Funding search · EIN 582026295 · Nashville, TN
The Samuel M Fleming 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.
- 124
- grants reported
- $2.0M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $10,000
- 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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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.
- Miss Porter'S School3 grants · $255,000
- Kipp Academy3 grants · $165,000
- Nashville Opera3 grants · $115,000
- First Presbyterian Church3 grants · $102,500
- Heritage Foundation3 grants · $98,000
- Teacher for America3 grants · $95,000
- Friends of Warner Parks3 grants · $85,000
- Ensworth School3 grants · $70,000
- Vanderbilt3 grants · $63,500
- Tpac3 grants · $54,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 124 grants.
- $85,000
Miss Porter'S School · Farmington, CT · 2024
Charitable
- $85,000
Miss Porter'S School · Farmington, CT · 2023
Charitable
- $85,000
Miss Porter'S School · Farmington, CT · 2022
Charitable
- $75,000
Kipp Academy · Nashville, TN · 2023
Charitable
- $70,000
Kipp Academy · Nashville, TN · 2024
Charitable
- $60,000
Friends of Warner Parks · Nashville, TN · 2022
Charitable
- $55,000
Vanderbilt · Nashville, TN · 2022
Charitable
- $50,000
Teacher for America · Nashville, TN · 2024
Charitable
- $50,000
Heritage Foundation · Franklin, TN · 2022
Charitable
- $48,000
Cumberland Heights Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2024
Charitable
- $48,000
Gilda'S Club Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2024
Charitable
- $44,000
Tpac · Nashville, TN · 2024
Charitable
- $40,000
Nashville Opera · Nashville, TN · 2023
Charitable
- $40,000
Nashville Opera · Nashville, TN · 2022
Charitable
- $38,000
Heritage Foundation · Franklin, TN · 2024
Charitable
- $35,000
Nashville Opera · Nashville, TN · 2024
Charitable
- $35,000
First Presbyterian Church · Nashville, TN · 2023
Charitable
- $35,000
First Presbyterian Church · Nashville, TN · 2022
Charitable
- $32,500
First Presbyterian Church · Nashville, TN · 2024
Charitable
- $25,000
Ensworth School · Nashville, TN · 2023
Charitable
- $25,000
Folds of Honor · Owasso, OK · 2023
Charitable
- $25,000
Teacher for America · Nashville, TN · 2023
Charitable
- $25,000
Ensworth School · Nashville, TN · 2022
Charitable
- $20,000
Ensworth School · Nashville, TN · 2024
Charitable
- $20,000
Folds of Honor Foundation · Owasso, OK · 2024
Charitable
- $20,000
Battle Ground Academy · Franklin, TN · 2023
Charitable
- $20,000
Kipp Academy · Nashville, TN · 2022
Charitable
- $20,000
Teacher for America · Nashville, TN · 2022
Charitable
- $15,000
Friends of Warner Parks · Nashville, TN · 2023
Charitable
- $15,000
Montgomery Bell Academy · Nashville, TN · 2023
Charitable
- $15,000
Nashville Ballet · Nashville, TN · 2023
Charitable
- $15,000
Nashville Symphony · Nashville, TN · 2023
Charitable
- $15,000
Tennessee Golf Foundation · Franklin, TN · 2023
Charitable
- $15,000
Ymca · Nashville, TN · 2023
Charitable
- $15,000
Folds of Honor · Owasso, OK · 2022
Charitable
- $15,000
Nashville Symphony · Nashville, TN · 2022
Charitable
- $15,000
Tennessee Golf Foundation · Franklin, TN · 2022
Charitable
- $15,000
Ymca · Nashville, TN · 2022
Charitable
- $13,500
Battle of Franklin Trust · Franklin, TN · 2024
Charitable
- $12,000
Montgomery Bell Academy · Nashville, TN · 2024
Charitable
- $12,000
Nashville Ballet · Nashville, TN · 2024
Charitable
- $12,000
Nashville Symphony · Nashville, TN · 2024
Charitable
- $12,000
Tennessee Golf Foundation · Franklin, TN · 2024
Charitable
- $12,000
Ymca of Middle Tennessee · Nashville, TN · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Battle Ground Academy · Franklin, TN · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Friends of Warner Parks · Nashville, TN · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Harpeth Hall · Nashville, TN · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Jordan Thomas Foundation · Brentwood, TN · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Nashville Zoo · Nashville, TN · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee · Nashville, TN · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Cumberland Heights · Nashville, TN · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Gilda'S Club · Nashville, TN · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Harpeth Hall School · Nashville, TN · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Heritage Foundation · Franklin, TN · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Jh Ranch · Birmingham, AL · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Jordan Thomas Foundation · Brentwood, TN · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Monroe Carell Jr Childrens Hospital · Nashville, TN · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Nashville Zoo · Nashville, TN · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Telomere Project · Austin, TX · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Texas Christian University · Fort Worth, TX · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Thistle Farms · Nashville, TN · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Battle Ground Academy · Franklin, TN · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Cumberland Heights · Nashville, TN · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Gilda'S Club · Nashville, TN · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Hands On Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Harpeth Hall School · Nashville, TN · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Jh Ranch · Birmingham, AL · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Jordan Thomas Foundation · Brentwood, TN · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Monroe Carell Jr Childrens Hospital · Nashville, TN · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Montgomery Bell Academy · Nashville, TN · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Nashville Ballet · Nashville, TN · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Nashville Zoo · Nashville, TN · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Telomere Project · Austin, TX · 2022
Charitable
- $9,000
Jh Ranch · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Charitable
- $8,000
Monroe Carell Jr Childrens Hospital · Nashville, TN · 2024
Charitable
- $8,000
Telomere Project · Austin, TX · 2024
Charitable
- $8,000
The Legion Fund · Bowling Green, KY · 2024
Charitable
- $7,500
Thistle Farms · Nashville, TN · 2024
Charitable
- $7,500
Cheekwood Botanical Garden · Nashville, TN · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
'26 Club · Fort Worth, TX · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Backfield in Motion · Nashville, TN · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Cheekwood Botanical Garden · Nashville, TN · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Frist Center for the Visual Arts · Nashville, TN · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Texas Christian University · Fort Worth, TX · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Washington & Lee University · Lexington, VA · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Backfield in Motion · Nashville, TN · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Belle Meade Plantation · Nashville, TN · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Boys and Girls Club · Columbia, TN · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Carnton Plantation · Franklin, TN · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Frist Center for the Visual Arts · Nashville, TN · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Hopekids Middle Tennessee · Nashville, TN · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Nashville Tree Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
The Golf Club of Tn Scholarship Fund · Kingston Springs, TN · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
The Martha O'Bryan Center · Nashville, TN · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Time To Rise · Nashville, TN · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Tpac · Nashville, TN · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Vanderbilt · Nashville, TN · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Washington & Lee University · Lexington, VA · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Backfield in Motion · Nashville, TN · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Belle Meade Plantation · Nashville, TN · 2022
Charitable
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