Private foundation · Lebanon
Precision Rubber Products Foundation Inc.
This foundation says it only funds groups it chooses itself. Don't send an unsolicited application. If your work fits, the usual path is an introduction through someone the foundation already knows, such as a board member or a current grantee. See its board and officers below: do you or your board know any of them?
Key facts
- Grants in Tennessee
- 25 totaling $93K
- Typical grant
- $3,000 to $4,600 (middle half of its Tennessee grants)
- A realistic first ask
- About $4,000, its median Tennessee grant. New grantees usually get less than long-time ones.
- Where it gives
- Wilson County, Putnam County, Sumner County, Davidson County, Knox County, Hamilton County, Rutherford County · plus 1 grant outside Tennessee
- Buildings & equipment
- None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
- Funds new groups?
- 24% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2024 were new (not funded in 2023): 6 of 25.
- Total giving that year
- $97K
Giving by year
| Tax year | Total grants paid | To Tennessee | Tennessee grants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $97K | $93K | 25 |
| 2023 | $74K | $71K | 23 |
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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- Mary MathisTrustee
- Sherry PierceyTrustee, sec
- Mark D ClemmonsTrustee, pre
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
- Provide funds for charity's purpose
- Scholarships
- Provide funds for entity's purpose
- Provide funds for special project
- Scholarship
- Provide funds for charity programs
- Provide funds for charity's programs
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.
| Recipient | Where | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| MTSU - Graham Edens | Murfreesboro, Rutherford County | Scholarships | $6,000 |
| Wilson County Christmas for All | Lebanon, Wilson County | Provide funds for charity's purpose | $5,000 |
| Books From Birth | Lebanon, Wilson County | Provide funds for charity's purpose | $4,600 |
| Brooks House | Lebanon, Wilson County | Provide funds for charity's purpose | $4,600 |
| Cumberland University | Lebanon, Wilson County | Provide funds for entity's purpose | $4,600 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House | Nashville, Davidson County | Provide funds for charity's purpose | $4,600 |
| Sherry's Hope | Lebanon, Wilson County | Provide funds for charity's purpose | $4,600 |
| Wilson County Community Help Center | Lebanon, Wilson County | Provide funds for charity's purpose | $4,600 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Lebanon, Wilson County | Provide funds for charity programs | $4,600 |
| Big Brothers | Lebanon, Wilson County | Provide funds for charity's purpose | $4,000 |
| Casa | Lebanon, Wilson County | Provide funds for charity's purpose | $4,000 |
| Cedar Seniors | Lebanon, Wilson County | Provide funds for charity's purpose | $4,000 |
| Compassionate Hands Inc. | Lebanon, Wilson County | Provide funds for charity's purpose | $4,000 |
| Empower Me Center | Lebanon, Wilson County | Provide funds for charity's purpose | $4,000 |
| Joseph's Storehouse | Lebanon, Wilson County | Provide funds for charity's purpose | $4,000 |
| Round Lick Baptist Church | Watertown, Wilson County | Provide funds for special project | $4,000 |
| Lebanon Senior Citizens Center | Lebanon, Wilson County | Provide funds for charity's programs | $4,000 |
| Cumberland University - K Hamlet | Lebanon, Wilson County | Scholarships | $3,000 |
| Tennessee Tech Univ - C Thomas | Cookeville, Putnam County | Scholarships | $3,000 |
| UT Chattanooga - Ava Jackson | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | Scholarships | $3,000 |
| Univ of Tennessee - Emma Edens | Knoxville, Knox County | Scholarships | $2,000 |
| Cumberland University - Joseph Dean | Lebanon, Wilson County | Scholarship | $2,000 |
| Volunteer St Comm Co - Corb Reeder | Gallatin, Sumner County | Scholarships | $1,500 |
| Tennessee Tech Univ - Kyra Breeding | Cookeville, Putnam County | Scholarships | $1,500 |
| Volunteer St Comm Co - Colt Reeder | Gallatin, Sumner County | Scholarships | $1,500 |