The Frist Foundation
Nashville, TN · EIN 62-1134070. Reported 778 grants totalling $135.6M to 283 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$10,000median grant
$135.6Mgranted, 2021-2024
283organizations funded
60%of grantees funded again the next year
$621.2Massets, latest filing
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. The Frist Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $23.5M. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 283 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frist Art Museum | Nashville, TN | $28.3M | 20 | 4 | 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund | Albany, NY | $24.9M | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nashville Zoo Inc | Nashville, TN | $17.3M | 7 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee | Nashville, TN | $6,965,000 | 25 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nashville Public Library Foundation | Nashville, TN | $5,030,750 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Belmont University | Nashville, TN | $4,339,443 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| YWCA of Nashvillemiddle Tn | Nashville, TN | $4,020,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville | Nashville, TN | $3,370,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of Warner Parks Inc | Nashville, TN | $3,040,150 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of Greater Nashville | Nashville, TN | $2,401,000 | 11 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Crossroads Campus | Nashville, TN | $2,300,172 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Project Return Inc | Nashville, TN | $2,040,990 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Operation Stand Down Tennessee | Nashville, TN | $1,684,069 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ensworth School | Nashville, TN | $1,578,500 | 14 | 4 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Middle Tennessee | Nashville, TN | $1,240,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Family & Children's Service | Nashville, TN | $1,129,836 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of Mill Ridge Park | Antioch, TN | $1,092,844 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fifty Forward | Nashville, TN | $1,023,100 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nashville Rescue Mission | Nashville, TN | $1,015,500 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Renewal House Inc | Nashville, TN | $1,002,441 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Hca Hope Fund | Nashville, TN | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Conservancy for the Parthenon and Centennial Park | Nashville, TN | $802,800 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Thistle Farms | Nashville, TN | $772,500 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Teach for America | Nashville, TN | $756,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Nonprofit Management | Nashville, TN | $720,000 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Luke's Community House | Nashville, TN | $595,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Room in the Inn Inc | Nashville, TN | $545,250 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Conexion Americas | Nashville, TN | $528,000 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hands on Nashville | Nashville, TN | $519,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alive Hospice Inc | Nashville, TN | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tennessee Justice Center Inc | Nashville, TN | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | $434,000 | 20 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Refuge Center for Counseling | Franklin, TN | $430,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Martha O'bryan Center | Nashville, TN | $425,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fannie Battle Day Home | Nashville, TN | $411,800 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Heimerdinger Foundation | Nashville, TN | $405,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee | Nashville, TN | $401,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rebuilding Together Nashville | Nashville, TN | $377,900 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gordon Jewish Community Center | Nashville, TN | $350,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Needlink Nashville | Nashville, TN | $310,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Inspiritus | Nashville, TN | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nashville Cares | Nashville, TN | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Resource Center | Nashville, TN | $287,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nashville Adult Literacy Council | Nashville, TN | $275,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee | Nashville, TN | $260,250 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Sexual Assault Center | Nashville, TN | $255,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cheekwood | Nashville, TN | $246,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Land Trust for Tennessee Inc | Nashville, TN | $235,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Westminster Home Connection | Nashville, TN | $235,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lymphoma Research Foundation | New York, NY | $231,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands | Nashville, TN | $220,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mary Parrish Center | Nashville, TN | $212,140 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Faith Family Medical Center | Nashville, TN | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends Life | Nashville, TN | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Museum of African American Music | Nashville, TN | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Youth Encouragement Services | Nashville, TN | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nashville Food Project | Nashville, TN | $192,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nashville Symphony Association | Nashville, TN | $186,000 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Harvard Business School | Boston, MA | $170,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Corner to Corner | Nashville, TN | $166,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Precision Institute | Wilimington, DE | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Delta Waterfowl Foundation | Bismarck, ND | $155,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Autism Society of America | Rockville, MD | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Charity Water | Hagerstown, MD | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of Shelby Parks and Bottoms | Nashville, TN | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| KIPP Academy Nashville | Nashville, TN | $150,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Young Leaders Council | Nashville, TN | $148,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Give and Go | Nashville, TN | $146,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition | Nashville, TN | $145,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Yellowstone Club Community Foundation | Bozeman, MT | $130,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Crossbridge | Nashville, TN | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Justice for Our Neighbors | Nashville, TN | $125,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tennessee Golf Foundation | Franklin, TN | $105,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Adventure Science Center Nashville | Nashville, TN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gospel Music Association | Nashville, TN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Himalayan Cataract Project | Norwich, VT | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rooftop Foundation | Nashville, TN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Uva School of Education and Human Development Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Washington University in St Louis | St Louis, MO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mosaic Institute Dba Mosaic Changemakers | Nashville, TN | $98,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| High Hopes Inc | Franklin, TN | $96,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi | Nashville, TN | $93,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nashville Humane Association | Nashville, TN | $88,500 | 11 | 4 | 2024 |
