Charles P Wilson Foundation Inc
Paris, TN · EIN 32-0249019. Reported 173 grants totalling $4,015,025 to 76 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Charles P Wilson Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $7,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $193,500. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Baptist Church | Paris, TN | $673,560 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Union University Foundation LLC | Jackson, TN | $477,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trinity Christian Academy | Jackson, TN | $368,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jackson First Baptist Church | Jackson, TN | $330,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Church at Sugar Creek | Humboldt, TN | $232,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Humbolt Chamber of Commerce | Humbolt, TN | $193,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shepherd's Fire | Pleasant Vine, TN | $178,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Union Endowment Scholarship Fund | Jackson, TN | $177,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Covenant Ranch Inc | Paris, TN | $140,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Helping Hand of Humbolt | Humboldt, TN | $137,315 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kanes Gift Inc | Milan, TN | $130,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Coordinated Christian Ministries Inc | Louisville, KY | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dream Center of Jackson | Jackson, TN | $79,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Grace to You | Panorama City, CA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Life Action Ministries | Buchanan, MI | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gideons International | Paris, TN | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cornerstone Fellowship Church | Frederick, MD | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Desiring God | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tishomingo County Food Depot | Iuka, MS | $49,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Doulos Partners | Birmingham, AL | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Henry County CASA | Paris, TN | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wecare Clinic | Pwmveokw, KY | $31,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hope Center Ministries | Bethany, OK | $29,050 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cef of Greater Jackson | Jackson, TN | $25,600 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tomorrow's Hope Pregnancy | Paris, TN | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Isaiah 117 House | Elizabethton, TN | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Humbolt | Humboldt, TN | $21,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Southern Baptist Theological Seminary | Louisville, KY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rifa | Jackson, TN | $19,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Beating Hearts Help Center | Mckenzie, TN | $17,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Crockett County Noah | Maury City, TN | $17,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Care Center of Jackson | Jackson, TN | $14,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Anabaptist Foundation | Lewisburg, PA | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Enough Grace Ministries Inc | Paris, TN | $14,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Forget Me Not Foundation of Northwest Tennessee | Union City, TN | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Levi Miles Foundation | Paris, TN | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Birth Choice Incorporated | Jackson, TN | $7,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Create Foundation Inc | Corinth, MS | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity Parishenry County | Paris, TN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Carl Perkins Center of Carroll County | Huntington, TN | $4,900 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation | Jackson, TN | $4,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Carl Perkins Center of Crockett County | Alamo, TN | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hometown Walk of Hope Obion County Cancer Agency | Union City, TN | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Milan Mustard Seed Inc | Milan, TN | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Marys Kids | Paris, TN | $4,250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Able Farms Foundation | Springville, TN | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mckenzie United Neighbors | Mckenzie, TN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Reelfoot Rural Ministry | Obion, TN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Crockett County Veteran's Foundation | Alamo, TN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Crockett County Veterans Association | Alamo, TN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity - Carroll Co | Huntingdon, TN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trudy's Kids Cafe | Union City, TN | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wrap - Crockett County | Jackson, TN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Christian Community Outreach in Big Sandy | Big Sandy, TN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Disciple Boxing | Paris, TN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| First United Methodist Church - Paris | Paris, TN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Prayers for Paws | Huntingdon, TN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Young Life Inc | Knoxville, TN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Carl Perkins Center of Henry County | Paris, TN | $1,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Henry County Office on Aging | Paris, TN | $1,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Shed-Henry Coounty Sheriff's Department | Paris, TN | $1,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trinity United Methodist (food Pantry) | Paris, TN | $1,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Carroll County Humane Society | Mckenzie, TN | $1,600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Child Evangelism Fellowship | Jackson, TN | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Come Unity Cafe | Jackson, TN | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Comeunity Cafe | Jackson, TN | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Free Burma Rangers | Chiang Mai, Thailand | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Agape House of Northwest Tennessee | Martin, TN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| All Saints Immigration Service | Jackson, TN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| International Mission Board | Richmond, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Karin' 4 Kritters Rescue | Greenfield, TN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Forget Me Not Foundation of Nw Tn | Union City, TN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wags and Whiskers Safe Haven | Union City, TN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jackson Youth Symphony Association | Jackson, TN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Area Relief Ministries | Jackson, TN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Youth Town of Tennessee Inc | Jackson, TN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
46 of 76 (61%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 64%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Union University Foundation LLC
CHRISTIAN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS - Covenant Ranch Inc
COMMUNITY PROGRAM SERVICES - Hope Center Ministries
CHRISTIAN RECOVERY PROGRAMS - Care Center of Jackson
HOMELESS SHELTER FOR WOMEN & CHILDREN - Area Relief Ministries
FAITH-BASED ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY FAMILIES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 80 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45 | $664,850 | $2,500 |
| 2022 | 42 | $825,800 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 51 | $1,257,135 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 35 | $1,267,240 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 87% of this one's giving went to organizations in Tennessee. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $7,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Tennessee.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Charles P Wilson Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 932, Paris, TN, 38242. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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