Jay Vanderpool Scholarship Fund
Jay Vanderpool Scholarship Fund is a private foundation, based in Galveston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $158K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $7K. Net investment income was $18K.
Jay Vanderpool Scholarship Fund at a glance
In short: Jay Vanderpool Scholarship Fund gave $7K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $6,840
- +12.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,420
- +12.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,420
- Total assets
- $157,533
- +6.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (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 Jay Vanderpool Scholarship Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
11 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 11 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Jay Vanderpool Scholarship Fund gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+5%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 96% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2019) to $7K (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $7K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $6,840 |
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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 | $157,533 | $19,502 | $10,148 | $6,840 | 2 | $8,520 | $17,604 | $8,886 |
| 2024 | $148,179 | $12,181 | $9,262 | $6,075 | 2 | $7,721 | $8,820 | $8,486 |
| 2023 | $145,256 | $6,396 | $9,911 | $7,000 | 2 | $8,519 | $4,111 | $7,693 |
| 2022 | $148,771 | $7,953 | $9,515 | $6,500 | 3 | $7,358 | $1,327 | $7,859 |
| 2021 | $150,333 | $42,163 | $8,504 | $5,500 | 2 | $6,302 | $9,964 | $7,637 |
| 2020 | $116,674 | $7,972 | $7,984 | $5,500 | 2 | — | $4,440 | $6,185 |
| 2019 | $116,682 | $10,926 | $7,540 | $5,045 | 2 | — | $4,584 | $5,932 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Jay Vanderpool Scholarship Fund reported a distributable amount of $9K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Jay Vanderpool Scholarship Fund's 2025 filing lists 5 officers; 1 of 5 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Frost Bank
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
$2K (2022) → $2K (2025)
Harold Y. Vanderpool
Advisory Committee
Advisory Com → Advisory Committee, 2022
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jon Y. Vanderpool
Advisory Committee
Advisory Com → Advisory Committee, 2022
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katherine C. Provost
Advisory Committee
Advisory Com → Advisory Committee, 2022
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nathalie Bartle
Advisory Committee
Advisory Com → Advisory Committee, 2022
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $2K, to Frost Bank (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Jay Vanderpool Scholarship Fund
How much does Jay Vanderpool Scholarship Fund give each year?
Jay Vanderpool Scholarship Fund gave $7K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $6K across 2 grants.
How large is Jay Vanderpool Scholarship Fund?
Jay Vanderpool Scholarship Fund reported $158K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $9K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $9K (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 Jay Vanderpool Scholarship Fund operate?
Jay Vanderpool Scholarship Fund has awarded grants in Massachusetts, Texas.
What is Jay Vanderpool Scholarship Fund's EIN?
Jay Vanderpool Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 76-6038758. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 18, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 1, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 4, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
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