Funding search · EIN 451555589 · Nashville, TN
James W Carell Charitable Trust
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 99
- grants reported
- $2.0M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $10,155
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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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- Fed By Faith4 grants · $466,050
- Second Harvest Food Bank4 grants · $270,000
- Make a Wish4 grants · $167,500
- Nashville Gives Hope4 grants · $129,000
- Templeton Academy1 grant · $75,000
- Nashville Rescue Mission3 grants · $75,000
- Cross Road Campus4 grants · $74,550
- Harpeth Conservancy3 grants · $70,000
- Multiple Myeloma Research Foundatio4 grants · $69,000
- Friends of Walkers Peace Center2 grants · $65,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 99 reported grants, largest first.
- $275,000
Fed By Faith · Joelton, TN · 2025
Access to healthy food
- $170,000
Second Harvest Food Bank · Nashville, TN · 2025
Food assistance for needy
- $85,000
Fed By Faith · Joelton, TN · 2024
Access to healthy food
- $75,000
Make a Wish · Nashville, TN · 2025
Granting wishes to children with critical illnesses
- $75,000
Nashville Gives Hope · Franklin, TN · 2025
Help hatian orphans
- $75,000
Templeton Academy · Nashville, TN · 2025
Educational assistance
- $68,050
Fed By Faith · Joelton, TN · 2023
Access to healthy food
- $55,000
Friends of Walkers Peace Center · Greenville, SC · 2025
Promote performing arts
- $50,500
Community Foundation of Middle Tenn · Nashville, TN · 2025
Coordinate charitable giving
- $50,000
Second Harvest Food Bank · Nashville, TN · 2022
Food assistance for needy
- $45,000
Make a Wish · Nashville, TN · 2023
Granting wishes to children with critical illnesses
- $38,000
Fed By Faith · Joelton, TN · 2022
Access to healthy food
- $35,000
Ronald McDonald House · Nashville, TN · 2022
Childrens medical needs
- $30,000
Harpeth Conservancy · Brentwood, TN · 2024
Promote clean water and healthy ecosystems for tennessee rivers
- $25,000
Nashville Humane Association · Nashville, TN · 2025
Care for homeless animals
- $25,000
Nashville Rescue Mission · Nashville, TN · 2025
Assistance to homeless
- $25,000
One Generation Away · Franklin, TN · 2025
Access to healthy good food
- $25,000
Safe Haven Family Shelter · Nashville, TN · 2025
Assistance to homeless
- $25,000
Make a Wish · Nashville, TN · 2024
Granting wishes to children with critical illnesses
- $25,000
Nashville Gives Hope · Franklin, TN · 2024
Help hatian orphans
- $25,000
Nashville Rescue Mission · Nashville, TN · 2024
Assistance to homeless
- $25,000
Second Harvest Food Bank · Nashville, TN · 2024
Food assistance for needy
- $25,000
Second Harvest Food Bank · Nashville, TN · 2023
Food assistance for needy
- $25,000
Nashville Rescue Mission · Nashville, TN · 2022
Assistance to homeless
- $23,000
Dismas House · Nashville, TN · 2025
Assistance to released prisoners
- $22,500
Make a Wish · Nashville, TN · 2022
Granting wishes to children with critical illnesses
- $20,000
Cross Road Campus · Nashville, TN · 2025
Assistance to youth
- $20,000
Friends of Warner Parks · Nashville, TN · 2025
Preservation, protection and stewardship of warner parks
- $20,000
Harpeth Conservancy · Brentwood, TN · 2025
Promote clean water and healthy ecosystems for tennessee rivers
- $20,000
St Michaels Catholic Church · Cedar Hill, TN · 2025
Childrens education
- $20,000
V Foundation for Cancer Research · Cary, NC · 2025
Cancer research
- $20,000
Hands On Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2023
Encourage volunteerism to meet community needs
- $20,000
Harpeth Conservancy · Brentwood, TN · 2023
Promote clean water and healthy ecosystems for tennessee rivers
- $20,000
Cross Road Campus · Nashville, TN · 2022
Assistance to youth
- $20,000
Equip 2022 · Cary, NC · 2022
Equip local churches
- $20,000
Multiple Myeloma Research Foundatio · Norwalk, CT · 2022
Cancer research
- $18,000
Multiple Myeloma Research Foundatio · Norwalk, CT · 2025
Cancer research
- $17,550
Cross Road Campus · Nashville, TN · 2023
Assistance to youth
- $17,000
Cross Road Campus · Nashville, TN · 2024
Assistance to youth
- $16,550
St Michaels School · Cedar Hill, TN · 2023
Childrens education
- $16,000
Cheekwood · Nashville, TN · 2025
Education
- $16,000
Multiple Myeloma Research Foundatio · Norwalk, CT · 2024
Cancer research
- $15,000
Multiple Myeloma Research Foundatio · Norwalk, CT · 2023
Cancer research
- $14,500
Nashville Gives Hope · Franklin, TN · 2023
Help hatian orphans
- $14,500
Nashville Gives Hope · Franklin, TN · 2022
Help hatian orphans
- $12,000
Friends of Warner Parks · Nashville, TN · 2024
Preservation, protection and stewardship of warner parks
- $12,000
Friends of Warner Parks · Nashville, TN · 2023
Preservation, protection and stewardship of warner parks
- $12,000
Friends of Warner Parks · Nashville, TN · 2022
Preservation, protection and stewardship of warner parks
- $11,000
St Michaels Catholic Church · Cedar Hill, TN · 2024
Childrens education
- $10,155
Collaborate and Graduate · Nashville, TN · 2022
Provide support for minority cadets candidate to us service academies with sat and act test preparation and tutoring.
