Well Told Grants

Foundations / Tennessee

Bobby R Mannery Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Old Hickory, Tennessee · EIN 836156480

Bobby R Mannery Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Old Hickory, Tennessee. In tax year 2025 it gave $382,000 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $30,000 and the largest $62,000. 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 $227,500 the year before.

9% 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$120,0007$4.4 million
2024$227,50010$5.0 million
2025$382,00011$5.7 million

How to apply

Bobby R Mannery Foundation Inc 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 Bobby R Mannery Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Tennessee.

StateGrantsAmount
Tennessee10$357,000
Illinois1$25,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Hermitage Church of the Nazarene
Old Hickory, TN
Mission/missionary assistance$62,000
Agape
Nashville, TN
Domestic violence shelter$55,000
Gilda's Club of Middle TN
Nashville, TN
Cancer patient & fam assist$55,000
Special Olympics of Middle TN
Nashville, TN
Training & competitions$55,000
Down Syndrome Assoc of Middle TN
Hermitage, TN
Living assistance$50,000
Nashville Rescue Mission
Nashville, TN
Homeless shelters$30,000
TN Breast Cancer Coalition
Nashville, TN
Assist breast cancer patients$25,000
Morningstar
Joliet, IL
Assist people in need$25,000
Men of Promises
Hermitage, TN
Mentoring program$15,000
Grace Place
Hendersonville, TN
Assisting single mothers$5,000
Rest Stop Ministries
Hermitage, TN
Assist sex-trafficking survivors$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Bobby R Mannery Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Bobby R Mannery Foundation Inc give?

$382,000 in tax year 2025, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $30,000.

Who runs Bobby R Mannery Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Bobby R Mannery (President), Marlene Mannery (Director) and Wanda Pinnock (Director).

What does Bobby R Mannery Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly disability, faith communities and housing and homelessness.

Similar foundations in Tennessee