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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-5587018

Pamela and Wayne Garrison Family Foundation

A private foundation in Big Horn, WY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $2.2 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $2,156,175

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $43,710,184

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,860,343

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $44,574,628

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,915,962

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $41,068,253

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,075,925

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $41,814,325

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,391,205

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $45,900,180

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,471,250

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $35,503,684

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,089,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $27,794,839

  • Tax year 2018

    $851,154

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $23,851,570

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Crystal Bridges MuseumBentonville, AR

    Provide funds to advance mission

    $1,136,175
  2. Palm Beach Day AcademyPalm Beach, FL

    Provide funds to advance mission

    $545,000
  3. Big Horn Baseball ClubSheridan, WY

    Provide funds to advance mission

    $375,000
  4. Boys & Girls Club of PBCWest Palm Beach, FL

    Provide funds to advance mission

    $25,000
  5. Palm Beach Police & Fire FoundationPalm Beach, FL

    Provide funds to advance mission

    $25,000
  6. Bascom Palmer Eye InstituteMiami, FL

    Provide funds to advance mission

    $25,000
  7. Kids DreamsWest Palm BCH, FL

    Provide funds to advance mission

    $10,000
  8. Suffield AcademySuffield, CT

    Provide funds to advance mission

    $10,000
  9. American Heart AssociationDallas, TX

    Provide funds to advance mission

    $5,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education2 grants $555,00057% of the total
  2. Youth development3 grants $410,00042% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $5,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Arkansas1 grant $1,136,175
  2. Florida5 grants $630,000
  3. Wyoming1 grant $375,000
  4. Connecticut1 grant $10,000
  5. Texas1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Wayne GarrisonPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Pamela GarrisonVICE-PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Alexandra GarrisonSECRETARY/TREASURER/DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $295,007

The return

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