Funding search · EIN 200798711 · Memphis, TN
The Robert a and Susan C Wilson
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 56
- grants reported
- $12.0M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $2,650
- 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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- Bob and Susan Wilson Foundation1 grant · $10.8M
- Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation4 grants · $620,500
- Southern Methodist University2 grants · $270,000
- Eaa Aviation Foundation2 grants · $55,000
- Mullins Umc2 grants · $32,000
- Veterans Airlift Command2 grants · $30,000
- Wreaths Across America2 grants · $24,758
- Humane Society of Memphis1 grant · $23,000
- San Diego Air & Space Museum2 grants · $21,640
- Memphis Theological Seminary1 grant · $20,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 56 reported grants, largest first.
- $10.8M
Bob and Susan Wilson Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2024
General - operating
- $300,000
Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation · Linville, NC · 2023
Fulfilling promises capital campaign
- $300,000
Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation · Linville, NC · 2022
Fulfilling promises capital campaign
- $250,000
Southern Methodist University · Dallas, TX · 2023
Robert & susan wilson endowed scholarship program
- $30,000
Eaa Aviation Foundation · Oshkosh, WI · 2022
General - operating
- $25,000
Eaa Aviation Foundation · Oshkosh, WI · 2023
General - operating
- $23,000
Humane Society of Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2022
General - operating
- $22,000
Mullins Umc · Memphis, TN · 2022
Muisc fund
- $20,000
Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation · Linville, NC · 2024
General - operating
- $20,000
Memphis Theological Seminary · Memphis, TN · 2022
General - operating
- $20,000
Southern Methodist University · Dallas, TX · 2022
Robert & susan wilson endowed scholarship program
- $20,000
Veterans Airlift Command · St Louis Park, MN · 2022
General - operating
- $12,648
Wreaths Across America · Columbia Falls, ME · 2024
General - operating
- $12,110
Wreaths Across America · Columbia Falls, ME · 2022
General - operating
- $12,000
San Diego Air & Space Museum · San Diego, CA · 2023
Hall of fame
- $11,000
Christian Brothers Univeristy · Memphis, TN · 2022
Cooper wilson building fund
- $10,000
Mullins Umc · Memphis, TN · 2023
Music fund
- $10,000
Veterans Airlift Command · St Louis Park, MN · 2023
General - operating
- $10,000
Aopa Foundation · Frederick, MD · 2022
General - operating
- $10,000
Ave Maria Foundation · Bartlett, TN · 2022
General - operating
- $10,000
Calvary Rescue Mission · Memphis, TN · 2022
General - operating
- $10,000
Fayette County Animal Resuce · Rossville, TN · 2022
General - operating
- $10,000
Fellowship of Christian Athletes · Collierville, TN · 2022
General - operating
- $9,640
San Diego Air & Space Museum · San Diego, CA · 2022
Hall of fame
- $8,000
Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum · Honolulu, HI · 2022
2 purple heart tables
- $5,000
Colorado State University Foundation · Fort Collins, CO · 2022
Kari & kelsey's fund endowment
- $2,700
Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame · Sevierville, TN · 2023
General - operating
- $2,700
Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame · Sevierville, TN · 2022
General - operating
- $2,600
Make-a-Wish · Memphis, TN · 2022
General - operating
- $2,500
Pinecrest Conference and Retreat Center · Lagrange, TN · 2022
General - operating
- $2,300
Make-a-Wish · Memphis, TN · 2024
General - operating
- $2,300
Make-a-Wish · Memphis, TN · 2023
General - operating
- $2,300
Honoring the Sacrifice Foundation · Chattanooga, TN · 2022
General - operating
- $2,220
Honoring the Sacrifice Foundation · Chattanooga, TN · 2024
General - operating
- $2,220
Honoring the Sacrifice Foundation · Chattanooga, TN · 2023
General - operating
- $1,000
American Heart Association · Memphis, TN · 2023
General - operating
- $1,000
Grandfather Community Foundation · Linville, NC · 2023
General - operating
- $1,000
Parroquia Sagrada Familia · 2023
General - operating
- $1,000
American Heart Association · Memphis, TN · 2022
General - operating
- $1,000
Cooperative Community Ministries · Thomasville, NC · 2022
Food pantry support
- $1,000
Greater Piedmont Adult & Teen Challenge · Greensboro, NC · 2022
General - operating
- $500
Getwell Church · Southaven, MS · 2024
General - operating
- $500
Chapel By the Lake · Juneau, AK · 2023
General - operating
- $500
Church Health Center · Memphis, TN · 2023
General - operating
- $500
Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation · Linville, NC · 2023
General - operating
- $500
Lagrange Cemetery Association · Lagrange, WY · 2023
Memorial
- $500
Second Presbyterian Church · Memphis, TN · 2023
Memorial
- $500
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023
General - operating
- $500
The V Foundation for Cancer Research · Cary, NC · 2023
General - operating
- $500
World Cataract Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2023
General - operating
- $500
Alzheimer Association · Memphis, TN · 2022
General - operating
- $500
Shriners Hospital for Children · Tampa, FL · 2022
General - operating
- $500
The V Foundation for Cancer Research · Cary, NC · 2022
General - operating
- $314
Forever Young Veterans · Collierville, TN · 2022
General - operating
- $250
Don'T Ever Give Up · Cary, NC · 2024
General - operating
- $200
Arts Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2023
General - operating
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