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Promethean Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Union City, Tennessee · EIN 201690784

Promethean Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Union City, Tennessee. In tax year 2025 it gave $1.9 million in 13 grants; the typical grant was $106,024 and the largest $448,663. 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 up from $1.8 million the year before.

0% of its 2025 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$1.3 million13$5,261
2024$1.8 million13$192,147
2025$1.9 million13$174,580

How to apply

Promethean 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 Promethean Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Tennessee.

StateGrantsAmount
Tennessee13$1.9 million

Grants paid in 2025

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
TN
Qualifying daycare scholarships$448,663
First Friends
Union City, TN
Qualifying daycare scholarships$301,290
Individual
TN
Qualifying daycare scholarships$244,177
Kings and Queens
Union City, TN
Qualifying daycare scholarship$217,445
Children's Corner
Union City, TN
Qualifying daycare scholarships$182,855
Kingdom Kids
South Fulton, TN
Qualifying daycare scholarship$130,222
Individual
TN
Qualifying daycare scholarships$106,024
Individual
TN
Qualifying daycare scholarships$94,985
Tiny Tornado Academy
Union City, TN
Qualifying daycare scholarship$43,260
Individual
TN
Qualifying daycare scholarships$40,010
Individual
TN
Qualifying daycare scholarships$33,830
Uc Elementary Pre-K Kids Club
Union City, TN
Qualifying daycare scholarships$18,560
Individual
TN
Qualifying day care scholarship$11,210

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Promethean Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Promethean Foundation Inc give?

$1.9 million in tax year 2025, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $106,024.

Who runs Promethean Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Dan Boykin (Treasurer/Director), Hadley Malone (Director), Keith Riley (Director) and Lindsay Theobald (Director) among 7 officers and trustees.

What does Promethean Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and youth programs.

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