Private foundation · Cookeville
Lpr Foundation
Invitation only: it picks who to fund. Don't send a proposal. Look for a connection through its board. See its board and officers below: do you or your board know any of them?
Key facts
- Grants in Tennessee
- 6 totaling $70,200
- Typical grant
- $5,000 to $22,000 (the middle half of its Tennessee grants)
- A realistic first ask
- About $8,850, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
- Where it gives
- Putnam County, Madison County, Blount County · plus 1 grant outside Tennessee
- Buildings & equipment
- None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
- Funds new groups?
- 67% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2025 were new (not funded in 2023–2024): 4 of 6.
- Total giving that year
- $75,200
Giving by year
| Tax year | Total grants paid | To Tennessee | Tennessee grants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $75K | $70K | 6 |
| 2024 | $45K | $45K | 3 |
| 2023 | $78K | $72K | 3 |
How to apply
The foundation's filing doesn't describe how to apply. Look for a website, or send a short letter asking whether it accepts requests.
Board and officers
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- Paul RobertsPresident/trustee
- Lacey RobertsVice-pres/trustee
- Martin T WestTrustee
As listed in its 2025 IRS filing. Many foundations decide through their board, so a personal connection often matters more than a perfect application.
What it funds most often
- Promote the salvation message
- Prevention of child abuse
- Provide food resources for children
- Provide housing for disadvantaged children
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priority One | Alcoa, Blount County | Promote the salvation message | $25K |
| Hope Church Inc. | Algood, Putnam County | Promote the salvation message | $22K |
| Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse | Jackson, Madison County | Prevention of child abuse | $13K |
| Michael Campbell Ministeries | Cookeville, Putnam County | Promote the salvation message | $5,000 |
| Mustard Seed Ranch | Cookeville, Putnam County | Provide housing for disadvantaged children | $5,000 |
| Putnam Education Partnership Foundation | Cookeville, Putnam County | Provide food resources for children | $500 |