Terry L and Sandra K Tucker Family Foundation Trust
Terry L and Sandra K Tucker Family Foundation Trust is a private foundation based in Warsaw, Indiana. Its 2025 filing lists grants for general charitable operations, with most grant dollars going to recipients in Indiana.
Terry L and Sandra K Tucker Family Foundation Trust at a glance
In short: Terry L and Sandra K Tucker Family Foundation Trust gave $146K across 25 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Indiana. 46% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $145,650
- +6.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 25
- +31.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,826
- -18.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,500
- Total assets
- $1,294,694
- +12.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 46% first-time grantees (11 of 24, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Indiana (95% 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 Terry L and Sandra K Tucker Family Foundation Trust
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 1510 Country Club Drive, Warsaw, IN 46580
Phone: (574) 453-4300
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Terry L and Sandra K Tucker Family Foundation Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Grace College ($40K). Together the top 10 received $123K.
Grant Size Distribution
77 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 77 grants of 77 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 95% of grant dollars went to recipients in Indiana, 4% to recipients in Arizona, and 1% to recipients in Pennsylvania. Iowa accounted for 0% of grant dollars.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 25 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Terry L and Sandra K Tucker Family Foundation Trust open to new grantees?
46%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 11 of 24 grantees (46%) were first-time recipients. With only 24 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 4 points. First grants averaged $5K; repeat grants $7K. How we count
Medians: $3K first-time, $3K repeat.
- 33% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 326% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 115% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 $34K (2019) to $146K (2025). In 2025 it made 25 grants totaling $146K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grace College Winona Lake, IN | General Charitable Operations | $40,000 |
| Ball State Foundation Autism Fund (Fund #8107) Muncie, IN | General Charitable Operations | $20,000 |
| Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts Warsaw, IN | General Charitable Operations | $15,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Kosciusco CO Warsaw, IN | General Charitable Operations | $12,500 |
| Boomerang Backpacks Inc Fort Wayne, IN | General Charitable Operations | $10,000 |
| Fellowship Missions Winona Lake, IN | General Charitable Operations | $5,000 |
| Sacred Heart Parish Warsaw, IN | General Charitable Operations | $5,000 |
| Riley Childrens Foundation Indianapolis, IN | General Charitable Operations | $5,000 |
| Winona Lake Perservation Association Warsaw, IN | General Charitable Operations | $5,000 |
| Magical Meadows Warsaw, IN | General Charitable Operations | $5,000 |
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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 | $1,294,694 | $298,325 | $159,039 | $145,650 | 25 | $148,748 | $89,534 | $129,147 |
| 2024 | $1,155,408 | $99,651 | $146,946 | $136,200 | 19 | $137,828 | $92,401 | $136,327 |
| 2023 | $1,202,703 | $100,335 | $93,367 | $80,500 | 9 | $83,300 | $80,462 | $122,414 |
| 2022 | $1,195,735 | $423,877 | $47,244 | $34,200 | 11 | $36,600 | $49,569 | $135,309 |
| 2021 | $819,102 | $42,617 | $76,750 | $71,250 | 13 | $71,250 | $36,617 | $120,163 |
| 2020 | $853,235 | $135,676 | $90,165 | $87,000 | 8 | — | $34,176 | $90,911 |
| 2019 | $807,024 | $243,592 | $39,712 | $33,750 | 7 | — | $40,742 | $88,907 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Terry L and Sandra K Tucker Family Foundation Trust reported a distributable amount of $129K 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 listed 2025 grants were designated for general charitable operations. Among the grantees, Boomerang Backpacks says it provides weekend food backpacks to low-income elementary students and creates community-service opportunities for high school students. Fellowship Missions says it serves people experiencing homelessness, while Magical Meadows says it provides therapeutic horseback riding for people with physical and mental challenges. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the foundation’s.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation awarded 25 grants totaling $145,650. Awards ranged from $100 to $40,000, with a median grant of $2,500. Its largest grants included $40,000 to Grace College, $20,000 to Ball State Foundation Autism Fund, $15,000 to Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts, $12,500 to Habitat for Humanity of Kosciusko County, and $10,000 to Boomerang Backpacks.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Terry L and Sandra K Tucker Family Foundation Trust's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sandra K. Tucker
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Terry L. Tucker
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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 Terry L and Sandra K Tucker Family Foundation Trust
How much does Terry L and Sandra K Tucker Family Foundation Trust give each year?
Terry L and Sandra K Tucker Family Foundation Trust gave $146K across 25 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $136K across 19 grants.
What is Terry L and Sandra K Tucker Family Foundation Trust's typical grant size?
Terry L and Sandra K Tucker Family Foundation Trust's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $5,826, across 25 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Terry L and Sandra K Tucker Family Foundation Trust that year got $5K on average.
Where does Terry L and Sandra K Tucker Family Foundation Trust give grants?
Terry L and Sandra K Tucker Family Foundation Trust gives mostly in Indiana: 95% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Warsaw, IN (8 grants), Winona Lake, IN (3 grants), Fort Wayne, IN (2 grants) and Indianapolis, IN (2 grants).
Does Terry L and Sandra K Tucker Family Foundation Trust give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Terry L and Sandra K Tucker Family Foundation Trust's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (25 of 25) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Terry L and Sandra K Tucker Family Foundation Trust's largest grantees?
Terry L and Sandra K Tucker Family Foundation Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Grace College ($40,000), Ball State Foundation Autism Fund (Fund #8107) ($20,000) and Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts ($15,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 51% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Terry L and Sandra K Tucker Family Foundation Trust?
Terry L and Sandra K Tucker Family Foundation Trust reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $149K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $129K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Terry L and Sandra K Tucker Family Foundation Trust fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its listed 2025 grants were designated for general charitable operations. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Terry L and Sandra K Tucker Family Foundation Trust?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Terry L and Sandra K Tucker Family Foundation Trust's EIN?
Terry L and Sandra K Tucker Family Foundation Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1581527. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Terry L and Sandra K Tucker Family Foundation Trust accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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 June 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 23, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 5, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 3, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 30, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 27, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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