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WTC Foundation

Preselected recipients only Nashville, Tennessee · EIN 020779716

WTC Foundation is a private foundation in Nashville, Tennessee. In tax year 2025 it gave $940,755 in 17 grants; the typical grant was $1,500 and the largest $600,000. 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 $350,550 the year before.

53% 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$405,31811$789,333
2024$350,55014$1.1 million
2025$940,75517$761,572

How to apply

WTC 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 WTC Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Tennessee.

StateGrantsAmount
Tennessee15$934,755
Georgia1$5,000
Ohio1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 17 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Diocese of Nashville
Nashville, TN
Financial support$600,000
St Cecilia Academy
Nashville, TN
Financial support$205,000
American Heart Association
Nashville, TN
Financial support$105,000
Father Ryan High School Annual Fund
Nashville, TN
Financial support$7,500
Rally Foundation
Sandy Springs, GA
Financial support$5,000
Heart of Mary House
Nashville, TN
Financial support$5,000
Project Redesign Nashville
Nashville, TN
Financial support$3,000
Overbrook School
Nashville, TN
Financial support$2,500
Ace Mentor Program of Greater Nashville TN
Nashville, TN
Financial support$1,500
Faith Family Medical Center
Nashville, TN
Financial support$1,055
Boys Hope Girls Hope
Cincinnati, OH
Financial support$1,000
Mulier Care
Nashville, TN
Financial support$1,000
Nashville Dolphins
Nashville, TN
Financial support$1,000
You Have the Power
Nashville, TN
Financial support$1,000
Thistle Farms
Nashville, TN
Financial support$500
Gilda's Club Middle Tennessee
Nashville, TN
Financial support$500
William T Coakley Scholarship Fund
Nashville, TN
Scholarships$200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does WTC Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does WTC Foundation give?

$940,755 in tax year 2025, across 17 grants, with a typical grant of $1,500.

Who runs WTC Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Kimberly W Coakley (Trustee).

What does WTC Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, education and health.

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