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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 54-6067955

Goolsby-Gardner Educational Fund

A private foundation in Marion, VA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 23 grants and $36,000 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
JS Staley Jr
PO Box 486
Marion, VA 24354
(276) 783-2705
Form and materials
Copy of application on file
Deadlines
June 15 of each year
Restrictions
Application on file - non discrimatory - residents of smyth county virginia who wish to attend college or any of the united states service academys or schools and who are in actual financial need must have and maintain a gpa of 2.0 or higher

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $36,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $882,604

  • Tax year 2024

    $29,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $807,251

  • Tax year 2023

    $28,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $819,209

  • Tax year 2022

    $34,750

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $800,690

  • Tax year 2021

    $48,500

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $785,725

  • Tax year 2020

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $793,355

  • Tax year 2019

    $34,600

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $827,732

  • Tax year 2018

    $38,750

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $802,676

Grants paid in 2025

23 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Education

    $2,500
  2. Individual

    Education

    $2,500
  3. Individual

    Education

    $2,500
  4. Individual

    Education

    $2,500
  5. Individual

    Education

    $2,500
  6. Individual

    Education

    $2,500
  7. Individual

    Education

    $2,000
  8. Individual

    Education

    $2,000
  9. Individual

    Education

    $1,500
  10. Individual

    Education

    $1,500
  11. Individual

    Education

    $1,500
  12. Individual

    Education

    $1,500
  13. Individual

    Education

    $1,000
  14. Individual

    Education

    $1,000
  15. Individual

    Education

    $1,000
  16. Individual

    Education

    $1,000
  17. Individual

    Education

    $1,000
  18. Individual

    Education

    $1,000
  19. Individual

    Education

    $1,000
  20. Individual

    Education

    $1,000
  21. Individual

    Education

    $1,000
  22. Individual

    Education

    $1,000
  23. Individual

    Education

    $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • JS Staley JrTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $4,576
  • Joel G PughTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $4,576
  • Michael A DavidsonTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $4,576

The return

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