Northwest Florida State College Foundation Inc
The Northwest Florida State College Foundation utilizes your gifts to support the college, enhance our community and improve students' lives.
Northwest Florida State College Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Northwest Florida State College Foundation Inc gave $2.7M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $1.3M), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,699,646
- +49.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,349,823
- -25.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,349,823
- Total assets
- $74,708,079
- +8.0% 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 Northwest Florida State College Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Northwest Florida State College ($1.9M).
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($798,117), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 5 grants of 6 (83%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Northwest Florida State College Foundation Inc gives
- Giving fell 41% 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.6M (2020) to $4.6M (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $2.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Northwest Florida State College Niceville, FL | Educational Support | $1,901,529 |
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $798,117 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $74,708,079 | $7,713,435 | $3,436,990 | $2,699,646 | 2 | $6,256,137 |
| 2024 | $69,155,754 | $6,905,568 | $3,214,084 | $1,804,757 | 1 | $5,606,936 |
| 2023 | $61,359,589 | $4,377,130 | $3,560,797 | $2,159,333 | 1 | $3,233,700 |
| 2022 | $57,496,600 | $9,199,944 | $5,923,027 | $4,613,368 | 1 | $7,637,140 |
| 2021 | $65,472,128 | $6,097,036 | $3,789,291 | $2,187,487 | 1 | $3,755,182 |
| 2020 | $52,611,160 | $4,640,621 | $3,179,960 | $1,568,870 | 1 | $3,140,283 |
About Northwest Florida State College Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
Northwest Florida State College Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in Niceville, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $74.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $2.7M. Net investment income was $6.3M.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Northwest Florida State College Foundation Inc is led by Chris Stowers, Executive Director & Secretary since 2025 (on filings since 2022); none of the 27 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Chris Stowers
Executive Director & Secretary
Current Secretary & Executive Director → Executive Director, 2023
Executive Director → Executive Director & Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mel Ponder
College President
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cindy Frakes
Chair
Director → Treasurer, 2024
Treasurer → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Donald Litke
Trustee Liaison
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cecil Williams
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Destin Cobb
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Todd Grisoff
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Pennington
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christie Austin
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Bagby
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vincent Mayfield
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stanley Siefke
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Fran Hendricks
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Neko Stubblefield
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tim McCool
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wendy McAdams Dorr
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Grandy
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dolores Noechel
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric Navarre
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Fred Ketchem
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Guy Bourn
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Carr
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sharon McKenzie
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tim Bolduc
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Ochs
Past Chair
Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Rhodes
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Teresa Halveron
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (38)
- Former: Alan M. Wood (2020–2024) — Chair
- Former: Bernard Johnson (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Devin Stephenson (2020–2024) — College President
- Former: Gordon King (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Heather Kilbey (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Hubert Ross (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Tyler Jarvis (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Bo Arnold (2022–2024) — Past Chair
- Former: Stephen Rohdes (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Zach McCluskey (2024) — Director
- Former: Kenneth J. Wampler (2020–2023) — Past Chair
- Former: Dave Jefferson (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Michelle McGee Freeman (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Rhonda Skipper (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Kim Kirby (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Jd Peacock (2023) — Director
- Former: Ashley Rogers (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Christie Kedroski (2020–2022) — Former Secretary & Executive Director
- Former: John D. Peacock (2020–2022) — Past Chair
- Former: Marek Bakun (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Stephen Wolfrom (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Lucinda Frakes (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: C. Jeffrey McInnis (2020–2021) — Past Chair
- Former: Dennis Peters (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Donald Richardson (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Eric Aden (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: R. Chad Hamilton (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Steve Wills (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Walter Hooks (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Wayne Campbell (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: William Arnold (2020–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Dale Peterson (2020) — Director
- Former: Dewayne Youngblood (2020) — Director
- Former: Frederick Thomas (2020) — Director
- Former: Melissa Pilcher (2020) — Director
- Former: Mitchell Mongell (2020) — Director
- Former: Pamela M. McGee (2020) — Director
- Former: Thomas Rice (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.
Frequently asked questions about Northwest Florida State College Foundation Inc
How much does Northwest Florida State College Foundation Inc give each year?
Northwest Florida State College Foundation Inc gave $2.7M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.8M across 1 grant.
How large is Northwest Florida State College Foundation Inc?
Northwest Florida State College Foundation Inc reported $74.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $7.7M.
Where does Northwest Florida State College Foundation Inc operate?
Northwest Florida State College Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Florida.
What is Northwest Florida State College Foundation Inc's EIN?
Northwest Florida State College Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-2865698. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 30, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 29, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 22, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 5, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 3, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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