Private foundation · Nashville
The Fugitive Foundation
Key facts
- Grants in Tennessee
- 41 totaling $238K
- Typical grant
- $1,000 to $7,000 (middle half of its Tennessee grants)
- A realistic first ask
- About $2,500, its median Tennessee grant. New grantees usually get less than long-time ones.
- Where it gives
- Davidson County, Marion County, Shelby County, Grundy County, Hamilton County, Williamson County · plus 16 grants outside Tennessee
- Buildings & equipment
- 1 of its Tennessee grants went to buildings, renovations or equipment, e.g. “Capital campaign & operating support”
- Total giving that year
- $282K
How to apply
- Contact
- The fugitive foundation · Nashville · 6152695429
- What to send
- Letter explaining charitable purpose and need.
- Deadlines
- N/a
- Limits
- N/a
As the foundation reported to the IRS for tax year 2024. Check its website or call before sending anything, because contacts and deadlines change.
What it funds most often
- Operating support
- Capital campaign & operating support
Tennessee organizations it funded
Largest first. Groups it already funds are good people to ask what the foundation looks for.
| Recipient | Where | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown Presbyterian Church | Nashville, Davidson County | Operating support | $30K |
| YMCA | Nashville, Davidson County | Operating support | $28K |
| The Contributor | Nashville, Davidson County | Operating support | $27K |
| Siloam Family Health Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Capital campaign & operating support | $21K |
| Belmont University - Thomas F Frist Jr College of Medicine | Nashville, Davidson County | Operating support | $12K |
| Montgomery Bell Academy | Nashville, Davidson County | Operating support | $11K |
| American Red Cross | Nashville, Davidson County | Operating support | $10K |
| Belcourt Theatre | Nashville, Davidson County | Operating support | $10K |
| Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville | Nashville, Davidson County | Operating support | $10K |
| Saint Bartholomew's Episcopal Church | Nashville, Davidson County | Operating support | $7,000 |
| Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty | Nashville, Davidson County | Operating support | $7,000 |
| Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art | Nashville, Davidson County | Operating support | $5,000 |
| Land Trust of Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | Operating support | $5,000 |
| Raphah Institute | Nashville, Davidson County | Operating support | $5,000 |
| St Bernard Academy | Nashville, Davidson County | Operating support | $5,000 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | Operating support | $5,000 |
| Harpeth Hall School | Nashville, Davidson County | Operating support | $4,500 |
| Blue Monarch | Monteagle, Marion County | Operating support | $3,000 |
| Nashville Public Radio | Nashville, Davidson County | Operating support | $2,650 |
| Garden Club of Nashville Community Fund | Nashville, Davidson County | Operating support | $2,500 |
| Southern Environmental Law Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Operating support | $2,500 |
| Alive Hospice | Nashville, Davidson County | Operating support | $2,000 |
| Campus Crusade | Nashville, Davidson County | Operating support | $2,000 |
| Christian Community Health Fellowship | Memphis, Shelby County | Operating support | $2,000 |
| Opportunity in Overalls | Nashville, Davidson County | Operating support | $2,000 |