Private foundation · Nashville
Dugas Family Foundation II Inc.
Takes applications. See how to apply below.
Key facts
- Grants in Tennessee
- 18 totaling $592,000
- Typical grant
- $20,000 to $50,000 (the middle half of its Tennessee grants)
- A realistic first ask
- About $25,000, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
- Where it gives
- Davidson County, Williamson County
- Buildings & equipment
- 5 of its Tennessee grants went to buildings, renovations or equipment, e.g. “F&cs mezzanine capital campaign”; “Capital support for phase ii of expansion project over 5 years”; “Transportation - new vehicle”
- Funds new groups?
- 78% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2024 were new (not funded in 2023): 14 of 18.
- Total giving that year
- $592,000
Giving by year
| Tax year | Total grants paid | To Tennessee | Tennessee grants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $592K | $592K | 18 |
| 2023 | $442K | $428K | 13 |
How to apply
- Contact
- Lizzy Martin · Nashville · 6158462103
- What to send
- Application form provided by the foundation. Include: documentation of tax exempt status, list of officers & directors, most recent audited financial statements, internal financial statements, operating budget, and projected budget.
- Limits
- No grants for: individuals, loans, travel or seminars, political purposes, dinner events, other private foundations, telethons.
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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- Brittnie DugasVice president/director/member
- Christian DugasTreasurer/director
- Rachel CrenshawAssistant secretary
- William OrrSecretary/director
- Pamela L DugasPresident/director/member
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
- Transportation - new vehicle
- Able youth track and field program
- Expansion project
- Recovery in community-arch academy for girls
- Increase capacity to serve local needs and fill the healthcare gap for individuals in underserved...
- F&cs mezzanine capital campaign
- Advocacy through the arts
- Ellie g's dream world
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Heights Foundation | Nashville, Davidson County | Recovery in community-arch academy for girls | $100K |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | Nashville, Davidson County | Providing food to cheatham county families and children facing hunger | $70K |
| Faith Family Medical Clinic | Nashville, Davidson County | Increase capacity to serve local needs and fill the healthcare gap for... | $50K |
| Family and Children's Services | Nashville, Davidson County | F&cs mezzanine capital campaign | $50K |
| The Crossroads Campus | Nashville, Davidson County | Capital support for phase ii of expansion project over 5 years | $50K |
| Friends of Warner Parks | Nashville, Davidson County | Warner parks nature discovery | $30K |
| 413 Strong | Nashville, Davidson County | Transportation - new vehicle | $25K |
| Backlight Productions | Franklin, Williamson County | Expansion project | $25K |
| Friends Life Community | Nashville, Davidson County | Advocacy through the arts | $25K |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Middle Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | Funding of wishes in cheatham county | $25K |
| Friends of Franklin Parks | Franklin, Williamson County | Ellie g's dream world | $22K |
| Mother to Mother | Nashville, Davidson County | Mother to mother project: wheels of good fortune | $20K |
| Nashville Dolphins | Nashville, Davidson County | 2024- 2025 future dolphins program support | $20K |
| Pet Community Center Inc. | Nashville, Davidson County | Pcc program support | $20K |
| Walden's Puddle | Joelton, Davidson County | Building of a new fox enclosure | $20K |
| YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | Pet safety, enrichment and care at abbie's safe home - YWCA Nashville's... | $20K |
| Able Youth | Franklin, Williamson County | Able youth track and field program | $15K |
| Our Wish | Brentwood, Williamson County | General | $5,000 |
Grants approved for future years
In its tax-year 2024 IRS Form 990-PF the foundation listed grants it had approved but not yet paid: 15 to Tennessee groups totaling $748,000. These are multi-year commitments, so they show what it has promised to keep funding. Some may have been paid since.
| Recipient | Where | Purpose | Amount | Tax year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Heights Foundation | Nashville, Davidson County | Recovery in community-arch academy for girls | $100K | 2024 |
| Cumberland Heights Foundation | Nashville, Davidson County | Recovery in community-arch academy for girls | $100K | 2024 |
| Cumberland Heights Foundation | Nashville, Davidson County | Recovery in community-arch academy for girls | $100K | 2024 |
| Cumberland Heights Foundation | Nashville, Davidson County | Recovery in community-arch academy for girls | $100K | 2024 |
| Family and Children's Services | Nashville, Davidson County | F&cs mezzanine capital campaign | $50K | 2024 |
| The Crossroads Campus | Nashville, Davidson County | Capital support for phase ii of expansion project over 5 years | $50K | 2024 |
| The Crossroads Campus | Nashville, Davidson County | Capital support for phase ii of expansion project over 5 years | $50K | 2024 |
| The Next Door | Nashville, Davidson County | Facility and programmatic upgrade | $33K | 2024 |
| Nashville Children's Alliance Inc. | Nashville, Davidson County | Trauma therapy enhancements | $30K | 2024 |
| Hospital Hospitality House | Nashville, Davidson County | Operating grant | $25K | 2024 |
| Move Inclusive Dance | Nashville, Davidson County | Bellevue studio refresh | $25K | 2024 |
| Saddle Up | Franklin, Williamson County | Saddle up! Volunteer program support | $25K | 2024 |
| Archie's Promise | Murfreesboro, Rutherford County | Hygiene vending machine program | $20K | 2024 |
| Hope Station Inc. | Nashville, Davidson County | The hope station legacy and hopeful hearts project | $20K | 2024 |
| Uprise Nashville | Nashville, Davidson County | From careers to communities: strengthening lives for Nashville's... | $20K | 2024 |
Data: GivingTuesday Data Commons, ODbL