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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 36-5063276

The Ellen C Lawson Foundation

A private foundation in Franklin, TN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 12 grants and $117,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $117,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $8,476,434

  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $7,063,483

Grants paid in 2024

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cathedral of the IncarnationNashville, TN

    Ministry support

    $30,000
  2. Backfield in MotionNashville, TN

    Educational programs

    $8,000
  3. Homework HotlineNashville, TN

    Academic support

    $8,000
  4. Junior AchievementNashville, TN

    Educational programs

    $8,000
  5. ExploreNashville, TN

    Educational programming

    $8,000
  6. Rocketshipdream Community PrepAntioch, TN

    Educational programming

    $8,000
  7. Wo Smith Music SchoolNashville, TN

    Educational programming

    $8,000
  8. The Land TrustNashville, TN

    Land preservation

    $8,000
  9. StarsNashville, TN

    School based programs

    $8,000
  10. Arts at the AirportNashville, TN

    Public art programs

    $8,000
  11. Centennial Park ConservancyNashville, TN

    Park support

    $8,000
  12. Buchanon Arts CenterNashville, TN

    Visual art programming

    $7,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $8,00033% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $8,00033% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation1 grant $8,00033% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee12 grants $117,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Pam BryantPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $2,500
  • Jeff WilliamsSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $5,000
  • Alex FischTREASURER Hours 1Pay $5,000
  • Beth TorresBOARD CHAIR Hours 1Pay $5,000
  • Ben WheelerBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $5,000

The return

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