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Ducker Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$185k
Granted FY2025still arriving
8
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$60k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Recreation & Sports$366kEducation$285kHuman Services$223kReligion$199kArts & Culture$33kCommunity Improvement$25kInternational$25kPublic Benefit$12kOther$0
02FY2025 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k3 grants · $11k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $55k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $119k
$10,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$7.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SALVATION ARMY$59,623
FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES$59,422
Individual grant recipient$35,000
OLE MISS ATHLETICS FOUNDATION$10,000
NO CEILINGS FOUNDATION$10,000
TURNING POINT USA$5,000
UNIVERSITY MISSISSIPPI FOUNDATION$5,000
TUNNELS TO TOWERS FOUNDATION$1,000
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–20, $17k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%KEN TURNER MINISTRIES: $1k → 14%FAMILY FIRST: $16k → 13%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
CA
CO
MO
WV
VA
AZ
TN
DC
OK
MS
AL
GA
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

70%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$863k · 15 repeat orgs$368k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +41% since the first grant, against +21% for those funded once.

15 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2025, 10 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

15
27

Total granted

$863k
$318k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+41%
+21%

Still filing today

60%
59%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 73% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $50k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationPublic BenefitReligionArts & CultureCrime & LegalInternationalOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • FO
    FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES
    4× · 2022–2025 · $193k · revenue +32%
  • OLE MISS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION
    3× · 2020–2025 · $81k · revenue +122%
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI FOUNDATION
    2× · 2020–2025 · $30k · revenue +41%

Funded once

  • BB
    BELLEVUE BAPTIST CHURCH
    one grant, 2020 · $100k
  • FO
    FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES (MEMPHIS)
    one grant, 2020 · $55k
  • RZ
    RAVI ZACHARIAS INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES
    one grant, 2020 · $50k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Blue Letter Bible

The specific purpose of this corporation is to present a biblical, christian ministry of the gospel, hope, encouragement and strength to as many people as possible. the intent of those who will conduct this corporation's work is to present…

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2
Dallas International University

As a christian university, we provide education and research opportunities preparing global leaders to partner with local communities.

Education
3
Christianity Today International

Christianity Today is a global community inspired by evangelical conviction to advance the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God. Our mission is to elevate the storytellers and sages of the global church.

Religion
4
George Fox University

George fox university, a christ centered community, prepares students spiritually, academically, and professionally to think with clarity, act with integrity, and serve with passion.

Education
5
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
6
Kingdom Advisors Inc

Kingdom advisors is a discipleship ministry serving christian financial professionals. the organization encourages, educates, and empowers christian financial professionals with biblical wisdom to be effective disciples of jesus christ in…

Religion
7
Jewish Voice Ministries Intl

To proclaim the gospel, grow the messianic jewish community and engage the church concerning israel and the jewish people. this is done through education, evangelism and being a movement leader, all with excellence in order to transform…

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8
Fielding Graduate University

We provide exemplary interdisciplinary programs for a community of scholar-practitioners within a distributed learning model grounded in student-driven inquiry and leading to enhanced knowledge.

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9
Union University

Union university provides christ-centered education that promotes excellence and character development in service to church and society.

Education
10
Evangel University

Evangel is a comprehensive christian university that is committed to excellence in educating and equipping students to become spirit empowered servants of god who will impact the church and society globally.

Education
11
Walk Thru the Bible Ministries Inc

Walk thru the bible (wtb) ignites passion for god's word. by developing a global network of influential pastors and leaders and then resourcing them with tools and training, wtb fulfills its role in the great commission.

Religion
12
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Heritage Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Museum of the Bible. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

27 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 27 of the 45 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
26/27
Grantees still filing
20/27
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI: $245,205 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPISALVATION ARMY: $104,510 · OtherSALVATION ARMYBELLEVUE BAPTIST CHURCH: $100,000 · OtherBELLEVUE BAPTIST CHURCHFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES (MEMPHIS): $55,000 · OtherFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES (MEMPHIS)FAMILY FIRSTALL PRO DAD: $52,968 · OtherFAMILY FIRSTALL PRO DADRAVI ZACHARIAS INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES: $50,000 · OtherRAVI ZACHARIAS INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIESSALVATION ARMY OF MEMPHIS: $47,951 · OtherSALVATION ARMY OF MEMPHISIndividual grant recipient: $35,000 · OtherFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES (OLE MISS): $35,000 · Other+17 more: $83,600 · Other+17 moreFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $193,466 · Youth DevelopmentFELLOWSHIP OF CHR…OLE MISS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION: $80,828 · EducationOLE MISS ATHL…UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI FOUNDATION: $30,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF…CEO FORUM INC: $25,000 · EducationCEO FORUM INC+6 more: $6,000 · EducationLorraine Civil Rights Museum Foundation: $27,545 · Arts & CultureEDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION: $5,000 · Arts & CultureBUT GOD MINISTRIES: $25,000 · InternationalWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $1,000 · InternationalFAMILY FIRST INC: $16,083 · Human ServicesKEN TURNER MINISTRIES: $1,000 · Human ServicesEast-West Ministries International: $10,000 · ReligionDesire Street Ministries: $1,000 · Religion+1 more: $250 · Religion
Other$809,234Youth Development$193,466Education$141,828Arts & Culture$32,545International$26,000Human Services$17,083Religion$11,250

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $193,466 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetOLE MISS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION: $80,828 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI FOUNDATION: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLorraine Civil Rights Museum Foundation: $27,545 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCEO FORUM INC: $25,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetBUT GOD MINISTRIES: $25,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetFAMILY FIRST INC: $16,083 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMEMPHIS CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTHE INDEPENDENT INSTITUTE: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTRUCKING CARES FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 9.2% of budgetTURNING POINT USA INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMUSEUM OF THE BIBLE: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPUBLIC SCHOOL BIBLE STUDY COMMITTEE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCATO INSTITUTE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMOREHOUSE COLLEGE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL LEGAL AND POLICY CENTER: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKEN TURNER MINISTRIES: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDesire Street Ministries: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCHAMPIONS FOR LITERACY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSHEPHERD UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMADONNA LEARNING CENTER INCORPORATED: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJOHN BRAMLETT MINISTRY INC: $250 over 1y, 1.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Christian Community F…Natl Christian Charit…American Endowment Fo…Vanguard Charitable E…Morgan Stanley Global…The Pfizer Foundation…The Blackbaud Giving …Donor Advised Charita…National Philanthropi…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Christian Community Foundation of MemphisTN19.4× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Christian Community Foundation of Memphis · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Ducker Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Ducker Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 45 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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