Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Foundation

Giving by year

All grants paid To Tennessee

How to apply

Contact

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Fo · Lebanon · (615) 444-5533 · Foundation@crackerbarrel.com

What to send

Applications do not need to be of any standard form, although the following information/documentation would be required and/or considered: name, address and description of organization contact name, title, phone number mission statement geographic area served by non-profit dollar amount of request what percentage of program total/budget is the request? History of previous support from cracker barrel old country store foundation objectives of organization and specific project for which funding is required plan for evaluating results of project past accomplishments of the organization irs letter of determination of section 501(c)(3) tax exemption status latest income and expenses statement and/or audited financial statements annual program budget for specific need other sources of income and amount contributed by each other organizations approached for funding names and affiliations of those serving on the board of directors names and qualifications of employees

Deadlines

There are no specific deadlines for submissions.

Limits

The foundation supports charities across multiple areas, including education, human services, and cultural and environmental affairs. In the area of education, the foundation supports an annual employee scholarship program which recognizes and rewards the accomplishments of cracker barrel employees and their children who excel in their studies and serve their communities. The program itself is a competitive scholarship program through which employees and their children submit applications for a scholarship. Employees must have been employed at least 1 year as of january 1 of the year in which the scholarships are awarded and have worked an average of 20 hours per week during that period. The foundation also allocates significant funding to help military families by supporting military-focused nonprofits and charitable initiatives.

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

• Richard WolfsonPresident
• Victoria HarveySecretary
• Rachel NullTreasurer
• Gabrielle T IveyBoard member
• Julia PerryBoard member
• Solomon GriffinBoard member
• Heidi QuandtAsst secretary

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. Scholarship - Middle Tennessee state university (1 grant)
2. Scholarship - mississippi state university (1 grant)
3. Scholarship - university of miami (1 grant)
4. Scholarship - East Tennessee state university (1 grant)

How big its Tennessee grants are

From its 2024 IRS filing. Small groups: look at how many grants sit in the bands you'd ask for.

Tennessee organizations it funded

Montgomery 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.

It also made 71 grants to individual people. We don't list their names.