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The Micah Charitable Foundation

Accepts applications Nashville, Tennessee · EIN 831149763

The Micah Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Nashville, Tennessee. In tax year 2025 it gave $15,282 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $1,350 and the largest $3,520. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $13,561 the year before.

60% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$45,15110$18,724
2024$13,5619$15,460
2025$15,28210$31,138

How to apply

ContactRichard Curtis
6312 Chickering Woods Dr, Nashville, TN 37215
Phone or email(615) 377-1308, richard@curtisit.com
What to submitDetail explanation of charitable purpose and amount requested. A copy of recent financial statements.
RestrictionsAvailable funds

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Micah Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Kentucky. It also paid $3,520 in 1 grant to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
Kentucky5$6,415
Tennessee3$3,475
Washington1$1,872

Grants paid in 2025

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Mutekedza Secondary SchoolTextbooks, water repair, teachers$3,520
Help the Homless Somerset Ky
Somerset, KY
Homeless services$2,400
Community Care Fellowship
Nashville, TN
Homeless shelter$2,000
World Vision
Federal Way, WA
Child services$1,872
Pulaski County Ky Sheriff Shop
Somerset, KY
Shop w/ cop charity$1,500
Barefoot Republic
Nashville, TN
Poor children camp$1,200
God's Food Pantry
Somerset, KY
Food for poor$1,000
White Lily Volun Fire Dept
Somerset, KY
Equipment$1,000
New Life Church
Somerset, KY
Homeless shelter$515
Bridge Ministry
Nashville, TN
Homeless relief$275

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Micah Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Micah Charitable Foundation give?

$15,282 in tax year 2025, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $1,350.

Who runs The Micah Charitable Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Richard L Curtis (Trustee).

What does The Micah Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly housing and homelessness, youth programs and faith communities.

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