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Ezell Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Nashville, Tennessee · EIN 626046865

Ezell Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Nashville, Tennessee. In tax year 2024 it gave $594,800 in 40 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $80,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $627,632 the year before.

18% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$627,63246$11.4 million
2024$594,80040$11.0 million

How to apply

ContactStan Ezell
946 Tyne Blvd, Nashville, TN 37220
Phone or email(615) 351-3004
What to submitWritten personal request

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Ezell Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Tennessee.

StateGrantsAmount
Tennessee35$509,800
Texas2$68,000
North Carolina1$10,000
Colorado1$5,000
Louisiana1$2,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 40 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Inner City Ministry
Nashville, TN
General$80,000
Lipscomb University
Nashville, TN
General$67,000
Zambia Missions
Abilene, TX
General$58,000
TN Prison Outreach Ministry
Nashville, TN
General$51,000
Agape
Nashville, TN
General$37,500
Bill Dance Family and Friends Foundation
Jackson, TN
General$25,000
The Branch
Antioch, TN
General$25,000
Caleb Company
Thompsons Station, TN
General$17,000
African Christian Schools
Nashville, TN
General$15,000
Faith Family Medical Center
Nashville, TN
General$15,000
Lakeshore Estates
Nashville, TN
General$15,000
Youth Encouragement Services
Nashville, TN
General$15,000
Ezell Harding Christian School
Antioch, TN
General$11,800
Appalachian State University Foundation
Boone, NC
General$10,000
Encouragement Ministries
Brentwood, TN
General$10,000
Family Foundation Fund
Nashville, TN
General$10,000
Fresh Approach Ministries
Nashville, TN
General$10,000
Goodpasture Christian School
Madison, TN
General$10,000
Healing Hands International
Nashville, TN
General$10,000
Jovenes En Camino
Brentwood, TN
General$10,000
Operation Andrew
Nashville, TN
General$10,000
Rocketown
Nashville, TN
General$10,000
Siloam
Nashville, TN
General$10,000
Ultimate Escape
Allen, TX
General$10,000
Smith Springs Church of Christ
Nashville, TN
General$7,000
Benton Hall Academy
Nashville, TN
General$5,000
Disaster Relief
Nashville, TN
General$5,000
Eastside Church of Christ
Colorado Springs, CO
General$5,000
Stars
Nashville, TN
General$5,000
Vanderbilt Hospital
Nashville, TN
General$5,000
TN Childrens Home
Spring Hill, TN
General$3,000
World Christian Broadcasting
Franklin, TN
General$3,000
The Joseph School
Nashville, TN
General$2,500
Alive Hospice
Nashville, TN
General$2,000
Christian Community Services
Nashville, TN
General$2,000
Nashville Christian School
Nashville, TN
General$2,000
Nashville Rescue Mission
Nashville, TN
General$2,000
Nations University
New Orleans, LA
General$2,000
Bridge Ministry
Goodlettsville, TN
General$1,000
Twenty-Third Psalm
Nashville, TN
General$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ezell Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Ezell Foundation Inc give?

$594,800 in tax year 2024, across 40 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Ezell Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Roy Ezell (President), Mark Ezell (1st Vice President), David Thomas (2nd Vice President) and Stan Ezell (Secretary) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Ezell Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, education and international.

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