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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 45-5017945

The Ergon Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 20 grants and $1.3 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,334,750

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $20,764,087

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,039,500

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $20,562,945

  • Tax year 2023

    $930,500

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $20,034,163

  • Tax year 2022

    $881,270

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $18,478,680

  • Tax year 2021

    $795,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $17,014,947

  • Tax year 2020

    $724,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $15,576,328

  • Tax year 2019

    $371,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $16,618,787

  • Tax year 2018

    $168,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $15,657,707

Grants paid in 2025

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Walker Area Community FoundationJasper, AL

    HDCI Innovate Fund

    $250,000
  2. Pillar Church Planting NetworkWake Forest, NC

    RTIM Missionaries

    $150,000
  3. Reaching and Teaching International Ministries IncLouisville, KY

    RTIM Missionary Support

    $140,000
  4. Pillar Church Planting NetworkWake Forest, NC

    Residency Fund

    $125,000
  5. Grace Covenant Church of Bay CountyPanama City, FL

    General & Unrestricted

    $120,000
  6. Reaching and Teaching International Ministries IncLouisville, KY

    Trellis Project

    $100,000
  7. Pillar Church Planting NetworkWake Forest, NC

    Church Planting US/Colombia

    $75,000
  8. Poiema Publicaciones USAMesa, AZ

    General & Unrestricted

    $60,000
  9. Capitol Hill Baptist ChurchWashington, DC

    9Marks International Projects

    $50,000
  10. Cross Vision MissionsTyler, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  11. Pillar Church Planting NetworkWake Forest, NC

    Church Plant Startup Fund

    $50,000
  12. Reaching and Teaching International Ministries IncLouisville, KY

    East Asia Strengthening Fund

    $50,000
  13. Grace Covenant Church of Bay CountyPanama City, FL

    Residency/PA Fund

    $25,000
  14. International Mission Board of the Southern BaptisRichmond, VA

    Central Asia Project

    $25,000
  15. Reaching and Teaching International Ministries IncLouisville, KY

    General & Unrestricted

    $17,500
  16. Cross Vision MissionsTyler, TX

    Project Iglesia Sana Aguas

    $12,000
  17. Last Bell Ministries IncIndianapolis, IN

    General & Unrestricted

    $12,000
  18. Footprints Abroad International MinistriesCullman, AL

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  19. Reaching and Teaching International Ministries IncLouisville, KY

    Central Asia R&M

    $7,250
  20. Redeemer Presbyterian ChurchGardendale, AL

    General & Unrestricted

    $6,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Religion13 grants $846,75076% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $250,00023% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $12,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina4 grants $400,000
  2. Kentucky5 grants $314,750
  3. Alabama3 grants $266,000
  4. Florida2 grants $145,000
  5. Texas2 grants $62,000
  6. Arizona1 grant $60,000
  7. District of Columbia1 grant $50,000
  8. Virginia1 grant $25,000
  9. Indiana1 grant $12,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • John Drummond JrPres, Dir, Sec Hours 1Pay $0
  • John Drummond SrDir, VP Hours 1Pay $0
  • Thomas GambleDir, VP Hours 8Pay $19,800
  • Ashley GloverDir, VP Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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