The West End Home Foundation
Nashville, TN · EIN 62-0516508. Reported 187 grants totalling $13.4M to 73 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. The West End Home 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.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $46,956. Half of everything it gave fell between $25,000 and $90,000; the smallest was $4,000 and the largest $961,572. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interfaith Dental Clinic of Nashville | Nashville, TN | $1,696,556 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Senior Citizens Inc | Nashville, TN | $1,157,587 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee | Knoxville, TN | $487,138 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nashville Public Television Inc | Nashville, TN | $477,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tennessee Respite Coalition | Nashville, TN | $424,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Southeast Tennessee Development Districtsoutheast Tennessee Aaad | Chattanooga, TN | $422,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tennessee Justice Center | Nashville, TN | $405,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Southwest Human Resource Agency | Parsons, TN | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Westminster Home Connection | Nashville, TN | $380,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bethlehem Centers of Nashville | Nashville, TN | $374,017 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Shelby Residential and Vocational Services | Memphis, TN | $350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Siloam Health | Nashville, TN | $340,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities of Tennessee Inc | Nashville, TN | $329,293 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Senior Ride Nashville Inc | Nashville, TN | $310,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee Inc | Nashville, TN | $295,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nashville Public Library Foundation | Nashville, TN | $290,270 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Ways of Tennessee | Murfreesboro, TN | $273,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Lukes Community House Episcopal Inc | Nashville, TN | $230,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nashville Food Project Inc | Nashville, TN | $215,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Agewell Middle Tennessee | Nashville, TN | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Council on Aging of Middle Tennessee | Nashville, TN | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rebuilding Together Nashville | Nashville, TN | $190,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Alive Hospice Inc | Nashville, TN | $175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Room in the Inn Inc | Nashville, TN | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Needlink Nashville | Nashville, TN | $165,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Life Bridge Inc | Gallatin, TN | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Faith Family Medical Center | Nashville, TN | $157,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Martha Obryan Center Inc | Nashville, TN | $155,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, TN | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mid Cumberland Human Resource Agency | Nashville, TN | $146,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Resource Center | Nashville, TN | $139,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Nashville Regional Council | Nashville, TN | $136,808 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| First Baptist Cares | Chattanooga, TN | $129,457 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kingsport Senior Center | Kingsport, TN | $124,142 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Meritan Inc | Nashville, TN | $123,336 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Urban Housing Solutions | Nashville, TN | $122,223 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tennessee Kidney Foundation | Nashville, TN | $120,404 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Cerebral Palsy of Middle Tn | Nashville, TN | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nations Ministry Center | Nashville, TN | $104,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Signal Centers | Chatanooga, TN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mdha Housing Trust Corporation | Nashville, TN | $99,713 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Insight Counseling Centers | Nashville, TN | $98,770 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lebanon Senior Citizens Center | Lebanon, TN | $96,956 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Linebaugh Public Library | Murfreesboro, TN | $87,478 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Goodwill Industries of the Greater Chatanooga Area | Chattanooga, TN | $75,747 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | $71,968 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Inspiritus Inc | Nashville, TN | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mental Health America of the Midsouth | Nashville, TN | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Branch of Nashville | Antioch, TN | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Graceworks Ministries Inc | Franklin, TN | $61,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Metropolitan Inter Faith Association | Memphis, TN | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services | Nashville, TN | $59,800 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Helpers Inc of Rutherford Co | Murfreesboro, TN | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bledsoe County Senior Citizen | Pikeville, TN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Senior Ride Wilson | Mt Juliet, TN | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Community Helpers Inc | Murfreesboro, TN | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Grantmakers in Aging | Arlington, VA | $36,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hear Nashville | Nashville, TN | $35,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Music for Seniors | Nashville, TN | $34,700 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Home Bound Meals Program | Hendersonville, TN | $32,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Memphis Library Foundation | Memphis, TN | $30,888 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nashville Organized for Action and Hope (noah) | Nashville, TN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sycamore Institute | Nashville, TN | $26,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tn Alliance for Legal Services | Nashville, TN | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Center for Nonprofit Management | Nashville, TN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of Blountville Library | Blountville, TN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mental Health Association of Middle Tn | Nashville, TN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mindful Care Adult Day Center | Murfreesboro, TN | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Innovate Memphis | Memphis, TN | $10,962 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Innovative Memphis | Memphis, TN | $10,962 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee | Nashville, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shelbyville-Bedford County Public Library | Shelbyville, TN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Washington County Library | Jonesborough, TN | $4,680 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
52 of 73 (71%) 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 81%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. 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.
- Interfaith Dental Clinic of Nashville
TO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 124 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | $3,046,538 | $52,500 |
| 2022 | 60 | $5,483,396 | $57,500 |
| 2023 | 47 | $2,618,021 | $40,000 |
| 2024 | 44 | $2,254,150 | $40,000 |
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. 100% 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 $46,956. 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 West End Home 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: 109 Kenner Ave 202, Nashville, TN, 37205. 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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