Esme Foundation
Private foundation · Cookeville, TN · EIN 84-2294558 · reported 2023–2025
45grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$4,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$598Ktotal paid
7states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 5 of its 45 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $110K 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 999
Cookeville, TN 38503-0999
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hope House of Tennessee PROVIDE HOUSING & RESOURCES TO HOMELESS PREGNANT TEENS AND CHILDREN | Nashville, TN | $50,000 |
| Hope House of Tennessee PROVIDE HOUSING & RESOURCES TO HOMELESS PREGNANT TEENS AND CHILDREN | Nashville, TN | $50,000 |
| 1st United Methodist Church CHURCH ACTIVITIESCHURCH ACTIVITIESCHURCH ACTIVITIESCHURCH ACTIVITIESRELIGIOUS CHURCH ACTIVITIESDONAT | Cookeville, TN | $45,000 |
| Mustard Seed Ranch HOME FOR ABUSED CHILDREN | Cookeville, TN | $30,700 |
| Crisis Pregnancy Center SUPPORT PREGNANCY CRISIS | Cookeville, TN | $30,000 |
| Smiles of Hope MINISTRY OF DENTAL SERVICES TO NEEDY | Sidney, OH | $26,000 |
| Smiles of Hope MINISTRY OF DENTAL SERVICES TO NEEDY | Sidney, OH | $25,000 |
| 1st United Methodist Church CHURCH ACTIVITIESCHURCH ACTIVITIESCHURCH ACTIVITIESCHURCH ACTIVITIESRELIGIOUS CHURCH ACTIVITIESDONAT | Cookeville, TN | $25,000 |
| International Justice Mission PROVIDE PEOPLE IN POVERTY FROM VIOLENCE AND SLAVERY | Arlington, VA | $25,000 |
| 1st United Methodist Church CHURCH ACTIVITIESCHURCH ACTIVITIESCHURCH ACTIVITIESCHURCH ACTIVITIESRELIGIOUS CHURCH ACTIVITIESDONAT | Cookeville, TN | $25,000 |
| Hope House of Tennessee PROVIDE HOUSING & RESOURCES TO HOMELESS PREGNANT TEENS AND CHILDREN | Nashville, TN | $20,000 |
| Nashville Symphony PUBLIC PERFORMANCE AND YOUTH TRAINING | Nashville, TN | $20,000 |
| Smiles of Hope MINISTRY OF DENTAL SERVICES TO NEEDY | Sidney, OH | $20,000 |
| Nashville Symphony PUBLIC PERFORMANCE AND YOUTH TRAINING | Nashville, TN | $20,000 |
| Mustard Seed Ranch HOME FOR ABUSED CHILDREN | Cookeville, TN | $15,000 |
| Siloam Health CHARITABLE HEALTH CLINIC FOR UNDERSERVED AND UNINSURED | Nashville, TN | $15,000 |
| International Justice Mission PROVIDE PEOPLE IN POVERTY FROM VIOLENCE AND SLAVERY | Arlington, VA | $15,000 |
| Young Life CHURCH ACTIVITES | Cookeville, TN | $11,000 |
| Crisis Pregnancy Center SUPPORT PREGNANCY CRISIS | Cookeville, TN | $10,700 |
| International Justice Mission PROVIDE FOR PEOPLE IN POVERTY FROM VIOLENCE AND SLAVERY | Arlington, VA | $10,000 |
| Poplar Grove Baptist Church CHURCH ACTIVITIES | Cookeville, TX | $10,000 |
| Crisis Pregnancy Center SUPPORT PREGNANCY CRISIS | Cookeville, TN | $10,000 |
| Mustard Seed Ranch HOME FOR ABUSED CHILDREN | Cookeville, TN | $10,000 |
| Hope 27 SUPPORT ORPHANED AND ABUSED CHILDRENEDUCATION, FOOD, SPIRITUAL NEEDS FOR YOUNG BOYSEDUCATION, SPIRIT | Searcy, AR | $5,000 |
| Westminister Home Connection COUNSELING AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR CHILD LOSS | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| Game on PROGRAMS FOR HANDICAPPED ADULTS AND CHILDREN TO PLAY TENNIS | Cookeville, TN | $5,000 |
| Heart of the Cumberland HOPE AND HEALING FOR THE GRIEVING | Cookeville, TN | $5,000 |
| Cookeville Rescue Mission RESTORE BROKEN LIVES BY PROVIDING A REPUTABLE HAVEN OF HOPE | Cookeville, TN | $5,000 |
| Austin Stone Church CHURCH ACTIVITIES | Austin, TX | $5,000 |
| Upper Cunberland Child Advocacy Center REPRESENT ABUSED CHILDRENEDUCATION, FOOD, SPIRITUAL NEEDS FOR YOUNG BOYSEDUCATION, SPIRITUAL NEEDS F | Cookeville, TN | $5,000 |
| Tanzania Wesley Foundation EDUCATION | Birmingham, AL | $5,000 |
| Khumi Project EDUCATION, FOOD, SPIRITUAL NEEDS FOR YOUNG BOYS | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| Hope Center Adoption ADOPTION SERVICES FOR UNWANTED PREGNACIES | Cookeville, TN | $5,000 |
| Young Life CHURCH ACTIVITES | Cookeville, TN | $5,000 |
| Siloam Health CURE FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS | Nashville, TN | $4,000 |
| Genesis House PROVIDE FOR THE WELFARE OF VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE | Cookeville, TN | $3,500 |
| Young Life CHURCH ACTIVITIES | Cookeville, TN | $2,500 |
| Cookeville Rescue Mission EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER FOR NEEDY | Cookeville, TN | $2,500 |
| Tanzania Wesley Foundation EDUCATION | Birmingham, AL | $2,500 |
| Hope 27 SUPPORT ORPHANED AND ABUSED CHILDRENEDUCATION, FOOD, SPIRITUAL NEEDS FOR YOUNG BOYSEDUCATION, SPIRIT | Searcy, AR | $2,500 |
| Hope Center Adoption ADOPTION SERVICES FOR UNWANTED PREGNACIES | Cookeville, TN | $2,000 |
| Wesley College Foundation SPIRITUAL GROWTH AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR STUDENTS | Cookeville, TN | $1,600 |
| Utk Chi Alpha CAMPUS MINISTRIES | Knoxville, TN | $1,500 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation CURE FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS | Bethdesda, MD | $1,000 |
| Magnolia Foundation COUNSELING AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR CHILD LOSS | Cookeville, TN | $1,000 |
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