Rick Caywood Ministries
Rick Caywood Ministries is a public charity based in Crawford, Texas, that distributes food and provides ministry and logistics services. Its stated work includes providing food to U.S.-based nonprofit organizations that distribute it to missions and families in the United States, Mexico, and abroad.
Rick Caywood Ministries at a glance
In short: Rick Caywood Ministries gave $3.1M across 21 grants in 2025 (avg $148K), mostly in Texas. 33% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,109,678
- -2.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 21
- +10.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $148,080
- -11.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $81,170
- Total assets
- $270,788
- -60.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 33% first-time grantees (7 of 21, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Texas (97% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Rick Caywood Ministries
- Contact
Mailing address: 5040 Bosque Ridge Rd, Crawford, TX 76638
Phone: (254) 749-3392
Website: https://rcmcc.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Rick Caywood Ministries funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Laredo Stepping Stone Inc ($631K). Together the top 10 received $2.6M.
Grant Size Distribution
56 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 26 grants of 56 (46%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The ministry is based in Crawford, Texas. Its 2025 grant dollars went primarily to Texas recipients (97%), with 2% going to recipients in Washington, DC, and 1% to recipients in Illinois. Its filing describes food distribution through U.S.-based nonprofits to missions and families in the United States, Mexico, and abroad. The website also describes domestic and international relief and ministry work.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 21 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Rick Caywood Ministries open to new grantees?
33%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 7 of 21 grantees (33%) were first-time recipients. With only 21 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $52K; repeat grants $196K. How we count
Medians: $60K first-time, $145K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 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.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $45K (2021) to $3.2M (2024). In 2025 it made 21 grants totaling $3.1M.
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
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Laredo Stepping Stone Inc Laredo, TX | Hunger Relief | $631,208 |
| Caritas of Waco Waco, TX | Hunger Relief | $398,220 |
| Bethel Mission Inc Roma, TX | Hunger Relief | $335,129 |
| Cornerstone Children's Ranch Inc Quemado, TX | Hunger Relief | $298,870 |
| Belknap Ministries Dallas, TX | Hunger Relief | $278,867 |
| Rancho Dos Countries Del Rio, TX | Hunger Relief | $191,559 |
| Family of Faith Worship Center Waco, TX | Hunger Relief | $184,705 |
| Mission Gatesville Gatesville, TX | Hunger Relief | $105,385 |
| Waco Shepherd's Heart Inc Waco, TX | Hunger Relief | $90,807 |
| Faith Ministries Inc McCallen, TX | Hunger Relief | $86,976 |
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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 | $270,788 | $3,168,815 | $3,578,749 | $3,109,678 | 21 | $9,000 |
| 2024 | $680,722 | $3,892,551 | $3,474,066 | $3,181,620 | 19 | — |
| 2023 | $262,237 | $911,736 | $927,412 | $472,127 | 9 | $2,500 |
| 2022 | $938,741 | $746,554 | $382,151 | $149,396 | 7 | — |
| 2021 | $582,876 | $439,048 | $247,061 | $44,915 | Total only | — |
| 2020 | $380,705 | $487,935 | $411,978 | $230,209 | Total only | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization states its mission as “FOOD DISTRIBUTION AND MINISTRY SERVICES.” Its 2025 filing describes its program as providing food to U.S.-based nonprofit organizations that distribute it to missions and families in the United States, Mexico, and abroad. The website describes additional work in logistics, border and inner-city missions, international missions, and disaster relief.
The 2025 grants included organizations with varied stated missions. For example, Laredo Stepping Stone says it provides temporary lodging and logistical help to missionaries preparing for humanitarian journeys. Caritas of Waco says it provides emergency and supplemental assistance, including food and clothing, to people in the Waco community. Belknap Ministries, doing business as Inspired Vision Church and Inspired Vision Compassion Center, says its compassion center provides groceries and other goods and services to low-income families. Midwest Food Bank says its mission is to alleviate hunger and malnutrition and provide disaster relief.
The filing states that no cash awards above $5,000 are given to any organization. It also says non-cash awards go to U.S.-based nonprofits that distribute them to foreign missions or nongovernmental organizations; Rick Caywood Ministries may designate the countries but does not control which organizations receive the non-cash awards.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the ministry reported 21 grants totaling $3,109,678. Grant amounts ranged from $6,428 to $631,208, with a median of $81,170. The largest listed awards were $631,208 to Laredo Stepping Stone, $398,220 to Caritas of Waco, $335,129 to Bethel Mission, $298,870 to Cornerstone Children’s Ranch, and $278,867 to Belknap Ministries. The filing lists the purposes of these grants as hunger relief.
The organization also reported 19 grants totaling $3,181,620 in 2024 and 9 grants totaling $472,127 in 2023.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Travis Caywood, Richard W. Caywood, Ed Erwin, J. David Groce, and Phil Hull as directors. The website identifies Rick Caywood as founder and Travis Caywood as general manager.
Rick Caywood Ministries's 2025 filing lists 5 officers; 2 of 5 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Richard W. Caywood
Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$21K (2020) → $27K (2025)
Travis Caywood
Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$65K (2020) → $74K (2025)
Ed Erwin
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
J. David Groce
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Phil Hull
Director
On filings since 2020
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $74K, to Travis Caywood (Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Rick Caywood Ministries
How much does Rick Caywood Ministries give each year?
Rick Caywood Ministries gave $3.1M across 21 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $3.2M across 19 grants.
What is Rick Caywood Ministries's typical grant size?
Rick Caywood Ministries's median grant in 2025 was $81,170, and its average grant was $148,080, across 21 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Rick Caywood Ministries that year got $52K on average.
Where does Rick Caywood Ministries give grants?
Rick Caywood Ministries gives mostly in Texas: 97% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Waco, TX (5 grants) and Woodway, TX (2 grants).
Does Rick Caywood Ministries give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 21 grants with a stated purpose on Rick Caywood Ministries's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Hunger Relief" (20 grants).
Who are Rick Caywood Ministries's largest grantees?
Rick Caywood Ministries's largest 2025 grantees include Laredo Stepping Stone Inc ($631,208), Caritas of Waco ($398,220) and Bethel Mission Inc ($335,129), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 44% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Rick Caywood Ministries?
Rick Caywood Ministries reported $271K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.2M.
What does Rick Caywood Ministries fund?
The organization states its mission as “FOOD DISTRIBUTION AND MINISTRY SERVICES.” Its 2025 filing describes its program as providing food to U.S.-based nonprofit organizations that distribute it to missions and families in the United States, Mexico, and abroad. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Rick Caywood Ministries?
Rick Caywood Ministries has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check rcmcc.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Rick Caywood Ministries's EIN?
Rick Caywood Ministries's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2914188. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 10, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 1, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 27, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 2, 2023)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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