Funding search · EIN 626288471 · Nashville, TN
Martha W Banker 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.
- 126
- grants reported
- $171,900
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $775
- 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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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- The Legion Fund4 grants · $30,000
- Nashville Health2 grants · $18,000
- Montgomery Bell Academy3 grants · $12,150
- Hope Through Healing Hands4 grants · $9,500
- Harding Academy4 grants · $6,000
- Charlotte Latin Schools2 grants · $6,000
- Cumberland River Compact4 grants · $5,750
- St Pauls Episcopal Church1 grant · $5,000
- Ywca1 grant · $5,000
- West End United Methodist4 grants · $4,700
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 126 grants.
- $10,000
Nashville Health · Nashville, TN · 2025
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $8,000
The Legion Fund · Nashville, TN · 2025
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $8,000
Nashville Health · Nashville, TN · 2024
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $8,000
The Legion Fund · Nashville, TN · 2024
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $7,000
The Legion Fund · Nashville, TN · 2023
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $7,000
The Legion Fund · Nashville, TN · 2022
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $5,250
Montgomery Bell Academy · Nashville, TN · 2025
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $5,000
St Pauls Episcopal Church · Franklin, TN · 2025
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $5,000
Ywca · Nashville, TN · 2022
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $4,900
Montgomery Bell Academy · Nashville, TN · 2022
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $3,500
Harding Academy · Nashville, TN · 2024
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $3,500
Charlotte Latin Schools · Charlotte, NC · 2023
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $3,500
Hope Through Healing Hands · Nashville, TN · 2022
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $2,500
The Discovery School · Dickson, TN · 2024
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $2,500
Hope Through Healing Hands · Nashville, TN · 2023
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $2,500
University of Tennessee (Travis Brannon Mem Fund) · Knoxville, TN · 2023
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $2,500
Charlotte Latin Schools · Charlotte, NC · 2022
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $2,500
Discovery School · Murfreesboro, TN · 2022
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $2,500
West End United Methodist · Nashville, TN · 2022
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $2,000
Hope Through Healing Hands · Nashville, TN · 2024
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $2,000
Mtsu (Daniels Center) · Murfreesboro, TN · 2024
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $2,000
Nashville Symphony · Nashville, TN · 2024
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $2,000
Goodwill Industries · Nashville, TN · 2023
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $2,000
Montgomery Bell Academy · Nashville, TN · 2023
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $2,000
Friends of Warner Parks · Nashville, TN · 2022
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $1,600
Swan Ball · Nashville, TN · 2024
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $1,500
Cumberland River Compact · Nashville, TN · 2025
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $1,500
Hope Through Healing Hands · Nashville, TN · 2025
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $1,500
Institute for Safer Trucking · Washington, DC · 2025
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $1,500
Land Trust Tennessee · Nashville, TN · 2025
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $1,500
Cumberland River Compact · Nashville, TN · 2024
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $1,500
Institute for Safer Trucking · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $1,500
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $1,500
Woodmont Christian Church · Nashville, TN · 2024
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $1,500
Andrew Jackson Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2023
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $1,500
Cumberland River Compact · Nashville, TN · 2023
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $1,500
Harding Academy · Nashville, TN · 2023
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $1,500
Roadsafe America · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $1,500
Centennial Park Conservancy · Nashville, TN · 2022
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $1,500
Roadsafe America · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $1,400
West End United Methodist · Nashville, TN · 2024
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $1,250
Cumberland River Compact · Nashville, TN · 2022
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $1,000
Christ Church Cathedral · Nashville, TN · 2025
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $1,000
Denise Smith Nursing Scholarship · Murfreesboro, TN · 2025
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $1,000
St Peters Angelican Church · Frankfort, KY · 2025
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $1,000
Woodmont Christian Church · Nashville, TN · 2025
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $1,000
Chief Cares Fund · Nashville, TN · 2024
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $1,000
Christ Church Cathedral · Nashville, TN · 2024
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $1,000
Fannie Battle Day Home for Children · Nashville, TN · 2024
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $1,000
Friends of Warner Park · Nashville, TN · 2024
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $1,000
His Holy Hill Church · Murfreesboro, TN · 2024
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $1,000
Renshaw Early Child Center · Bowling Green, KY · 2024
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $1,000
St Peters Angelican Church · Frankfort, KY · 2024
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $1,000
Christ Episcopal Church · Charlotte, NC · 2023
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $1,000
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church · Nashville, TN · 2023
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $1,000
Michael J Fox Foundation · Hagerstown, MD · 2023
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $1,000
St Peters Angelican Church · Frankfort, KY · 2023
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $1,000
Christ Episcopal Church · Charlotte, NC · 2022
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $1,000
Friends of Stewart Home School · Nashville, TN · 2022
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $1,000
Goodwill Industries · Nashville, TN · 2022
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $1,000
Harding Academy · Nashville, TN · 2022
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $1,000
St Peters Angelican Church · Frankfort, KY · 2022
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $800
West End United Methodist · Nashville, TN · 2023
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $750
Belmont University · Nashville, TN · 2024
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $750
Fannie Battle Day Home for Children · Nashville, TN · 2023
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $750
Fannie Battle Day Home for Children · Nashville, TN · 2022
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $750
Nashville Coaching Coalition · Nashville, TN · 2022
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $500
Center for Living and Learning · Nashville, TN · 2025
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $500
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee · Nashville, TN · 2025
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $500
Fannie Battle Day Home for Children · Nashville, TN · 2025
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $500
First Presbyterian Church Lexington · Lexington, KY · 2025
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $500
Friends of Stewart Home & School · Frankfort, KY · 2025
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $500
Goodwill Industries · Nashville, TN · 2025
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $500
His Holy Hill Church · Murfreesboro, TN · 2025
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $500
Nashville Dolphins · Nashville, TN · 2025
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $500
Nashville Public Library Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2025
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $500
No Fret Guitar Camp · Tampa, FL · 2025
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $500
Center for Living and Learning · Nashville, TN · 2024
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $500
Cumberland Heights · Nashville, TN · 2024
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $500
Mercury One · Irving, TX · 2024
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $500
Tunnel for Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2024
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $500
Battle Ground Academy · Franklin, TN · 2023
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $500
City of Belle Meade (Ceres Society) · Nashville, TN · 2023
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $500
Cumberland Heights · Nashville, TN · 2023
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $500
Episcopal School of Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2023
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $500
Nashville Dolphins · Nashville, TN · 2023
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $500
Tunnel for Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2023
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $500
Battle Ground Academy · Franklin, TN · 2022
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $500
Harpeth Hall School · Nashville, TN · 2022
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $500
His Holy Hill Church · Murfreesboro, TN · 2022
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $500
Operation Andrew Group · Nashville, TN · 2022
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $500
Project Redesign · Nashville, TN · 2022
General operating expense to further charitbale purpose
- $400
The Learning Collaborative · Charlotte, NC · 2025
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $400
Urban Promise Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2025
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $300
Tunnel for Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2025
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $300
Bal D Hiver Benefit · Nashville, TN · 2022
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $300
Renewal House · Nashville, TN · 2022
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $250
Western Kentucky University · Bowling Green, KY · 2025
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $250
Christ the King Cathedral · Lexington, KY · 2024
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
- $250
No Fret Guitar Camp · Tampa, FL · 2024
General operating expense to further charitable purpose
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Similar grant size
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