Funding search · EIN 300056706 · Germantown, TN
Deborah D Tipton Charitable 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.
- 130
- grants reported
- $1.7M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $5,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Top recipients
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- Robert Tipton Charitable Foundation2 grants · $447,158
- Robert Tipton Charitable Foundation1 grant · $200,000
- Tn Wildlife Federation2 grants · $55,000
- Sweet Briar College2 grants · $55,000
- Tn Wildlife Federation1 grant · $50,000
- Dixon Gallery and Gardens2 grants · $46,000
- Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts2 grants · $35,000
- All Others 1000 Or Less Per Donee2 grants · $34,724
- Tennessee Shakespeare Co2 grants · $30,000
- The Gordie Center1 grant · $30,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 130 grants.
- $231,158
Robert Tipton Charitable Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2023
General operating support
- $216,000
Robert Tipton Charitable Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2022
General operating support
- $200,000
Robert Tipton Charitable Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2024
General Operating Support
- $50,000
Tn Wildlife Federation · Nashville, TN · 2024
General Operating Support
- $50,000
Tn Wildlife Federation · Nashville, TN · 2023
General operating support
- $50,000
Sweet Briar College · Sweet Briar, VA · 2022
General operating support
- $37,500
Dixon Gallery and Gardens · Memphis, TN · 2023
General operating support
- $31,199
All Others 1000 Or Less Per Donee · Germantown, TN · 2022
General operating support
- $30,000
The Gordie Center · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General operating support
- $25,000
Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts · Little Rock, AR · 2024
General Operating Support
- $25,000
Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts · Little Rock, AR · 2023
General operating support
- $25,000
Project Heal · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General operating support
- $20,000
First Baptist Church - Pine Bluff Ar · Pine Bluff, AR · 2024
General Operating Support
- $20,000
National Museum of Women in the Arts · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating support
- $20,000
Tennessee Shakespeare Co · Cordova, TN · 2022
General operating support
- $20,000
University of Virginia the Gordie Center · Charlottsville, VA · 2022
General operating support
- $17,500
First Baptist Church - Pine Bluff Ar · Pine Bluff, AR · 2023
General operating support
- $15,000
Theatre Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2024
General Operating Support
- $15,000
Hutchison School · Memphis, TN · 2023
General operating support
- $15,000
Second Prebyterian Church · Memphis, TN · 2022
General operating support
- $13,500
Dixon Gallery and Gardens · Memphis, TN · 2024
General Operating Support
- $12,500
In Touch Ministries · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General Operating Support
- $11,540
Theatre Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
George Washington Foundation · Fredricksburg, VA · 2024
General Operating Support
- $10,000
K-Love · Rocklin, CA · 2024
General Operating Support
- $10,000
Memphis University School · Memphis, TN · 2024
General Operating Support
- $10,000
National Museum of Women in the Arts · Washington, DC · 2024
General Operating Support
- $10,000
Trinity Episcopal Church of Pine Bluff · Pine Bluff, AR · 2024
General Operating Support
- $10,000
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2024
General Operating Support
- $10,000
George Washington Foundation · Fredricksburg, VA · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
K-Love · Rocklin, CA · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Memphis University School · Memphis, TN · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Tennessee Shakespeare Co · Cordova, TN · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
The Madeira School · McLean, VA · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Trinity Episcopal Church of Pine Bluff · Pine Bluff, AR · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2023
General operating support
- $10,000
Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts · Little Rock, AR · 2022
General operating support
- $10,000
Artsmemphis · Memphis, TN · 2022
General operating support
- $10,000
In Touch Ministries · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General operating support
- $10,000
Memphis University School · Memphis, TN · 2022
General operating support
- $10,000
Theatre Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2022
General operating support
- $10,000
Turning Point Ministries · Lakeside, CA · 2022
General operating support
- $9,000
Regional One Health Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2023
General operating support
- $8,812
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2024
