The Demeco Ryans Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Missouri City, TX EIN: 26-0336746

The Demeco Ryans Foundation is a private foundation, based in Missouri City, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2018 through 2024.

The Demeco Ryans Foundation at a glance

Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who The Demeco Ryans Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Bessemer

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K0 grants2018 0 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024

From 2021 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2022) to $31K (2021). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $2K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Bessemer City High School Bessemer, ALFootball Team Support$2,258
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying Distributions
2022—$2,258$2,2581$2,258
2021$2,258$31,384$31,1691$31,384
2020$33,642$2,282———
2018$37,151$519———

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Demeco Ryans Foundation's 2024 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Cedrick Sparks

    Director

    On filings since 2018

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Wormley

    Director

    On filings since 2018

    No compensation reported

  • Demeco Ryans

    Founder

    On filings since 2018

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2018–2024. "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 The Demeco Ryans Foundation

Where does The Demeco Ryans Foundation operate?

The Demeco Ryans Foundation has awarded grants in Alabama.

What is The Demeco Ryans Foundation's EIN?

The Demeco Ryans Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-0336746. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2018–2024.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2018 (received by the IRS November 15, 2019)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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