Nashville, Tennessee · EIN 201980932. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $9.2M across 258 grants in 2024, a median of $13K each.
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Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.
As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202533189349104033. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.
The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.
The 15 largest of the 258 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lipscomb University | TN | $443,700 | SUPPORT FOR PIONEROS PROGRAM AND PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM |
| 2 | Nashville Classical | TN | $395,000 | SUPPORT FOR APPRENTICE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AND NASHVILLE CLASSICAL WEST |
| 3 | Teach for America Nashville-chattanooga | NY | $375,000 | SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMS |
| 4 | Kipp Nashville | TN | $350,000 | SUPPORT FOR MASTER TEACHERS PROGRAM AND MANAGING DIRECTOR OF HIGH SCHOOLS |
| 5 | Purpose Preparatory Academy | TN | $344,020 | SUPPORT FOR DEANS OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION AND INSTRUCTION LEADERS |
| 6 | Tennessee Educators of Color Alliance | TN | $285,000 | SUPPORT FOR ASPIRING LEADERS PROGRAM |
| 7 | Conexion America | TN | $280,000 | SUPPORT FOR ESCALERA & PARENTS AS PARTNERS |
| 8 | Oasis Center Inc | TN | $252,436 | SUPPORT FOR OASIS COLLEGE CONNECTION |
| 9 | Instruction Partners | TN | $250,000 | SUPPORT FOR INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT |
| 10 | State Collaborative on Reforming Education (score) | TN | $250,000 | SUPPORT FOR LITERACY AND POST-SECONDARY WORK |
| 11 | Aventura Community School | TN | $230,000 | SUPPORT FOR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SUPPORT |
| 12 | Martha O'bryan Center | TN | $220,000 | SUPPORT FOR ACADEMIC STUDENT UNIONS AT MNPS |
| 13 | Nashville Teacher Residency | TN | $200,000 | SUPPORT FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE OPERATIONS |
| 14 | Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee | TN | $186,350 | MNPS IN-SCHOOL LITERACY PROGRAM |
| 15 | Diverse Learners Cooperative | TN | $175,000 | SUPPORT FOR PROGRAM SPECIALISTS |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 314 | $5.3M |
| 2021 | 273 | $7.0M |
| 2022 | 231 | $6.9M |
| 2023 | 214 | $6.4M |
| 2024 | 258 | $9.2M |
Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.
Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.
Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.
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