Garrett Foundation for Excellence
Garrett Foundation for Excellence is a private foundation, based in Ruston, LA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $65K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $4K. Net investment income was $4K.
Garrett Foundation for Excellence at a glance
In short: Garrett Foundation for Excellence gave $4K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Louisiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,500
- +48.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,500
- +48.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,500
- Total assets
- $65,067
- +0.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Louisiana (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 Garrett Foundation for Excellence funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Ruston High School ($4K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Garrett Foundation for Excellence gives
- Giving grew 26% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 93% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2021) to $4K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $4K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ruston High School Ruston, LA | Educational | $3,500 |
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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 | $65,067 | $4,528 | $3,847 | $3,500 | 1 | $3,500 | $4,241 | $3,761 |
| 2024 | $64,457 | $12,173 | $2,591 | $2,350 | 1 | $2,350 | $1,959 | $3,417 |
| 2023 | $54,848 | $2,499 | $2,996 | $2,750 | 1 | $2,750 | $2,285 | $2,859 |
| 2022 | $55,313 | $4,098 | $3,117 | $2,775 | 1 | $2,775 | $3,809 | $3,037 |
| 2021 | $54,279 | $4,578 | $2,286 | $2,000 | 1 | — | $4,378 | $3,010 |
| 2020 | $51,968 | $188 | $3,178 | $2,925 | 1 | — | $962 | $2,727 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Garrett Foundation for Excellence reported a distributable amount of $4K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Garrett Foundation for Excellence's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bert Jones
Board of Managers
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Don M. McGehee
Board of Managers
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Loyce Garrett Miller
Board of Managers
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Patrick P. Garrett
Board of Managers
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
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 Garrett Foundation for Excellence
How much does Garrett Foundation for Excellence give each year?
Garrett Foundation for Excellence gave $4K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2K across 1 grant.
How large is Garrett Foundation for Excellence?
Garrett Foundation for Excellence reported $65K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $4K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $4K (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.
Where does Garrett Foundation for Excellence operate?
Garrett Foundation for Excellence has awarded grants in Louisiana.
What is Garrett Foundation for Excellence's EIN?
Garrett Foundation for Excellence's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-1811687. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 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 2020 (received by the IRS June 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 3, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
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Louisiana Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
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- Gwen Higgins English Scholarship (Community Foundation of Southwest Louisiana) $2,000 (one-time) · Due March 15, 2027
- Richard O. and Frances E. Boisture Scholarship (Community Foundation of Southwest Louisiana) $1,000 (one-time) · Due March 15, 2027
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