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Private foundation · Nashville

Rich Foundation

Takes applications · Mostly scholarships or aid to individuals

Key facts

Grants in Tennessee
42 totaling $139K
Typical grant
$500 to $3,000 (middle half of its Tennessee grants)
A realistic first ask
About $1,000, its median Tennessee grant. New grantees usually get less than long-time ones.
Where it gives
Davidson County, Rutherford County · plus 11 grants outside Tennessee
Buildings & equipment
3 of its Tennessee grants went to buildings, renovations or equipment, e.g. “Capital campaign for lower school building”; “For school programs and capital projects”; “For school programs and building projects”
Funds new groups?
24% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2024 were new (not funded in 2023): 4 of 17.
Total giving that year
$150K

Giving by year

Giving by year from its IRS filings
Tax yearTotal grants paidTo TennesseeTennessee grants
2024$150K$139K42
2023$186K$163K45

How to apply

Contact
John gleason · Nashville · 6155151708 · john.gleason@truxtontrust.com
What to send
Mail
Deadlines
May 31st
Next one: May 31, 2027 if the dates haven't changed since its 2024 filing

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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  • David Tate RichTrustee
  • Amy Lucile RichTrustee
  • John William RichTrustee

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

  • For assistance with research and patients
  • To provide activites and a safe place for youths
  • To help preserve and maintain cheekwood's gardens and museum
  • Provide drug & alcohol treatment
  • Capital campaign for lower school building
  • Provide medical care to unisured working people
  • Support preservation of local parks.
  • For school programs and building projects

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.

Tennessee grants from Rich Foundation
RecipientWherePurposeAmount
Vanderbilt University Gridiron ClubNashville, Davidson CountyGeneral support$50K
Andrew Jackson's HermitageHermitage, Davidson CountyGeneral support$10K
Harpeth Hall SchoolNashville, Davidson CountyFor school programs and building projects$3,500
Harding AcademcyNashville, Davidson CountyGeneral support$3,000
St Ann Catholic ChurchNashville, Davidson CountyGeneral support$3,000
Nashville DolphinsNashville, Davidson CountyProvide free swim instructions$1,500
Wmot Public RadioMurfreesboro, Rutherford CountyGeneral support$1,250
Wnxp Public Radio 911Nashville, Davidson CountyGeneral support$1,250
Cumberland River CompactNashville, Davidson CountyGeneral support$1,000
Friends of Radnor LakeNashville, Davidson CountyGeneral support$1,000
Vanderbilt University School of Art & SciencesNashville, Davidson CountyGeneral support$1,000
New DialectNashville, Davidson CountyProvide dance classes to the public$500
Vanderbilt University Commodore ClubNashville, Davidson CountyGeneral support$500
Vanderbilt University Peach Bowl Scholarship FundNashville, Davidson CountyGeneral support$500
Faith Family Medical ClinicNashville, Davidson CountyProvide medical care to unisured working people$350
Casa Inc. Davidson CountyNashville, Davidson CountyGeneral support$250
Crossroad CampusNashville, Davidson CountyGeneral support$200

It also made 30 grants to individual people. We don't list their names.

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