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Louise B Wallace Foundation 19702

Preselected recipients only Nashville, Tennessee · EIN 581797048

Louise B Wallace Foundation 19702 is a private foundation in Nashville, Tennessee. In tax year 2024 it gave $868,750 in 49 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $150,000. 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 up from $843,850 the year before.

23% 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$843,85050$16.8 million
2024$868,75049$17.4 million

How to apply

Louise B Wallace Foundation 19702 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 Louise B Wallace Foundation 19702 funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Tennessee.

StateGrantsAmount
Tennessee41$819,250
Georgia1$25,000
Texas3$11,000
Alabama2$10,000
Florida1$2,500
Massachusetts1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 49 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Harpeth Hall School
Nashville, TN
To support school$150,000
St Georges Episcopal Church
Nashville, TN
Capital campaign & annual fund$132,000
Centerstone Foundation
Nashville, TN
To support charity$100,000
Cumberland Heights Foundation
Nashville, TN
To support charity$50,000
Men of Valor
Nashville, TN
To support charity$40,000
Covenant Presbyterian Church
Nashville, TN
To support church$40,000
Ensworth School
Nashville, TN
To support school$25,000
Reformed University Fellowship
Lawreceville, GA
To support charity$25,000
Sexual Assault Center
Nashville, TN
To support charity$25,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle TN
Nashville, TN
To support charity$25,000
Gilda's Club Nashville
Nashville, TN
To support charity$25,000
YMCA of Middle TN
Nashville, TN
To support charity$20,000
Men of Valor
Nashville, TN
To support charity$20,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle TN
Nashville, TN
To support charity$15,000
Uprise Nashville
Nashville, TN
To support charity$15,000
Harpeth Conservancy
Franklin, TN
To support charity$10,000
Operation Andrew Group
Nashville, TN
To support charity$10,000
Harpeth Hall School
Nashville, TN
To support school$10,000
Daystar Counseling Ministries
Nashville, TN
To support charity$10,000
Next Steps
Nashville, TN
To support charity$10,000
Nashville State Community Foundatn
Nashville, TN
To support school$10,000
St Michael Catholic School
Houston, TX
To support church$5,000
Rock Island Prebyterian Church
Rock Island, TN
To support church$5,000
St Michael Catholic School
Houston, TX
To support church$5,000
Ruf-University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
To support school$5,000
Nashville Zoo
Nashville, TN
To support charity$5,000
Abintra Montessori School
Nashville, TN
To support school$5,000
The Next Door
Nashville, TN
To support charity$5,000
Cumberland Heights Foundation
Nashville, TN
To support charity$5,000
St Georges Episcopal School
Nashville, TN
To support school$5,000
Friends of Warner Parks
Nashville, TN
To support charity$5,000
Antique & Garden Show of Nashville
Nashville, TN
To support charity$5,000
St Georges Episcopal School
Nashville, TN
To support school$5,000
Swan Ball - Cheekwood
Nashville, TN
To support charity$5,000
Ruf-University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
To support school$5,000
Uprise Nashville
Nashville, TN
To support charity$5,000
Saddle Up
Franklin, TN
To support charity$3,000
Montgomery Bell Academy
Nashville, TN
To support school$3,000
Boy Scouts of Middle TN
Nashville, TN
To support charity$2,500
Begin Anew
Nashville, TN
To support charity$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Louise B Wallace Foundation 19702 accept grant applications?

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

How much does Louise B Wallace Foundation 19702 give?

$868,750 in tax year 2024, across 49 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Louise B Wallace Foundation 19702?

Its 2024 filing lists J Bransford Wallace Jr (Trustee), Anne B Nesbitt (Trustee), Elizabeth W Taylor (Trustee) and Elena W Graves (Trustee).

What does Louise B Wallace Foundation 19702 fund?

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

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