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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 86-0400719

Erwin Fry Foundation

A private foundation in Tucson, AZ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 1 grant and $60,000 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Financial Aid Office Attn Erwin FR
901 N Colombo
Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
(520) 515-5417
[email protected]
Form and materials
See the cochise college foundation website at www.cochise.edu/paying-for-college/financial- aid/scholarships.html and click on the "scholarship universe" link to apply to for the erwin fry foundation scholarship and for all required forms and materials. There is also a menu on the above website entitled "erwin fry external foundation scholarship" for students that do not attend cochise college that explains how to apply for the scholarship if a student does not attend cochise college.
Deadlines
Applications must be submitted by may 1st. See the cochise college foundation website at www.cochise
Restrictions
See the cochise college foundation website at www.cochise.edu/paying-for-college/financial- aid/scholarships.html and click on the "scholarship universe" link to apply to for the erwin fry foundation scholarship and for all required forms and materials. There is also a menu on the above website entitled "erwin fry external foundation scholarship" for students that do not attend cochise college that explains how to apply for the scholarship if a student does not attend cochise college.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,027,962

  • Tax year 2024

    $56,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $984,812

  • Tax year 2023

    $58,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $945,595

  • Tax year 2022

    $63,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $950,177

  • Tax year 2021

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $978,491

  • Tax year 2020

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $939,337

  • Tax year 2019

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $959,511

  • Tax year 2018

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,011,918

Grants paid in 2025

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cochise College FoundationDouglas, AZ

    Scholarships

    $60,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $60,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Arizona1 grant $60,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • A Jay Busby JrTREASURER Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Irlys S BusbySECRETARY Hours 0.02Pay $0
  • Kent R BusbyPRESIDENT Hours 0.02Pay $0

The return

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