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Anna Mary Bransford Lenderman Foundation

Preselected recipients only Nashville, Tennessee · EIN 626287930

Anna Mary Bransford Lenderman Foundation is a private foundation in Nashville, Tennessee. In tax year 2025 it gave $40,750 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $2,875 and the largest $5,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $35,750 the year before.

71% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$19,7506$174,528
2024$35,7506$523,569
2025$40,75014$336,444

How to apply

Anna Mary Bransford Lenderman Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Anna Mary Bransford Lenderman Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Tennessee.

StateGrantsAmount
Tennessee6$16,750
South Carolina4$12,000
District of Columbia1$5,000
Kentucky1$5,000
New Jersey1$1,000
New York1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
St Georges Episcopal Church
Nashville, TN
Religious$5,000
The Lonon Foundation
Charleston, SC
Charitable$5,000
The Legion Fund
Bowling Green, KY
Charitable$5,000
Star Gospel Mission
Charleston, SC
Religious$5,000
Hudson Institute
Washington, DC
Charitable$5,000
Alive Hospice
Nashville, TN
Charitable$5,000
TN Golf Foundation
Franklin, TN
Charitable$4,750
Cumberland Heights
Nashville, TN
Charitable$1,000
Lawrenceville School
Lawrenceville, NJ
Educational$1,000
Porter Guad School
Charleston, SC
Educational$1,000
Charleston Day School
Charleson, SC
Educational$1,000
Trinity Pawling School
Pawling, NY
Educational$1,000
Monteagle Sunday School Assembly
Monteagle, TN
Religious educational$500
Nashville Tree
Nashville, TN
Charitable$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Anna Mary Bransford Lenderman Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Anna Mary Bransford Lenderman Foundation give?

$40,750 in tax year 2025, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $2,875.

Who runs Anna Mary Bransford Lenderman Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Anna M Bransford Lenderman (Trustee).

What does Anna Mary Bransford Lenderman Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and education.

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