Private foundation · Allentown, PA (gives in Tennessee from out of state)
Air Products Foundation
Takes applications. See how to apply below.
Key facts
- Grants in Tennessee
- 3 totaling $4,800
- Typical grant
- $800 to $2,500 (the middle half of its Tennessee grants)
- A realistic first ask
- About $1,500, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
- Where it gives
- Shelby County, Washington County · plus 357 grants outside Tennessee
- Buildings & equipment
- None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
- Funds new groups?
- Rarely: every Tennessee group it funded in 2024 had also been funded in 2022–2023. Build a relationship before asking.
- Total giving that year
- $9.9 million
Giving by year
| Tax year | Total grants paid | To Tennessee | Tennessee grants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9.9M | $4,800 | 3 |
| 2023 | $11.5M | $5,000 | 1 |
| 2022 | $9.4M | $5,100 | 3 |
How to apply
- Contact
- Benevity · 8552377875 · www.benevity.com
- What to send
- Www.benevity.com
- Limits
- Support given to tax exempt organizations in the areas of education, welfare, community investment, culture and art; benefiting communities where air products & chemicals employees work and live.
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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- Benjamin HussaTrustee/chairman
- Katie McdonaldTrustee/president
- Victoria BrifoTrustee/vice pres
- Melissa SchaefferTrustee/treasurer
- Thuy TaittTrustee/secretary
- Francesco MaioneTrustee
- Fawad HashmiInvest committee member
- Nina ReimsInvest committee member
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
- Wine women & shoes benefiting ballad health foundation
- Volunteer welding supply golf classic - benefiting st. Jude children's research hospital
- Delta techops engine maintenance st. Jude classic - benefiting st. Jude children's research hospital
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballad Health Foundation | Johnson City, Washington County | Wine women & shoes benefiting ballad health foundation | $2,500 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, Shelby County | Volunteer welding supply golf classic - benefiting st. Jude children's... | $1,500 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, Shelby County | Delta techops engine maintenance st. Jude classic - benefiting st. Jude... | $800 |