William Van Nest Garretson Scholarship

Private foundation · Grantmaker Oklahoma City, OK EIN: 73-6091909
AcademicsStudentsEducation

William Van Nest Garretson Scholarship is a private foundation focused on Academics, based in Oklahoma City, OK. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $378K in total assets. Net investment income was $12K.

William Van Nest Garretson Scholarship at a glance

Total assets
$377,557
+12.4% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$45,961
+96.8% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$12,420
-51.9% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$4,209
-78.4% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who William Van Nest Garretson Scholarship funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Stillwater

How William Van Nest Garretson Scholarship gives

  • Giving fell 43% from 2021 to 2024. 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

$0$10K$20K$30K1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $16K (2023) to $28K (2021). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $16K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OKScholarships$15,750
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment Income
2025$377,557$45,961$4,209———$12,420
2024$335,805$23,358$19,524$15,7501$15,750$25,839
2023$331,971$41,962$20,757$15,7501$15,750$15,089
2022$310,766$-43,856$23,794$18,3751$18,375$6,417
2021$378,416$38,679$34,159$27,5631$27,563$29,613

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

William Van Nest Garretson Scholarship's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; 1 of 2 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Banctrust

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    $5K (2021) → $3K (2025)

  • Trust Officer

    Trust Officer

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Banctrust — Trustee: $3KBanctrustTrustee$3K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $3K, to Banctrust (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about William Van Nest Garretson Scholarship

How large is William Van Nest Garretson Scholarship?

William Van Nest Garretson Scholarship reported $378K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $46K.

What is William Van Nest Garretson Scholarship?

William Van Nest Garretson Scholarship is a private foundation focused on Academics, based in Oklahoma City, OK. It holds $378K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does William Van Nest Garretson Scholarship operate?

William Van Nest Garretson Scholarship has awarded grants in Oklahoma.

What is William Van Nest Garretson Scholarship's EIN?

William Van Nest Garretson Scholarship's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 73-6091909. 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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 2, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 10, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 7, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 19, 2025)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 4, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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