Garner Holt Foundation

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An organization dedicated to increasing hope, igniting imagination, and inspiring creativity in the lives of young people through hands-on, career-focused learning experiences in the areas of science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 84-1855959) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2023
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $305K a year · 69% of revenue · last 2 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
99% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
18.3 mo
of spending, in cash
18.3 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $285
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 9 voting members
None of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$698K
+269% vs prior year
Spent
$267K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$671K
By yearFY2022–FY2023
Revenue
$698K
FY2023▲ +269%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$189K
FY2023$698K
Expenses
$267K
FY2023▲ ×25
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$11K
FY2023$267K
Net assets
$671K
FY2023▲ +179%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$240K
FY2023$671K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in May 2020.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $263K Management & general 1% · $2K Fundraising 1% · $2K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Inspires young people's creativity and hope through hands-on STEM and arts learning experiences.

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1 program · $263K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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The organization is dedicated to increasing hope, igniting imagination and inspiring creativity in the lives of young people through hands-on, career-focused learning experiences in the areas of science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 84-1855959) · Dispute this line
$263Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$285

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$698K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$658K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$35K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$267K
Ln 25
Programscol B$263K
Managementcol C$2K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$671K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$407K
Total assetsLn 16$671K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$35K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$658K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$698K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$407K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$407K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$263K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$671K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$671K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$204K$407K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$263K
Total assetsLn 16$240K$671K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$240K$671K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$93K$93K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$825$825
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$205$205
Information technologyLn 14$809$809
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$41K$41K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$112K$112K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$3K$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$267K$263K$2K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 5, 2025 $698K$267K$431K$671K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 16, 2023 $189K$11K$178K$240K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990
Part I · Summary $697,978 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $96,901$35,008
I-9 Program service revenue$658,160
I-10 Investment income$3,804
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $92,274$1,006
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $189,175$697,978
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$93,406
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $10,861$173,579
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $10,861$266,985
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $178,314$430,993
Part VI · Governance 0 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $697,978 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,875 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$35,008
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$35,008
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $656,285$656,285
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,804$3,804
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,006$1,006
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $662,970$697,978
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $266,985 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $93,406$93,406
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $825$825
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,383$3,383
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $205$205
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $809$809
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $41,021$41,021
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,278$9,278
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $111,712$111,712
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,546 · Management $2,225 · Fundraising $1,575$6,346
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $263,185 · Management $2,225 · Fundraising $1,575$266,985
Part X · Balance sheet $671,431 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $203,967$406,985
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$263,273
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $36,471$1,173
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $240,438$671,431
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $240,438$671,431
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $240,438$671,431
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $240,438$671,431
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $671,431 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$697,978
XI-2 Total expenses$266,985
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$430,993
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$240,438
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$671,431

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