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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-2435272

Growing Catholic Education

A private foundation in Bentonville, AR. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $904,888 paid in grants.

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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $904,888

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $317,443
  • Tax year 2024

    $280,264

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $780,395
  • Tax year 2023

    $79,150

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $876,757
  • Tax year 2022

    $69,334

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $660,287
  • Tax year 2021

    $44,167

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,001,053
  • Tax year 2020

    $16,333

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $198,959

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Ozark Catholic AcademyTontitown, AR

    Scholarships

    $877,325
  2. Sacred Heart Catholic SchoolMorrilton, AR

    Scholarships

    $16,538
  3. St John Catholic SchoolRussellville, AR

    Scholarships

    $11,025

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $877,325100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Arkansas3 grants $904,888

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Robbie EstesCHAIR EXEC D Hours 1Pay $0
  • Peggy EstesTREASURER/SE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Chad KauffmanDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

This is an amended return.

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