Ryman Hospitality Properties Foundation
Private foundation · Nashville, TN · EIN 20-2573370 · reported 2023–2025
114grants reported
$5,000median award
$2,500lower quartile
$150smallest grant
$966Ktotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 114 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $10K 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
1 Gaylord Dr
Nashville, TN 37214-1207
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Heights GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR TREATMENT OF ADDICTION | Nashville, TN | $50,000 |
| Opportunity in Overalls COMMUNITY GRANT FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Nashville, TN | $50,000 |
| Tennessee State Museum GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR EDUCATION | Nashville, TN | $40,000 |
| National Wild Turkey Federation GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR CONSERVATION EDUCATION | Edgefield, SC | $30,000 |
| National Wild Turkey Federation GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR CONSERVATION EDUCATION | Edgefield, SC | $30,000 |
| Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country GRANT SUPPORTING KERR COUNTY FLOOD RELIEF | Kerrville, TX | $25,000 |
| Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR YOUTH | Nashville, TN | $25,000 |
| YMCA of Middle Tennessee GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR YOUTH | Antioch, TN | $25,000 |
| Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR YOUTH | Nashville, TN | $25,000 |
| YMCA of Middle Tennessee GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR YOUTH | Antioch, TN | $25,000 |
| Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR YOUTH | Nashville, TN | $25,000 |
| YMCA of Middle Tennessee GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR YOUTH | Antioch, TN | $25,000 |
| Pencil Foundation GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR EDUCATION | Nashville, TN | $15,000 |
| Adventure Science Center GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR EDUCATION AND YOUTH ENRICHMENT | Nashville, TN | $15,000 |
| Pencil Foundation GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR EDUCATION | Nashville, TN | $15,000 |
| Adventure Science Center GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR EDUCATION AND YOUTH ENRICHMENT | Nashville, TN | $15,000 |
| Ferguson Charitable Foundation COMMUNITY GRANT FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Pencil Foundation GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR EDUCATION | Nashville, TN | $15,000 |
| Adventure Science Center GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR EDUCATION AND YOUTH ENRICHMENT | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| Cheekwood Estate & Gardens GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR YOUTH | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| Ferguson Charitable Foundation COMMUNITY GRANT FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Fisk University GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR EDUCATION | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR YOUTH | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| Governor's Early Literacy Foundation GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR YOUTH | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| Middle Tennessee Council Boy Scouts of America GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR YOUTH | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| Safe Haven Family Shelter GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR COMMUNITY | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| The College of Music and Performing Art at Belmont GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR EDUCATION | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| Thistle Farms COMMUNITY GRANT FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| Youth Villages Middle Tennessee GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR YOUTH | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| American Baptist College COMMUNITY GRANT FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| American Heart Association GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR HEALTH | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| Cheekwood Estate & Gardens GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR YOUTH | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| Middle Tennessee Council Boy Scouts of America GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR YOUTH | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| Thistle Farms COMMUNITY GRANT FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| University of Tennessee Foundation MATCHING GRANT FOR EDUCATION | Knoxville, TN | $10,000 |
| Youth Villages GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR YOUTH | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| American Heart Association GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR HEALTH | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| Cheekwood Estate & Gardens GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR YOUTH | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| Eli's House COMMUNITY GRANT FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Brentwood, TN | $10,000 |
| Middle Tennessee Council Boy Scouts of America GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR YOUTH | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| National Museum of African American Music GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR EDUCATION | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| Thistle Farms COMMUNITY GRANT FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| Youth Villages GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR YOUTH | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| Advance Inc COMMUNITY GRANT FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Denver, CO | $5,000 |
| Communities in Schools of Tennessee GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR YOUTH | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| Creativets COMMUNITY GRANT FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| Cumberland Heights GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR TREATMENT OF ADDICTION | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| Ducks Unlimited GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR CONSERVATION EDUCATION | Memphis, TN | $5,000 |
| Eli's House COMMUNITY GRANT FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Brentwood, TN | $5,000 |
| Frist Art Museum GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR ARTS | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| Matthew 25 Inc GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR TREATMENT OF ADDICTION | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| Mtsu Foundation - Veteran Enrichment GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR COMMUNITY | Murfreesboro, TN | $5,000 |
| Nashville Children's Alliance GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR YOUTH | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| Nashville Police Public Safety Alliance GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR COMMUNITY | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| Nashville Public Education Foundation GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR EDUCATION | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| Nashville Public Library Foundation GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR EDUCATION | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| National Museum of African American Music GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR EDUCATION | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| Rooftop Foundation COMMUNITY GRANT FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| The Andrew Jackson Police Youth Camp GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR YOUTH | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| The Store GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR COMMUNITY | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
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