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John L Clendenin & Margaret Clendenin F

Preselected recipients only Nashville, Tennessee · EIN 856131403

John L Clendenin & Margaret Clendenin F is a private foundation in Nashville, Tennessee. In tax year 2024 it gave $440,000 in 23 grants; the typical grant was $15,000 and the largest $85,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $480,000 the year before.

9% of its 2024 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$480,00025$9.5 million
2024$440,00023$9.8 million

How to apply

John L Clendenin & Margaret Clendenin F 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 John L Clendenin & Margaret Clendenin F funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 10 states, the most to Georgia.

StateGrantsAmount
Georgia7$126,500
Florida2$110,000
South Carolina6$90,000
Tennessee2$50,000
Alabama1$20,000
New York1$15,000
Illinois1$10,000
Kansas1$10,000
Iowa1$5,000
Virginia1$3,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 23 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Straz Center for Performing Arts
Tampa, FL
General operating purposes$85,000
Bluffton Self Help
Bluffton, SC
General operating purposes$50,000
Childrens Health Care of Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
General operating purposes$40,000
Lambscroft Ministries
Nashville, TN
General operating purposes$30,000
Lowry Park Zoo
Tampa, FL
General operating purposes$25,000
Bluffton Jasper Volunteers in Medicine
Bluffton, SC
General operating purposes$20,000
Briarwood Christian School
Birmingham, AL
General operating purposes$20,000
Gainesville First United Methodist Church
Gainesville, GA
General operating purposes$20,000
Mars Hill Community Church
Powder Springs, GA
General operating purposes$20,000
Pope John Paul II High School
Hendersonville, TN
General operating purposes$20,000
This Stuff Matters
Powder Springs, GA
General operating purposes$20,000
Drug Awareness Inc
Gainesville, GA
General operating purposes$15,000
Tunnel to Towers Foundation
Staten Island, NY
General operating purposes$15,000
Family Promise of Hall County Inc
Oakwood, GA
General operating purposes$10,000
Rotary Foundation
Chicago, IL
General operating purposes$10,000
Wounded Warrior Project
Topeka, KS
General operating purposes$10,000
Boys and Girls Club of Bluffton
Bluffton, SC
General operating purposes$5,000
Hopeful Horizons
Beaufort, SC
General operating purposes$5,000
Soar Special Recreation of Low
Hilton Head Island, SC
General operating purposes$5,000
United Way of the Low County
Beaufort, SC
General operating purposes$5,000
American Red Cross
Boone, IA
General operating purposes$5,000
United Network for Organ Sharing
Richmond, VA
General operating purposes$3,500
United Cerebral Palsy of Georgia
Atlanta, GA
General operating purposes$1,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does John L Clendenin & Margaret Clendenin F accept grant applications?

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

How much does John L Clendenin & Margaret Clendenin F give?

$440,000 in tax year 2024, across 23 grants, with a typical grant of $15,000.

Who runs John L Clendenin & Margaret Clendenin F?

Its 2024 filing lists Thomas E Clendenin (Trustee), Elizabeth Clendenin Morris (Trustee), Linda Clendenin Evans (Trustee) and Mary Kathryn Clendenin (Trustee) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does John L Clendenin & Margaret Clendenin F fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, health and youth programs.

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