Ned R McWherter Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Jackson, TN · EIN 62-1657841 · reported 2023–2025
104grants reported
$3,000median award
$1,200lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$774Ktotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 5 of its 104 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $86K 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 1762
Jackson, TN 38302-1762
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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Community Foundation of West Tennessee FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Jackson, TN | $90,000 |
| The Community Foundation West Tennessee FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Jackson, TN | $50,000 |
| The Jackson Symphony FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Jackson, TN | $35,000 |
| Jackson Boys & Girls Club - Endowment Fund FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Jackson, TN | $35,000 |
| The Jackson Symphony - Endowment Fund FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Jackson, TN | $35,000 |
| The Jackson Symphony (music Academy) FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Jackson, TN | $35,000 |
| The Star Center FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Jackson, TN | $30,000 |
| First Presbyterian Church FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Jackson, TN | $25,000 |
| Sultana Historical Preservation Society FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Marion, AR | $25,000 |
| The Jackson Symphony (music Academy) FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Jackson, TN | $25,000 |
| First Presbyterian Church FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Jackson, TN | $25,000 |
| Sultana Historical Preservation Society FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Marion, AR | $25,000 |
| First Presbyterian Church FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Jackson, TN | $25,000 |
| Clinton Foundation FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Little Rock, AR | $15,000 |
| Weakley County Library Board FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Dresden, TN | $11,970 |
| Swan Ball 2025 FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| Sunset Cemetery FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Dresden, TN | $10,000 |
| Clinton Foundation FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Little Rock, AR | $10,000 |
| Clinton Foundation FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Little Rock, AR | $10,000 |
| Dresden First United Methodist Church FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Dresden, TN | $10,000 |
| Aspell Manor FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Jackson, TN | $8,000 |
| Folds of Honor FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Edmond, OK | $7,500 |
| Rifa FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Jackson, TN | $7,500 |
| The Star Center FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Jackson, TN | $7,500 |
| City of Jackson - the Ned McWherter Performing Arts Center FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Jackson, TN | $7,500 |
| Sunset Cemetery FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Dresden, TN | $7,500 |
| Sunset Cemetery FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Dresden, TN | $7,500 |
| Weakley County Library Board FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Dresden, TN | $7,000 |
| West TN PBS FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Martin, TN | $5,000 |
| Jackson Boys & Girls Club FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Jackson, TN | $5,000 |
| Jackson Boys & Girls Club FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Jackson, TN | $5,000 |
| Rifa FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Jackson, TN | $5,000 |
| City of Jackson - the Ned McWherter Performing Arts Center FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Jackson, TN | $5,000 |
| Jackson Boys & Girls Club FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Jackson, TN | $5,000 |
| Rifa FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Jackson, TN | $5,000 |
| Swan Ball 2024 Underwriters - Cheekwood FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| The Star Center FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Jackson, TN | $5,000 |
| Tennessee FFA Foundation FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Cookeville, TN | $4,500 |
| Global Citizens Adventure Corps FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Dresden, TN | $4,000 |
| The Dream Center FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Jackson, TN | $4,000 |
| Ned Ray McWherter Institute FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Martin, TN | $4,000 |
| Aspell Manor FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Jackson, TN | $4,000 |
| The Dream Center FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Jackson, TN | $4,000 |
| Aspell Manor FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Jackson, TN | $4,000 |
| The Dream Center FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Jackson, TN | $4,000 |
| Discovery Park of America FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Union City, TN | $3,700 |
| Discovery Park FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Union City, TN | $3,700 |
| Swan Ball 2025 Patron's Party FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Nashville, TN | $3,500 |
| Crime Stoppers FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Denmark, TN | $3,000 |
| Lucille McWherter Senior Center FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Memphis, TN | $3,000 |
| Weakley County Senior Center (co City of Dresden) FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Dresden, TN | $3,000 |
| St John's Community Service FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Martin, TN | $3,000 |
| Swan Ball 2023 Underwriters FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Nashville, TN | $3,000 |
| Crime Stoppers FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Denmark, TN | $3,000 |
| Andrew Jackson Foundation FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Hermitage, TN | $2,500 |
| City of Jackson - the Ned FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Jackson, TN | $2,500 |
| Tennessee FFA Foundation FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Cookeville, TN | $2,500 |
| Weststar - U T Martin FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Martin, TN | $2,500 |
| The Jackson Symphony FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Jackson, TN | $2,500 |
| Volunteer State Horseman's Foundation FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | Franklin, TN | $2,500 |
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