GCCS Educational Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Jeffersonville, IN EIN: 35-2077348

The core purpose of the GCCS Educational Foundation is to improve student outcomes and the learning of every student in every school, in collaboration with district leadership, by engaging the support of businesses and the community.

GCCS Educational Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$455,728
+23.4% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$470,769
+85.9% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$13,702
-11.5% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$388,806
+2.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who GCCS Educational Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

JeffersonvilleNew Albany

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K2 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2021) to $492K (2020). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $38K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Jeffersonville High School Jeffersonville, INRenovation of Baseball Field$37,585
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$455,728$470,769$388,806——$13,702
2024$369,423$253,274$378,876——$15,485
2023$495,025$484,593$291,233——$2,384
2022$301,665$284,698$206,079$37,5851$1,030
2021$223,046$294,265$205,724$24,6251$767
2020$134,505$623,953$665,717$492,3622$2,154

About GCCS Educational Foundation

Based on IRS filings

GCCS Educational Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Jeffersonville, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $456K in total assets. Net investment income was $14K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

GCCS Educational Foundation is led by Emily Oliver-Jones, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 1 of 23 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Emily Oliver-Jones

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $65K (2020) → $84K (2025)

  • Joshua Hillman

    Chairman

    Director → Vice Chairman, 2021

    Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Laughner

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gus Luckert

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kofi Darku

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Meghan Paschal

    Director

    Secretary → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janice Leavell

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Straight

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristin Pickerell

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Eddy

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Teresa Perkins

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joshua Corum

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Samantha Pierce

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stefanie Wooten Burnette

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wes Scott

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kj Martin

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Hodskins

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brandon Keith

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brooke Schafer

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dave Schoengart

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Minton

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donna Ennis

    Secretary

    Director → Co-Chair, 2022

    Co-Chair → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carrie Beth Crouch

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (23)
  • Former: Kenton Wooden (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Amy Burnette (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Joe Wood (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Susan Acree (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jay Conner (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Mark Felix (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Nancy Kraft (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Matt Pulley (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Bradley Jones (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Brittany Cooley (2020–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Don Allen (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jessica Carroll (2020–2021) — Assistant Treasurer
  • Former: Logan Hostettler (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Pat Harrison (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Teresa Bottorff-Perkins (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Bill Burns (2020) — Director
  • Former: Billy Scott (2020) — Director
  • Former: Eric Ballenger (2020) — Director
  • Former: Keith Pulliam (2020) — Director
  • Former: Kenny Kavanaugh (2020) — Director
  • Former: Martin Padgett (2020) — Director
  • Former: Meghan Fight (2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Missy Mull (2020) — 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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Emily Oliver-Jones — Executive Director: $84KEmily Oliver-JonesExecutive Director$84K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $84K, to Emily Oliver-Jones (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about GCCS Educational Foundation

How large is GCCS Educational Foundation?

GCCS Educational Foundation reported $456K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $471K.

What is GCCS Educational Foundation?

GCCS Educational Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Jeffersonville, IN. It holds $456K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does GCCS Educational Foundation operate?

GCCS Educational Foundation has awarded grants in Indiana.

What is GCCS Educational Foundation's EIN?

GCCS Educational Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-2077348. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 6, 2021)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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