The Carpenter Family Foundation

EIN 832430551

Brentwood, TN 37027 |(615) 944-3387

Total Given 2020–2024
$3.6M
13 grants · $711K avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$250K
typical big bets · $100K–$500K
grant size
22%
balanced · 2/9 multi-year
repeat
$18.8M
Assets (2024)
9
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Religion

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Phone (615) 944-3387

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2020 $906K $17.3M $452K 3
2021 $750K $18.4M $1.0M 2
2022 $750K $16.1M $695K 2
2023 $850K $17.1M $582K 4
2024 $300K $18.8M $2.1M 2

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 13 grants on record

Minimum
$100K
25th Pctl
$100K
Median
$250K
Average
$274K
75th Pctl
$500K
Maximum
$500K

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

7.7% of US grants · Rank #2 of 3 states $500K across 1 grant 1 of 254 counties

Top 1 counties

  1. 1 Tarrant 1 grant · $500K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (13 total)

Purpose
Vanderbilt University Medical Cente Nashville, TN $500,000 EDUCATION 2022
Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX $500,000 EDUCATION 2020
Vanderbilt University Medical Cente Nashville, TN $500,000 EDUCATION 2021
Ymca of Middle Tennessee Nashville, TN $500,000 RELIGIOUS 2023
The Harpeth Hall School Nashville, TN $306,450 EDUCATION 2020
Ymca of Middle Tennessee Nashville, TN $250,000 RELIGIOUS 2022
Ymca of Middle Tennessee Nashville, TN $250,000 RELIGIOUS 2021
Tennessee Justice Center Nashville, TN $200,000 ADVANCEMENT OF ECON. AND RACIAL JUST 2024
Friends of Warner Parks Nashville, TN $150,000 PARK CONSERVATION 2023
Ymca of Middle Tennessee Nashville, TN $100,000 RELIGIOUS 2020
Live Like Lou Foundation Oxford, OH $100,000 ALS RESEARCH AND FAMILY SUPPORT 2023
Crossroads Campus Nashville, TN $100,000 AFFORDABLE HOUSING YOUNG ADULTS 2023
Friends of Shelby Nashville, TN $100,000 PARK CONSERVATION 2024