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The Louise Bransford Frazer Foundation

Preselected recipients only Nashville, Tennessee · EIN 626287926

The Louise Bransford Frazer Foundation is a private foundation in Nashville, Tennessee. In tax year 2024 it gave $5,000 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $2,000. 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 down from $7,000 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$7,0007$6,607
2024$5,0004$0

How to apply

The Louise Bransford Frazer 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 Louise Bransford Frazer Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Tennessee.

StateGrantsAmount
Tennessee3$4,000
California1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Christ Presbyterian Academy
Nashville, TN
Operating expenses$2,000
Alive Hospice Inc
Nashville, TN
Operating expenses$1,000
Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art
Nashville, TN
Operating expenses$1,000
The Cathedral School Fund
San Francisco, CA
Operating expenses$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Louise Bransford Frazer Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Louise Bransford Frazer Foundation give?

$5,000 in tax year 2024, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs The Louise Bransford Frazer Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Mellon Bank (Trustee) and Louise B Frazer (Trustee).

What does The Louise Bransford Frazer Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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