The Metrock Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Montevallo, AL EIN: 80-0481815

The Metrock Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Montevallo, AL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $365K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $175K. Net investment income was $70K.

The Metrock Charitable Foundation at a glance

In short: The Metrock Charitable Foundation gave $175K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $44K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$175,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$43,750
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$25,000
Total assets
$365,432
-22.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (71% 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 The Metrock Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $100KTunnel to Towers Foundation$100KFisher House Foundation Inc: $25KFisher House Foundation Inc$25KMarine Corps - Law Enforcement Foundation Inc: $25KMarine Corps - Law EnforcementFoundation Inc$25KSemper Fi Fund: $25KSemper Fi Fund$25K

The largest 2025 recipient was Tunnel to Towers Foundation ($100K). Together the top 4 received $175K.

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

18<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 18 grants of 20 (90%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

OceansideRockvilleTuckahoeStaten IslandBirmingham

How The Metrock Charitable Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 119% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 773% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K4 grants2020 4 grants2021 4 grants2022 4 grants2023 4 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $38K (2020) to $175K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $175K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Tunnel to Towers Foundation Staten Island, NYCharitable$100,000
Fisher House Foundation Inc Rockville, MDCharitable$25,000
Marine Corps - Law Enforcement Foundation Inc Tuckahoe, NYCharitable$25,000
Semper Fi Fund Oceanside, CACharitable$25,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$365,432$76,632$181,826$175,0004$175,000$69,806$22,635
2024$470,758$65,239$183,593$175,0004$175,000$56,646$30,462
2023$589,187$28,568$108,851$100,0004$100,000$19,717$32,490
2022$669,530$52,899$93,380$80,0004$80,000$42,566$37,255
2021$710,267$130,545$92,129$80,0004$80,000$118,416$44,713
2020$671,513$52,811$48,739$38,2764—$42,348$39,175

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Metrock Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $23K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Metrock Charitable Foundation is led by John M. Metrock, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • John M. Metrock

    President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Angela Cunningham

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael J. Metrock

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Connie Metrock

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    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.

Frequently asked questions about The Metrock Charitable Foundation

How much does The Metrock Charitable Foundation give each year?

The Metrock Charitable Foundation gave $175K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $175K across 4 grants.

What is The Metrock Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?

The Metrock Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $43,750, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does The Metrock Charitable Foundation give grants?

The Metrock Charitable Foundation gives mostly in New York: 71% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Maryland (14%) and California (14%).

Does The Metrock Charitable Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on The Metrock Charitable Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (4 grants).

How large is The Metrock Charitable Foundation?

The Metrock Charitable Foundation reported $365K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $175K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $23K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is The Metrock Charitable Foundation's EIN?

The Metrock Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 80-0481815. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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