Private foundation · Nashville
Enchiridion Foundation
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.
Key facts
- Grants in Tennessee
- 82 totaling $1.9M
- Typical grant
- $5,000 to $10K (middle half of its Tennessee grants)
- A realistic first ask
- About $9,000, its median Tennessee grant. New grantees usually get less than long-time ones.
- Where it gives
- Davidson County, Williamson County, Cannon County, Sevier County · plus 12 grants outside Tennessee
- Buildings & equipment
- 1 of its Tennessee grants went to buildings, renovations or equipment, e.g. “General support for renovation project”
- Total giving that year
- $2.2M
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.
What it funds most often
- General support for operations
- For youth camp
- General support for renovation project
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwill Industries of Mid-Tn | Nashville, Davidson County | General support for operations | $615K |
| Community Foundation | Nashville, Davidson County | General support for operations | $150K |
| Cheekwood | Nashville, Davidson County | General support for operations | $130K |
| Fisk University | Nashville, Davidson County | General support for operations | $100K |
| Lipscomb University | Nashville, Davidson County | General support for operations | $100K |
| Tennessee Performing Arts Center | Nashville, Davidson County | General support for operations | $80K |
| St George's Episcopal Church | Nashville, Davidson County | General support for operations | $54K |
| Nashville Public Library Foundation | Nashville, Davidson County | General support for operations | $35K |
| Ascension St Thomas Foundation | Nashville, Davidson County | General support for operations | $31K |
| Teach for America | Nashville, Davidson County | General support for operations | $30K |
| Centennial Park Conservancy | Nashville, Davidson County | General support for operations | $25K |
| Cumberland Heights | Nashville, Davidson County | General support for operations | $25K |
| Centerstone Foundation | Nashville, Davidson County | General support for operations | $20K |
| Pencil Foundation | Nashville, Davidson County | General support for operations | $20K |
| YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | General support for operations | $20K |
| Nashville Symphony Association | Nashville, Davidson County | General support for operations | $18K |
| Country Music Foundation | Nashville, Davidson County | General support for operations | $15K |
| Crossroads Campus | Nashville, Davidson County | General support for operations | $15K |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | General support for operations | $15K |
| Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | General support for operations | $12K |
| Alive Hospice | Nashville, Davidson County | General support for operations | $10K |
| Beacon Center of Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | General support for operations | $10K |
| Communities in Schools | Nashville, Davidson County | General support for operations | $10K |
| Episcopal School of Nashville | Nashville, Cannon County | General support for operations | $10K |
| Faith Family Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | General support for operations | $10K |