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The Garand Collectors Association Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Mission, KS EIN: 35-2151649 Website

To exchange information and expand knowledge of the U.S. rifle, caliber.30, m1; to preserve and publicize the history of the rifle and its inventor john c. Garand; to assist and encourage new collectors; to assist authors in writing new reference works; to assist members in their collecting; and to encourage competitive and recreational safe shooting of the rifle.

The Garand Collectors Association Inc at a glance

In short: The Garand Collectors Association Inc gave $39K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $39K), mostly in Alabama. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$38,700
+524.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$38,700
+524.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$38,700
Total assets
$1,159,203
+14.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Alabama (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who The Garand Collectors Association Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Civilian Marksmanship Program: $39KCivilian Marksmanship Program$39K

The largest 2025 recipient was Civilian Marksmanship Program ($39K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 5 (60%).

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

Anniston

How The Garand Collectors Association Inc gives

  • Giving fell 32% 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$20K$40K$60KTotal only2019 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2019) to $57K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $39K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Civilian Marksmanship Program Anniston, ALTo support marksmanship training and responsible use of firearms$38,700
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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$1,159,203$835,201$686,267$38,7001$32,303
2024$1,014,041$729,171$703,998$6,2001$29,604
2023$977,065$646,530$797,064$56,6601$9,746
2022$1,125,762$650,949$751,868$57,3151$2,671
2021$1,226,681$810,878$695,766$45,0001$7,328
2019$1,047,002$623,047$572,671$4,250Total only$8,505

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About The Garand Collectors Association Inc

Based on IRS filings

The Garand Collectors Association Inc is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Mission, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $39K. Net investment income was $32K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Garand Collectors Association Inc is led by Andrew Hall, President since 2022 (on filings since 2019); 2 of 11 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Andrew Hall

    President

    Vice President → President, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Bernazzani

    Director & Editor

    Director → Director & Managing Editor, 2022

    Director & Managing Editor → Director & Editor, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    20 hrs/week

    $20K (2022) → $20K (2025)

  • David H. McClain

    Director

    Director → Drector & Editor, 2022

    Drector & Editor → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Seijas

    Director & Editor

    Director → Director & Senior Editor, 2022

    Director & Senior Editor → Director & Editor, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Dobish

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Adell

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jack Prucha

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rob Clark

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Guenthenspberger

    Vice President & Editor

    Director & Editor → Vice President & Editor, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    10 hrs/week

    $4K (2022) → $4K (2025)

  • Don Kemps

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steven Pautz

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (8)
  • Former: Orest Michaels (2019–2023) — Vice President & Treasurer
  • Former: Robert Clark (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Kenny Williamson (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Marc Adler (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Steven T. Rutledge (2019–2021) — President & Managing Director
  • Former: Marty Morgan (2021) — Director
  • Former: James Adell (2019) — Director
  • Former: Martin Ka Morgan (2019) — Director

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Michael Bernazzani — Director/Editor: $20KMichael BernazzaniDirector/Editor$20KBrian Guenthenspberger — Vice President/Editor: $4KBrian GuenthenspbergerVice President/Editor$4K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $20K, to Michael Bernazzani (Director/Editor). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about The Garand Collectors Association Inc

How much does The Garand Collectors Association Inc give each year?

The Garand Collectors Association Inc gave $39K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $6K across 1 grant.

How large is The Garand Collectors Association Inc?

The Garand Collectors Association Inc reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $835K.

What is The Garand Collectors Association Inc?

The Garand Collectors Association Inc is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Mission, KS. It holds $1.2M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does The Garand Collectors Association Inc operate?

The Garand Collectors Association Inc has awarded grants in Alabama.

What is The Garand Collectors Association Inc's EIN?

The Garand Collectors Association Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-2151649. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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 2019 (received by the IRS January 15, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 29, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 22, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 23, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 23, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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