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Public charity · Golden, CO (gives in Tennessee from out of state)

Cars for Charity Inc.

EIN 84-1479412 · Website · IRS record · Latest filing: tax year 2024

How to apply: not stated

In 2024 it gave 4 grants worth $67,982 to Tennessee groups, 1 of them in Shelby County. A typical grant was $10,995 to $27,213.

Its tax filing doesn't say how to apply. Check its website or call before sending anything.

Key facts

Grants in Tennessee
4 totaling $67,982 · 1 in Shelby County
Typical grant How we figure this
$10,995 to $27,213 (the middle half of its Tennessee grants over $5,000, the only ones its filing lists)
A realistic first ask How we figure this
About $17,099, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
Where it gives
Shelby County, Davidson County, Knox County, Hamilton County · plus 128 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 2023. Build a relationship before asking.
Total giving that year
$4.4 million

Giving by year

Giving by year from its IRS filings
Tax yearTotal grants paidTo TennesseeTennessee grants
2024$4.4M$68K4
2023$3.7M$32K4

All grants paid To Tennessee

How to apply

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Board and officers

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  • Matt T DendorferPresident
  • Lina Rose R ValentineAsst vice pr
  • Eric DendorferVice preside

As listed in its 2024 IRS filing. Many foundations decide through their board, so a personal connection often matters more than a perfect application.

Tennessee organizations it funded

Shelby 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 Cars for Charity Inc.
Past winnerWherePurposeAmount
WknoCordova, Shelby County$11K
WuotKnoxville, Knox County$27K
WplnNashville, Davidson County$23K
WutcChattanooga, Hamilton County$6,570

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