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The Christ Foundation

Accepts applications Nashville, Tennessee · EIN 582071026

The Christ Foundation is a private foundation in Nashville, Tennessee. In tax year 2025 it gave $6,500 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $4,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $11,000 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$8,0004$125,536
2024$11,0006$142,599
2025$6,5003$0

How to apply

ContactJohn McDowell
110 31st Ave N 294, Nashville, TN 37203
Phone or email(615) 708-7950
What to submitWritten form exact use of funds
RestrictionsEducation and humanatarian charities in urban area of tn

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Christ Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Tennessee1$4,000
Virginia1$2,000
Mississippi1$500

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Second Harvest Food Bank
Nashville, TN
Feeding needy$4,000
Entryway
Vienna, VA
Education$2,000
Killebrew Ag Foundation
Ridgeland, MS
Support needy in MS$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Christ Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Christ Foundation give?

$6,500 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs The Christ Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists John McDowell Ceo (Trustee), Amanda McDowell (Trustee), Joe Dick (Trustee) and Curtis McDowell (Trustee).

What does The Christ Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly human services, food and hunger and education.

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