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Private foundation · Chicago, IL (gives in Tennessee from out of state)

Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts

EIN 36-2356089 · Website · IRS record · Latest filing: tax year 2024

Takes applications

In 2024 it gave 1 grant worth $10,000 to Tennessee groups, 1 of them in Davidson County. A typical grant was $10,000 (1 grant).

Takes applications. See how to apply below.

Key facts

Grants in Tennessee
1 totaling $10,000 · 1 in Davidson County
Typical grant How we figure this
$10,000 (1 grant)
A realistic first ask How we figure this
About $10,000, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
Where it gives
Davidson County · plus 104 grants outside Tennessee
Buildings & equipment
None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
Funds new groups? How we figure this
100% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2024 were new (not funded in 2023): 1 of 1.
Total giving that year
$986,924

Giving by year

Giving by year from its IRS filings
Tax yearTotal grants paidTo TennesseeTennessee grants
2024$987K$10K1
2023$980K—0

All grants paid To Tennessee

How to apply

Its grants listed in GrantMe:

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Contact
Sarah Herda Graham Foundation · Chicago · (312) 787-4071
What to send
See attached statement
Deadlines
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Limits
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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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  • Sarah HerdaExecutive director
  • John SyvertsenTrustee
  • Sean KellerTrustee
  • Brian BlackTrustee
  • Amanda WilliamsTrustee
  • Eric MckissackTreasurer
  • David BrownPresident
  • Monica ChadhaSecretary
  • Antonio TorresTrustee
  • Chandra Goldsmith GrayTrustee

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

  1. Disability Meets Architecture (1 grant)

Tennessee organizations it funded

Davidson County grants are listed first, then the largest. Past winners are good people to ask what the foundation looks for. Select a group to see who else funds it.

Tennessee grants from Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts
Past winnerWherePurposeAmount
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyDisability Meets Architecture$10K

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