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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-0796397

Rusty Pulliam Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Asheville, NC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $715,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $715,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $252

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,351,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $252

  • Tax year 2023

    $750,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $252

  • Tax year 2022

    $345,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $252

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $252

  • Tax year 2020

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $49

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Montreat CollegeMontreat, NC

    Operational Support

    $365,000
  2. Crossfire MinistriesAsheville, NC

    Operational Support

    $125,000
  3. AbccmAsheville, NC

    Operational Support

    $100,000
  4. Swing King UniversityCarriere, MS

    Operational Support

    $30,000
  5. Asheville Area Habitat for HumanityAsheville, NC

    Operational Support

    $25,000
  6. Kenilworth Presbyterian ChurchAsheville, NC

    Operational Support

    $25,000
  7. Timothy Brown MinistriesArden, NC

    Operational Support

    $25,000
  8. Sports OutreachAsheville, NC

    Operational Support

    $15,000
  9. Coaches QuestFletcher, NC

    Operational Support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $365,00082% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $30,0007% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter1 grant $25,0006% of the total
  4. Religion1 grant $25,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina8 grants $685,000
  2. Mississippi1 grant $30,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Winston W PULLIAM JRPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lawrence C PulliamTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • John G KelsoSecretary Hours 1Pay $0
  • Reverend Scott RogersDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • James Hardy Johnson JrDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Christopher McFatterDirector Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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