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Barefoot Republic Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Nashville, TN EIN: 62-1841336 Website

Our mission is to facilitate christ-centered relationships between individuals from diverse racial, cultural & socioeconomic backgrounds through a diverse platform of artistic, athletic & team-building programs.

Barefoot Republic Inc at a glance

Total assets
$5,172,449
+0.9% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$2,592,227
+0.7% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$3,084,673
+10.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Barefoot Republic Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

LebanonMt Juliet

How Barefoot Republic Inc gives

  • Giving grew 62% from 2019 to 2022. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K1 grant2019 Total only2020 1 grant2021 2 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2020) to $16K (2022). In 2022 it made 2 grants totaling $16K.

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Masterpiece Ministries Lebanon, TNCamp Scholarships$10,000
Campfire Ministries Mt Juliet, TNCamp Scholarships$6,200
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$5,172,449$2,592,227$3,084,673———
2024$5,124,284$2,575,012$2,796,290——$1,118
2023$4,668,828$2,807,918$2,708,640——$3,832
2022$4,460,628$2,160,510$2,106,026$16,2002$13,464
2021$4,653,697$2,836,859$1,812,645$10,0001$1,895
2020$3,769,546$1,774,657$1,355,805$2,218Total only$3,476
2019$3,125,398$2,030,586$1,522,959$10,0001$2,804

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Barefoot Republic Inc

Based on IRS filings

Barefoot Republic Inc is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Nashville, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.2M in total assets.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Barefoot Republic Inc is led by John Damschroder, Board President since 2024 (on filings since 2019); 2 of 15 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • John Damschroder

    Board President

    Director → Chairman, 2021

    Chairman → Board President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Williams

    Finance Director

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $66K (2024) → $81K (2025)

  • Thomas Rhodes

    Executive Di

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $102K (2021) → $120K (2025)

  • Crystal Varenkamp

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Pittman

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Schatz

    Board Vice C

    Board Member → Board Vice C, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Noble Judy

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rupa Crump

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Allison Flexer McGaha

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Grace Bay

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Rice

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Willsey

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Wilson

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Macyauski

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Spencer Patton

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (23)
  • Former: Harrison Crabtree (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Ryan Nevin (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Leoncio Dominquez (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Leslie Bartley (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Marcus Hardison (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Aucretia Carey (2019–2023) — Finance Director
  • Former: Josh Scouten (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Sims Hill (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Todd Meek (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Allison Flexer (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Stacey Woodsen (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Christy Church (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Dan Ahrens (2019–2022) — Past Chairman
  • Former: Eddie Sanders (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jason Leusink (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Julius Sloss (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Rachel Deering (2019–2022) — Vice Chairman
  • Former: Ryan McWaters (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Stephanie Edwards (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Justin Moore (2021–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Cindy Harper (2019–2021) — Past Treasurer
  • Former: Tommy Rhodes (2019–2020) — Executive Di
  • Former: Rayna Stewart (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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

Thomas Rhodes — Executive Di: $120KThomas RhodesExecutive Di$120KScott Williams — Finance Dire: $81KScott WilliamsFinance Dire$81K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $120K, to Thomas Rhodes (Executive Di). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Barefoot Republic Inc

How large is Barefoot Republic Inc?

Barefoot Republic Inc reported $5.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.6M.

What is Barefoot Republic Inc?

Barefoot Republic Inc is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Nashville, TN. It holds $5.2M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Barefoot Republic Inc operate?

Barefoot Republic Inc has awarded grants in Tennessee.

What is Barefoot Republic Inc's EIN?

Barefoot Republic Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 62-1841336. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 27, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 22, 2021)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 13, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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