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The Julia Carell Stadler Foundation

Preselected recipients only Nashville, Tennessee · EIN 626314877

The Julia Carell Stadler Foundation is a private foundation in Nashville, Tennessee. In tax year 2025 it gave $216,000 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $3,750 and the largest $200,000. 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 $180,300 the year before.

33% 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
2021$196,45010$4.9 million
2023$241,0009$4.3 million
2024$180,30011$4.5 million
2025$216,0006$4.8 million

How to apply

The Julia Carell Stadler 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 Julia Carell Stadler Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Tennessee.

StateGrantsAmount
Tennessee6$216,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
To further charitable purpose$200,000
Diocese of Nashville
Nashville, TN
To further charitable purpose$5,000
St Cecilia Congregation
Nashville, TN
To further charitable purpose$5,000
Alive Hospice
Nashville, TN
To further charitable purpose$2,500
Nashville Zoo at Grassmere
Nashville, TN
To further charitable purpose$2,500
Friends of Warner Parks
Nashville, TN
To further charitable purpose$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Julia Carell Stadler Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Julia Carell Stadler Foundation give?

$216,000 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $3,750.

Who runs The Julia Carell Stadler Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Julia Carell Stadler (Chairman).

What does The Julia Carell Stadler Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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