Funding search · EIN 464697887 · Lavergne, TN

The 1944 Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

67
grants reported
$1.5M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

educationalpromotescientific

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • Ensworth School3 grants · $285,500
  • Oak Hill School3 grants · $280,000
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center3 grants · $147,500
  • Daystar Counseling Ministries3 grants · $135,000
  • Father Vincent Capodanno High School2 grants · $100,000
  • Southern Methodist University3 grants · $75,000
  • Corner To Corner3 grants · $65,000
  • Woodmont Christian Church3 grants · $55,000
  • Caf America3 grants · $30,000
  • First Presbyterian Church3 grants · $28,000

Giving over time

$614,000
2022
$420,000
2023
$423,500
2024

Grant history

All 67 reported grants, largest first.

  • $137,500

    Ensworth School · Nashville, TN · 2023

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $137,000

    Ensworth School · Nashville, TN · 2022

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $117,000

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Nashville, TN · 2022

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $110,000

    Daystar Counseling Ministries · Nashville, TN · 2024

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $110,000

    Oak Hill School · Nashville, TN · 2024

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $110,000

    Oak Hill School · Nashville, TN · 2022

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $75,000

    Father Vincent Capodanno High School · Vass, NC · 2022

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $60,000

    Oak Hill School · Nashville, TN · 2023

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $30,000

    Corner To Corner · Nashville, TN · 2023

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $26,500

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Nashville, TN · 2023

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $25,000

    Father Vincent Capodanno High School · Vass, NC · 2024

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $25,000

    Southern Methodist University · Dallas, TX · 2024

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $25,000

    Friends of the Warner Parks · Nashville, TN · 2023

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $25,000

    Southern Methodist University · Dallas, TX · 2023

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $25,000

    Corner To Corner · Nashville, TN · 2022

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $25,000

    Southern Methodist University · Dallas, TX · 2022

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $25,000

    Woodmont Christian Church · Nashville, TN · 2022

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $20,000

    Woodmont Christian Church · Nashville, TN · 2024

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $15,000

    Wonderfully Made Ministry · Brentwood, TN · 2024

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $15,000

    Colon Cancer Coalition · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $15,000

    Daystar Counseling Ministries · Nashville, TN · 2022

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $12,500

    St George'S Kindergarten · Nashville, TN · 2022

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $11,000

    Ensworth School · Nashville, TN · 2024

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $10,000

    Caf America · Alexandria, VA · 2024

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $10,000

    Corner To Corner · Nashville, TN · 2024

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $10,000

    Danita'S Children Medical Center · Nashville, TN · 2024

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $10,000

    First Presbyterian Church · Nashville, TN · 2024

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $10,000

    Gilda'S Club · Nashville, TN · 2024

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $10,000

    Love One International · Brentwood, TN · 2024

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $10,000

    Nashville Humane Association · Nashville, TN · 2024

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $10,000

    Reformed University Fellowship · Lawrenceville, GA · 2024

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $10,000

    Caf America · Alexandria, VA · 2023

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $10,000

    Daystar Counseling Ministries · Nashville, TN · 2023

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $10,000

    First Presbyterian Church · Nashville, TN · 2023

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $10,000

    Martha O'Bryan Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2023

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $10,000

    Montgomery Bell Academy · Nashville, TN · 2023

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $10,000

    St George'S Kindergarten · Nashville, TN · 2023

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $10,000

    Woodmont Christian Church · Nashville, TN · 2023

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $10,000

    Caf America · Alexandria, VA · 2022

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $10,000

    Fisk University · Nashville, TN · 2022

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $10,000

    Martha O'Bryan Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2022

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $10,000

    Montgomery Bell Academy · Nashville, TN · 2022

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $8,000

    Danita'S Children Medical Center · Nashville, TN · 2022

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $8,000

    First Presbyterian Church · Nashville, TN · 2022

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $6,500

    Wonderfully Made Ministry · Brentwood, TN · 2022

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $5,000

    African Leadership · Brentwood, TN · 2024

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $5,000

    Colon Cancer Coalition · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $5,000

    Jdrf · Brentwood, TN · 2024

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $5,000

    Nashville Predators Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2024

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $5,000

    Our Kids · Nashville, TN · 2024

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $5,000

    African Leadership · Brentwood, TN · 2023

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $5,000

    Cumberland Heights Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2023

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $5,000

    Danita'S Children Medical Center · Nashville, TN · 2023

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $5,000

    Jdrf · Brentwood, TN · 2023

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $5,000

    Nashville Humane Association · Nashville, TN · 2023

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $5,000

    Riseup Moore · Southern Pines, NC · 2023

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $5,000

    Wonderfully Made Ministry · Brentwood, TN · 2023

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $5,000

    African Leadership · Brentwood, TN · 2022

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $5,000

    Jdrf · Brentwood, TN · 2022

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $5,000

    The Promise Tour · Nashville, TN · 2022

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $4,000

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Nashville, TN · 2024

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $1,500

    American Cancer Society · Kennesaw, GA · 2022

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $1,000

    6 8 Foundation · Alexandria, VA · 2023

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $-1,500

    Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2024

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $-1,500

    Norton Healthcare Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2022

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $-5,000

    The Promise Tour · Nashville, TN · 2023

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

  • $-5,000

    Nashville Humane Association · Nashville, TN · 2022

    Promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.