Private foundation · Nashville
Scarlett Family Foundation
Takes applications. See how to apply below.
Key facts
- Grants in Tennessee
- 250 totaling $8.6 million
- Typical grant
- $7,500 to $20,000 (the middle half of its Tennessee grants)
- A realistic first ask
- About $12,500, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
- Where it gives
- Davidson County, Williamson County, Rutherford County, Montgomery County, Sumner County, Wilson County, Maury County, Coffee County and 20 more · plus 8 grants outside Tennessee
- Buildings & equipment
- None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
- Funds new groups?
- 54% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2024 were new (not funded in 2023): 135 of 250.
- Total giving that year
- $9.2 million
Giving by year
| Tax year | Total grants paid | To Tennessee | Tennessee grants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9.2M | $8.6M | 250 |
| 2023 | $7.6M | $7M | 332 |
How to apply
- Contact
- Scarlett family foundation - katie · Nashville · 6154409183 · info@scarlettfoundation.org
- What to send
- College scholarship applications may be accessed on-line at www.scarlettfoundation.org.
- Deadlines
- Submission deadline is december 15th.
Next one: Dec 15, 2026 if the dates haven't changed since its 2024 filing - Limits
- The scholarship program is open only to high school seniors, college freshman, sophomores, and juniors from Middle Tennessee who are pursuing a business studies degree or stem major on a full time basis at a 4 year, not-for-profit college or university in the united states. Students must exhibit financial need. All details are available online at www.scarlettfoundation.org.
As the foundation reported to the IRS for tax year 2024. Check its website or call before sending anything, because contacts and deadlines change.
Board and officers
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- Tara Anne ScarlettPresident/ceo
- Dorothy F ScarlettDirector
- Joseph H Scarlett JrChairman
- Andrew S ScarlettDirector
- Jennifer ScarlettTreasurer
- Tom ParrishSecretary
- Michael PeacockDirector
- Karla JacksonDirector
- Keri RandolphDirector
- Jamie WoodsonDirector
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
- Tuition
- Support for operations
- Support for operations and capacity building
- Support for director of operations and director of student support
- Student support in memorium to jim ayers
- Support for literacy and e-mentoring programs
- Mnps in-school literacy program
- Support for middle tenn rural counties initiatives and college readiness
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.
| Past winner | Where | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lipscomb University | Nashville, Davidson County | Support for pioneros program and principal leadership program | $444K |
| Nashville Classical | Nashville, Davidson County | Support for apprentice school leadership program and Nashville classical west | $395K |
| Kipp Nashville | Nashville, Davidson County | Support for master teachers program and managing director of high schools | $350K |
| Purpose Preparatory Academy | Nashville, Davidson County | Support for deans of curriculum and instruction and instruction leaders | $344K |
| Tennessee Educators of Color Alliance | Clarksville, Montgomery County | Support for aspiring leaders program | $285K |
| Conexion America | Nashville, Davidson County | Support for escalera & parents as partners | $280K |
| Oasis Center Inc. | Nashville, Davidson County | Support for oasis college connection | $252K |
| Instruction Partners | Nashville, Davidson County | Support for instructional leadership development | $250K |
| State Collaborative On Reforming Education (score) | Nashville, Davidson County | Support for literacy and post-secondary work | $250K |
| Aventura Community School | Nashville, Davidson County | Support for director of operations and director of student support | $230K |
| Martha O'bryan Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Support for academic student unions at mnps | $220K |
| Nashville Teacher Residency | Nashville, Davidson County | Support for Middle Tennessee operations | $200K |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | Mnps in-school literacy program | $186K |
| Diverse Learners Cooperative | Brentwood, Williamson County | Support for program specialists | $175K |
| Tennessee College Access and Success Network | Nashville, Davidson County | Support for mira program and operations | $170K |
| Stem Preparatory Academy | Nashville, Davidson County | Support for school counselors | $160K |
| Strive Collegiate Academy Inc. | Nashville, Davidson County | Support for leadership development | $150K |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | Support for literacy and e-mentoring programs | $148K |
| Pencil | Nashville, Davidson County | Support for operations and capacity building | $137K |
| Intrepid College Prep Schools | Antioch, Davidson County | Leadership support for teachers and administrators | $125K |
| Nashville Charter Collaborative | Nashville, Davidson County | Support for operations | $125K |
| Communities in Schools of Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | Support for middle tenn rural counties initiatives and college readiness | $120K |
| Republic Schools | Nashville, Davidson County | Support for leadership development for assistant principals and principals | $110K |
| Equal Chance for Education | Nashville, Davidson County | Support for program coordinator and mentor program | $105K |
| Mosiac Changemakers | Nashville, Davidson County | Support for leadership development for education changemakers of color | $100K |
Grants approved for future years
In its tax-year 2024 IRS Form 990-PF the foundation listed grants it had approved but not yet paid: 51 to Tennessee groups totaling $11.7 million, and 5 elsewhere. These are multi-year commitments, so they show what it has promised to keep funding. Some may have been paid since.
