Fitzgerald Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Collierville, TN EIN: 71-0927809

Fitzgerald Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Collierville, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $929K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $53K. Net investment income was $95K.

Key facts about Fitzgerald Family Foundation

In short: Fitzgerald Family Foundation gave $53K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
71-0927809
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$53,000
Grants made (2025)
8
Average grant
$6,625
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$929,170
Primary geography
Tennessee (79% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$929K

+4.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$53K

-74.4% YoY

Grant Count

8

-20.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$7K

-68.0% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Fitzgerald Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $55K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Fitzgerald Family Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+6%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 99% 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.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of all 8 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

ClevelandMemphisHigleyNew YorkColorado SpringsOrlandoBoone

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K5 grants20196 grants20205 grants20215 grants20228 grants202310 grants20248 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $50K (2022) to $207K (2024). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $53K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2025

Cleveland State Comm Coll Fdtn: $25KCleveland State Comm Coll Fdtn$25KCity Retreat Memphis: $6KCity Retreat Memphis$6KBradclev Public Education Fdtn: $5KBradclev Public Education Fdtn$5KGot Questions Ministries: $5KGot Questions Ministries$5KJesusonline Ministries: $5KJesusonline Ministries$5KMosaic Memphis Ministries: $5KMosaic Memphis Ministries$5KDoctors Without Borders: $1KDoctors Without Borders$1KUnited Way of the Ocoee Region: $1KUnited Way of the Ocoee Region$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Cleveland State Comm Coll Fdtn ($25K). Together the top 8 received $53K.

Grant Size Distribution

36 grants across all recorded years

32<$50K3$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 32 grants of 36 (89%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Cleveland State Comm Coll Fdtn Cleveland, TNGeneral$25,000
City Retreat Memphis Memphis, TNGeneral$6,000
Bradclev Public Education Fdtn Cleveland, TNGeneral$5,000
Got Questions Ministries Colorado Springs, COGeneral$5,000
Jesusonline Ministries Higley, AZGeneral$5,000
Mosaic Memphis Ministries Memphis, TNGeneral$5,000
Doctors Without Borders New York, NYGeneral$1,000
United Way of the Ocoee Region Cleveland, TNGeneral$1,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$100K$200K$300K2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$929,170$889,820$969,185
Revenue$106,504$141,929$57,468
Expenses$67,154$220,577$72,984
Qualifying Distributions$53,980$207,950$60,950
Net Investment Income$94,616$129,464$45,529
Distributable Amount$54,643$56,873$56,908

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 7, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 25, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Fitzgerald Family Foundation is led by Rodney R. Fitzgerald, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Rodney R. Fitzgerald

    President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Margo R. Fitzgerald

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Ryerson

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Don Korn (2019–2023) — Treasurer

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.

Frequently asked questions about Fitzgerald Family Foundation

How much does Fitzgerald Family Foundation give each year?

Fitzgerald Family Foundation gave $53K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $207K across 10 grants.

What is Fitzgerald Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Fitzgerald Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $6,625, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Fitzgerald Family Foundation give grants?

Fitzgerald Family Foundation gives mostly in Tennessee: 79% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Colorado (9%) and Arizona (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were Cleveland, TN (3 grants) and Memphis, TN (2 grants).

Does Fitzgerald Family Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Fitzgerald Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (8 of 8) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Fitzgerald Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Fitzgerald Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Cleveland State Comm Coll Fdtn ($25,000), City Retreat Memphis ($6,000) and Bradclev Public Education Fdtn ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 68% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Fitzgerald Family Foundation?

Fitzgerald Family Foundation reported $929K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $54K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $55K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Fitzgerald Family Foundation's EIN?

Fitzgerald Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 71-0927809. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

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