Thomas & Mamie Houser Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Nashville, TN · EIN 45-4173585 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Thomas & Mamie Houser Charitable
138grants reported
$1,000median award
$300lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$508Ktotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 13 of its 138 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $127K 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
5617 Hillsboro Road
Nashville, TN 37215-4224
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Preston Taylor Ministries TO SUPPORT MINISTRY | Nashville, TN | $40,000 |
| Preston Taylor Ministries TO SUPPORT MINISTRY | Nashville, TN | $40,000 |
| Preston Taylor Ministries TO SUPPORT MINISTRY | Nashville, TN | $35,000 |
| Oasis Center TO SUPPORT CHARITY | Nashville, TN | $25,000 |
| Oasis Center TO SUPPORT CHARITY | Nashville, TN | $25,000 |
| Oasis Center TO SUPPORT CHARITY | Nashville, TN | $20,000 |
| Harpeth Hall School TO SUPPORT EDUCATION | Nashville, TN | $14,100 |
| Harpeth Hall School TO SUPPORT EDUCATION | Nashville, TN | $14,000 |
| Harpeth Hall School TO SUPPORT EDUCATION | Nashville, TN | $14,000 |
| Nashville Food Project TO SUPPORT CHARITY | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| Nashville Tree Foundation TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle TN TO SUPPORT CHARITY | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| The Legion Fund TO SUPPORT CHARITY | Bowling Green, KY | $10,000 |
| Nashville Food Project TO SUPPORT CHARITY | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| Nashville Food Project TO SUPPORT CHARITY | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| Cumberland Heights TO SUPPORT CHARITY | Nashville, TN | $7,500 |
| Westminster Home Connection TO SUPPORT CHARITY | Nashville, TN | $7,500 |
| Westminster Home Connection TO SUPPORT CHARITY | Nashville, TN | $7,500 |
| The Legion Fund (community Fdn of South Central KY) TO SUPPORT CHARITY | Bowling Green, KY | $7,500 |
| Westminster Home Connection TO SUPPORT CHARITY | Nashville, TN | $7,500 |
| Harding Academy TO SUPPORT CHARITY | Nashville, TN | $6,350 |
| Nashville Tree Foundation TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION | Nashville, TN | $5,500 |
| YWCA of Middle Tennessee TO SUPPORT CHARITY | Nashville, TN | $5,250 |
| Nashville Tree Foundation TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION | Nashville, TN | $5,250 |
| The Legion Fund (community Fdn of South Central KY) TO SUPPORT CHARITY | Bowling Green, KY | $5,000 |
| United Way of Metropolitan Nashville TO SUPPORT CHARITY | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle TN TO SUPPORT CHARITY | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| YWCA of Middle Tennessee TO SUPPORT CHARITY | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| United Way of Metropolitan Nashville TO SUPPORT CHARITY | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| Brightstone TO SUPPORT CHARITY | Franklin, TN | $5,000 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle TN TO SUPPORT CHARITY | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| United Way of Metropolitan Nashville TO SUPPORT CHARITY | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| YWCA of Middle Tennessee TO SUPPORT CHARITY | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| Westminster Presbyterian Church TO SUPPORT CHARITY | Nashville, TN | $4,100 |
| Westminster Presbyterian Church (disaster Relief) TO SUPPORT CHARITY | Nashville, TN | $3,600 |
| Harding Academy TO SUPPORT CHARITY | Nashville, TN | $3,250 |
| Harding Academy TO SUPPORT CHARITY | Nashville, TN | $3,000 |
| Brightstone TO SUPPORT CHARITY | Franklin, TN | $2,500 |
| Monroe Harding TO SUPPORT CHARITY | Nashville, TN | $2,500 |
| Nashville Parks Fdn TO SUPPORT CHARITY | Nashville, TN | $2,500 |
| Nashville Public Library Foundation TO SUPPORT LITERACY | Nashville, TN | $2,500 |
| Nashville Zoo TO SUPPORT CHARITY | Nashville, TN | $2,500 |
| Room in the Inn TO SUPPORT MINISTRY | Nashville, TN | $2,500 |
| Safe Haven TO SUPPORT CHARITY | Nashville, TN | $2,500 |
| Unicycle TO SUPPORT CHARITY | Nashville, TN | $2,500 |
| Nashville Zoo TO SUPPORT CHARITY | Nashville, TN | $2,500 |
| Nashville Public Library Foundation TO SUPPORT LITERACY | Nashville, TN | $2,500 |
| Safe Haven Family Shelter TO SUPPORT CHARITY | Nashville, TN | $2,500 |
| Room in the Inn TO SUPPORT MINISTRY | Nashville, TN | $2,500 |
| Friends of Warner Parks TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION | Nashville, TN | $2,500 |
| Unicycle TO SUPPORT CHARITY | Nashville, TN | $2,500 |
| Monroe Harding TO SUPPORT CHARITY | Nashville, TN | $2,500 |
| Nashville Public Library Foundation TO SUPPORT LITERACY | Nashville, TN | $2,500 |
| Nashville Zoo TO SUPPORT CHARITY | Nashville, TN | $2,500 |
| Room in the Inn TO SUPPORT MINISTRY | Nashville, TN | $2,500 |
| Safe Haven TO SUPPORT CHARITY | Nashville, TN | $2,500 |
| Unicycle TO SUPPORT CHARITY | Nashville, TN | $2,500 |
| Friends of Radnor Lake TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION | Nashville, TN | $2,300 |
| Friends of Warner Parks TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION | Nashville, TN | $2,300 |
| Friends of Radnor Lake TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION | Nashville, TN | $2,250 |
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