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Newell & Bettie Graham Foundation

Accepts applications Rives, Tennessee · EIN 621795977

Newell & Bettie Graham Foundation is a private foundation in Rives, Tennessee. In tax year 2024 it gave $109,950 in 9 grants; the typical grant was $6,200 and the largest $36,750. 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 $117,700 the year before.

44% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$117,70010$2.0 million
2024$109,9509$1.7 million

How to apply

ContactBettie Graham
4132 Rives Mount Pelia Road, Rives, TN 38253
Phone or email(731) 536-4530
What to submitWritten application including needs or reason for solicitations
DeadlinesReasonable lead time
RestrictionsObion County TN

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Newell & Bettie Graham Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Tennessee.

StateGrantsAmount
Tennessee6$62,200
Mississippi2$37,750
Louisiana1$10,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of MS Athletics
Oxford, MS
Promote Athletics$36,750
St James Episcopal Church
Union City, TN
ChurchIn Obion County$25,000
U T Foundation Athletics
Martin, TN
Equestrian$23,000
National World War II Museum
New Orleans, LA
Promote History& Education$10,000
Freedom in Faith Outdoors
Union City, TN
Provide Ministry for Outdoor Activities to Vets, First Responders$6,200
Outside In
Troy, TN
Create Jobs for Marginalized Women in Obion Co$5,000
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
Hospital/Research Facility$2,000
The Baddour Center
Senatobia, MS
Assisted Living for Handicap Adults$1,000
Chimes for Charity
Union City, TN
Distribute Items to Needy Children in Obion Co$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Newell & Bettie Graham Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Reasonable lead time.

How much does Newell & Bettie Graham Foundation give?

$109,950 in tax year 2024, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $6,200.

Who runs Newell & Bettie Graham Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Bettie Young Graham (President/Secretary).

What does Newell & Bettie Graham Foundation fund?

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

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