The Tennessee State Capitol

Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 23-7256010

Charles H Boyle Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Memphis, TN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 40 grants and $1.4 million paid in grants.

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

    $1,431,500

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $10,363,837
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,348,850

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $10,085,078
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,035,000

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $10,301,459
  • Tax year 2022

    $827,110

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $11,240,590
  • Tax year 2021

    $830,300

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $9,376,633
  • Tax year 2020

    $1,363,150

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $9,708,599
  • Tax year 2019

    $262,650

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $9,466,608
  • Tax year 2018

    $294,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $8,013,434

Grants paid in 2025

40 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. A Step Ahead FoundationMemphis, TN

    To further donee's 501(c)(3) purpose

    $100,000
  2. Hudson InstituteWashington, DC

    To further donee's 501(c)(3) purpose

    $100,000
  3. MifaMemphis, TN

    To further donee's 501(c)(3) purpose

    $100,000
  4. Church Health CenterMemphis, TN

    To further donee's 501(c)(3) purpose

    $100,000
  5. Planned Parenthood CenterMemphis, TN

    To further donee's 501(c)(3) purpose

    $100,000
  6. Dixon Gallery and GardensMemphis, TN

    To further donee's 501(c)(3) purpose

    $100,000
  7. Metal MuseumMemphis, TN

    To further donee's 501(c)(3) purpose

    $100,000
  8. St John's Episcopal ChurchMemphis, TN

    To further donee's 501(c)(3) purpose

    $100,000
  9. American Council of Trustees and AlumniWashington, DC

    To further donee's 501(c)(3) purpose

    $50,000
  10. American Enterprise InstituteWashington, DC

    To further donee's 501(c)(3) purpose

    $50,000
  11. Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MI

    To further donee's 501(c)(3) purpose

    $50,000
  12. Mid South Food BankMemphis, TN

    To further donee's 501(c)(3) purpose

    $50,000
  13. The Salvation ArmyMemphis, TN

    To further donee's 501(c)(3) purpose

    $50,000
  14. Germantown Presbyterian ChurchGermantown, TN

    To further donee's 501(c)(3) purpose

    $45,000
  15. S E MinistriesSaltillo, MS

    To further donee's 501(c)(3) purpose

    $42,000
  16. The Heritage FoundationWashington, DC

    To further donee's 501(c)(3)

    $25,000
  17. Service Over SelfMemphis, TN

    To further donee's 501(c)(3) purpose

    $25,000
  18. Emmanuel and AssociatesBrandon, MS

    To further donee's 501(c)(3) purpose

    $25,000
  19. First Evangelical ChurchMemphis, TN

    To further donee's 501(c)(3) purpose

    $25,000
  20. Memphis University SchoolMemphis, TN

    To further donee's 501(c)(3) purpose

    $20,000
  21. Federation for American Immigration ReformWashington, DC

    To further donee's 501(c)(3) purpose

    $20,000
  22. Center for Immigration StudiesWashington, DC

    To further donee's 501(c)(3) purpose

    $20,000
  23. Victims of Communism Memorial FoundationWashington, DC

    To further donee's 501(c)(3) purpose

    $18,500
  24. Beacon Center of TennesseeNashville, TN

    To further donee's 501(c)(3) purpose

    $15,000
  25. Slingshot MemphisMemphis, TN

    To further donee's 501(c)(3) purpose

    $15,000
  26. Big Oak RanchGadsden, AL

    To further donee's 501(c)(3) purpose

    $15,000
  27. The State Policy NetworkArlington, VA

    To further donee's 501(c)(3) purpose

    $12,500
  28. Hoover InstitutionStandford, CA

    To further donee's 501(c)(3) purpose

    $10,000
  29. National Association of ScholarsNew York, NY

    To further donee's 501(c)(3) purpose

    $10,000
  30. The Trezevant FoundationMemphis, TN

    To further donee's 501(c)(3) purpose

    $10,000
  31. Afa FoundationTupelo, MS

    To further donee's 501(c)(3) purpose

    $5,000
  32. American Center for Law and Justice IncWashington, DC

    To further donee's 501(c)(3) purpose

    $5,000
  33. Intercollegiate Studies InstituteWilmington, DE

    To further donee's 501(c)(3) purpose

    $5,000
  34. Manhattan InstituteNew York, NY

    To further donee's 501(c)(3) purpose

    $3,500
  35. The Federalist SocietyWashington, DC

    To further donee's 501(c)(3) purpose

    $3,500
  36. Claremont InstituteClaremont, CA

    To further donee's 501(c)(3) purpose

    $2,500
  37. Bodine SchoolGermantown, TN

    To further donee's 501(c)(3) purpose

    $1,000
  38. Capital Research CenterArlington, VA

    To further donee's 501(c)(3) purpose

    $1,000
  39. National Constitution CenterPhiladelphia, PA

    To further donee's 501(c)(3) purpose

    $1,000
  40. Media Research CenterHerndon, VA

    To further donee's 501(c)(3) purpose

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services3 grants $140,00027% of the total
  2. Arts and culture4 grants $120,50023% of the total
  3. Education4 grants $85,00016% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $50,00010% of the total
  5. Religion1 grant $42,0008% of the total
  6. Public affairs2 grants $40,0008% of the total
  7. 2 other causes4 grants $48,5009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee17 grants $956,000
  2. District of Columbia10 grants $293,000
  3. Mississippi3 grants $72,000
  4. Michigan1 grant $50,000
  5. Alabama1 grant $15,000
  6. New York2 grants $13,500
  7. Virginia2 grants $13,500
  8. California2 grants $12,500
  9. Delaware1 grant $5,000
  10. Pennsylvania1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Snowden B MorganDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • J Bayard Boyle JrPRESIDENT / Hours 0Pay $0
  • David J WagesSEC. / TREAS Hours 0Pay $0
  • Henry W Morgan SrVICE PRESIDE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

More foundations

Similar foundations

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

  1. John Dustin Buckman Charitable TrustMemphis, TN 19 grants Accepts applications $1,398,040 giving
  2. HW Durham Foundation IncMemphis, TN 23 grants Accepts applications $474,545 giving
  3. Weldon F Osborne Foundation IncChattanooga, TN 85 grants Accepts applications $1,352,424 giving
  4. The James and Laura Rogers FoundationKingsport, TN 6 grants Preselected only $1,522,500 giving
  5. Haver FoundationBrentwood, TN 8 grants Preselected only $1,129,359 giving