Ruth a McDaniel Animal Welfare Fund
Ruth a McDaniel Animal Welfare Fund is a private foundation focused on Environment, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $787K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $30K. Net investment income was $77K.
Ruth a McDaniel Animal Welfare Fund at a glance
In short: Ruth a McDaniel Animal Welfare Fund gave $30K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $30,000
- +11.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 6
- +20.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,000
- -7.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $786,692
- +4.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Missouri (73% 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 Ruth a McDaniel Animal Welfare Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 6 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Missouri State Humane Association ($8K). Together the top 6 received $30K.
Grant Size Distribution
28 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 28 grants of 28 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.
Cities
How Ruth a McDaniel Animal Welfare Fund gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−6%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 95% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2019) to $32K (2022). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $30K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri State Humane Association St. Louis, MO | Support the Spay Neuter | $8,000 |
| Stover Animal Rescue Inc Stover, MO | Spay Neuter of Low Income | $7,000 |
| Great Plains SPCA Merriam, KS | Spay & Neuter Pets of Low | $5,000 |
| Meow Mission Inc Warsaw, MO | Spay & Neuter Pets of Low | $5,000 |
| Humane Society of Greater Kansas City Atchison, KS | Spay & Neuter Pets of Low | $3,000 |
| Lucky 13 Rescue Inc Kansas City, MO | Support Spay Neuter | $2,000 |
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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 | $786,692 | $86,861 | $54,911 | $30,000 | 6 | $43,904 | $77,291 | $46,169 |
| 2024 | $754,521 | $80,351 | $50,023 | $27,000 | 5 | $40,532 | $70,419 | $43,342 |
| 2023 | $724,884 | $25,834 | $48,132 | $27,000 | 5 | $39,854 | $15,162 | $39,809 |
| 2022 | $747,566 | $-20,938 | $57,637 | $32,000 | 6 | $45,210 | $6,842 | $40,929 |
| 2021 | $826,158 | $174,170 | $50,489 | $26,000 | 6 | $40,062 | $163,680 | $45,488 |
| 2020 | $698,915 | $64,220 | $46,245 | $25,000 | 6 | — | $56,199 | $38,754 |
| 2019 | $678,961 | $48,419 | $45,774 | $25,000 | 4 | — | $42,895 | $37,444 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ruth a McDaniel Animal Welfare Fund reported a distributable amount of $46K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ruth a McDaniel Animal Welfare Fund's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; 1 of 3 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bank Of America
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
$13K (2021) → $13K (2025)
Anne Henry CO Bank Of America
Dist Committee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Diane Webber Hsus-Mwro Co Boa
Dist Committee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Bank Of America N A (2019–2020) — Trustee
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 $13K, to Bank of America (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Ruth a McDaniel Animal Welfare Fund
How much does Ruth a McDaniel Animal Welfare Fund give each year?
Ruth a McDaniel Animal Welfare Fund gave $30K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $27K across 5 grants.
What is Ruth a McDaniel Animal Welfare Fund's typical grant size?
Ruth a McDaniel Animal Welfare Fund's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $5,000, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Ruth a McDaniel Animal Welfare Fund give grants?
Ruth a McDaniel Animal Welfare Fund gives mostly in Missouri: 73% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Kansas (27%).
Does Ruth a McDaniel Animal Welfare Fund give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Ruth a McDaniel Animal Welfare Fund's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Spay & Neuter Pets of Low" (3 grants).
Who are Ruth a McDaniel Animal Welfare Fund's largest grantees?
Ruth a McDaniel Animal Welfare Fund's largest 2025 grantees include Missouri State Humane Association ($8,000), Stover Animal Rescue Inc ($7,000) and Great Plains SPCA ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 67% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Ruth a McDaniel Animal Welfare Fund?
Ruth a McDaniel Animal Welfare Fund reported $787K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $44K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $46K (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 Ruth a McDaniel Animal Welfare Fund?
Ruth a McDaniel Animal Welfare Fund is a private foundation focused on Environment, based in Dallas, TX. It holds $787K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Ruth a McDaniel Animal Welfare Fund's EIN?
Ruth a McDaniel Animal Welfare Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-6248088. 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.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 2, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 31, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 22, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 16, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 3, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 21, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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