Phoenix Foundation Trust Fund
Phoenix Foundation Trust Fund is a private foundation, based in Gilbert, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $943K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $22K. Net investment income was $41K.
Phoenix Foundation Trust Fund at a glance
In short: Phoenix Foundation Trust Fund gave $22K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $21,825
- -52.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 9
- -43.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,425
- -15.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,425
- Total assets
- $943,047
- +5.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Arizona (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 Phoenix Foundation Trust Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
87 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 87 grants of 87 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.
Cities
How Phoenix Foundation Trust Fund gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+15%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 73% 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $19K (2022) to $46K (2024). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $22K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 9 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $21,825 |
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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 | $943,047 | $46,955 | $43,712 | $21,825 | 9 | $33,220 | $40,987 | $45,753 |
| 2024 | $897,368 | $33,284 | $66,724 | $45,998 | 16 | $59,667 | $26,364 | $43,013 |
| 2023 | $883,814 | $20,720 | $53,816 | $40,000 | 23 | $45,490 | $28,229 | $42,753 |
| 2022 | $893,020 | $43,251 | $31,342 | $19,000 | 18 | $23,901 | $36,144 | $48,968 |
| 2021 | $1,028,052 | $33,710 | $31,247 | $22,050 | 21 | — | $30,425 | $48,764 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Phoenix Foundation Trust Fund reported a distributable amount of $46K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Phoenix Foundation Trust Fund's 2025 filing lists 9 officers; none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Craig Gross
Grand Trustee
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Randal Scott Jager
Grand Trustee
Grand Master → Grand Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2022
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jim Baker
Grand Trustee
Grand Master → Grand Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Sahady
Grand Trustee
On filings since 2024
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
George Rusk
Grand Trustee
Grand Master → Grand Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gregory A. Vasquez
Grand Secretary
Grand Trustee → Grand Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ronald W. Richards
Grand Treasurer
On filings since 2022
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Dale
Grand Master
On filings since 2024
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leigh Creighton
Grand Master
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (6)
- Former: William E. Wilkinson (2022–2024) — Grand Trustee
- Former: Earl L. Wunder (2021–2023) — Grand Trustee
- Former: George S. Mather (2021–2022) — Grand Secretary
- Former: Boyd W. Robertson (2021) — Grand Master
- Former: Michael N. McGee (2021) — Grand Treasurer
- Former: Scott A. Thomas (2021) — Grand Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Phoenix Foundation Trust Fund
How much does Phoenix Foundation Trust Fund give each year?
Phoenix Foundation Trust Fund gave $22K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $46K across 16 grants.
What is Phoenix Foundation Trust Fund's typical grant size?
Phoenix Foundation Trust Fund's median grant in 2025 was $2,425, and its average grant was $2,425, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Phoenix Foundation Trust Fund give grants?
Phoenix Foundation Trust Fund gives mostly in Arizona: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Phoenix Foundation Trust Fund give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on Phoenix Foundation Trust Fund's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarships to Colleges & Universities" (9 grants).
How large is Phoenix Foundation Trust Fund?
Phoenix Foundation Trust Fund reported $943K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $33K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $46K (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 Phoenix Foundation Trust Fund's EIN?
Phoenix Foundation Trust Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-9013325. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 10, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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