Caverly F Scholarship Fund TUA appears to be a scholarship-focused private fund that makes large, targeted contributions to higher-education endowments. Its single reported grant is a substantial unrestricted gift to the University of Arizona Endowments, indicating a priority on supporting postsecondary student aid or institutional scholarship capacity in the Southwest.
Highly concentrated: a single, large unrestricted grant to a university endowment rather than many small awards; appears to favor one-off major gifts to institutional scholarship funds.
Caverly F Scholarship Fund Tua’s recent giving is dominated by a single large unrestricted grant of $183,188 to U of Arizona Endowments in Tucson. That one award sets the tone for the fund: it is scholarship-centered, tied to higher education, and oriented toward institutions that can support student aid at scale. Alongside that major gift, the fund made a series of $1,000 scholarship awards to students connected with Arizona colleges and universities, including Mesa Community College, Grand Canyon University, and the University of Arizona Foundation. The pattern points to direct support for postsecondary access rather than broad nonprofit grantmaking. The presence of both an endowment-level gift and individual scholarship awards suggests a two-track approach: strengthening institutional scholarship resources while also sending smaller awards to specific students through campus-based channels. All recent grants in the file went to U.S. recipients, and the recipient list is concentrated in Arizona with one scholarship routed through a Connecticut-based college address.
Education access is the clearest theme in the fund’s recent grants. In 2023, it gave $1,000 to Mesa Community College c/o Chandyll Adhidley in Mesa for scholarship support, and the same amount went to Grand Canyon University c/o Danielle Williams in Phoenix for the same purpose. The fund also backed students tied to Tohono Oodham Community College in Sells, including awards to c/o Taviea Walker, c/o Shannon Taylor, and c/o Ryan Moreno. A separate scholarship grant went to University of Arizona Fdn c/o Taressia Garcia in Tucson. Beyond direct student aid, the fund made a much larger unrestricted gift to U of Arizona Endowments in Tucson, showing support for institutional scholarship capacity as well as individual awards. The overall picture is a narrow education focus centered on higher education and student assistance.
The grant-size pattern is extremely compressed: p25, median, and p75 are all $1,000, even though the annual grant total reached $191,188. That indicates a small set of awards anchored by one much larger grant and a cluster of standard scholarship checks. The 2023 records show repeated $1,000 awards across multiple recipients, while 2024 includes the larger institutional gift. The fund appears to be a private scholarship fund making direct support to students and postsecondary institutions, not a program-related investor. It also funds individuals directly, which fits the scholarship structure seen in the recent grants file.
$183K
$0
$4K
$187K
Most grants fall between $1K and $1K, with a median of $1K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$1K
75th Percentile
$1K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in AZ.
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Notable grantees: University of Arizona Endowments
Giving is concentrated in Arizona, which is the top state by grant count. Tucson appears repeatedly through U of Arizona Endowments and the University of Arizona Foundation, while Mesa, Phoenix, and Sells also appear among recipient locations. One scholarship grant went to Gateway Community College c/o Cheyenne Roanhorse in New Haven, showing that the recipient address can sit outside Arizona even when the award is scholarship-linked. All recent grants in the file went to U.S. recipients.
Its recent grants are scholarship-focused. The file shows direct scholarship awards of $1,000 to students connected with Arizona colleges, plus a much larger unrestricted gift of $183,188 to U of Arizona Endowments for institutional support tied to higher education.
The typical award is $1,000. The grant-size distribution shows p25, median, and p75 all at $1,000, even though one 2024 grant was much larger than the rest.
Arizona is the top state by grant count. Recent recipient locations include Tucson, Mesa, Phoenix, and Sells in Arizona, with one scholarship linked to New Haven, Connecticut.
Yes. The fund makes individual-level scholarship grants through campus-based channels, including awards to named student recipients at Mesa Community College, Grand Canyon University, Tohono Oodham Community College, and the University of Arizona Foundation.
The scope is regional, with all recent grants going to U.S. recipients and most activity centered in Arizona. The recipient list includes Tucson, Mesa, Phoenix, and Sells, plus one scholarship linked to New Haven.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U OF ARIZONA ENDOWMENTS | TUCSON, AZ | $183,188 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| TOHONO OODHAM COMMUNITY COLLEGE C/O TAVIEA WALKER | SELLS, AZ | $1,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| TOHONO OODHAM COMMUNITY COLLEGE C/O SHANNON TAYLOR | SELLS, AZ | $1,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE C/O CHEYENNE ROANHORSE | NEW HAVEN, CT | $1,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FDN CO PARKER HUBBELL | TUCSON, AZ | $1,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FDN CO TARESSIA GARCIA | TUCSON, AZ | $1,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY C/O DANIELLE WILLIAMS | PHOENIX, AZ | $1,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| TOHONO OODHAM COMMUNITY COLLEGE C/O RYAN MORENO | SELLS, AZ | $1,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| MESA COMMUNITY COLLEGE CO CHANDYLL ADHIDLEY | MESA, AZ | $1,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP |
U OF ARIZONA ENDOWMENTS
$183,188GENERAL OPERATING
TOHONO OODHAM COMMUNITY COLLEGE C/O TAVIEA WALKER
$1,000SCHOLARSHIP
GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE C/O CHEYENNE ROANHORSE
$1,000SCHOLARSHIP
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FDN CO PARKER HUBBELL
$1,000SCHOLARSHIP
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FDN CO TARESSIA GARCIA
$1,000SCHOLARSHIP
TOHONO OODHAM COMMUNITY COLLEGE C/O RYAN MORENO
$1,000SCHOLARSHIP
MESA COMMUNITY COLLEGE CO CHANDYLL ADHIDLEY
$1,000SCHOLARSHIP