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The Bobbie Solley Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Murfreesboro, Tennessee · EIN 821903160

The Bobbie Solley Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. In tax year 2024 it gave $365,950 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $35,000 and the largest $175,000. 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 $311,000 the year before.

0% 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$311,0006$2.2 million
2024$365,9506$2.0 million

How to apply

The Bobbie Solley 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 The Bobbie Solley Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its US grants went to recipients in Tennessee. It also paid $25,000 in 1 grant to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
Tennessee5$340,950

Grants paid in 2024

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Lipscomb University
Nashville, TN
Funding for christian educators program$175,000
Freed-Hardeman University
Henderson, TN
Excellence in education program funding$75,000
Christian Urban Development Association
Tullahoma, TN
Provide trainig for peru teachers and principals$45,000
Healing Hands InternationalFunding for preschool teachers$25,000
Renew Org
Franklin, TN
Funding for school of theology and apologetics$25,000
Ambassadors for Christ
Smyrna, TN
Provide funding for education in tegucigalpa, honduras$20,950

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Bobbie Solley Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Bobbie Solley Foundation Inc give?

$365,950 in tax year 2024, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $35,000.

Who runs The Bobbie Solley Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Bobbie Solley (President), Katie Frazier (Secretary/Treasurer), Shawn Frazier (Director) and Anna D'herde (Director) among 7 officers and trustees.

What does The Bobbie Solley Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and faith communities.

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