Gifford Youth Achievement Center Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Vero Beach, FL EIN: 43-1950913

See response to form 990, page 1, line 1.

Gifford Youth Achievement Center Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Gifford Youth Achievement Center Foundation Inc gave $303K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $303K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$302,564
-4.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$302,564
-4.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$302,564
Total assets
$7,681,192
+14.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Florida (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Gifford Youth Achievement Center Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Gifford Youth Achievement Center Inc: $303KGifford Youth AchievementCenter Inc$303K

The largest 2025 recipient was Gifford Youth Achievement Center Inc ($303K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K3$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Vero Beach

How Gifford Youth Achievement Center Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 70% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $126K (2019) to $322K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $303K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Gifford Youth Achievement Center Inc Vero Beach, FLFurther Assist Gifford Youth Achievement Center$302,564
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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$7,681,192$549,788$339,550$302,5641$549,278
2024$6,727,246$278,840$361,847$317,1321$278,192
2023$6,136,052$485,089$356,295$321,5581$481,970
2022$5,614,551$701,857$216,193$177,4821$386,843
2021$6,795,169$287,398$215,446$177,4821$234,125
2020$5,774,160$1,800,765$167,023$138,7911$69,758
2019$3,760,532$867,213$150,945$126,1601$76,664

About Gifford Youth Achievement Center Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Gifford Youth Achievement Center Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Vero Beach, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $303K. Net investment income was $549K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Gifford Youth Achievement Center Foundation Inc is led by Todd Fennell, Chairman on every filing since 2019; none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Todd Fennell

    Chairman

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joan Woodhouse

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Holmes

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Norm Rickard

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rosalen Cline

    Board Member

    Treasurer → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Alexander

    Vice Chairman

    Board Member → Secretary, 2020

    Secretary → Vice Chairman, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patti O'Mara

    Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Randy Rolf

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ken Mindt

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Paul Knapp (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: William Glavin (2019–2021) — Vice Chairman
  • Former: Adam Bolinger (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Nancy Johnson (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Deborah Taylor-Long (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Barry Reardon (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Robert Samuels (2019) — Secretary

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Gifford Youth Achievement Center Foundation Inc

How much does Gifford Youth Achievement Center Foundation Inc give each year?

Gifford Youth Achievement Center Foundation Inc gave $303K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $317K across 1 grant.

How large is Gifford Youth Achievement Center Foundation Inc?

Gifford Youth Achievement Center Foundation Inc reported $7.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $550K.

What is Gifford Youth Achievement Center Foundation Inc?

Gifford Youth Achievement Center Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Vero Beach, FL. It holds $7.7M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Gifford Youth Achievement Center Foundation Inc operate?

Gifford Youth Achievement Center Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Florida.

What is Gifford Youth Achievement Center Foundation Inc's EIN?

Gifford Youth Achievement Center Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-1950913. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 1, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 20, 2026)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 28, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 9, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 5, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 21, 2025)

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