| Philanthropy Southeast | Atlanta, GA | $82,920 | 7 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gilda's Club Middle Tennessee | Nashville, TN | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Autism Speaks | Boone, IA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Council on Foundations | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Interfaith Dental Clinic | Nashville, TN | $71,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Leadership Nashville Foundation | Nashville, TN | $68,500 | 12 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | $67,500 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pencil Foundation | Nashville, TN | $63,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $62,500 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $62,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross of Nashville | Nashville, TN | $60,000 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Care Fellowship | Nashville, TN | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee Chapter | Nashville, TN | $51,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Adventure Science Center | Nashville, TN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Autism Speaks | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bewell in School | Nashville, TN | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee | Nashville, TN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brightstone Inc | Franklin, TN | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| King's Daughters | Madison, TN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nashville Repertory Theatre | Nashville, TN | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Oasis Center | Nashville, TN | $48,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Walkbike Nashville | Nashville, TN | $46,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| North Nashville Arts Coalition | Nashville, TN | $45,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Branch of Nashville | Antioch, TN | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Backfield in Motion | Nashville, TN | $42,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cafe Momentum Nashville | Hermitage, TN | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nashville Civic Design Center | Nashville, TN | $37,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Be the Match Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Book'em | Nashville, TN | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Currey Ingram Academy | Brentwood, TN | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Park Center | Nashville, TN | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The James C Ferrer Education Fund | Southampton, NY | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Turnip Green Creative Reuse | Nashville, TN | $35,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Matthew 25 Inc | Nashville, TN | $32,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Country Music Foundation | Nashville, TN | $31,500 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lipscomb University | Nashville, TN | $30,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salama Fellowship Urban Ministries | Nashville, TN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Southampton Playhouse | New York, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nashville Software School | Nashville, TN | $29,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nashville Public Education Foundation | Nashville, TN | $25,500 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Centennial Park Conservancy | Nashville, TN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Civic Tennessee | Nashville, TN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| CUL2VATE | Brentwood, TN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Harvest Hands Community Development Corporation | Nashville, TN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mdha Housing Trust Corp | Nashville, TN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Men of Valor | Antioch, TN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nashville Conflict Resolution Center | Nashville, TN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nashville Diaper Connection | Nashville, TN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Preston Taylor Ministries | Nashville, TN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Connect | Madison, TN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Raising Resilience Tennessee | Nashville, TN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Raphah Institute | Nashville, TN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shower the People | Nashville, TN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tennessee Nonprofit Network | Memphis, TN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tenngreen Land Conservancy | Nashville, TN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Unmanageable | Nashville, TN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Village at Glencliff | Nashville, TN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Center for Family Philanthropy | Washington, DC | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Cancer Society of Nashville | Nashville, TN | $23,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Westminster Presbyterian Church | Nashville, TN | $22,500 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Montgomery Bell Academy | Nashville, TN | $22,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Siloam Health | Nashville, TN | $21,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tennessee Educators of Color Alliance | Nashville, TN | $20,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Junior Golf Association | Braselton, GA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Foundation of South Central Kentucky | Bowling Green, KY | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fisk University | Nashville, TN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Moves and Grooves Inc | Nashville, TN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| One Love Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Redesign | Nashville, TN | $20,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Supreme Court of Tennessee | Nashville, TN | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services | Nashville, TN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tennessee Wildlife Resources Foundation | Nashville, TN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Find Design | Nashville, TN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Store | Nashville, TN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Time to Rise Inc | Nashville, TN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hope Family Health Services | Westmoreland, TN | $19,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nations Ministry Center | Nashville, TN | $19,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dymon in the Rough | Nashville, TN | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rocketown of Middle Tennessee | Nashville, TN | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Choosing Justice Initiative | Nashville, TN | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Spring Hill College | Mobile, AL | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Neighbor 2 Neighbor | Nasvhille, TN | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Globalgiving | Washington, DC | $16,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| International Medical Corps | Pasadena, CA | $16,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| International Rescue Committee | Albert Lea, MN | $16,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cumberland Heights Foundation | Nashville, TN | $16,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Edgehill Neighborhood Partnership | Nashville, TN | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Unicycle | Nashville, TN | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army | Nashville, TN | $15,650 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nashville Chamber Public Benefit Foundation | Nashville, TN | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nashvillehealth | Nashville, TN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Samaritan Recovery Community Inc | Nashville, TN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tennessee Health Care Campaign Inc | Murfreesboro, TN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The New Beginnings Center | Nashville, TN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt Center for Autism and Innovation | Nashville, TN | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Middle Tennessee | Nashville, TN | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Livelikelou Foundation | Oxford, OH | $13,350 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| First Steps Inc | Nashville, TN | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lake Agawam Conservancy | Southampton, NY | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tpac Management Corp | Nashville, TN | $12,150 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Open Table Nashville | Nashville, TN | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Southeastern Council of Foundations | Atlanta, GA | $10,290 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Prairie | Bozeman, MT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Asmt Inc (autism Tennessee) | Nashville, TN | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Autism Tennessee | Nashville, TN | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chi Boule Foundation | Franklin, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children Are People Inc | Gallatin, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Coach Approach Inc | Nashville, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Day 7 | Brentwood, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Franktown Open Hearts | Franklin, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| James B Lee JR Scholarship Fund | Southampton, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Justice Industries | Brentwood, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nashville Launch Pad | Nashville, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nashville Shakespeare Festival | Nashville, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ohoopee Match Club Foundation | Cobbtown, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| On Course Foundation | Orlando, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Persist Nashville | Nashville, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pet Community Center | Nashville, TN | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Philanthropy Roundtable | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Senior Ride Nashville | Nashville, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southern Word | Nashville, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Stephen's and St Agnes School | Alexandria, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The College Foundation of the University of Virginia | Boone, IA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Virginia | Boone, IA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| West Palm Golf Community Trust Inc | Jupiter, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Father Ryan High School | Nashville, TN | $9,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Equal Chance for Education | Nashville, TN | $8,149 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Palmer Trinity School | Miami, FL | $8,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Christ Church Cathedral | Nashville, TN | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Family Foundation Fund | Nashville, TN | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Harpeth Hills Church of Christ | Brentwood, TN | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Property and Environment Research Center | Bozeman, MT | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tennessee State Museum Foundation | Nashville, TN | $6,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Nashville, TN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Bethesda, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fountain of Life Ministries | Nashville, TN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jdrf | Brentwood, TN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jefferson Scholars Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Newyork-Presbyterian Fund Inc | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Southampton Town Aquatics and Recreation Corporation | Southampton, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Andrew's Dune Church | Southampton, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Retreat | East Hampton, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Uva Fund | Charlottesville, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Development | Nashville, TN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Good Shepherd New York | New York, NY | $4,900 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Harpeth Conservancy | Franklin, TN | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Metro Nashville Parks Foundation | Nashville, TN | $4,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| George C Marshall Foundation | Lexington, VA | $3,500 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jdrf International | New York, NY | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nashville Jazz Workshop | Nashville, TN | $3,500 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tennessee Primary Care Assn | Nashville, TN | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Bartholomew's Episcopal Church | Florence, AL | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Trinity Episcopal Church | Florence, AL | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Young Life Nashville | Nashville, TN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Transitional Housing & Work Programs | Madison, TN | $2,850 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Belcourt Theatre Inc | Nashville, TN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundationtennessee Chapter | Franklin, TN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Meharry Medical College | Nashville, TN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nashville Tree Foundation | Nashville, TN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League | West Palm Beach, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Cecilia Academy | Nashville, TN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tennessee Disability Coalition | Nashville, TN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tennessee Environmental Council | Nashville, TN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
139 of 283 (49%) 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 60%, 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.
- Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund
FRIST FOUNDATION DONOR ADVISED FUND GIFT - Frist Art Museum
OPERATING SUPPORT FOR 2023 - Nashville Zoo Inc
SUPPORT FOR THE "GROW WILD" CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
TO SUPPORT THE LAUNCH OF THE NASHVILLE EARLY EDUCATION COALITION (NEEC) - Nashville Public Library Foundation
SUPPORT FOR THE BEGIN BRIGHT PROGRAM - Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville
CAPITAL SUPPORT FOR BELLA TERRA COMMUNITY IN ANTIOCH
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 565 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 207 | $25.1M | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 226 | $34.2M | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 171 | $18.2M | $15,000 |
| 2024 | 174 | $58.2M | $20,000 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. The Frist Foundation has 29 of them, worth $6,352,014. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Nashville Zoo Inc | Nashville, TN | $5,000,000 |
| Nashville Zoo Inc | Nashville, TN | $273,014 |
| Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee | Nashville, TN | $250,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville | Nashville, TN | $250,000 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee | Nashville, TN | $100,000 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee | Nashville, TN | $85,000 |
| Lymphoma Research Foundation | New York, NY | $81,000 |
| MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $62,000 |
| KIPP Nashville | Nashville, TN | $50,000 |
| Community Resource Center | Nashville, TN | $25,000 |
| Hands on Nashville | Nashville, TN | $25,000 |
| Friends of Warner Parks Inc | Nashville, TN | $20,000 |
| Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition | Nashville, TN | $20,000 |
| Harvard Business School | Boston, MA | $20,000 |
| Salvation Army | Nashville, TN | $15,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 80% 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
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. 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 The Frist Foundation'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: 3100 West End Ave Suite 1050, Nashville, TN, 37203. 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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