Ducker Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Collierville, TN EIN: 83-2551018

Ducker Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Collierville, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $185K. Net investment income was $222K.

Ducker Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Ducker Family Foundation gave $185K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $23K), top state Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$185,045
-41.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
8
-63.6% vs 2024
Average grant
$23,131
+59.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$7,343,320
+6.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
Virginia (32% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Ducker Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2025

Salvation Army: $60KSalvation Army$60KFellowship of Christian Athletes: $59KFellowship of ChristianAthletes$59KGatekeepers Fellowship: $35KGatekeepers Fellowship$35KNo Ceilings Foundation: $10KNo Ceilings Foundation$10KOle Miss Athletics Foundation: $10KOle Miss Athletics Foundation$10KTurning Point USA: $5KTurning Point USA$5KUniversity Mississippi Foundation: $5KUniversity MississippiFoundation$5KTunnels to Towers Foundation: $1KTunnels to Towers Foundation$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Salvation Army ($60K). Together the top 8 received $185K.

Grant Size Distribution

47 grants across all recorded years

42<$50K4$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 42 grants of 47 (89%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

15states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.

Cities

OxfordMemphisKansas CityWashingtonEllenwoodTampaAlexandriaAtlantaCordovaFalls ChurchGermantownOaklandStaten IslandAlpharettaBiriminghamChattanoogaColliervilleColorado SpringsCushingDayton

How Ducker Family Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 128% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 56% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K21 grants2020 2 grants2021 9 grants2022 6 grants2023 22 grants2024 8 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $13K (2021) to $362K (2020). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $185K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Salvation Army Alexandria, VAHealth/Welfare$59,623
Fellowship of Christian Athletes Kansas City, MOReligious$59,422
Gatekeepers Fellowship Cushing, OKReligious$35,000
No Ceilings Foundation Oxford, MSCharitable$10,000
Ole Miss Athletics Foundation Oxford, MSCharitable$10,000
Turning Point USA Phoenix, AZReligious$5,000
University Mississippi Foundation Oxford, MSCharitable$5,000
Tunnels to Towers Foundation Staten Island, NYCharitable$1,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$7,343,320$650,123$186,664$185,0458$185,847$221,513$330,975
2024$6,879,861$2,125,954$320,282$318,75722$320,282$1,249,315$305,686
2023$5,074,189$967,402$273,271$271,7716$273,271$126,377$239,548
2022$4,365,060$901,816$81,250$81,2509$81,250$42,052$173,252
2021$3,544,492$780,182$30,454$12,5002$12,500$29,447$168,950
2020$2,794,764$1,348,290$362,083$362,08321—$867,800$88,437

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ducker Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $331K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Ducker Family Foundation is led by Michael L. Ducker, President since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Michael L. Ducker

    President

    President & Director → President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rachel M. Ducker

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cheryl S. Ducker

    Secretary

    Secretary & Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

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 Ducker Family Foundation

How much does Ducker Family Foundation give each year?

Ducker Family Foundation gave $185K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $319K across 22 grants.

What is Ducker Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Ducker Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $23,131, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Ducker Family Foundation give grants?

Ducker Family Foundation's top state is Virginia, with 32% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Missouri (32%) and Oklahoma (19%). The most frequent recipient cities were Oxford, MS (3 grants).

Does Ducker Family Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on Ducker Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (4 grants) and "Religious" (3 grants).

Who are Ducker Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Ducker Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Salvation Army ($59,623), Fellowship of Christian Athletes ($59,422) and Gatekeepers Fellowship ($35,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 83% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Ducker Family Foundation?

Ducker Family Foundation reported $7.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $186K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $331K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Ducker Family Foundation's EIN?

Ducker Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-2551018. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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