Open Foundations · Tennessee

Andrea Waitt Carlton Family Foundation

Nashville, Tennessee · EIN 860910220. It paid $3.1M across 101 grants in 2024, a median of $17K each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.

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$3.1M
paid in 2024
101
grants paid
$17K
median grant
28%
to first-time recipients
$68.3M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.

Send requests to
JOHN CARNEY
Address
PO BOX 58389, NASHVILLE, TN, 37205
Phone
6158734142
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
WRITTEN APPLICATIONS SHOULD INCLUDE: AN OVERVIEW OF THE ORGANIZATION; GOALS & NEEDS FOR THE PROJECT OR PROGRAM; PROPOSED ACTIVITIES AND RELATIONSHIP TO PROJECT OR PROGRAM; DOLLAR AMOUNT REQUESTED, WITH DETAILED BUDGET; LIST OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERS; COPY OF IRS DETERMINATION LETTER INDICATING 501(C)(3) STATUS; CONTACT PERSON'S NAME, PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.
Submission deadline
PROPOSALS MAY BE SUBMITTED AT ANY TIME AND ARE REVIEWED ON A REVOLVING BASIS.
Restrictions on awards
MAJOR GRANTS ARE USUALLY LIMITED TO NASHVILLE, TN, THE LAKE REGION OF NORTHWEST IOWA, SELECTED AREAS OF FLORIDA, SOUTH DAKOTA, AND COLORADO. PROPOSALS RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSERVATION CONCERNS WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A NATIONAL BASIS. TO ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO PARTICIPATE, CHALLENGE GRANTS AND MATCHING GIFT PROPOSALS WILL RECEIVE SPECIAL CONSIDERATION. ONLY REQUESTS FROM IRC 501(C)(3) TAX EXEMPT CHARITABLE ORGANIZAIONS AND INSTITUTIONS ARE ACCEPTED.

From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202513199349101046. Entries appear as filed.

What it funds, in its own words

The filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2024

These are the 15 largest of the 101 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Belmont UniversityTN$262,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2Belmont UniversityTN$203,569GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
3Ducks UnlimitedTN$150,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
4Pearson Lakes Art CenterIA$125,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
5The Heritage FoundationDC$125,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
6Nashville Rescue MissionTN$101,748GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
7Operation Stand DownTN$101,748GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
8Friends of Radnor LakeTN$100,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
9Nashville Rescue MissionTN$100,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
10Operation Stand DownTN$100,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
11Second Harvest Food BankTN$80,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
12CommunioVA$75,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
13Samaritan's PurseNC$75,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
14Cheekwood Botanical Garden &TN$66,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
15Friends of Lakeside LabsIA$62,500GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202091$2.7M
202198$3.0M
2022118$2.7M
202388$2.6M
2024101$3.1M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Tennessee48%
Iowa8%
District of Columbia5%
Virginia5%
Florida4%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees are listed as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Andrea Waitt CarltonPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR · 2023
Donna DaltonDIRECTOR · 2023
Jacque J RobertsASSISTANT SECRETARY · 2023
Jennifer KronebuschSECRETARY/TREASURER/DIRECTOR · 2023
John N CarneyEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 2023
Samuel a WaittDIRECTOR · 2023
Steven RasmussenDIRECTOR · 2023

Each figure comes from the foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. 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 count once and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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