The Emmy Lou Tompkins Foundation
Private foundation · Brentwood, TN · EIN 55-0759620 · reported 2023–2025
62grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$588Ktotal paid
13states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 62 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $5,000 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
2020 Willowmet LN
Brentwood, TN 37027-8949
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dreambuilders Foundation | Nashville, TN | $40,000 |
| Dreambuilders Foundation | Nashville, TN | $20,000 |
| Storehouse Food Pantry | Manchester, TN | $20,000 |
| Patriot Foundation | Pinehurst, NC | $20,000 |
| Dreambuilders Foundation | Nashville, TN | $20,000 |
| Patriot Foundation | Pinehurst, NC | $20,000 |
| Refuge Center for Counseling | Franklin, TN | $12,735 |
| Ahead With Horses | Shadow Hills, CA | $12,000 |
| Ashleys Place | Gallatin, TN | $10,000 |
| Operation Warm | Chadds Ford, PA | $10,000 |
| Pmr Charity | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| Renewal House | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| Hope Cam | Reston, VA | $10,000 |
| Autism Career Training | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| Healing House | Brentwood, TN | $10,000 |
| Center for Child and Family Health | Durham, NC | $10,000 |
| Sisters Against Domestic Violence | Mooresville, NC | $10,000 |
| BE About Change | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| Renewal House | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| Stars | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| University of the Cumberlands | Williamsburg, KY | $10,000 |
| Childrens Harbro | Birmingham, AL | $10,000 |
| Richlands Baseball | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| Festivall | Charleston, WV | $10,000 |
| Ashleys Place | Gallatin, TN | $10,000 |
| Find Design | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| Operation Warm | Chadds Ford, PA | $10,000 |
| Festivall | Charleston, WV | $10,000 |
| Durham Colored Library | Durham, NC | $10,000 |
| Ashleys Place | Gallatin, TN | $10,000 |
| Assistance League of Nashville | Brentwood, TN | $10,000 |
| University of the Cumberlands | Williamsburg, KY | $10,000 |
| Assistance League of Columbus | Worthington, OH | $10,000 |
| Chattanooga Child Advocacy Center | Chattanooga, TN | $10,000 |
| Operation Warm | Chadds Ford, PA | $10,000 |
| Salvation Army | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| Kidsvoice | Pittsburgh, PA | $9,000 |
| Crossroads Nola | New Orleans, LA | $8,250 |
| Be About Change | Nashville, TN | $7,500 |
| Ahead With Horses | Shadow Hills, CA | $7,500 |
| Find Design | Nashville, TN | $7,500 |
| Agape | Nashville, TN | $6,000 |
| Dayspring Center | Indianapolis, IN | $6,000 |
| Pmr Charity | Nashville, TN | $6,000 |
| Able Youth | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| Prokids | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 |
| Tennessee Childrens Home | Spring Hill, TN | $5,000 |
| Urban Promise Nashville | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | $5,000 |
| Dayspring Center | Indianapolis, IN | $5,000 |
| Refuge Center | Franklin, TN | $5,000 |
| Agape | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| Able Youth | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| Manna Ministries | Clarksville, TN | $5,000 |
| Stars | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| Manna Miniistries | Clarksville, TN | $5,000 |
| Hopecam | Reston, VA | $5,000 |
| Tuckers House | Franklin, TN | $5,000 |
| Cookeville Regional Charitable Foundation | Cookeville, TN | $5,000 |
| Agape | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 62 reported grants.
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