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South Florida State College Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Avon Park, FL EIN: 59-3050497 Website

Assist South Florida state college in the delivery of educational services to the citizens of Highlands, Hardee, and Desoto counties.

South Florida State College Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: South Florida State College Foundation Inc gave $1.1M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.1M), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,056,811
-18.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,056,811
-18.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,056,811
Total assets
$26,558,282
+7.8% 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 South Florida State College Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K2$500K–1M2$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 2 grants of 5 (40%).

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

Avon Park

How South Florida State College Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 43% 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$500K$1M$1.5M1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $485K (2021) to $1.3M (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.1M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
1 individual scholarship Recipients not named —$1,056,811
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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$26,558,282$2,081,216$2,592,598$1,056,8111$356,933
2024$24,632,134$2,254,014$2,746,552$1,296,2181$354,632
2023$21,665,764$2,963,770$2,374,010$966,3161$343,599
2022$18,387,296$1,817,025$2,274,490$740,2531$316,266
2021$21,559,515$1,694,478$1,667,958$485,1701$305,244
2020$18,838,226$1,988,628$1,528,600$527,1861$245,558

About South Florida State College Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

South Florida State College Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Avon Park, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $26.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.1M. Net investment income was $357K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

South Florida State College Foundation Inc is led by Parker Hall, President since 2025 (on filings since 2024); none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Parker Hall

    President

    Director → President, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Catherine P. Cornelius

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Leitzel

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Fred Hawkins Jr.

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Judge Heather Beato

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Jarrett

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Bennett

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Campbell

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Devon Donaldson

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Jacob Cook

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Norman Stephens Jr.

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah Evers

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Cheryl Brown

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • George Mousa

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Barber

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

Former officers (29)
  • Former: Darrell Jensen (2020–2024) — President
  • Former: Don Elwell (2020–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Vinod C. Thakkar (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Rick Bateman (2024) — Director
  • Former: Judge Angela J. Cowden (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Michael Kelly (2020–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Patricia Manderville (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Robert E. Duncan (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Robin Weeks (2020–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Corey Allain (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Sandee Braxton (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Patrick Joe Wright (2022–2023) — Dbot Liaison
  • Former: Andrew Santos (2023) — Director
  • Former: Becky McIntyre (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Christy Crews (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: David E. Willey (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Judge Peter F. Estrada (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Tres Stephenson (2020–2022) — Past President
  • Former: Joan Hartt (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: John Shoop (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: William R. Jarrett Jr. (2020–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Cheyenne Pohl (2021) — Director
  • Former: Tim Backer (2021) — Director
  • Former: Alex Fells (2020) — Director
  • Former: Judge Danielle L. Brewer (2020) — Director
  • Former: Lana Puckorius (2020) — Director
  • Former: Senator Denise Grimsley (2020) — Director
  • Former: Sunaina Khurana (2020) — Director
  • Former: Terry Atchley (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 South Florida State College Foundation Inc

How much does South Florida State College Foundation Inc give each year?

South Florida State College Foundation Inc gave $1.1M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.3M across 1 grant.

How large is South Florida State College Foundation Inc?

South Florida State College Foundation Inc reported $26.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.1M.

What is South Florida State College Foundation Inc?

South Florida State College Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Avon Park, FL. It holds $26.6M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does South Florida State College Foundation Inc operate?

South Florida State College Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Florida.

What is South Florida State College Foundation Inc's EIN?

South Florida State College Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-3050497. 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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 20, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 18, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 25, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 23, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 4, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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