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Private foundation · Mount Gilead, NC (gives in Tennessee from out of state)

The Good Samaritan Foundation

Takes applications · Mostly scholarships or aid to individuals

Key facts

Grants in Tennessee
3 totaling $21K
Typical grant
$5,000 to $10K (middle half of its Tennessee grants)
A realistic first ask
About $6,000, its median Tennessee grant. New grantees usually get less than long-time ones.
Where it gives
Davidson County · plus 15 grants outside Tennessee
Buildings & equipment
None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
Total giving that year
$253K

Giving by year

Giving by year from its IRS filings
Tax yearTotal grants paidTo TennesseeTennessee grants
2024$253K$21K3
2023$148K$21K3

How to apply

Contact
John capell · mt gilead · 7046946213
What to send
There is no formal application process. Grant applicants may simply mail a letter requesting a grant and attach a form 990 or any other information they wish in support of their request.
Deadlines
December 1
Next one: Dec 1, 2026 if the dates haven't changed since its 2024 filing
Limits
The foundation typically makes grants to three types of charitable organizations: food banks, substance abuse recovery, and mission/disaster relief.

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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  • John Gregory CapellChairman
  • Kerry CapellDirector
  • Benner B Crigler JrDirector
  • Anthony CulottaDirector
  • Daniel GarveyDirector
  • Marsden D Haigh SrDirector
  • Hoy Lanning JrDirector
  • Philip LanningDirector
  • Gerald SullivanDirector
  • Ralph CostenDirector

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

  • Emergency services
  • Food bank
  • Food assistance

Tennessee organizations it funded

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

It also made 3 grants to individual people. We don't list their names.

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