| Recipient | Where | Purpose | Amount | Tax year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lipscomb University | Nashville, Davidson County | Support for pioneros program & principal leadership program | $1.1M | 2024 |
| Valor Collegiate Academies | Nashville, Davidson County | Support for innovation programs | $1.1M | 2024 |
| Communities in Schools of Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | Support for marshall county college and career readiness programs. | $1M | 2024 |
| Oasis Center Inc. | Nashville, Davidson County | Support for oasis college connection & student support fund | $859K | 2024 |
| Nashville Classical | Nashville, Davidson County | Support for apprentice school leadership program | $750K | 2024 |
| Conexion America | Nashville, Davidson County | Support for escalera, parents as partners, and student support fund | $564K | 2024 |
| Instruction Partners | Nashville, Davidson County | Instructional leadership development | $500K | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | Mnps in-school literacy program | $372K | 2024 |
| Purpose Preparatory Academy | Nashville, Davidson County | Support for deans of curriculum and instruction and instruction leaders | $355K | 2024 |
| Kipp Nashville | Nashville, Davidson County | Support for master teachers program and managing director of high schools | $350K | 2024 |
| Martha O'bryan Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Support for academic student unions at mnps & student support fund | $324K | 2024 |
| Pencil | Nashville, Davidson County | Support for operations and capacity building | $300K | 2024 |
| Tennessee Educators of Color Alliance | Clarksville, Montgomery County | Support for aspiring leaders program | $285K | 2024 |
| Lead Public Schools | Nashville, Davidson County | Support for leadership development | $261K | 2024 |
| Aventura Community School | Nashville, Davidson County | Support for director of operations and director of student support | $237K | 2024 |
| Nashville Teacher Residency | Nashville, Davidson County | Support for Middle Tennessee operations | $200K | 2024 |
| Tennessee Charter School Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Support for operations | $200K | 2024 |
| Tennessee College Access and Success Network | Nashville, Davidson County | Support for mira program and expanded work | $200K | 2024 |
| Tcat Nashville | Nashville, Davidson County | Support for career pathways support position and mnps dual enrollment | $180K | 2024 |
| The Educators' Cooperative | Nashville, Davidson County | Support for operations | $180K | 2024 |
| Diverse Learners Cooperative | Brentwood, Williamson County | Support for program specialists | $175K | 2024 |
| State Collaborative On Reforming Education (score) | Nashville, Davidson County | Support for literacy and post-secondary work | $167K | 2024 |
| Stem Preparatory Academy | Nashville, Davidson County | Support for school counselors | $160K | 2024 |
| Republic Schools | Nashville, Davidson County | Support for leadership development for assistant principals and principals | $154K | 2024 |
| Nashville Charter Collaborative | Nashville, Davidson County | Support for operations | $150K | 2024 |
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Data: GivingTuesday Data Commons, ODbL
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