Ayers Foundation Trust
Private foundation · Parsons, TN · EIN 88-2961915 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Ayers Foundation Trust
69grants reported
$25Kmedian award
$3,500lower quartile
$250smallest grant
$15.8Mtotal paid
1states reached
3years giving
Gives only in TN. Every grant it reported went to a single state. If you are outside it, this is not a prospect. If you are inside it, that is the strongest signal on this page: a funder with a local mandate and less competition from out of state.
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 7 of its 69 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $139K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 756
Parsons, TN 38363-0756
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Decatur Co Board of Education GENERAL/OPERATING | Decaturville, TN | $5,000,000 |
| Community Foundation of Middle Tennesse GENERAL/OPERATING | Nashville, TN | $1,828,735 |
| Community Foundation of Middle TN GENERAL/OPERATING | Nashville, TN | $1,784,000 |
| Belmont University GENERAL/OPERATING | Nashville, TN | $1,500,250 |
| Belmont University GENERAL/OPERATING | Nashville, TN | $1,500,000 |
| Unicoi County United Way GENERAL/OPERATING | Erwin, TN | $1,020,000 |
| Bill Dance Friends and Family Foundation GENERAL/OPERATING | Jackson, TN | $250,000 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center GENERAL/OPERATING | Nashville, TN | $250,000 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Ctr GENERAL/OPERATING | Nashville, TN | $250,000 |
| East Tennessee State University Foundation GENERAL/OPERATING | Johnson City, TN | $200,000 |
| Freed-Hardeman University GENERAL/OPERATING | Henderson, TN | $200,000 |
| East TN State University Foundation GENERAL/OPERATING | Johnson City, TN | $200,000 |
| Freed-Hardeman University GENERAL/OPERATING | Henderson, TN | $200,000 |
| Lipscomb -Ldrshppublservice GENERAL/OPERATING | Nashville, TN | $160,000 |
| TN Score GENERAL/OPERATING | Nashville, TN | $150,000 |
| Lipscomb University College of Leadership GENERAL/OPERATING | Nashville, TN | $106,600 |
| Lipscomb University - Ayers Institute GENERAL/OPERATING | Nashville, TN | $100,250 |
| State Collaborative on Reforming Education GENERAL/OPERATING | Nashville, TN | $100,000 |
| Ballad Health Foundation GENERAL/OPERATING | Johnson City, TN | $100,000 |
| The Hermitage Foundation GENERAL/OPERATING | Nashville, TN | $100,000 |
| Girl Scouts of Middle TN GENERAL/OPERATING | Nashville, TN | $55,000 |
| Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee GENERAL/OPERATING | Nashville, TN | $50,000 |
| St Judes Children's Research Hospital GENERAL/OPERATING | Memphis, TN | $50,000 |
| Girl Scouts of Middle TN GENERAL/OPERATING | Nashville, TN | $50,000 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital GENERAL/OPERATING | Memphis, TN | $50,000 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank GENERAL/OPERATING | Nashville, TN | $38,000 |
| Unicoi and Cocke Counties GENERAL/OPERATING | Erwin, TN | $37,648 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank GENERAL/OPERATING | Nashville, TN | $36,145 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank GENERAL/OPERATING | Nashville, TN | $35,500 |
| First Baptist Church GENERAL/OPERATING | Parsons, TN | $32,905 |
| Leadership Tennessee - Thompson GENERAL/OPERATING | Nashville, TN | $30,000 |
| First Baptist Church GENERAL/OPERATING | Parsons, TN | $27,369 |
| Foundation for the College System of Tennessee GENERAL/OPERATING | Nashville, TN | $25,000 |
| Jonesborough United Methodist Church GENERAL/OPERATING | Jonesborough, TN | $25,000 |
| Lane College GENERAL/OPERATING | Jaskson, TN | $25,000 |
| Jonesborough United Methodist Church GENERAL/OPERATING | Jonesborough, TN | $25,000 |
| Jonesborough United Methodist Church GENERAL/OPERATING | Jonesborough, TN | $25,000 |
| Foundation for the College System of TN GENERAL/OPERATING | Nashville, TN | $25,000 |
| Lane College GENERAL/OPERATING | Jackson, TN | $25,000 |
| Unicoi County United Way GENERAL/OPERATING | Erwin, TN | $20,000 |
| Leadership TN - Thompson GENERAL/OPERATING | Nashville, TN | $15,000 |
| Tennessee Wildlife Resources Foundation GENERAL/OPERATING | Nashville, TN | $12,500 |
| TN Wildlife Resources Foundation GENERAL/OPERATING | Nashville, TN | $12,500 |
| Men of Valor GENERAL/OPERATING | Antioch, TN | $10,000 |
| Centerstone Foundation GENERAL/OPERATING | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| Small Miracles Therapeutic Equestrian Center GENERAL/OPERATING | Kingsport, TN | $6,000 |
| Small Miracles Therapeutic Equestrian GENERAL/OPERATING | Kingsport, TN | $6,000 |
| Centerstone GENERAL/OPERATING | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| Boy Scouts of America West Tennessee Area Council GENERAL/OPERATING | Jackson, TN | $5,000 |
| Boy Scouts of America West TN Council GENERAL/OPERATING | Jackson, TN | $5,000 |
| Tennessee Financial Literacy Commission GENERAL/OPERATING | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| Tennessee Board of Regents GENERAL/OPERATING | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| The Sycamore Institute GENERAL/OPERATING | Nashville, TN | $3,500 |
| Ducks Unlimited GENERAL/OPERATING | Memphis, TN | $3,020 |
| United Way of West Tennessee GENERAL/OPERATING | Jackson, TN | $3,000 |
| United Way West Tennessee GENERAL/OPERATING | Jackson, TN | $3,000 |
| Taf Covid Response Foundation GENERAL/OPERATING | Parsons, TN | $2,550 |
| Faith Family Medical Center GENERAL/OPERATING | Nashville, TN | $2,500 |
| Planned Giving Council of Middle Tennessee GENERAL/OPERATING | Nashville, TN | $1,500 |
| Dairy Dash GENERAL/OPERATING | Nashville, TN | $1,500 |
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