Garciajs Scholarship Trust
Garciajs Scholarship Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Columbus, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $137K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $2K. Net investment income was $13K.
Garciajs Scholarship Trust at a glance
In short: Garciajs Scholarship Trust gave $2K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $500), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,500
- -63.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $500
- -50.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $500
- Total assets
- $137,137
- +6.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Ohio (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 Garciajs Scholarship Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of Cincinnati ($500). Together the top 3 received $2K.
Grant Size Distribution
23 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 23 grants of 23 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Garciajs Scholarship Trust gives
- Giving fell 73% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 55% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 $2K (2025) to $6K (2021). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $2K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH | Scholarship | $500 |
| Ohio State University Steubenville, OH | Scholarship | $500 |
| Malone University Canton, OH | Scholarship | $500 |
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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 | $137,137 | $14,460 | $5,782 | $1,500 | 3 | $4,161 | $13,117 | $7,621 |
| 2024 | $128,605 | $13,695 | $8,089 | $4,050 | 4 | $6,695 | $12,387 | $7,779 |
| 2023 | $122,246 | $6,074 | $9,484 | $5,500 | 7 | $8,161 | $4,691 | $6,929 |
| 2022 | $125,624 | $4,454 | $9,616 | $5,500 | 4 | $8,123 | $3,174 | $8,394 |
| 2021 | $130,312 | $11,677 | $9,983 | $6,000 | 5 | — | $10,408 | $7,783 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Garciajs Scholarship Trust reported a distributable amount of $8K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Garciajs Scholarship Trust's only listed officer is Huntington National Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2021 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Huntington National Bank
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
$3K (2021) → $3K (2025)
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $3K, to Huntington National Bank (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Garciajs Scholarship Trust
How much does Garciajs Scholarship Trust give each year?
Garciajs Scholarship Trust gave $2K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4K across 4 grants.
What is Garciajs Scholarship Trust's typical grant size?
Garciajs Scholarship Trust's median grant in 2025 was $500, and its average grant was $500, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Garciajs Scholarship Trust give grants?
Garciajs Scholarship Trust gives mostly in Ohio: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Garciajs Scholarship Trust give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Garciajs Scholarship Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (3 grants).
How large is Garciajs Scholarship Trust?
Garciajs Scholarship Trust reported $137K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $4K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $8K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Garciajs Scholarship Trust?
Garciajs Scholarship Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Columbus, OH. It holds $137K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Garciajs Scholarship Trust's EIN?
Garciajs Scholarship Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-6496564. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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