The Early Family Scholar Athlete Prize
The Early Family Scholar Athlete Prize is a private foundation, based in New Haven, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $198K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $9K. Net investment income was $3K.
The Early Family Scholar Athlete Prize at a glance
In short: The Early Family Scholar Athlete Prize gave $9K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Connecticut. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $8,652
- -53.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,884
- -69.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,500
- Total assets
- $198,382
- +10.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Connecticut (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 The Early Family Scholar Athlete Prize funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How The Early Family Scholar Athlete Prize gives
- Giving grew 73% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 95% 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 $19K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $9K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 3 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $8,652 |
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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 | $198,382 | $4,174 | $10,113 | $8,652 | 3 | $8,652 | $2,899 | $9,127 |
| 2024 | $180,063 | $5,674 | $20,028 | $18,618 | 2 | $18,618 | $4,264 | $8,652 |
| 2023 | $178,900 | $5,790 | $11,639 | $9,011 | 2 | $9,011 | $3,162 | $8,510 |
| 2022 | $168,452 | $3,055 | $6,309 | $5,000 | 1 | $5,000 | $2,922 | $9,011 |
| 2021 | $199,159 | $6,958 | $9,380 | $8,000 | 2 | $8,000 | $1,988 | $9,370 |
| 2020 | $182,490 | $-723 | $10,282 | $9,000 | 1 | — | $2,641 | $8,838 |
| 2019 | $177,923 | $4,282 | $5,970 | $5,000 | 1 | — | $3,430 | $8,141 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Early Family Scholar Athlete Prize 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
The Early Family Scholar Athlete Prize is led by James F. Early, Trustee on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
James F. Early
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.1 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.
Frequently asked questions about The Early Family Scholar Athlete Prize
How much does The Early Family Scholar Athlete Prize give each year?
The Early Family Scholar Athlete Prize gave $9K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $19K across 2 grants.
What is The Early Family Scholar Athlete Prize's typical grant size?
The Early Family Scholar Athlete Prize's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $2,884, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does The Early Family Scholar Athlete Prize give grants?
The Early Family Scholar Athlete Prize gives mostly in Connecticut: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does The Early Family Scholar Athlete Prize give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on The Early Family Scholar Athlete Prize's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (3 grants).
How large is The Early Family Scholar Athlete Prize?
The Early Family Scholar Athlete Prize reported $198K 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.
What is The Early Family Scholar Athlete Prize's EIN?
The Early Family Scholar Athlete Prize's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-3222110. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 2, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 27, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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