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Bailey & Lucy Evans Foundation

Accepts applications Nashville, Tennessee · EIN 206605288

Bailey & Lucy Evans Foundation is a private foundation in Nashville, Tennessee. In tax year 2025 it gave $22,879 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $1,700 and the largest $3,800. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $22,353 the year before.

14% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$22,31013$447,054
2024$22,35313$457,587
2025$22,87914$476,987

How to apply

ContactShirley Luscinski
First Presbyterian Church 600 N, Brittain St, Shelbyville, TN 37160
Phone or email(615) 690-1412
What to submitLetter describing the purpose of the organization and expected fit of the program
DeadlinesJune 1st
RestrictionsA 501(c)(3) organization in good standing without preference to religous affiliation

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Bailey & Lucy Evans Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Tennessee.

StateGrantsAmount
Tennessee14$22,879

Grants paid in 2025

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Community Development Center
Shelbyville, TN
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of this organization$3,800
Community Outreach Partnership
Shelbyville, TN
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of this organization$2,000
Boys and Girls Club
Shelbyville, TN
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of this organization$1,900
Caregiver Relief Program of Bedford County
Shelbyville, TN
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of this organization$1,900
Center for Family Development
Shelbyville, TN
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of this organization$1,900
Haven of Hope of Dekalb County
Smithville, TN
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of this organization$1,900
Junior's House Inc
Fayetteville, TN
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of this organization$1,900
Believers Faith Fellowship
Christiana, TN
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of this organization$1,500
Blue Monarch
Monteagle, TN
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of this organization$1,500
Casa Works Inc
Manchester, TN
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of this organization$1,479
Family Counseling Center of Middle Tennessee
Manchester, TN
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of this organization$1,100
Homes of Hope
Shelbyville, TN
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of this organization$1,000
A Bridge of Hope
Cordova, TN
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of this organization$500
Ukirk Mtsu
Murfreesboro, TN
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of this organization$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Bailey & Lucy Evans Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: June 1st.

How much does Bailey & Lucy Evans Foundation give?

$22,879 in tax year 2025, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $1,700.

Who runs Bailey & Lucy Evans Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Pinnacle Bank (Trustee).

What does Bailey & Lucy Evans Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly human services.

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