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National Cotton Council of America

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Its tax filing doesn't say how to apply. Check its website or call before sending anything.

Key facts

Grants in Tennessee
1 totaling $162,041
Typical grant
$162,041 (1 grant)
A realistic first ask
About $162,041, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
Where it gives
Shelby County · plus 4 grants outside Tennessee
Buildings & equipment
None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
Funds new groups?
Rarely: every Tennessee group it funded in 2024 had also been funded in 2023. Build a relationship before asking.
Total giving that year
$4.2 million

Giving by year

Giving by year from its IRS filings
Tax yearTotal grants paidTo TennesseeTennessee grants
2024$4.2M$162K1
2023$1.5M$71K1

How to apply

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Board and officers

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  • M Lewis Everett IIIDirector
  • Nathan B ReedDirector
  • Jon R WhatleyDirector
  • Gerald A RoveyDirector
  • David M DunlowDirector
  • Steven W SterlingDirector
  • J Bradley WilliamsDirector
  • Larry BlackDirector
  • Thomas J PiresDirector
  • Richard J LindseyDirector
  • Ray DoroffDirector
  • W Coalter Paxton IIIDirector
  • Robert SwizeDirector
  • Joe TillmanDirector
  • Eric D WanjuraDirector
  • Henry Thomas Hayden JrDirector
  • John C King IIIDirector
  • Krista RickmanDirector
  • Ernst D Schroeder JrDirector
  • Abdul Azeez SyedDirector
  • Brad ChapmanDirector
  • John ChisumDirector
  • Joe D GribbleDirector
  • Aaron Omar PenaDirector
  • Fred ServenDirector
  • Wayne BosemanDirector
  • Kevin BrinkleyDirector
  • Paul E BushDirector
  • David C CampDirector
  • Jeffery A ThompsonDirector
  • William E Bowen JrDirector
  • Marc DoyonDirector
  • James MartinDirector
  • Dan SistrunkDirector
  • Anderson D WarlickDirector
  • Joseph T NicosiaChairman
  • Mark C MckeanSecretary/treasurer
  • Patrick L Johnson JrVice chairman
  • Jay T CowartVice-president
  • Raymond FausVice-president

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

  • Subawardee in climate-smart commodities grant

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.

Tennessee grants from National Cotton Council of America
Past winnerWherePurposeAmount
Agricenter InternationalMemphis, Shelby CountySubawardee in climate-smart commodities grant$162K

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