Private foundation · Nashville
Dan and Margaret Maddox Charitable Fund
Takes applications. See how to apply below.
Key facts
- Grants in Tennessee
- 74 totaling $1.8 million
- Typical grant
- $10,000 to $31,000 (the middle half of its Tennessee grants)
- A realistic first ask
- About $20,000, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
- Where it gives
- Davidson County, Williamson County, Wilson County, Jefferson County, Shelby County, Rutherford County, Knox County · plus 7 grants outside Tennessee
- Buildings & equipment
- None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
- Total giving that year
- $1.9 million
Giving by year
| Tax year | Total grants paid | To Tennessee | Tennessee grants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.9M | $1.8M | 74 |
| 2023 | $1.8M | $1.7M | 67 |
How to apply
- Contact
- Dan and margaret maddox charitable · Nashville · 6153851006
- What to send
- Application is filed online at www.maddoxfund.org online application includes: organization history, program descriptions, outcomes and budget (on required form).
- Deadlines
- January 15 of each year. See web site at www.maddoxfund.org for more details.
Next one: Jan 15, 2027 if the dates haven't changed since its 2024 filing - Limits
- Maddox makes grants in the 40 Middle Tennessee counties in the areas of youth and the environment. Maddox seeks a world in which people and planet flourish together in regenerative systems free from oppression and threat. More details about eligibility, priorities and restrictions as well as the application process can be found on the web site www.maddoxfund.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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- Ana EscobarChair
- Indira DammuVice-chair
- Stephanie MahnkeSecretary/treasurer
- Kasar AbdullaTrustee
- Cathy BenderTrustee
- Andrea BlackmanTrustee
- Ashlee DavisTrustee
- David EsquivelTrustee
- Melissa GordonTrustee
- Herman HicksTrustee
- Brandon HillTrustee
- Tommye MaddoxTrustee
- Jamaal SheatsTrustee
- Jennifer WangTrustee
- Mary K Friskics-WarrenExecutive director
- Joseph GutierrezProgam officer
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
- To provide operating support for youth programs
- To provide operating support for environmental programs
- To provide operating support
- To support the Nashville youth health equity summit 2025
- To provide operating support for seal
- To provide paid youth internships
- O provide operating support for youth programs
- To provide support for givingmatters.com
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.
It also made 80 grants to individual people. We don't list their names.
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