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Eberling Charitable Foundation

Preselected recipients only Nashville, Tennessee · EIN 846538137

Eberling Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Nashville, Tennessee. In tax year 2025 it gave $101,000 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $17,500 and the largest $23,000. 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 $92,500 the year before.

0% 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$78,5006$2.1 million
2024$92,5007$2.1 million
2025$101,0007$2.1 million

How to apply

Eberling Charitable 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 Eberling Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Tennessee.

StateGrantsAmount
Tennessee7$101,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Greenways for Nashville
Nashville, TN
Provide funding for green space$23,000
Tennessee Voices for Victims
Nashville, TN
Crime victims to network and heal.$20,000
Middle Tennessee State University FD Scholarship Fund
Murfreesboro, TN
Educational opportunities$20,000
Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee
Nashville, TN
Provide food for homeless$17,500
Nashville Humane Society
Nashville, TN
Provide shelter for animals$17,500
Senior Renaissance Center
Nashville, TN
Serving older adults with free progr$2,500
Nashville Historical Foundation
Nashville, TN
Historic preservation projects.$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Eberling Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Eberling Charitable Foundation give?

$101,000 in tax year 2025, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $17,500.

Who runs Eberling Charitable Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Nicholas D Bailey (Trustee).

What does Eberling Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly housing and homelessness.

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