Private foundation · Nashville
Hca Healthcare Foundation
Takes applications. See how to apply below.
Key facts
- Grants in Tennessee
- 307 totaling $7 million · 211 in Davidson County
- Typical grant
- $5,000 to $25,000 (the middle half of its Tennessee grants)
- A realistic first ask
- About $15,000, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
- Where it gives
- Davidson County, Williamson County, Rutherford County, Knox County, Wilson County, Shelby County, Sumner County, Washington County and 10 more · plus 692 grants outside Tennessee
- Buildings & equipment
- 11 of its Tennessee grants went to buildings, renovations or equipment, e.g. “Capital funding request”
- Funds new groups?
- 37% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2024 were new (not funded in 2023): 76 of 206.
- Total giving that year
- $25.4 million
Giving by year
| Tax year | Total grants paid | To Tennessee | Tennessee grants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $25.4M | $7M | 307 |
| 2023 | $23.6M | $7.2M | 264 |
How to apply
- Contact
- Hca healthcare foundation attn gran · Nashville · 6153442390 · corp.foundationsgifts@hcahealthcare.com
- What to send
- An application inquiry form is required as part of the intake process for any new agencies or any agencies who have gone 18 months without foundation funding. The applicant inquiry form is available on the foundation website. Following review of the applicant inquiry form, the foundation team will reach out to the agency with next steps. The foundation uses a formal application, which may be accessed online at www.hcacaring.org.
- Deadlines
- Grant deadlines are approximately 12 weeks prior to quarterly board meetings (posted on website).
- Limits
- The Middle Tennessee fund provides grants in the focus areas of health and well being, primary care, basic needs, education and the arts to organizations that have an established relationship with healthcare, a demonstrated commitment to maximizing available resources and a reputation for meeting objectives and delivering quality services with caring and compassion within a 9 county geography in Middle Tennessee. The foundation does not consider requests for: individuals or their projects, private foundations, political activities, advertising or sponsorships of events. As a matter of policy, the foundation does not ordinarily support: organizations in their first three years of operation; individual public, private or parochial schools; churches. The foundation will support 501(c)(3) faith-based initiatives consistent with its mission and guidelines.
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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- Sam HazenChairman
- Joanne Pulles See Stmt 17President
- John HackettTreasurer
- Eric NillesAssistant treasurer
- Natalie ClineSecretary
- Ronald Lee Grubbs JrAssistant secretary
- Jennifer BerresDirector
- Dr Michael CuffeDirector
- Susan Short JonesDirector
- Michael R McaleveyDirector
- Deborah M ReinerDirector
- Gabriel O Perez RodriguezDirector
- Kathleen M Whalen Thru 112024Director
- Mitch EdgeworthDirector
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
- Operational funding request
- Program funding request
- Scholarship
- President approved
- Capital funding request
- Other-awards of distinction
- Other-tocqueville matching
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.
| Past winner | Where | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frist Art Museum | Nashville, Davidson County | Operational funding request | $300K |
| Fiftyforward | Nashville, Davidson County | Capital funding request | $250K |
| United Way of Middle Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | Other-tocqueville matching | $172K |
| Gilda's Club Middle Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | Capital funding request | $140K |
| Renewal House | Nashville, Davidson County | Capital funding request | $125K |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle TN | Nashville, Davidson County | Capital funding request | $100K |
| Ctr for Nonprofit Excel of Mid TN | Nashville, Davidson County | Operational funding request | $100K |
| Family and Children's Service | Nashville, Davidson County | Operational funding request | $100K |
| Family and Children's Service | Nashville, Davidson County | Capital funding request | $100K |
| Family and Children's Service | Nashville, Davidson County | Program funding request | $100K |
| Inspiritus Inc. | Nashville, Davidson County | Capital funding request | $100K |
| Men of Valor | Antioch, Davidson County | Capital funding request | $100K |
| Nashville Rescue Mission | Nashville, Davidson County | Capital funding request | $100K |
| The Next Door Inc. | Nashville, Davidson County | Capital funding request | $100K |
| Thistle Farms Inc. | Nashville, Davidson County | Capital funding request | $100K |
| Conservancy for the Parth & Cent Pk | Nashville, Davidson County | Operational funding request | $75K |
| Faith Family Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Operational funding request | $75K |
| Interfaith Dental Clinic of Nash | Nashville, Davidson County | Operational funding request | $75K |
| Siloam Health | Nashville, Davidson County | Operational funding request | $75K |
| Fiftyforward | Nashville, Davidson County | Operational funding request | $60K |
| Community Care Fellowship | Nashville, Davidson County | Operational funding request | $50K |
| Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | Program funding request | $50K |
| Medical Foundation of Nashville | Nashville, Davidson County | Operational funding request | $50K |
| Nashville Cares Inc. | Nashville, Davidson County | Operational funding request | $50K |
| Nashville Rescue Mission | Nashville, Davidson County | Operational funding request | $50K |
It also made 671 grants to individual people. We don't list their names.
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: 9 to Tennessee groups totaling $1.3 million, and 4 elsewhere. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men of Valor | Antioch, Davidson County | Capital funding request | $400K | 2024 |
| Mercy Community Healthcare | Franklin, Williamson County | Capital funding request | $167K | 2024 |
| United Way of Middle Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | Other-tocqueville matching | $161K | 2024 |
| Gilda's Club Middle Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | Capital funding request | $140K | 2024 |
| Renewal House | Nashville, Davidson County | Capital funding request | $125K | 2024 |
| The Next Door Inc. | Nashville, Davidson County | Operational funding request | $100K | 2024 |
| Family and Children's Service | Nashville, Davidson County | Capital funding request | $100K | 2024 |
| Nashville Rescue Mission | Nashville, Davidson County | Capital funding request | $100K | 2024 |
| Less Discount to Present Value | Nashville, Davidson County | Various | — | 2024 |
| Yourcause Processing | Plano, TX | Other-payroll matching | $2.5M | 2024 |
| American Heart Association Inc. | Dallas, TX | Program funding request | $2.1M | 2024 |
| Mile High United Way | Denver, CO | Program funding request | $920K | 2024 |
| Consortium of Fl Education Fdns | Gainesville, FL | Program funding request | $667K | 2024 |
Data: GivingTuesday Data Commons, ODbL
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