | 10 | $20,000 | $6 | — |
| 2021 | $57,563 | $18,005 | $13,500 | $13,500 | 9 | — | $5 | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, First Gen Scholarships reported a distributable amount of $5K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
First Gen Scholarships is led by Eddy Rogers, President & Director on every filing since 2021; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Eddy Rogers
President & Director
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patricia Rogers
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 First Gen Scholarships
How much does First Gen Scholarships give each year?
First Gen Scholarships gave $20K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $28K across 11 grants.
What is First Gen Scholarships's typical grant size?
First Gen Scholarships's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $2,500, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does First Gen Scholarships give grants?
First Gen Scholarships gives mostly in Texas: 88% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Oklahoma (13%).
Does First Gen Scholarships give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on First Gen Scholarships's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Higher Education Scholarship" (8 grants).
How large is First Gen Scholarships?
First Gen Scholarships reported $110K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $20K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $5K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is First Gen Scholarships?
First Gen Scholarships is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Wimberley, TX. It holds $110K in total assets as of 2025.
What is First Gen Scholarships's EIN?
First Gen Scholarships's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-5494000. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 3, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 13, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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