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The Ebenezer Acres Foundation

Preselected recipients only Cookeville, Tennessee · EIN 208876292

The Ebenezer Acres Foundation is a private foundation in Cookeville, Tennessee. In tax year 2025 it gave $56,700 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $2,400 and the largest $21,150. 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 $49,300 the year before.

36% of its 2025 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$18,80011$0
2024$49,30015$0
2025$56,70014$0

How to apply

The Ebenezer Acres Foundation 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 Ebenezer Acres Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Tennessee.

StateGrantsAmount
Tennessee14$56,700

Grants paid in 2025

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Younglife
Cookeville, TN
Charitable$21,150
Bethel Baptist Church
Cookeville, TN
Charitable$5,000
Life Regeneration Ministry
Cookeville, TN
Charitable$5,000
Tennessee Weslyan ML
Athens, TN
Charitable$5,000
The Biz Foundry
Cookeville, TN
Charitable$5,000
Cookeville Pregnancy Center
Cookeville, TN
Charitable contribution$3,000
Highlands Economic Partnership
Cookeville, TN
Charitable$2,800
Chase Leaders Isde
Cookeville, TN
Charitable$2,000
Fca
Cookeville, TN
Charitable$2,000
Life Church
Cookeville, TN
Charitable$2,000
Hope & Adoption Services
Cookeville, TN
Charitable$1,500
CHS Wrestling
Cookeville, TN
Charitable$1,000
Mtjra
Cookeville, TN
Charitable$1,000
Cookeville Chamber of Commerce
Cookeville, TN
Charitable$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Ebenezer Acres Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Ebenezer Acres Foundation give?

$56,700 in tax year 2025, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $2,400.

Who runs The Ebenezer Acres Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Kevin Bowling (Director).

What does The Ebenezer Acres Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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