Gause Foundation
Private foundation · Nashville, TN · EIN 62-6288610 · reported 2023–2025
236grants reported
$1,000median award
$500lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$380Ktotal paid
11states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 21 of its 236 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $61K 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
500 Elmington Ave Apt 118
Nashville, TN 37205-2518
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 |
|---|---|---|
| St Marys Episcopal Cathedral General Charitable and Educational | Memphis, TN | $33,200 |
| St George Episcopal Church General Charitable and Educational | Nashville, TN | $20,500 |
| St George Episcopal Church General Charitable and Educational | Nashville, TN | $20,500 |
| Star C General Charitable and Educational | Marietta, GA | $10,000 |
| St Marys Episcopal Cathedral General Charitable and Educational | Memphis, TN | $10,000 |
| Nashville Opera General Charitable and Educational | Nashville, TN | $6,000 |
| Nashville Opera General Charitable and Educational | Nashville, TN | $6,000 |
| Crossroads Campus General Charitable and Educational | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| St Marys Episcopal Cathedral General Charitable and Educational | Memphis, TN | $5,000 |
| Nashville Symphony General Charitable and Educational | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| Atlanta Food Bank General Charitable and Educational | East Point, GA | $5,000 |
| Crossroads Campus General Charitable and Educational | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| St George Episcopal Church General Charitable and Educational | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| Crossroads Campus General Charitable and Educational | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| Nashville Symphony General Charitable and Educational | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| City of Refuge General Charitable and Educational | Atlanta, GA | $4,500 |
| Nashville Food Project General Charitable and Educational | Nashville, TN | $3,500 |
| Candler School of Theology General Charitable and Educational | Atlanta, GA | $2,500 |
| Vanderbilt University General Charitable and Educational | Nashville, TN | $2,500 |
| Chattahoochee Riverkeeper General Charitable and Educational | Atlanta, GA | $2,500 |
| Clark Atanta University General Charitable and Educational | Atlanta, GA | $2,500 |
| Morehouse College General Charitable and Educational | Atlanta, GA | $2,500 |
| Spelman College General Charitable and Educational | Atlanta, GA | $2,500 |
| University of North Carolina1 General Charitable and Educational | Chapel Hill, NC | $2,500 |
| Morris Brown College General Charitable and Educational | Atlanta, GA | $2,500 |
| Pawkids General Charitable and Educational | Atlanta, GA | $2,500 |
| Whitefoord General Charitable and Educational | Atlanta, GA | $2,500 |
| Chattahoochee Riverkeeper General Charitable and Educational | Atlanta, GA | $2,500 |
| Clark Atanta University General Charitable and Educational | Atlanta, GA | $2,500 |
| Morehead College General Charitable and Educational | Atlanta, GA | $2,500 |
| Spelman College General Charitable and Educational | Atlanta, GA | $2,500 |
| Morris Brown College General Charitable and Educational | Atlanta, GA | $2,500 |
| Music Health Alliance General Charitable and Educational | Nashville, TN | $2,200 |
| Nashville Food Project General Charitable and Educational | Nashville, TN | $2,000 |
| Peer Power Foundation General Charitable and Educational | Memphis, TN | $2,000 |
| Pet Community Center General Charitable and Educational | Nashville, TN | $2,000 |
| Wags and Walks of Nashville General Charitable and Educational | Hermitage, TN | $2,000 |
| Community Foundation of Middle TN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | Nashville, TN | $2,000 |
| Friends of Macc COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | Nashville, TN | $2,000 |
| Thistle Farms General Charitable and Educational | Nashville, TN | $2,000 |
| Nashville Opera General Charitable and Educational | Nashville, TN | $2,000 |
| Nashville Symphony General Charitable and Educational | Nashville, TN | $2,000 |
| Cheekwood General Charitable and Educational | Nashville, TN | $2,000 |
| St Jude Childrens Research General Charitable and Educational | Memphis, TN | $2,000 |
| Community Foundation of Middle TN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | Nashville, TN | $2,000 |
| Nations Ministry Center General Charitable and Educational | Nashville, TN | $1,800 |
| Nations Ministry Center General Charitable and Educational | Nashville, TN | $1,800 |
| Nashville Zoo General Charitable and Educational | Nashville, TN | $1,750 |
| Vanderbilt University General Charitable and Educational | Nashville, TN | $1,600 |
| Alive Hospice General Charitable and Educational | Nashville, TN | $1,600 |
| Music Health Alliance General Charitable and Educational | Nashville, TN | $1,500 |
| St Jude Childrens Research General Charitable and Educational | Memphis, TN | $1,500 |
| Alive Hospice General Charitable and Educational | Nashville, TN | $1,500 |
| The Forge Nashville GENERAL EDUCATIONAL AND SUPPORT | Nashville, TN | $1,500 |
| Nashville Food Project General Charitable and Educational | Nashville, TN | $1,500 |
| Nations Ministry Center General Charitable and Educational | Nashville, TN | $1,500 |
| Alive Hospice General Charitable and Educational | Nashville, TN | $1,500 |
| Washington and Lee University General Charitable and Educational | Lexington, VA | $1,500 |
| Mercy Corporation GENERAL CHRITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL | Portland, OR | $1,500 |
| North Carolina Community Foundation General Charitable and Educational | Raleigh, NC | $1,500 |
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