Gardner Family Teacher Scholarships
Gardner Family Teacher Scholarships is a private foundation based in Prescott, Arizona. Its 2025 filing reports educational scholarship grants to individuals, and its application instructions say awards must be used at an accredited institution of higher learning.
Gardner Family Teacher Scholarships at a glance
In short: Gardner Family Teacher Scholarships gave $53K across 21 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $52,500
- +40.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 21
- +61.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,500
- -13.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,500
- Total assets
- $678,656
- +8.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Arizona (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 Gardner Family Teacher Scholarships
- How to Apply
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The filing describes an online application requiring letters of recommendation and responses to two essay questions. Awards must be used at an accredited institution of higher learning, and scholarships are sent directly to the institution.
- Review Cycle
- March 1, 2025. This deadline is past.
- Deadline
- March 1, 2025.
- Contact
Application contact: Steve King
Mailing address: 2970 Centerpointe East Drive, Prescott, AZ 86301
Phone: (928) 442-5139
Email: steve.king@yavapaiaz.gov
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Gardner Family Teacher Scholarships funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
65 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 65 grants of 65 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All grant dollars reported for 2025 went to recipients in Arizona.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 21 itemized grants.
Cities
How Gardner Family Teacher Scholarships gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+7%). Method
- In 2023 it paid out 149% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $28K (2021) to $53K (2025). In 2025 it made 21 grants totaling $53K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 21 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $52,500 |
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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 | $678,656 | $55,857 | $61,842 | $52,500 | 21 | — | $52,285 | $32,259 |
| 2024 | $627,510 | $81,238 | $5,160 | $37,505 | 13 | — | $45,317 | $28,112 |
| 2023 | $548,985 | $30,515 | $37,306 | $32,500 | 13 | $37,306 | $25,115 | $25,025 |
| 2022 | $497,780 | $21,450 | $53,734 | $49,000 | 10 | $49,000 | $959 | — |
| 2021 | $620,464 | $34,781 | $28,360 | $28,000 | 8 | $28,000 | $10,074 | — |
| 2020 | $9,675 | $12,175 | $30,360 | $30,000 | 15 | — | $11,695 | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Gardner Family Teacher Scholarships reported a distributable amount of $32K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement is provided. The 2025 filing lists grants for educational scholarships and specifies that scholarship awards must be used at accredited institutions of higher learning.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 21 grants totaling $52,500. Each was $2,500. Examples include three individual recipients, each receiving $2,500 for an educational scholarship.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Danny Brown as president, Cory Gardner as vice president, Steve King as secretary-treasurer, and Lance Barnes, Allie Wheeler, Heather Leavitt, and Ali Conant as directors.
Gardner Family Teacher Scholarships is led by Danny Brown, President since 2023 (on filings since 2020); none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Danny Brown
President
President → Co-President, 2021
Co-President → President, 2023
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Lance Barnes
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Ali Conant
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Heather Leavitt
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Allie Wheeler
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Cory Gardner
Vice President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Steve King
Secretarytreasurer
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: Andy Smith (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Tim Carter (2020–2023) — Secretarytreasurer
- Former: Jean Knight (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Leslie Horton (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Ray Newton (2020–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Ron Minnich (2020–2022) — Emeritus
- Former: Tara Oneill (2020–2022) — Co-President
- Former: Mac Macfarlane (2020–2021) — 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 Gardner Family Teacher Scholarships
How much does Gardner Family Teacher Scholarships give each year?
Gardner Family Teacher Scholarships gave $53K across 21 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $38K across 13 grants.
What is Gardner Family Teacher Scholarships's typical grant size?
Gardner Family Teacher Scholarships's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $2,500, across 21 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Gardner Family Teacher Scholarships give grants?
Gardner Family Teacher Scholarships gives mostly in Arizona: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Gardner Family Teacher Scholarships give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 21 grants with a stated purpose on Gardner Family Teacher Scholarships's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Educational Scholarship" (19 grants).
How large is Gardner Family Teacher Scholarships?
Gardner Family Teacher Scholarships reported $679K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $56K.
What does Gardner Family Teacher Scholarships fund?
No mission statement is provided. The 2025 filing lists grants for educational scholarships and specifies that scholarship awards must be used at accredited institutions of higher learning. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Gardner Family Teacher Scholarships?
The filing describes an online application requiring letters of recommendation and responses to two essay questions. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
How much is Gardner Family Teacher Scholarships required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Gardner Family Teacher Scholarships reported a distributable amount of $32K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is Gardner Family Teacher Scholarships's EIN?
Gardner Family Teacher Scholarships's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-1008939. 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 September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 20, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 3, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
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