Private foundation · St Paul, MN (gives in Tennessee from out of state)
Patterson Foundation
In 2024 it gave 4 grants worth $7,500 to Tennessee groups, 1 of them in Williamson County. A typical grant was $800 to $5,000. Most often for: “General operations grant in support of volunteer match”.
Takes applications. See how to apply below.
Key facts
- Grants in Tennessee
- 4 totaling $7,500 · 1 in Williamson County
- Typical grant How we figure this
- $800 to $5,000 (the middle half of its Tennessee grants)
- A realistic first ask How we figure this
- About $900: the middle grant to the 4 Tennessee groups it funded for the first time in 2024.
- Where it gives
- Sumner County, Shelby County, Williamson County, Davidson County · plus 115 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
- 100% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2024 were new (not funded in 2023): 4 of 4.
- Total giving that year
- $1.4 million
Giving by year
| Tax year | Total grants paid | To Tennessee | Tennessee grants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.4M | $7,500 | 4 |
| 2023 | $1.3M | $21K | 1 |
All grants paid To Tennessee
How to apply
- Contact
- Lindsay Stewart Foundation Manager · St paul · (651) 686-1929
- What to send
- Applications should include all items requested in the grant application. Grant applications can be obtained by writing, emailing (information@pattersonfoundation.net) or calling (651)686-1929. The grant application includes a brief description of your project and statement of need, summary of the organization, its mission and goals, organization budget, and a project budget.
- Deadlines
- Most applications that receive funding require 60 to 140 days consideration and approval.
- Limits
- The foundation focuses on providing grants in education health and human services, and educational scholarships. Education grants are support for education in the foundation's focus areas of oral health, animal health and occupational and physical rehabilitation. Health and human serivces grants assist programs that benefit economically disadvantaged people or youth with special needs. Educational scholarships are support for dependents of patterson companies, inc. Employees.
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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- R Stephen ArmstrongTreasurer
- George HenriquesDirector
- Leslie KorshSecretary
- Elizabeth DygertDirector
- Dale A SpannPresident
- Kevin PohlmanDirector
- Karen ScottVice president
- Samantha BergesonDirector
- Drew BrodinDirector
- Cara CherryDirector
- Don ZurbayDirector
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
- General operations grant in support of volunteer match (3 grants)
- Increasing dental access grant (1 grant)
Tennessee organizations it funded
Williamson 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.
| Past winner | Where | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rescue 1 Global | Brentwood, Williamson County | General operations grant in support of volunteer match | $800 |
| Memphis Dental Society Charitable Fund | Memphis, Shelby County | Increasing dental access grant | $5,000 |
| Soles4souls | Old Hickory, Davidson County | General operations grant in support of volunteer match | $900 |
| Homesafe | Gallatin, Sumner County | General operations grant in support of volunteer match | $800 |
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