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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 27-2761116

Skynyrd Foundation

A private foundation in Nashville, TN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 15 grants and $224,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 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 2024

    $224,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $225,133

  • Tax year 2023

    $228,311

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2022

    $86,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2021

    $250,365

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2020

    $116,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2019

    $350,007

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $386,336

  • Tax year 2018

    $509,509

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $344,029

Grants paid in 2024

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Uf FoundationGainesville, FL

    Fellowships with melissa elder, MD and pediatric rheumatology

    $50,000
  2. Highpoint Community ChurchOrgange Park, FL

    General purpose

    $30,600
  3. Breakthrough T1DNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $27,500
  4. St Michael's SoldiersOrange Park, FL

    General purpose

    $20,900
  5. Duncan U Fletcher High School Band Boosters AssocNeptune Beach, FL

    General purpose

    $20,000
  6. Uf FoundationGainesville, FL

    Ross a. Schilling internship endowment fund

    $15,000
  7. Beaches Emergency Assistance MinistryJax BCH, FL

    General purpose

    $10,000
  8. Clay High SchoolGreen Cove Springs, FL

    For the band/music program

    $10,000
  9. The Midnight Pass Society II IncSarasota, FL

    General purpose

    $10,000
  10. St JudeMemphis, TN

    General purpose

    $5,000
  11. Country Music Hall of FameNashville, TN

    General purpose

    $5,000
  12. Make-A-Wish South CarolinaGreenville, SC

    General purpose

    $5,000
  13. Make-A-Wish Central and Northern FloridaJacksonville, FL

    General purpose

    $5,000
  14. NashvillehealthNashville, TN

    General purpose

    $5,000
  15. The Americana Music AssociationNashville, TN

    General purpose

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health2 grants $32,50041% of the total
  2. Public affairs1 grant $20,90027% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $10,00013% of the total
  4. Religion1 grant $10,00013% of the total
  5. Community development1 grant $5,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida9 grants $171,500
  2. Maryland1 grant $27,500
  3. Tennessee4 grants $20,000
  4. South Carolina1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Judy Van ZantVICE-PRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Ken LevitanPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • William HarperSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 2Pay $0
  • Dale RossingtonVICE-PRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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