Charity Circle of Murfreesboro
Charity Circle of Murfreesboro is a women’s organization based in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, formed in 1910. It raises funds for local charitable organizations that assist people and families in need, with its grantmaking focused on agencies serving Rutherford County residents.
Charity Circle of Murfreesboro at a glance
In short: Charity Circle of Murfreesboro gave $698K across 38 grants in 2025 (avg $18K), mostly in Tennessee. 8% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $697,650
- +15.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 38
- +22.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $18,359
- -5.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $646,000
- -8.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 8% first-time grantees (3 of 38, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Tennessee (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Charity Circle of Murfreesboro
- How to Apply
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Agencies may submit a grant application by email or mail. The organization says applications are due by November 15 and funds are typically distributed in mid to late February. Grant funds cannot be used for administrative costs.
- Review Cycle
- November 15, 2026.
- Deadline
- November 15, 2026.
- Next open deadline
- November 15, 2026 (Agency Grant Request)
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 11128, Murfreesboro, TN 37129
Phone: (615) 668-2320
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Charity Circle of Murfreesboro
Who Charity Circle of Murfreesboro funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Community Helpers ($90K). Together the top 10 received $415K.
Grant Size Distribution
148 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 136 grants of 148 (92%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization’s website and grant guidelines identify Rutherford County, Tennessee, as its service area. All grant dollars in the 2025 itemized schedule went to recipients in Tennessee.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 38 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Charity Circle of Murfreesboro open to new grantees?
8%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 38 grantees (8%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $6K; repeat grants $19K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $12K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $427K (2021) to $698K (2025). In 2025 it made 38 grants totaling $698K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Community Helpers Murfreesboro, TN | General Support | $90,000 |
| Nourish Food Bank Murfreesboro, TN | General Support | $72,000 |
| The Journey Home Murfreesboro, TN | General Support | $57,000 |
| Ace Learning Center - Project Help Murfreesboro, TN | General Support | $43,500 |
| Doors of Hope Murfreesboro, TN | General Support | $33,000 |
| Community Foundation of Middle Tenn Inc Nashville, TN | Contribution to donor advised fund to be used as general support for charities | $29,800 |
| Boys and Girls Club Murfreesboro, TN | General Support | $25,000 |
| Child Advocacy Center Murfreesboro, TN | General Support | $23,000 |
| Domestic Violence Center Murfreesboro, TN | General Support | $22,000 |
| Meals on Wheels- Mid Cumberland HR Agency Murfreesboro, TN | General Support | $20,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $646,000 | $685,424 | $751,893 | $697,650 | 38 | $1,365 |
| 2024 | $709,149 | $741,813 | $681,830 | $604,338 | 31 | $1,190 |
| 2023 | $653,221 | $666,333 | $665,480 | $589,464 | 30 | $2,072 |
| 2022 | $667,313 | $540,708 | $542,671 | $459,500 | 25 | $772 |
| 2021 | $642,276 | $584,923 | $473,973 | $427,154 | 24 | $423 |
| 2020 | $531,326 | $524,847 | $475,857 | $437,192 | 32 | $855 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s mission is to raise funds to support local charities that assist individuals and families in need. Its website says grant funds are for agencies serving Rutherford County residents’ basic needs: food, clothing, shelter, and medicine. Related medical, developmental, and protective services, as well as some literacy and counseling programs, may be considered as funds are available. Grant funds may not be used for administrative costs.
Its 2025 filing describes donations to local organizations and families in need and says grants further the purpose of helping disadvantaged and poor people through local charities. The grantees’ stated missions illustrate the kinds of organizations it supports. The Journey Home describes serving homeless and disadvantaged people in Rutherford County; Doors of Hope describes empowering women affected by addiction, homelessness, and incarceration; and Special Kids describes providing therapeutic rehabilitation and nursing services to children with special needs. The Child Advocacy Center of Rutherford County describes serving victims of child abuse and drug-endangered children and their families.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the itemized grant schedule lists 38 grants totaling $697,650. Grants ranged from $5,000 to $90,000, with a median of $10,000. The filing’s program description separately states that the organization made grants to 43 local charities during the year.
The largest listed awards included $90,000 to Community Helpers, $72,000 to NOURISH Food Bank, $57,000 to The Journey Home, $43,500 to ACE Learning Center – Project Help, and $33,000 to Doors of Hope. These grants were reported for general support. A $29,800 contribution to a donor-advised fund at the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee was designated for general support for charities.
The website says the Special Projects Committee recommends grants to the Executive Board and general membership. It also describes quarterly donations to nine ongoing agencies, which are eligible to apply through the grant cycle. Applications require the first page of the latest filed Form 990, a current financial statement and budget, proof of Tennessee charitable-solicitation registration or exemption, and a board list. First-time applicants must also provide their IRS 501(c)(3) determination, mission statement, and first pages of their five most recent Form 990s.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Cindy Ferguson as president; Lissa Young as first vice president; Stacey McCullough as second vice president; Vicki Eastham as third vice president; Collier Smith as recording secretary; Allison Kellermann as corresponding secretary; and Janet Lee as treasurer. Amy Farrar, Beth Cope, and Robin Hutchinson are listed as committee chairs.