General Operating Support
- $8,500
Dixon Gallery and Gardens · Memphis, TN · 2022
General operating support
- $6,070
Carnival Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2023
General operating support
- $6,000
American Express Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General Operating Support
- $5,825
Carnival Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2024
General Operating Support
- $5,650
Lebonheur Club · Memphis, TN · 2023
General operating support
- $5,275
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art · Bentonville, AR · 2022
General operating support
- $5,000
Arkansas Governor'S Mansion · Little Rock, AR · 2024
General Operating Support
- $5,000
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art · Bentonville, AR · 2024
General Operating Support
- $5,000
Dallas Museum of the Arts · Dallas, TX · 2024
General Operating Support
- $5,000
Hutchison School · Memphis, TN · 2024
General Operating Support
- $5,000
Lebonheur Club · Memphis, TN · 2024
General Operating Support
- $5,000
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art · Memphis, TN · 2024
General Operating Support
- $5,000
Pure Academy · Memphis, TN · 2024
General Operating Support
- $5,000
Regional One Health Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2024
General Operating Support
- $5,000
Salvation Army · Alexandria, VA · 2024
General Operating Support
- $5,000
Sweet Briar College · Sweet Briar, VA · 2024
General Operating Support
- $5,000
Tennessee Shakespeare Co · Cordova, TN · 2024
General Operating Support
- $5,000
The Gordie Center · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General Operating Support
- $5,000
The Madeira School · McLean, VA · 2024
General Operating Support
- $5,000
Tucker W Hipps Memorial Foundation · Piedmont, SC · 2024
General Operating Support
- $5,000
Turning Point Ministry · San Diego, CA · 2024
General Operating Support
- $5,000
Wkno · Cordova, TN · 2024
General Operating Support
- $5,000
Arkansas Governor'S Mansion · Little Rock, AR · 2023
General operating support
- $5,000
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art · Bentonville, AR · 2023
General operating support
- $5,000
Joel Osteen Ministries · Houston, TX · 2023
General operating support
- $5,000
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art · Memphis, TN · 2023
General operating support
- $5,000
Salvation Army · Alexandria, VA · 2023
General operating support
- $5,000
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $5,000
Sweet Briar College · Sweet Briar, VA · 2023
General operating support
- $5,000
Wkno · Cordova, TN · 2023
General operating support
- $5,000
Arkansas Governor'S Mansion · Little Rock, AR · 2022
General operating support
- $5,000
Campus Crusade for Christ · Orlando, FL · 2022
General operating support
- $5,000
George Washington Foundation · Fredricksburg, VA · 2022
General operating support
- $5,000
K-Love · Rocklin, CA · 2022
General operating support
- $5,000
Razorback Foundation · Fayetteville, AR · 2022
General operating support
- $5,000
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2022
General operating support
- $5,000
The Madeira School · McLean, VA · 2022
General operating support
- $5,000
Tn Wildlife Federation · Nashville, TN · 2022
General operating support
- $5,000
University of Memphis Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2022
General operating support
- $5,000
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2022
General operating support
- $5,000
Wkno · Cordova, TN · 2022
General operating support
- $3,700
University of Memphis Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2023
General operating support
- $3,525
All Others 1000 Or Less Per Donee · Germantown, TN · 2023
General operating support
- $3,500
Delta Waterfall Foundation · Bismarck, ND · 2024
General Operating Support
- $3,500
Germantown Performing Arts Center · Germantown, TN · 2024
General Operating Support
- $3,500
University of Memphis Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2024
General Operating Support
- $3,500
Germantown Performing Arts Center · Germantown, TN · 2023
General operating support
- $3,000
Southern Reins Center for Equine Therapy · Memphis, TN · 2024
General Operating Support
- $3,000
Southern Reins Center for Equine Therapy · Memphis, TN · 2023
General operating support
- $3,000
Salvation Army · Alexandria, VA · 2022
General operating support
- $3,000
Southern Reins Center for Equine Therapy · Memphis, TN · 2022
General operating support
- $2,909
All Others 1000 Or Less Per Donee · Germantown, TN · 2024
General Operating Support
- $2,900
Madonna Learning Center · Memphis, TN · 2022
General operating support
- $2,850
Memphis Symphony League · Memphis, TN · 2024
General Operating Support
- $2,500
Memphis Botanic Garden · Memphis, TN · 2024
General Operating Support
- $2,500
Razorback Foundation · Fayetteville, AR · 2024
General Operating Support
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