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Garney B Scott Jr Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Waverly, Tennessee · EIN 621841085

Garney B Scott Jr Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Waverly, Tennessee. In tax year 2025 it gave $42,110 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $3,025 and the largest $18,000. 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 down from $48,800 the year before.

33% of its 2025 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$47,2007$491,146
2024$48,8005$558,019
2025$42,1107$652,611

How to apply

Garney B Scott Jr Family 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 Garney B Scott Jr Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Tennessee.

StateGrantsAmount
Tennessee7$42,110

Grants paid in 2025

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Covenant Presbyterian Church
Nashville, TN
To aid in religious education$18,000
Johnny & Mary Ruth Mitchell Scholarship Fund
Jackson, TN
To provide financial assistance for higher education$10,000
Individual
TN
To provide financial assistance to individuals experiencing hardship$10,000
First Baptist Church - BEMIS
Jackson, TN
To aid in helping the hungry, homeless, and hurting$3,025
Safe Haven Family Shelter
Nashville, TN
To aid in helping the hungry, homeless, and hurting$500
Nashville Rescue Mission
Nashville, TN
To aid in helping the hungry, homeless, and hurting$485
Salvation Army
Nashville, TN
To aid in helping the hungry, homeless, and hurting$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Garney B Scott Jr Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Garney B Scott Jr Family Foundation Inc give?

$42,110 in tax year 2025, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $3,025.

Who runs Garney B Scott Jr Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Garney B Scott Jr (Director) and Andrea C Pennington (Director).

What does Garney B Scott Jr Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, faith communities and food and hunger.

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