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Garden City Student Aid & Scholarship Fund Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Garden City, NY EIN: 11-3412177 Website

Garden City Student Aid & Scholarship Fund Inc is a private foundation based in Garden City, New York. It provides awards and scholarships to students who reside in the incorporated village of Garden City; its website describes its work as supporting Garden City High School students, including college-bound graduates.

Garden City Student Aid & Scholarship Fund Inc at a glance

In short: Garden City Student Aid & Scholarship Fund Inc gave $47K across 52 grants in 2025 (avg $903.846), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$47,000
+0.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
52
+18.2% vs 2024
Average grant
$904
-14.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$563
Total assets
$907,815
+8.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.

How to apply to Garden City Student Aid & Scholarship Fund Inc

How to Apply

The 2024 filing lists an individual recipient as the contact, gives forms and materials as N/A, and states there are no restrictions or limitations on awards. The fund’s website provides program-specific information, including an essay and recommendation-letter requirements for the Julia Maloney Scholarship. Its Unsung Hero page describes submitting a 300–400-word nomination essay through the Guidance Office.

Review Cycle
The 2024 filing states “by March 1 each year.” That date has passed for 2026.
Deadline
The 2024 filing states “by March 1 each year.” That date has passed for 2026.
Contact

Application contact: William V Sweeney
Mailing address: 56 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530
Phone: (516) 478-1000
Website: https://www.gcscholarship.org

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who Garden City Student Aid & Scholarship Fund Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

210 grants across all recorded years

210<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 210 grants of 210 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The 2024 filing describes the fund’s direct charitable activity as providing awards and scholarships to students who reside in the incorporated Village of Garden City, New York. Its 2025 grants were all to recipients in New York.

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 52 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Garden City

How Garden City Student Aid & Scholarship Fund Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+18%). 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

$0$20K$40K$60K22 grants2020 35 grants2021 36 grants2022 43 grants2023 44 grants2024 52 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $22K (2020) to $47K (2025). In 2025 it made 52 grants totaling $47K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
50 grants to individuals Recipients not named —$46,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment Income
2025$907,815$78,132$53,505$47,00052$47,000$38,510
2024$835,117$64,954$53,760$46,75044$46,750$33,863
2023$759,800$76,243$46,016$38,50043$38,500$43,714
2022$741,179$92,181$45,438$39,75036$39,750$65,489
2021$835,507$29,756$47,047$38,50035—$29,756
2020$716,942$43,260$28,685$21,85022—$20,943

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The fund’s website describes its purpose as helping bridge the financial gap for college-bound Garden City High School graduates. Its scholarship and award programs include the Julia Maloney Scholarship, Student Club Awards, and the Unsung Hero Award.

The Julia Maloney Scholarship is described as an annual $3,000 award for four years. The website lists academic achievement, extracurricular activities, an essay, and an interview among its selection criteria. The Unsung Hero Award recognizes a senior for qualities such as helping others or inspiring classmates; the winner receives a $2,000 scholarship and the nominator receives a $1,000 scholarship.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the fund reported 52 grants totaling $47,000. The grants ranged from $250 to $6,000, with a median of $562. The largest listed award was $6,000; several other listed awards were $3,000. All grant dollars went to recipients in New York, and the listed recipients were individuals.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Paul Pogozelski, Michelle Clark, Kevin Steingruebner, Jackie Rovelli, and Dana Henson as directors; Susan Walsh as secretary; Greg Kramer and William Sweeney as co-presidents; Kim Pino as vice president; and Stacey Pedone as treasurer.

Garden City Student Aid & Scholarship Fund Inc is led by Greg Kramer, Co-President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Greg Kramer

    Co-President

    Vice President → President, 2022

    President → Co-President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Sweeney

    Co-President

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Steingruebner

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle Clark

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Pogozelski

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dana Henson

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jackie Rovelli

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Angela Costelli

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Walsh

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kim Pino

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stacey Pedone

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (11)
  • Former: Kevin Coffey (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Sheila McGovern (2020–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Bill Sweeney (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Danielle Livingston (2023) — Director
  • Former: Elizabeth Menges (2020–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Ron Marciano (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Paula Codignotto (2022) — Director
  • Former: Philip Blum (2020–2021) — President
  • Former: Elizabeth Golden (2020) — Director
  • Former: John Adams (2020) — Director
  • Former: Mike Perry (2020) — President

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 Garden City Student Aid & Scholarship Fund Inc

How much does Garden City Student Aid & Scholarship Fund Inc give each year?

Garden City Student Aid & Scholarship Fund Inc gave $47K across 52 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $47K across 44 grants.

What is Garden City Student Aid & Scholarship Fund Inc's typical grant size?

Garden City Student Aid & Scholarship Fund Inc's median grant in 2025 was $563, and its average grant was $904, across 52 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Garden City Student Aid & Scholarship Fund Inc give grants?

Garden City Student Aid & Scholarship Fund Inc gives mostly in New York: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Garden City Student Aid & Scholarship Fund Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 52 grants with a stated purpose on Garden City Student Aid & Scholarship Fund Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Award" (48 grants) and "Scholarship" (4 grants).

How large is Garden City Student Aid & Scholarship Fund Inc?

Garden City Student Aid & Scholarship Fund Inc reported $908K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $78K.

What does Garden City Student Aid & Scholarship Fund Inc fund?

The fund’s website describes its purpose as helping bridge the financial gap for college-bound Garden City High School graduates. Its scholarship and award programs include the Julia Maloney Scholarship, Student Club Awards, and the Unsung Hero Award. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Garden City Student Aid & Scholarship Fund Inc?

The 2024 filing lists an individual recipient as the contact, gives forms and materials as N/A, and states there are no restrictions or limitations on awards. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Garden City Student Aid & Scholarship Fund Inc's EIN?

Garden City Student Aid & Scholarship Fund Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 11-3412177. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.

Data update history

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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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