Always Endure
Removing financial barriers for adoptive families, barriers to care for patients enduring major medical diagnoses, and barriers to placement for children in foster care.
Always Endure at a glance
In short: Always Endure gave $24K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $24K), mostly in Alabama. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $24,000
- -50.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $24,000
- Median grant
- $24,000
- Total assets
- $397,599
- +12.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Alabama (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Always Endure funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Russell Hill Cancer Foundation ($24K).
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $24K (2025) to $48K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $24K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Russell Hill Cancer Foundation Huntsville, AL | Support Cancer Patients | $24,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $397,599 | $255,228 | $219,572 | $24,000 | 1 |
| 2024 | $354,893 | $243,818 | $173,232 | $48,427 | Total only |
| 2023 | $250,956 | $306,675 | $174,555 | — | — |
| 2022 | $118,836 | $268,838 | $159,798 | — | — |
| 2021 | — | $77,703 | $69,366 | — | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Always Endure
Based on IRS filings
Always Endure is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Fayetteville, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $398K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $24K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Always Endure is led by Corey Buckner, President & Executive Director since 2024 (on filings since 2021); 2 of 5 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Corey Buckner
President & Executive Director
President → President & Executive Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$5K (2021) → $60K (2025)
Gay Dempsey
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Josh Ogle
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian Gass
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brittany Buckner
Secretary & Treasurer
Secretary → Secretary & Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2021
20 hrs/week
$6K (2022) → $24K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: Kenny McNatt (2024) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $60K, to Corey Buckner (President/Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Always Endure
How much does Always Endure give each year?
Always Endure gave $24K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $48K in grants paid.
How large is Always Endure?
Always Endure reported $398K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $255K.
What is Always Endure?
Always Endure is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Fayetteville, TN. It holds $398K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Always Endure operate?
Always Endure has awarded grants in Alabama.
What is Always Endure's EIN?
Always Endure's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-0961656. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 27, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
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