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Private foundation · Orlando, FL (gives in Tennessee from out of state)

Fort Foundation Tch

EIN 62-6356582 · IRS record · Latest filing: tax year 2024

Invitation only

In 2024 it gave 15 grants worth $278,100 to Tennessee groups, 14 of them in Davidson County. A typical grant was $15,450 to $18,540.

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Key facts

Grants in Tennessee
15 totaling $278,100 · 14 in Davidson County
Typical grant How we figure this
$15,450 to $18,540 (the middle half of its Tennessee grants)
A realistic first ask How we figure this
About $15,450, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
Where it gives
Davidson County, Franklin County · plus 2 grants outside Tennessee
Buildings & equipment
None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
Funds new groups? How we figure this
Rarely: every Tennessee group it funded in 2024 had also been funded in 2022–2023. Build a relationship before asking.
Total giving that year
$309,000

Giving by year

Giving by year from its IRS filings
Tax yearTotal grants paidTo TennesseeTennessee grants
2024$309K$278K15
2023$289K$260K15
2022$317K$285K15

All grants paid To Tennessee

How to apply

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Board and officers

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How big its Tennessee grants are

Number of Tennessee grants in each size band, tax year 2024
Grant sizeGrants
Under $1,0000
$1,000 to $4,9990
$5,000 to $9,9990
$10,000 to $24,99912
$25,000 to $99,9993

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

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.

Tennessee grants from Fort Foundation Tch
Past winnerWherePurposeAmount
Vanderbilt Cancer CenterNasvhille, Davidson CountyGeneral operating$31K
Vanderbilt Children's HospitalNashville, Davidson CountyGeneral operating$31K
Alive HospiceNashville, Davidson CountyGeneral operating$31K
West End United Methodist ChurchNashville, Davidson CountyGeneral operating$15K
Nature Conservancy of TNNashville, Davidson CountyGeneral operating$15K
United Way of Middle TennesseeNashville, Davidson CountyGeneral operating$15K
The Nature ConservancyNashville, Davidson CountyGeneral operating$15K
Salvation ArmyNashville, Davidson CountyGeneral operating$15K
Nashville SymphonyNashville, Davidson CountyGeneral operating$15K
Junior League of NashvilleNashville, Davidson CountyGeneral operating$15K
Boy Scouts of AmericaNashville, Davidson CountyGeneral operating$15K
American Red CrossNashville, Davidson CountyGeneral operating$15K
Travellers Rest MuseumNasvhille, Davidson CountyGeneral operating$15K
Wpln-Public RadioNashville, Davidson CountyGeneral operating$12K
The University of the SouthSewanee, Franklin CountyGeneral operating$19K

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