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Nashville foundations

There are 1,138 foundations and grantmaking organizations in the greater Nashville metro area, including the cities of Nashville, Franklin, and Murfreesboro. Combined, these Nashville metro foundations employ 621 people, earn more than $1 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $5 billion.
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Types of foundations in Nashville

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Private foundations
 
864
 
$777,857,253
Grantmaking public charity foundations
 
120
 
$363,108,220
Organizations supporting multiple foundations
 
42
 
$5,185,884
Community foundations
 
26
 
$254,079,680
Corporate foundations
 
12
 
$74,435,494
Organizations supporting a single foundation
 
3
 
$5,644,760
Foundation professional societies
 
2
 
$0
Foundation alliances and advocates
 
2
 
$101,945
Foundation technical and management assistance providers
 
1
 
$0
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Job trends for Nashville foundations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
653
1-10
 
44
11-25
 
3
26-100
 
3
101 to 1,000
 
2
1,000+
 
0
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Sizes of foundations in Nashville

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
510
$250k to $1M
 
119
$1M to $5M
 
88
$5M to $25M
 
27
$25M to $100M
 
8
$100M+
 
1
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Directory of foundations in Nashville

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1-20 of 1,138

The Melkus Family Foundation

The Melkus Family Foundation is a private foundation that made $3,630,204 in annual grants last year and currently has $39,354,444 in total assets.
Revenue
$29.8m
Assets
$63.9m
Employees
1
EIN
62-1518285
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Housing Affordability Trust

Housing Affordability Trust provides financial support for housing and essential services to charities, empowering families and building healthy communities.
Revenue
$14.3m
Assets
$57.1m
Employees
1
EIN
46-1003393
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lane Motor Museum

The Lane Motor Museum is a private foundation that collects and preserves automobiles built from 1940-1990. The museum contains unique and oddball vehicles as well as more common ones, and is located in Nashville, Tennessee.
Revenue
$5.9m
Assets
$17.3m
Employees
6
EIN
26-0056922
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (CFMT)

The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee brings good people and good causes together to help ensure both the excellent stewardship of donor funds and the wise investment of grants in the 40 counties of Middle Tennessee we serve.
Revenue
$239.9m
Assets
$832.0m
Employees
58
EIN
62-1471789
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Jackson Foundation

The Jackson Foundation is a non-profit organization conceived with The conviction that educational motivation and learning involvement are The keys to our society's future.
Revenue
$5.9m
Assets
$82.2m
Employees
7
EIN
62-0788376
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Scarlett Family Foundation

The Scarlett Family Foundation is a private foundation located in Nashville, TN. Last year, it made 328 grants. Its trustees are Tara Anne Scarlett, Dorothy F Scarlett, and Joseph H Scarlett JR. Grantees include New Venture Fund.
Revenue
$20.9m
Assets
$249.3m
Employees
1
EIN
20-1980932
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Rucker-Donnell Foundation

The Rucker-Donnell Foundation is a private foundation located in Murfreesboro, TN that primarily funds charitable gifts. The grantees of the foundation include Redeemer Classical Academy and others. Last year, the foundation made seven grants.
Revenue
$6.3m
Assets
$11.3m
Employees
0
EIN
62-1856912
IRS type
501(c)(3)

United Way of Greater Nashville (UWGN)

United Way of Metropolitan Nashville manages two federal grants that come through the State of Tennessee's Department of Health - one from the Ryan White CARE Act and the other from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Revenue
$46.2m
Assets
$70.3m
Employees
160
EIN
62-0533104
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Speer Foundation

The Speer Foundation is a private foundation located in Odessa, FL that primarily funds operating support. Last year, the Speer Foundation made 57 grants to grantees including First Baptist Church of Elfers and others.
Revenue
$8.4m
Assets
$131.2m
Employees
5
EIN
81-6922938
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Sunshine Lady Foundation

To invest in organizations and programs dedicated to providing opportunities for the advancement of education, well being and new life choices for disadvantaged people with special empathy for the working poor and families in crisis.
Revenue
$13.7m
Assets
$20.2m
Employees
0
EIN
56-1977987
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Cma Foundation

The Cma Foundation provides financial support for music education programs and worthwhile causes important to the Country Music Association.
Revenue
$5.4m
Assets
$15.8m
Employees
0
EIN
27-4842832
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Living Legacy Foundation of Maryland

The Living Legacy Foundation of Maryland is a private foundation in Franklin, TN whose mission is: The Living Legacy Foundation of Maryland made 61 grants last year.
Revenue
$17.7m
Assets
$164.8m
Employees
4
EIN
82-3829140
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Judith E and Joseph C Cook JR Foundation

The The Judith E and Joseph C Cook JR Foundation is a private foundation located in Nashville, TN that made 37 grants last year. Grantees include Martha O'Bryan Center. Trustees are Steven D Singleton, Joseph C Cook JR, Joseph C Cook Iii.
Revenue
$7.1m
Assets
$50.6m
Employees
1
EIN
35-2006656
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Joe C Davis Foundation

Joe C Davis Foundation seeks to continue a legacy of giving that will help the Nashville community thrive, help motivated individuals reach their full potential, and uphold the original intentions of Mr. Davis when he created the Foundation.
Revenue
$18.3m
Assets
$112.5m
Employees
1
EIN
62-6125481
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Memorial Foundation

To improve the quality of life for people through support to nonprofit organizations. The Foundation also strives to respond to immediate, critical needs that arise in the community.
Revenue
$7.9m
Assets
$136.4m
Employees
5
EIN
62-1202302
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Dan and Margaret Maddox Fund

To honor the legacy of Dan and Margaret Maddox by making positive differences in the lives of young people and promoting the conservation of wildlife habitats.
Revenue
$6.3m
Assets
$44.6m
Employees
2
EIN
23-7017790
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Heart of Rutherford Foundation

The Bobby and Nancy Spivey Family Foundation is a private foundation located in Brentwood, TN. The trustees are Larry Mullins and Barry Royal.
Revenue
$40.9m
Assets
$43.8m
Employees
0
EIN
81-2392827
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Marlene and Spencer Hays Foundation

The Marlene and Spencer Hays Foundation is a private foundation located in Nashville, TN. The Foundation supports the Tennessee State Museum Foundation and made 62 grants last year. The Foundation is supported by the Estate of Spencer Hays.
Revenue
$6.4m
Assets
$119.2m
Employees
2
EIN
82-2479722
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Dettwiller Foundation

The Dettwiller Foundation is a private foundation located in Nashville, TN. The Foundation made six grants last year. Grantees include St George's Episcopal Church. The Foundation is supported by George F Dettwiller.
Revenue
$18.8m
Assets
$251.3m
Employees
3
EIN
47-4954786
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Frist Foundation

Dedicated to sustaining and improving the quality of life in Nashville, Tennessee. As one of the larger foundations in Tennessee, it has been a philanthropic leader, serving as initiator, convener and catalyst among donors and nonprofit organizations.
Revenue
$55.7m
Assets
$195.6m
Employees
4
EIN
62-1134070
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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