- $10,000
Friends of Walkers Peace Center · Greenville, SC · 2024
Promote performing arts
- $10,000
Nashville Humane Association · Nashville, TN · 2024
Care for homeless animals
- $10,000
Nashville Pbs · Nashville, TN · 2024
Promote public broadcasting
- $10,000
Equip 2023 · Cary, NC · 2023
Equip local churches
- $10,000
Book'Em · Nashville, TN · 2022
Ignite children's passion for reading
- $10,000
Elephant Sanctuary of Tn · Hohenwald, TN · 2022
Captive elephant safe haven
- $10,000
Portland Pay It Forward · Portland, TN · 2022
To provide access to quality nutritious food for those in need.
- $10,000
St Bernard Academy · Nashville, TN · 2022
Education assistance
- $10,000
Thistle Farms · Nashville, TN · 2022
Help victims of abuse
- $8,000
Elephant Sanctuary of Tn · Hohenwald, TN · 2023
Captive elephant safe haven
- $8,000
Thistle Farms · Nashville, TN · 2023
Help victims of abuse
- $6,000
Cheekwood · Nashville, TN · 2023
Education
- $6,000
Cheekwood · Nashville, TN · 2022
Education
- $5,000
Elephant Sanctuary of Tn · Hohenwald, TN · 2025
Captive elephant safe haven
- $5,000
Portland Pay It Forward · Portland, TN · 2025
Food assistance to needy
- $5,000
Thistle Farms · Nashville, TN · 2025
Help victims of abuse
- $5,000
Cheekwood · Nashville, TN · 2024
Education
- $5,000
Elephant Sanctuary of Tn · Hohenwald, TN · 2024
Captive elephant safe haven
- $5,000
Equip 2024 · Cary, NC · 2024
Equip local churches
- $5,000
Project Redesign · Nashville, TN · 2024
Assistance to the needy
- $5,000
Thistle Farms · Nashville, TN · 2024
Help victims of abuse
- $5,000
Book'Em · Nashville, TN · 2023
Ignite children's passion for reading
- $5,000
Project Redesign · Nashville, TN · 2023
Assistance to the needy
- $5,000
Twrf Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2023
Provide support for the tennessee wildlife resources agency and wildlfe conservation.
- $5,000
Project Redesign · Nashville, TN · 2022
Assistance to the needy
- $5,000
Team Rubicon Office of Development · El Segundo, CA · 2022
Disaster, health and humanitarian emergencies
- $5,000
Twrf Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2022
Provide support for the tennessee wildlife resources agency and wildlfe conservation.
- $4,000
Montgomery Bell Academy · Nashville, TN · 2022
Educational assitance
- $4,000
Snooty Giggles Dog Rescue · Thompson Station, TN · 2022
Animal rescue
- $3,000
Family Legacy · Dallas, TX · 2025
Orphaned children
- $3,000
Montgomery Bell Academy · Nashville, TN · 2025
Educational assitance
- $3,000
Rocketown · Nashville, TN · 2022
Faithbased youth outreach
- $2,500
Twrf Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2024
Provide support for the tennessee wildlife resources agency and wildlfe conservation.
- $2,000
Snooty Giggles Dog Rescue · Thompson Station, TN · 2025
Animal rescue
- $2,000
Snooty Giggles Dog Rescue · Thompson Station, TN · 2024
Animal rescue
- $2,000
Snooty Giggles Dog Rescue · Thompson Station, TN · 2023
Animal rescue
- $2,000
100 Club · Nashville, TN · 2022
Assistance to families of police officers & firefighterskilled in the line of duty
- $1,500
St Cecelia Academy · Nashville, TN · 2025
Tuition assistance
- $1,000
100 Club · Nashville, TN · 2025
Assistance to families of police officers & firefighterskilled in the line of duty
- $1,000
Ensworth School · Nashville, TN · 2025
Education
- $1,000
100 Club · Nashville, TN · 2024
Assistance to families of police officers & firefighterskilled in the line of duty
- $1,000
100 Club · Nashville, TN · 2023
Assistance to families of police officers & firefighterskilled in the line of duty
- $1,000
Villalobos Rescue Center · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Dog rescue
- $500
Ensworth School · Nashville, TN · 2024
Education
- $500
Montgomery Bell Academy · Nashville, TN · 2024
Educational assitance
- $500
St Cecelia Academy · Nashville, TN · 2024
Tuition assistance
- $500
Ensworth School · Nashville, TN · 2023
Education
- $500
Montgomery Bell Academy · Nashville, TN · 2023
Educational assitance
- $500
Ensworth School · Nashville, TN · 2022
Education
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