Rucker-Donnell Foundation
The Rucker-Donnell Foundation is a private foundation based in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations, with recipients in Tennessee and several other states.
Rucker-Donnell Foundation at a glance
In short: Rucker-Donnell Foundation gave $494K across 16 grants in 2025 (avg $31K), mostly in Tennessee. 44% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $494,100
- -37.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 16
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $30,881
- -68.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $22,500
- Total assets
- $12,573,321
- +21.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 44% first-time grantees (7 of 16, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Tennessee (54% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Rucker-Donnell Foundation
- How to Apply
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The foundation’s filing says no form is required. In a request, the charitable organization must outline its request for contributions and the intended use of the funds. The filing lists Rick Mansfield as the contact. Awards must be used for the benefit of a charitable organization.
- Contact
Application contact: Rick Mansfield
Mailing address: 110 S Maple St, Murfreesboro, TN 37130
Phone: (615) 890-5700
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Rucker-Donnell Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Franklin Road Baptist Church ($100K). Together the top 10 received $481K.
Grant Size Distribution
50 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 35 grants of 50 (70%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, Tennessee recipients received 54% of grant dollars. Other reported shares went to recipients in Wisconsin (15%), South Carolina (10%), California (10%), and Michigan (5%). The listed grants also included recipients in Georgia and Ohio.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 16 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Rucker-Donnell Foundation open to new grantees?
44%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 7 of 16 grantees (44%) were first-time recipients. With only 16 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $51K; repeat grants $16K. How we count
Medians: $50K first-time, $3K repeat.
- 44% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 34% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 68% 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 (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $113K (2020) to $1.8M (2019). In 2025 it made 16 grants totaling $494K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin Road Baptist Church Murfreesboro, TN | Charitable Gift | $100,000 |
| Brooklink Brookfield, WI | Charitable Gift | $75,000 |
| Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN | Charitable Gift | $53,000 |
| Cannon County Arts Center Woodbury, TN | Charitable Gift | $50,000 |
| Salem United Methodist Church Rockvale, TN | Charitable Gift | $50,000 |
| St Peters Mount Pleasant, SC | Charitable Gift | $50,000 |
| Standing Stone Ministry San Clemente, CA | Charitable Gift | $50,000 |
| International Needs Hudsonville, MI | Charitable Gift | $25,000 |
| A Gathering of Friends Woodstock, GA | Charitable Gift | $20,000 |
| Search Ministries Rio Grande, OH | Charitable Gift | $8,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $12,573,321 | $2,982,318 | $765,506 | $494,100 | 16 | $603,798 | $2,816,390 | $892,535 |
| 2024 | $10,356,943 | $183,140 | $1,080,975 | $784,550 | 8 | $869,628 | $54,499 | $1,025,229 |
| 2023 | $11,254,795 | $6,255,329 | $1,198,972 | $1,000,004 | 14 | $1,071,159 | $6,117,743 | $856,499 |
| 2022 | $6,841,227 | $736,483 | $1,023,683 | $743,758 | 7 | $840,044 | $556,061 | $848,569 |
| 2021 | $6,950,668 | $1,690,543 | $341,533 | $159,478 | 5 | $233,394 | $1,559,434 | $836,613 |
| 2020 | $6,994,576 | $35,568 | $358,236 | $113,329 | 7 | — | — | $867,026 |
| 2019 | $6,972,881 | $1,120,517 | $2,192,659 | $1,805,775 | 8 | — | $887,168 | $617,960 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Rucker-Donnell Foundation reported a distributable amount of $893K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grantees include organizations with varied missions. For example, Brooklink describes its mission as equipping global Christian leaders to fulfill Jesus’ Great Commission, while International Needs says it seeks to transform lives and communities by helping Christian nationals serve God and neighbor in their own countries. Other recipients include Boy Scouts of America, which describes preparing young people to make ethical choices; Special Kids, which provides therapeutic rehabilitation and professional nursing services to children with special needs; and Redeemer Classical Academy, which describes providing a traditional classical education and Christian discipleship.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation made 16 grants totaling $494,100. Grants ranged from $500 to $100,000, with a median of $22,500. Notable awards included $100,000 to Franklin Road Baptist Church, $75,000 to Brooklink, $53,000 to Middle Tennessee State University, and $50,000 each to Cannon County Arts Center, Salem United Methodist Church, St Peters, and Standing Stone Ministry.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Rick G. Mansfield, William E. Rowland, and J. Kent Burklow as trustees.
Rucker-Donnell Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; all 3 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
J. Kent Burklow
Trustee
On filings since 2019
15 hrs/week
$40K (2019) → $60K (2025)
Rick G. Mansfield
Trustee
On filings since 2019
15 hrs/week
$40K (2019) → $70K (2025)
William E. Rowland
Trustee
On filings since 2019
15 hrs/week
$40K (2019) → $60K (2025)
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $70K, to Rick G Mansfield (Trustee). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Rucker-Donnell Foundation
How much does Rucker-Donnell Foundation give each year?
Rucker-Donnell Foundation gave $494K across 16 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $785K across 8 grants.
What is Rucker-Donnell Foundation's typical grant size?
Rucker-Donnell Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $22,500, and its average grant was $30,881, across 16 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Rucker-Donnell Foundation that year got $51K on average.
Where does Rucker-Donnell Foundation give grants?
Rucker-Donnell Foundation gives mostly in Tennessee: 54% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Wisconsin (15%) and South Carolina (10%). The most frequent recipient cities were Murfreesboro, TN (7 grants).
Does Rucker-Donnell Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 16 grants with a stated purpose on Rucker-Donnell Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable Gift" (16 grants).
Who are Rucker-Donnell Foundation's largest grantees?
Rucker-Donnell Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Franklin Road Baptist Church ($100,000), Brooklink ($75,000) and Middle Tennessee State University ($53,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 46% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Rucker-Donnell Foundation?
Rucker-Donnell Foundation reported $12.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $604K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $893K (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 Rucker-Donnell Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grantees include organizations with varied missions. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Rucker-Donnell Foundation?
The foundation’s filing says no form is required. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Rucker-Donnell Foundation's EIN?
Rucker-Donnell Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 62-1856912. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 6, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 12, 2024)
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Grantable. (2026). Rucker-Donnell Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/rucker-donnell-foundation-morg_515dda98bbae428caa07cfaab0a77095
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