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Public charity · Dover, DE (gives in Tennessee from out of state)

American College of Bankruptcy

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Key facts

Grants in Tennessee
2 totaling $26K
Typical grant
$11K to $15K (middle half of its Tennessee grants)
A realistic first ask
About $13K, its median Tennessee grant. New grantees usually get less than long-time ones.
Where it gives
Davidson County · plus 57 grants outside Tennessee
Buildings & equipment
None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
Funds new groups?
50% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2025 were new (not funded in 2024): 1 of 2.
Total giving that year
$745K

Giving by year

Giving by year from its IRS filings
Tax yearTotal grants paidTo TennesseeTennessee grants
2025$745K$26K2
2024$718K$15K1

How to apply

Public charities don't report how to apply on their IRS return. Check its website for open grant rounds, or search GrantMe for its programs.

Board and officers

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  • Patricia RedmondAcb president
  • Jan HaydenChair
  • Vincent E LazarVice chair
  • Lisa M SchweitzerSecretary until march
  • Kathryn A ColemanSecretary as of march
  • Marjorie KaufmanTreasurer
  • Christine E DevineDirector
  • Christopher M CandonDirector
  • Laura Davis JonesDirector
  • Warren A UsitaneDirector
  • Julio E MendozaDirector
  • Dwayne MurrayDirector
  • Travis TorrenceDirector
  • Hon John HoffmanDirector
  • Julie B TeicherDirector
  • Scott WolfsonDirector
  • Felicia PerlmanDirector
  • Caroline A RecklerDirector
  • Eric L JohnsonDirector
  • Steven N BergerDirector
  • Jeff BjorkDirector
  • Michael R JohnsonDirector
  • Jayna LamarDirector
  • Jordi GusoDirector
  • Robert J Rosenberg SrSenior director
  • Natasha LabovitzDirector as of september
  • Brett MillerDirector as of september
  • Paula BerenDirector as of september
  • Mark ShindermanDirector until march
  • Jay M GoffmanDirector until march
  • Lynn Lewis TavennerDirector until march
  • Leyza F BlancoDirector until march
  • Jay BenderDirector until march
  • Alexandra Cc SchnappExecutive director

As listed in its 2025 IRS filing. Many foundations decide through their board, so a personal connection often matters more than a perfect application.

What it funds most often

  • To provide project support for bankruptcy trainings for attorneys.

Tennessee organizations it funded

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Tennessee grants from American College of Bankruptcy
RecipientWherePurposeAmount
Nashville Conflict Resolution CenterNashville, Davidson CountyTo provide project support for bankruptcy trainings for attorneys.$15K
Legal Aid Society of Middle TN and the CumberlandsNashville, Davidson CountyTo provide project support for bankruptcy trainings for attorneys.$11K

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