Martha W Banker Charitable Trust
Private foundation · Nashville, TN · EIN 62-6288471 · reported 2023–2025
81grants reported
$1,000median award
$500lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$127Ktotal paid
10states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 15 of its 81 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $19K 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
1033 Chancery LN S
Nashville, TN 37215-4523
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nashville Health GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| The Legion Fund GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Nashville, TN | $8,000 |
| Nashville Health GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Nashville, TN | $8,000 |
| The Legion Fund GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Nashville, TN | $8,000 |
| The Legion Fund GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Nashville, TN | $7,000 |
| Montgomery Bell Academy GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Nashville, TN | $5,250 |
| St Pauls Episcopal Church GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Franklin, TN | $5,000 |
| Charlotte Latin Schools Inc GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Charlotte, NC | $3,500 |
| Harding Academy GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Nashville, TN | $3,500 |
| Hope Through Healing Hands GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Nashville, TN | $2,500 |
| University of Tennessee (travis Brannon Mem Fund) GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Knoxville, TN | $2,500 |
| The Discovery School GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Dickson, TN | $2,500 |
| Goodwill Industries GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Nashville, TN | $2,000 |
| Montgomery Bell Academy GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Nashville, TN | $2,000 |
| Hope Through Healing Hands GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Nashville, TN | $2,000 |
| Mtsu (daniels Center) GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Murfreesboro, TN | $2,000 |
| Nashville Symphony GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Nashville, TN | $2,000 |
| Swan Ball GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Nashville, TN | $1,600 |
| Cumberland River Compact GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Nashville, TN | $1,500 |
| Hope Through Healing Hands GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Nashville, TN | $1,500 |
| Institute for Safer Trucking GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Washington, DC | $1,500 |
| Land Trust Tennessee GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Nashville, TN | $1,500 |
| Andrew Jackson Foundation GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Nashville, TN | $1,500 |
| Cumberland River Compact GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Nashville, TN | $1,500 |
| Harding Academy GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Nashville, TN | $1,500 |
| Roadsafe America GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Atlanta, GA | $1,500 |
| Cumberland River Compact GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Nashville, TN | $1,500 |
| Institute for Safer Trucking GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Washington, DC | $1,500 |
| Nature Conservancy GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Arlington, VA | $1,500 |
| Woodmont Christian Church GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Nashville, TN | $1,500 |
| West End United Methodist GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Nashville, TN | $1,400 |
| Christ Church Cathedral GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Nashville, TN | $1,000 |
| St Peters Angelican Church GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Frankfort, KY | $1,000 |
| Woodmont Christian Church GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Nashville, TN | $1,000 |
| Denise Smith Nursing Scholarship GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Murfreesboro, TN | $1,000 |
| Christ Episcopal Church GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Charlotte, NC | $1,000 |
| St Peters Angelican Church GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Frankfort, KY | $1,000 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Hagerstown, MD | $1,000 |
| Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Nashville, TN | $1,000 |
| Chief Cares Fund GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Nashville, TN | $1,000 |
| Christ Church Cathedral GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Nashville, TN | $1,000 |
| Fannie Battle Day Home for Children Inc GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Nashville, TN | $1,000 |
| Friends of Warner Park GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Nashville, TN | $1,000 |
| His Holy Hill Church GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Murfreesboro, TN | $1,000 |
| Renshaw Early Child Center GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Bowling Green, KY | $1,000 |
| St Peters Angelican Church GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Frankfort, KY | $1,000 |
| West End United Methodist GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Nashville, TN | $800 |
| Fannie Battle Day Home for Children Inc GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Nashville, TN | $750 |
| Belmont University GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Nashville, TN | $750 |
| Center for Living and Learning GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Nashville, TN | $500 |
| Fannie Battle Day Home for Children Inc GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Nashville, TN | $500 |
| His Holy Hill Church GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Murfreesboro, TN | $500 |
| NO Fret Guitar Camp GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Tampa, FL | $500 |
| Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Nashville, TN | $500 |
| First Presbyterian Church Lexington GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Lexington, KY | $500 |
| Friends of Stewart Home & School GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Frankfort, KY | $500 |
| Goodwill Industries GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Nashville, TN | $500 |
| Nashville Dolphins GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Nashville, TN | $500 |
| Nashville Public Library Foundation GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Nashville, TN | $500 |
| Battle Ground Academy GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Franklin, TN | $500 |
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