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Public charity · Denver, CO (gives in Tennessee from out of state)

Charter Fund Inc.

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Grants in Tennessee
23 totaling $9.9M · 3 in Hamilton County
Typical grant
$100K to $600K (middle half of its Tennessee grants)
A realistic first ask
About $200K, its median Tennessee grant. New grantees usually get less than long-time ones.
Where it gives
Davidson County, Shelby County, Hamilton County · plus 281 grants outside Tennessee
Buildings & equipment
None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
Total giving that year
$150.1M

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Board and officers

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  • Kevin HallPresident
  • John FisherDirector, board chair
  • Allan GolstonDirector, treasurer
  • James RahnDirector, secretary
  • Dee HaslamDirector
  • Reed HastingsDirector
  • Constance JonesDirector
  • Tom JoyceDirector
  • Charlene ReidDirector
  • Nicole Pullen RossDirector
  • Fidel VargasDirector
  • Anilu Vazquez-UbarriDirector
  • Jessie Woolley-WilsonDirector
  • Pamela InbasekaranCoo/assistant secretary
  • Darryl CobbVice president
  • Julie MaierVice president (thru 1/24)
  • Richard BillingsAsst secretary (thru 3/24), partner
  • Ebony LeeChief external affairs officer
  • Kathleen HamelPartner
  • Marcia AaronPartner
  • Eric ChanPartner
  • Joseph FergusonPartner
  • Thomas EricPartner

As listed in its 2024 IRS filing. Many foundations decide through their board, so a personal connection often matters more than a perfect application.

What it funds most often

  • Charter school capacity-building
  • Impact and innovation
  • Charter school growth

Tennessee organizations it funded

Hamilton County grants are listed first, then the largest. Groups it already funds are good people to ask what the foundation looks for. Select a group to see who else funds it.

RecipientWherePurposeAmount
Prep Public SchoolsChattanooga, Hamilton CountyCharter school growth$620K
Prep Public SchoolsChattanooga, Hamilton CountyImpact and innovation$200K
Prep Public SchoolsChattanooga, Hamilton CountyCharter school capacity-building$66K
Memphis Education Fund Inc.Memphis, Shelby CountyCharter school capacity-building$3.4M
Kipp Nashville Foundation Inc.Nashville, Davidson CountyCharter school capacity-building$1M
Freedom Preparatory Academy Inc.Memphis, Shelby CountyCharter school capacity-building$900K
Valor Collegiate AcademiesNashville, Davidson CountyCharter school capacity-building$700K
Gestalt Community SchoolsMemphis, Shelby CountyCharter school capacity-building$600K
Libertas SchoolMemphis, Shelby CountyCharter school capacity-building$500K
Aventura Community Schools Inc.Nashville, Davidson CountyCharter school growth$300K
Tristar TechNashville, Davidson CountyCharter school capacity-building$300K
Valor Collegiate AcademiesNashville, Davidson CountyImpact and innovation$250K
Gestalt Community SchoolsMemphis, Shelby CountyImpact and innovation$200K
Kipp Memphis Inc.Memphis, Shelby CountyCharter school capacity-building$150K
Kipp NashvilleNashville, Davidson CountyImpact and innovation$138K
Memphis Merit Academy Inc.Memphis, Shelby CountyImpact and innovation$113K
Libertas SchoolMemphis, Shelby CountyCharter school growth$100K
Memphis Merit Academy Inc.Memphis, Shelby CountyCharter school growth$100K
Tennessee Nature AcademyAntioch, Davidson CountyCharter school growth$100K
Republic Schools NashvilleNashville, Davidson CountyImpact and innovation$60K
Nashville ClassicalNashville, Davidson CountyCharter school capacity-building$50K
Tennessee Nature AcademyAntioch, Davidson CountyImpact and innovation$40K
Nashville ClassicalNashville, Davidson CountyImpact and innovation$10K

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