The filing says that changes to the bylaws and the annual grant allocation require majority approval by members. It also states that board members receive a copy of the Form 990 before filing and have time to review it and ask questions.
Charity Circle of Murfreesboro is led by Cindy Ferguson, President since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 16 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Cindy Ferguson
President
Committee Chair → First Vice President, 2023
First Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anne Davis
Committee Chair
President → Past President, 2021
Past President → Committee Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Farrar
Committee Chair
Third Vice President → Committee Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alicia Hollis
Committee Chair
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alison Lightcap
Committee Chair
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Beth Cope
Committee Chair
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Gerhart
Committee Chair
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Terry
Committee Chair
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robin Hutchinson
Committee Chair
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Collier Smith
Recording Secretary
Committee Chair → Recording Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stacey McCullough
Second Vice President
Committee Chair → Second Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Dinardo
Past President
First Vice President → President, 2023
President → Past President, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vicki Eastham
Third Vice President
Committee Chair → Third Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Allison Kellermann
Corresponding Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Janet Lee
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lissa Young
First Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (36)
- Former: Patti Hutchinson (2020–2024) — Past President
- Former: Beth Loughry (2023–2024) — Committee Chair
- Former: Beth Ussery (2023–2024) — Second Vice President
- Former: Betty Hord (2023–2024) — Committee Chair
- Former: Delia Goodman (2023–2024) — Committee Chair
- Former: Emily Hutchinson (2023–2024) — Committee Chair
- Former: Katie Jordan (2023–2024) — Recording Secretary
- Former: Lane Booten (2023–2024) — Corresponding Secretary
- Former: Leanna Wright (2023–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Leslie Akins (2023–2024) — Committee Chair
- Former: Mary Moss (2023–2024) — Committee Chair
- Former: Susan Grear (2023–2024) — Third Vice President
- Former: Susan Moss (2023–2024) — Committee Chair
- Former: Mary Francis (2020–2022) — Committee Chair
- Former: Bailey Galloway (2021–2022) — Committee Chair
- Former: Beth Binkley (2021–2022) — Corresponding Secretary
- Former: Joan Kellermann (2021–2022) — Second Vice President
- Former: Kristin Demos (2021–2022) — Recording Secretary
- Former: Libby Long-Taylor (2021–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Malinda Kidd (2021–2022) — Committee Chair
- Former: Meagan Flippin (2021–2022) — Committee Chair
- Former: Pam Kious (2021–2022) — Committee Chair
- Former: Rachel Haynes (2021–2022) — Committee Chair
- Former: Rebecca Few (2021–2022) — Committee Chair
- Former: Kathy Huddleston (2021) — First Vice President
- Former: Abby Green (2020) — Committee Chair
- Former: Jessica Winfree (2020) — Corresponding Secretary
- Former: Kelly Goodman (2020) — Committee Chair
- Former: Laura Follis (2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Lindsey Fournier (2020) — Thrid Vice President
- Former: Maggie Parsley (2020) — Committee Chair
- Former: Paula Mansfield (2020) — Committee Chair
- Former: Rebecca Upton (2020) — Second Vice President
- Former: Rhea Seddon (2020) — Past President
- Former: Sherry Galloway (2020) — Recording Secretary
- Former: Sydney Boerner (2020) — Committee Chair
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Charity Circle of Murfreesboro
How much does Charity Circle of Murfreesboro give each year?
Charity Circle of Murfreesboro gave $698K across 38 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $604K across 31 grants.
What is Charity Circle of Murfreesboro's typical grant size?
Charity Circle of Murfreesboro's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $18,359, across 38 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Charity Circle of Murfreesboro that year got $6K on average.
Where does Charity Circle of Murfreesboro give grants?
Charity Circle of Murfreesboro gives mostly in Tennessee: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Murfreesboro, TN (32 grants) and Nashville, TN (5 grants).
Does Charity Circle of Murfreesboro give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Charity Circle of Murfreesboro's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (38 of 38) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Who are Charity Circle of Murfreesboro's largest grantees?
Charity Circle of Murfreesboro's largest 2025 grantees include Community Helpers ($90,000), Nourish Food Bank ($72,000) and The Journey Home ($57,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 31% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Charity Circle of Murfreesboro?
Charity Circle of Murfreesboro reported $646K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $685K.
What does Charity Circle of Murfreesboro fund?
The organization’s mission is to raise funds to support local charities that assist individuals and families in need. Its website says grant funds are for agencies serving Rutherford County residents’ basic needs: food, clothing, shelter, and medicine. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Charity Circle of Murfreesboro?
Agencies may submit a grant application by email or mail. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Charity Circle of Murfreesboro's EIN?
Charity Circle of Murfreesboro's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7158367. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 24, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 17, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 6, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 22, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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