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Private foundation · Dallas, TX (gives in Tennessee from out of state)

Meadows Foundation Inc.

Takes applications

Takes applications. See how to apply below.

Key facts

Grants in Tennessee
1 totaling $150,000
Typical grant
$150,000 (1 grant)
A realistic first ask
About $150,000, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
Where it gives
Shelby County · plus 169 grants outside Tennessee
Buildings & equipment
None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
Total giving that year
$27.1 million

Giving by year

Giving by year from its IRS filings
Tax yearTotal grants paidTo TennesseeTennessee grants
2024$24.1M—0
2023$27.1M$150K1

How to apply

Contact
See Statement 23 · Dallas · 2148269431
What to send
See Statement 23
Deadlines
See Statement 23
Limits
See Statement 23

As the foundation reported to the IRS for tax year 2023. Check its website or call before sending anything, because contacts and deadlines change.

Board and officers

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  • Peter MillerDirector, pres and ceo
  • Alfreda NormanDirector
  • David RosenbergDirector
  • Eric MeadowsDirector
  • George LancasterDirector
  • Jean SilvertoothDirector
  • Joel WilliamsDirector
  • John Broadfoot JrDirector
  • Karen MeadowsDirector
  • Katherine StoneDirector
  • Linda EvansDirector
  • Mike FernandezDirector
  • Michael MeadowsDirector
  • Olin LancasterDirector
  • Robert A MeadowsDirector
  • Bruce EsterlineSenior vice president for strategy
  • Charles GloverVp of grants
  • Laura BowersCorporate secretary
  • Meghan ParryVice president of communications
  • Paula HerringVice president and treasurer

As listed in its 2023 IRS filing. Many foundations decide through their board, so a personal connection often matters more than a perfect application.

What it funds most often

  • Toward the enhancement and restoration of 1,700 acres of wetlands along the Gulf Coast

Tennessee organizations it funded

Largest first. Past winners are good people to ask what the foundation looks for. Select a group to see who else funds it.

Tennessee grants from Meadows Foundation Inc.
Past winnerWherePurposeAmount
Ducks UnlimitedMemphis, Shelby CountyToward the enhancement and restoration of 1,700 acres of wetlands along the...$150K

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