James W Carell Charitable Trust
Private foundation · Nashville, TN · EIN 45-1555589 · reported 2023–2025
73grants reported
$12Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$1.7Mtotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 5 of its 73 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $459K 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
40 Burton Hills Blvd Ste 300
Nashville, TN 37215-6292
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fed BY Faith ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD | Joelton, TN | $275,000 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank FOOD ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY | Nashville, TN | $170,000 |
| Fed BY Faith ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD | Joelton, TN | $85,000 |
| Nashville Gives Hope HELP HATIAN ORPHANS | Franklin, TN | $75,000 |
| Make A Wish GRANTING WISHES TO CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES | Nashville, TN | $75,000 |
| Templeton Academy EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE | Nashville, TN | $75,000 |
| Fed BY Faith ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD | Joelton, TN | $68,050 |
| Friends of Walkers Peace Center PROMOTE PERFORMING ARTS | Greenville, SC | $55,000 |
| Community Foundation of Middle Tenn COORDINATE CHARITABLE GIVING | Nashville, TN | $50,500 |
| Make A Wish GRANTING WISHES TO CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES | Nashville, TN | $45,000 |
| Harpeth Conservancy PROMOTE CLEAN WATER AND HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS FOR TENNESSEE RIVERS | Brentwood, TN | $30,000 |
| Safe Haven Family Shelter ASSISTANCE TO HOMELESS | Nashville, TN | $25,000 |
| Nashville Rescue Mission ASSISTANCE TO HOMELESS | Nashville, TN | $25,000 |
| One Generation Away ACCESS TO HEALTHY GOOD FOOD | Franklin, TN | $25,000 |
| Nashville Humane Association CARE FOR HOMELESS ANIMALS | Nashville, TN | $25,000 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank FOOD ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY | Nashville, TN | $25,000 |
| Nashville Rescue Mission ASSISTANCE TO HOMELESS | Nashville, TN | $25,000 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank FOOD ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY | Nashville, TN | $25,000 |
| Nashville Gives Hope HELP HATIAN ORPHANS | Franklin, TN | $25,000 |
| Make A Wish GRANTING WISHES TO CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES | Nashville, TN | $25,000 |
| Dismas House ASSISTANCE TO RELEASED PRISONERS | Nashville, TN | $23,000 |
| Cross Road Campus ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH | Nashville, TN | $20,000 |
| St Michaels Catholic Church CHILDRENS EDUCATION | Cedar Hill, TN | $20,000 |
| Friends of Warner Parks PRESERVATION, PROTECTION AND STEWARDSHIP OF WARNER PARKS | Nashville, TN | $20,000 |
| Harpeth Conservancy PROMOTE CLEAN WATER AND HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS FOR TENNESSEE RIVERS | Brentwood, TN | $20,000 |
| V Foundation for Cancer Research CANCER RESEARCH | Cary, NC | $20,000 |
| Harpeth Conservancy PROMOTE CLEAN WATER AND HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS FOR TENNESSEE RIVERS | Brentwood, TN | $20,000 |
| Hands on Nashville ENCOURAGE VOLUNTEERISM TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS | Nashville, TN | $20,000 |
| Multiple Myeloma Research Foundatio CANCER RESEARCH | Norwalk, CT | $18,000 |
| Cross Road Campus ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH | Nashville, TN | $17,550 |
| Cross Road Campus ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH | Nashville, TN | $17,000 |
| St Michaels School CHILDRENS EDUCATION | Cedar Hill, TN | $16,550 |
| Cheekwood EDUCATION | Nashville, TN | $16,000 |
| Multiple Myeloma Research Foundatio CANCER RESEARCH | Norwalk, CT | $16,000 |
| Multiple Myeloma Research Foundatio CANCER RESEARCH | Norwalk, CT | $15,000 |
| Nashville Gives Hope HELP HATIAN ORPHANS | Franklin, TN | $14,500 |
| Friends of Warner Parks PRESERVATION, PROTECTION AND STEWARDSHIP OF WARNER PARKS | Nashville, TN | $12,000 |
| Friends of Warner Parks PRESERVATION, PROTECTION AND STEWARDSHIP OF WARNER PARKS | Nashville, TN | $12,000 |
| St Michaels Catholic Church CHILDRENS EDUCATION | Cedar Hill, TN | $11,000 |
| Equip 2023 EQUIP LOCAL CHURCHES | Cary, NC | $10,000 |
| Nashville PBS PROMOTE PUBLIC BROADCASTING | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| Nashville Humane Association CARE FOR HOMELESS ANIMALS | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| Friends of Walkers Peace Center PROMOTE PERFORMING ARTS | Greenville, SC | $10,000 |
| Thistle Farms HELP VICTIMS OF ABUSE | Nashville, TN | $8,000 |
| Elephant Sanctuary of TN CAPTIVE ELEPHANT SAFE HAVEN | Hohenwald, TN | $8,000 |
| Cheekwood EDUCATION | Nashville, TN | $6,000 |
| Thistle Farms HELP VICTIMS OF ABUSE | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| Elephant Sanctuary of TN CAPTIVE ELEPHANT SAFE HAVEN | Hohenwald, TN | $5,000 |
| Portland Pay IT Forward FOOD ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY | Portland, TN | $5,000 |
| Project Redesign ASSISTANCE TO THE NEEDY | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| Twrf Foundation PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES AGENCY AND WILDLFE CONSERVATION. | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| Book'em IGNITE CHILDREN'S PASSION FOR READING | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| Cheekwood EDUCATION | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| Thistle Farms HELP VICTIMS OF ABUSE | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| Project Redesign ASSISTANCE TO THE NEEDY | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| Elephant Sanctuary of TN CAPTIVE ELEPHANT SAFE HAVEN | Hohenwald, TN | $5,000 |
| Equip 2024 EQUIP LOCAL CHURCHES | Cary, NC | $5,000 |
| Montgomery Bell Academy EDUCATIONAL ASSITANCE | Nashville, TN | $3,000 |
| Family Legacy ORPHANED CHILDREN | Dallas, TX | $3,000 |
| Twrf Foundation PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES AGENCY AND WILDLFE CONSERVATION. | Nashville, TN | $2,500 |
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