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Form 990-PFTax year 2023EIN 13-7437183

Midler Family Foundation

A private foundation in Nashville, TN. Its return for tax year 2023 lists 6 grants and $51,500 paid in grants.

Tax year 2023 (period ending Nov 30, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2023

    $51,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $384,141
  • Tax year 2022

    $310,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $388,715
  • Tax year 2021

    $678,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $636,040
  • Tax year 2020

    $684,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $1,047,565
  • Tax year 2019

    $1,232,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,522,303
  • Tax year 2018

    $175,800

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $2,641,002
  • Tax year 2017

    $529,500

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $2,725,879

Grants paid in 2023

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. American Indian College FundDenver, CO

    General donation

    $22,000
  2. Paul Taylor Dance FoundationNew York, NY

    General donation

    $10,000
  3. Wild Is Life USALos Angeles, CA

    General donation

    $10,000
  4. Broadway Mall AssociationNew York, NY

    General donation

    $5,000
  5. Perfect Earth ProjectBridgehampton, NY

    General donation

    $3,500
  6. The Fresh Air FundNew York, NY

    General donation

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education1 grant $22,00047% of the total
  2. Animals1 grant $10,00022% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $10,00022% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $3,5008% of the total
  5. Sports and recreation1 grant $1,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado1 grant $22,000
  2. New York4 grants $19,500
  3. California1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Bette MidlerTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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