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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 39-6769646

Deerfield Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Mt Juliet, TN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 19 grants and $31,000 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

    $31,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $38,057
  • Tax year 2024

    $32,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $61,253
  • Tax year 2023

    $22,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $77,128
  • Tax year 2022

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $87,297
  • Tax year 2021

    $17,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $96,441
  • Tax year 2020

    $11,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $89,775
  • Tax year 2019

    $9,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $97,798
  • Tax year 2018

    $9,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $96,076

Grants paid in 2025

19 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Nashville Rescue MissionNashville, TN

    Community assistance

    $3,000
  2. Room in the InnNashville, TN

    Community assistance

    $3,000
  3. Dismas HouseNashville, TN

    Community assistance

    $2,000
  4. Guiding Eyes for the BlindYorktown HTS, NY

    Community assistance

    $2,000
  5. Legal Aid Society of Middle TennesseeNashville, TN

    Community assistance

    $2,000
  6. Mid Cumberland Meals on WheelsNashville, TN

    Community assistance

    $2,000
  7. Operation Stand Down TennesseeNashville, TN

    Community assistance

    $2,000
  8. Safe Haven Family ShelterNashville, TN

    Community assistance

    $2,000
  9. St Judes Childrens HospitalMemphis, TN

    Community assistance

    $2,000
  10. Boys TownBoys Town, NE

    Community assistance

    $2,000
  11. Community Resource CenterNashville, TN

    Community assistance

    $1,000
  12. Nashville PBSNashville, TN

    Community assistance

    $1,000
  13. Nashville Public RadioNashville, TN

    Community assistance

    $1,000
  14. Radio Talking BookOmaha, NE

    Community assistance

    $1,000
  15. Habitat for HumanityNashville, TN

    Community assistance

    $1,000
  16. Samaritans PurseBoone, NC

    Community assistance

    $1,000
  17. YWCANashville, TN

    Community assistance

    $1,000
  18. Shower the PeopleNashville, TN

    Community assistance

    $1,000
  19. Shriners HospitalsTampa, FL

    Health care for children

    $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 services5 grants $8,00062% of the total
  2. Housing and shelter1 grant $3,00023% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $1,0008% of the total
  4. Religion1 grant $1,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee14 grants $24,000
  2. Nebraska2 grants $3,000
  3. New York1 grant $2,000
  4. Florida1 grant $1,000
  5. North Carolina1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Donna J HoughtonCO-TRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jonathan HoughtonCO-TRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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