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Community foundation · Norwalk, CT (gives in Tennessee from out of state)

Fairfield County's Community Foundation

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Its tax filing doesn't say how to apply. Check its website or call before sending anything.

Key facts

Grants in Tennessee
3 totaling $199,008
Typical grant
$6,000 to $100,000 (the middle half of its Tennessee grants)
A realistic first ask
About $93,008, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
Where it gives
Davidson County, Wilson County · plus 445 grants outside Tennessee
Buildings & equipment
None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
Funds new groups?
100% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2024 were new (not funded in 2023): 3 of 3.
Total giving that year
$25.9 million

Giving by year

Giving by year from its IRS filings
Tax yearTotal grants paidTo TennesseeTennessee grants
2024$25.9M$199K3
2023$24.4M$89K3

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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  • Maya ReddiBoard chair
  • Clayton H FowlerBoard vice chair
  • Christopher C WhitneyBoard treasurer
  • Jonathan FraadeBoard secretary
  • Anthony L BennttBoard member
  • Terrence ChengBoard member
  • Amanda CastellanoBoard member
  • Stephen EdwardsBoard member
  • Laura FarrellyBoard member
  • Carolyn GonzalezBoard member
  • Mindy HouckBoard member
  • Christopher JohnsonBoard member
  • Joette KatzBoard member
  • Katharine Sachs LumbyBoard member
  • Charles MaccormackBoard member
  • Neil MarcusBoard member, thru june 25
  • Chuck PresburyBoard member
  • Marie RochaBoard member
  • Preston TisdaleBoard member
  • Nathaniel YordonBoard member
  • Mendi BluePresident and ceo
  • William AndrewsChief financial officer
  • Elaine MintzVp, strategy & external relations
  • Tara BerlingoVp, people & culture
  • Joseph CollinVp, philanthropy
  • Lutonya Russell-HumesVp, grants & programs
  • Ryan DealDirector of community philanthropy

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

Tennessee organizations it funded

Largest first. Past winners are good people to ask what the foundation looks for. Select a group to see who else funds it.

Tennessee grants from Fairfield County's Community Foundation
Past winnerWherePurposeAmount
Muttnation Foundation Inc.Nashville, Davidson CountyFor general support$100K
CreativetsNashville, Davidson CountyFor general support$93K
Lebanon First United Methodist ChurchLebanon, Wilson CountyFor general support$6,000

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