Giddens Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Republic, MO EIN: 87-6692705

The Giddens Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Republic, Missouri. Its 2025 filing reports 20 grants totaling $289,500, with most grant dollars going to recipients in Missouri.

Key facts about Giddens Family Foundation

In short: Giddens Family Foundation gave $290K across 20 grants in 2025 (avg $14K), mostly in Missouri. 20% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
87-6692705
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$289,500
Grants made (2025)
20
Average grant
$14,475
Median grant
$10,000
New grantees (estimate)
20% first-time grantees (4 of 20, 2025)
Total assets
$6,547,230
Primary geography
Missouri (90% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to apply
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests; it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$6.5M

+25.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$290K

+25.7% YoY

Grant Count

20

+11.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$14K

+13.2% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Giddens Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $299K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is Giddens Family Foundation open to new grantees?

20%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 4 of 20 grantees (20%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $7K; repeat grants $16K. How we count

Medians: $8K first-time, $14K repeat.

  • 80% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 156% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 100% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2022–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation’s filings do not state a mission. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations working in areas such as children’s dental care, students’ basic needs, community services, food assistance, and animal rescue. For example, The Tooth Truck says its mobile dental program provides care to children whose families otherwise could not afford it; Care to Learn says it meets children’s emergent health, hunger, and hygiene needs; and Castaway Animals Rescue Effort describes its work rescuing and caring for animals and finding them homes.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation gave 20 grants totaling $289,500. Grants ranged from $5,000 to $30,000, with a median of $10,000.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, 90% of grant dollars went to recipients in Missouri, 8% to recipients in Washington, DC, and 2% to recipients in North Carolina. The listed grants included organizations in Republic and Springfield, Missouri, as well as recipients in Washington, DC, and Pfafftown, North Carolina.

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 20 itemized grants.

Cities

SpringfieldRepublicAuroraPfafftownWashingtonEarth CityNixa

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K0 grants2021 14 grants2022 17 grants2023 18 grants2024 20 grants2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $113K (2022) to $290K (2025). In 2025 it made 20 grants totaling $290K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

St Elizabeth Ann Seaton: $30KSt Elizabeth Ann Seaton$30KPeople Hearing People: $25KPeople Hearing People$25KRepublic First Christian Church: $25KRepublic First ChristianChurch$25KRonald McDonald House of the Ozarks: $25KRonald McDonald House of theOzarks$25KThe Tooth Truck Inc: $25KThe Tooth Truck Inc$25KArthritis Foundation Inc: $24KArthritis Foundation Inc$24KCouncil of Churches Crosslines: $20KCouncil of Churches Crosslines$20KCare to Learn: $15KCare to Learn$15KVictory Mission: $12KVictory Mission$12KOzark Empire Fairgrounds Foundation: $10KOzark Empire FairgroundsFoundation$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was St Elizabeth Ann Seaton ($30K). Together the top 10 received $211K.

Grant Size Distribution

69 grants across all recorded years

69<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 69 grants of 69 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
St Elizabeth Ann Seaton Springfield, MOunrestricted gift$30,000
People Hearing People Republic, MOunrestricted gift$25,000
Republic First Christian Church Republic, MOUnrestriced Gift$25,000
Ronald McDonald House of the Ozarks Springfield, MOunrestricted gift$25,000
The Tooth Truck Inc Springfield, MOunrestricted gift$25,000
Arthritis Foundation Inc Washington, DCunrestricted gift$24,000
Council of Churches Crosslines Springfield, MOunrestricted gift$20,000
Care to Learn Springfield, MOunrestricted gift$15,000
Victory Mission Springfield, MOunrestricted gift$12,000
Ozark Empire Fairgrounds Foundation Springfield, MOunrestricted gift$10,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $6,547,230 $1,647,125 $318,750 $289,500
2024 $5,218,855 $1,426,428 $251,642 $230,220
2023 $4,052,761 $1,179,162 $152,942 $137,046
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$6,547,230$5,218,855$4,052,761
Revenue$1,647,125$1,426,428$1,179,162
Expenses$318,750$251,642$152,942
Qualifying Distributions$297,395$232,105$139,121
Net Investment Income$318,085$200,602$89,955
Distributable Amount$298,678$221,895$149,264

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 19, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 25, 2025)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 25, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Rhiannon Giddens and Benjamin Giddens as trustees, and Midwest Trust Company as agent for trustee.

Giddens Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; 1 of 3 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Midwest Trust Company

    Agent for Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    $11K (2025)

  • Benjamin Giddens

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rhiannon Giddens

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

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

Midwest Trust Company — Agent for Trustee: $11KMidwest Trust CompanyAgent for Trustee$11K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $11K, to Midwest Trust Company (Agent for Trustee).

Contact

Mailing address: PO Box 577, Republic, MO 65738
Phone: (913) 319-0300

Frequently asked questions about Giddens Family Foundation

How much does Giddens Family Foundation give each year?

Giddens Family Foundation gave $290K across 20 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $230K across 18 grants.

What is Giddens Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Giddens Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $14,475, across 20 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Giddens Family Foundation that year got $7K on average.

Where does Giddens Family Foundation give grants?

Giddens Family Foundation gives mostly in Missouri: 90% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was District of Columbia (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Springfield, MO (14 grants) and Republic, MO (2 grants).

Does Giddens Family Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 95% of Giddens Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (19 of 20) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Giddens Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Giddens Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include St Elizabeth Ann Seaton ($30,000), People Hearing People ($25,000) and Republic First Christian Church ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 28% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Giddens Family Foundation?

Giddens Family Foundation reported $6.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $297K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $299K (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 does Giddens Family Foundation fund?

The foundation’s filings do not state a mission. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations working in areas such as children’s dental care, students’ basic needs, community services, food assistance, and animal rescue. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Giddens Family Foundation?

The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests; it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Giddens Family Foundation's EIN?

Giddens Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 87-6692705. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Does Giddens Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

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

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