The Tennessee State Capitol
Foundation Lookup

Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-8203226

Lumos

A private foundation in Nashville, TN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $104,949 paid in grants.

See which foundations fund work like yours Matching by cause, place and grant size

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $104,949

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $5,437,933

  • Tax year 2024

    $75,101

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $5,039,469

  • Tax year 2023

    $81,477

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $4,353,933

  • Tax year 2022

    $110,685

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $3,582,896

  • Tax year 2021

    $87,683

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $4,697,081

  • Tax year 2020

    $87,187

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $4,210,795

  • Tax year 2019

    $88,371

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,832,380

  • Tax year 2018

    $87,042

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $3,325,277

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Belmont UniversityNashville, TN

    Endowment for lumos travel scholarships

    $79,949
  2. The Branch of NashvilleAntioch, TN

    Operating support

    $25,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $79,949100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee2 grants $104,949

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Cynthia LeuPRESIDENT Hours 40Pay $145,274
  • Amy Strauss JosefekDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Debbie Banks SkellengerDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Margaret Olivia LeuDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

More foundations

Similar foundations

Same main cause (education), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.

  1. The John and Heidi Hassenfeld Family FoundationNashville, TN 34 grants Preselected only $102,222 giving
  2. Nantz Family FoundationNashville, TN 23 grants Preselected only $108,857 giving
  3. The Morris Family FoundationNashville, TN 54 grants Accepts applications $120,900 giving
  4. Gause FoundationNashville, TN 75 grants Preselected only $122,550 giving
  5. The Deborah & C A Craig II Family FoundationNashville, TN 7 grants Preselected only $130,000 giving