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Trust Under Will of B J Wade

Preselected recipients only Memphis, Tennessee · EIN 626040797

Trust Under Will of B J Wade is a private foundation in Memphis, Tennessee. In tax year 2024 it gave $598,277 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $113,364 and the largest $181,869. 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 up from $228,731 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
2022$00$8.8 million
2023$228,7313$8.8 million
2024$598,2776$9.0 million

How to apply

Trust Under Will of B J Wade 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 Trust Under Will of B J Wade funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Tennessee4$319,061
South Carolina2$279,216

Grants paid in 2024

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Baptist Memorial Hospital - Union City
Union City, TN
Healthcare$181,869
Dunlap Orphanage the Arp Center
Greenville, SC
Care for vulnerable youth$169,757
Baptist Memorial Hospital - Union City
Union City, TN
Healthcare$117,270
Dunlap Orphanage the Arp Center
Greenville, SC
Care for vulnerable youth$109,459
Rives Union Church
Union City, TN
Religion$12,112
Rives Union Church
Union City, TN
Religion$7,810

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Trust Under Will of B J Wade accept grant applications?

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

How much does Trust Under Will of B J Wade give?

$598,277 in tax year 2024, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $113,364.

Who runs Trust Under Will of B J Wade?

Its 2024 filing lists First Horizon Bank (Trustee).

What does Trust Under Will of B J Wade fund?

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

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