Kent County Educational Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Jayton, TX EIN: 75-2673950

Kent County Educational Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Jayton, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $321K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $15K. Net investment income was $20K.

Kent County Educational Foundation at a glance

In short: Kent County Educational Foundation gave $15K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$14,839
+59.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
9
+80.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,649
-11.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,649
Total assets
$320,843
+2.8% 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 Kent County Educational Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

34 grants across all recorded years

34<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 34 grants of 34 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.

States

Cities

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How Kent County Educational Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 55% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 92% 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

$0$5K$10K$15K12 grants2020 6 grants2021 5 grants2022 9 grants2023 5 grants2024 9 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2021) to $15K (2025). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $15K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
9 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$14,839
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$320,843$27,544$18,925$14,8399$15,239$20,181$16,590
2024$312,224$14,109$13,612$9,3205$9,590$10,087$15,390
2023$311,727$13,902$13,900$11,2029$11,202$11,268$14,416
2022$311,725$19,393$14,193$9,5865$9,886$14,786$16,111
2021$306,525$41,470$10,161$6,2226—$37,831—
2020$275,216$11,151$12,476$8,74412—$7,764—

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Kent County Educational Foundation reported a distributable amount of $17K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Kent County Educational Foundation's 2025 filing lists 5 officers; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Darla Harrison

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Hope Morales

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Laci Scogin

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Lyle Lackey

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Trigg Overbo

    Director

    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 Kent County Educational Foundation

How much does Kent County Educational Foundation give each year?

Kent County Educational Foundation gave $15K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $9K across 5 grants.

What is Kent County Educational Foundation's typical grant size?

Kent County Educational Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,649, and its average grant was $1,649, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Kent County Educational Foundation give grants?

Kent County Educational Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Kent County Educational Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on Kent County Educational Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (9 grants).

How large is Kent County Educational Foundation?

Kent County Educational Foundation reported $321K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $15K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $17K (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.

What is Kent County Educational Foundation?

Kent County Educational Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Jayton, TX. It holds $321K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Kent County Educational Foundation's EIN?

Kent County Educational Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-2673950. 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

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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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