Funding search · EIN 621147685 · Birmingham, AL

Louis R Draughon 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.

41
grants reported
$795,500
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$7,000
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.

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Top recipients

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  • Main Street Church of Christ3 grants · $265,000
  • Freed-Hardeman University3 grants · $167,000
  • Lipscomb University3 grants · $165,000
  • Ymca3 grants · $28,000
  • Goodpasture Christian School3 grants · $21,000
  • Agape3 grants · $21,000
  • Middle Tennessee Christian School2 grants · $15,000
  • Stokes Brown Public Library2 grants · $14,300
  • Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tn2 grants · $14,000
  • Ezell-Harding Christian School2 grants · $14,000

Giving over time

$286,700
2022
$254,800
2023
$254,000
2024

Grant history

All 41 reported grants, largest first.

  • $100,000

    Main Street Church of Christ · Murfreesboro, TN · 2022

    General support grant

  • $85,000

    Main Street Church of Christ · Ardmore, TN · 2024

    General operating

  • $80,000

    Main Street Church of Christ · Murfreesboro, TN · 2023

    General support grant

  • $60,000

    Freed-Hardeman University · Henderson, TN · 2022

    General operating

  • $60,000

    Lipscomb University · Nashville, TN · 2022

    General operating

  • $55,000

    Freed-Hardeman University · Henderson, TN · 2024

    General operating

  • $55,000

    Lipscomb University · Nashville, TN · 2024

    General operating

  • $52,000

    Freed-Hardeman University · Henderson, TN · 2023

    General support grant

  • $50,000

    Lipscomb University · Nashville, TN · 2023

    General operating

  • $10,000

    Ymca · Washington, DC · 2022

    General operating

  • $9,000

    Ymca · Washington, DC · 2024

    General operating

  • $9,000

    Ymca · Washington, DC · 2023

    General operating

  • $8,000

    Middle Tennessee Christian School · Murfreesboro, TN · 2024

    General operating

  • $7,300

    Stokes Brown Public Library · Springfield, TN · 2023

    General support grant

  • $7,000

    Agape · Nashville, TN · 2024

    General support grant

  • $7,000

    Goodpasture Christian School · Madison, TN · 2024

    General support grant

  • $7,000

    Paradise Ranch · Springfield, TN · 2024

    General operating

  • $7,000

    Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tn · Nashville, TN · 2024

    General support grant

  • $7,000

    Stokes Brown Public Library · Springfield, TN · 2024

    General support grant

  • $7,000

    Agape · Nashville, TN · 2023

    General support grant

  • $7,000

    Ezell-Harding Christian School · Antioch, TN · 2023

    General support grant

  • $7,000

    Goodpasture Christian School · Madison, TN · 2023

    General support grant

  • $7,000

    Middle Tn Christian School · Nashville, TN · 2023

    General support grant

  • $7,000

    Paradise Ranch · Springfield, TN · 2023

    General support grant

  • $7,000

    Potter Children'S Home and Family Minist · Bolwing Green, KY · 2023

    General operating

  • $7,000

    Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tn · Nashville, TN · 2023

    General support grant

  • $7,000

    Agape · Nashville, TN · 2022

    General support grant

  • $7,000

    Ezell-Harding Christian School · Antioch, TN · 2022

    General support grant

  • $7,000

    Goodpasture Christian School · Madison, TN · 2022

    General support grant

  • $7,000

    Middle Tennessee Christian School · Murfreesboro, TN · 2022

    General operating

  • $7,000

    Paradise Ranch · Springfield, TN · 2022

    General operating

  • $7,000

    Potter Childrens Home and Family Ministr · Bowling Green, KY · 2022

    General operating

  • $7,000

    Stokes Brown Public Library Foundation · Springfield, TN · 2022

    General operating

  • $5,500

    Springfield Lions Club · Springfield, NJ · 2023

    General operating

  • $5,000

    Springfield Lions Club · Springfield, NJ · 2024

    General operating

  • $3,200

    Springfield Lions Club · Springfield, NJ · 2022

    General operating

  • $2,500

    4-H Youth Development · Springfield, TN · 2022

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Big Brothersbig Sisters of Middle Tn · Murfreesboro, TN · 2024

    General support grant

  • $2,000

    Big Brothersbig Sisters of Middle Tn · Murfreesboro, TN · 2023

    General support grant

  • $1,500

    Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Middle Ten · Nashville, TN · 2022

    General operating

  • $500

    Churches of Christ Disaster Relief Effor · Nashville, TN · 2022

    General operating

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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.