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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 45-1555589

James W Carell Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Nashville, TN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 28 grants and $1.1 million paid in grants.

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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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Christine Palmer
2815 Tyne Blvd
Nashville, TN 37220
(615) 665-2327
[email protected]
Form and materials
Letter form.
Deadlines
December 31
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,059,000

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $9,463,856

  • Tax year 2024

    $333,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $2,912,276

  • Tax year 2023

    $304,650

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $2,999,254

  • Tax year 2022

    $352,655

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $1,838,426

  • Tax year 2021

    $325,500

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $2,122,187

  • Tax year 2020

    $301,155

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $2,418,179

  • Tax year 2019

    $244,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $2,651,306

  • Tax year 2018

    $224,166

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $2,729,796

Grants paid in 2025

28 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Fed by FaithJoelton, TN

    Access to healthy food

    $275,000
  2. Second Harvest Food BankNashville, TN

    Food assistance for needy

    $170,000
  3. Individual

    Help hatian orphans

    $75,000
  4. Individual

    Granting wishes to children with critical illnesses

    $75,000
  5. Templeton AcademyNashville, TN

    Educational assistance

    $75,000
  6. Friends of Walkers Peace CenterGreenville, SC

    Promote performing arts

    $55,000
  7. Community Foundation of Middle TennNashville, TN

    Coordinate charitable giving

    $50,500
  8. Safe Haven Family ShelterNashville, TN

    Assistance to homeless

    $25,000
  9. Nashville Rescue MissionNashville, TN

    Assistance to homeless

    $25,000
  10. One Generation AwayFranklin, TN

    Access to healthy good food

    $25,000
  11. Nashville Humane AssociationNashville, TN

    Care for homeless animals

    $25,000
  12. Individual

    Assistance to released prisoners

    $23,000
  13. Individual

    Assistance to youth

    $20,000
  14. St Michaels Catholic ChurchCedar Hill, TN

    Childrens education

    $20,000
  15. Friends of Warner ParksNashville, TN

    Preservation, protection and stewardship of warner parks

    $20,000
  16. Harpeth ConservancyBrentwood, TN

    Promote clean water and healthy ecosystems for tennessee rivers

    $20,000
  17. V Foundation for Cancer ResearchCary, NC

    Cancer research

    $20,000
  18. Individual

    CANCER [individual]

    $18,000
  19. Individual

    Education

    $16,000
  20. Thistle FarmsNashville, TN

    Help victims of abuse

    $5,000
  21. Individual

    CAPTIVE [individual] SAFE HAVEN

    $5,000
  22. Portland Pay It ForwardPortland, TN

    Food assistance to needy

    $5,000
  23. Montgomery Bell AcademyNashville, TN

    Educational assitance

    $3,000
  24. Individual

    Orphaned children

    $3,000
  25. Individual

    ANIMAL [individual]

    $2,000
  26. St Cecelia AcademyNashville, TN

    Tuition assistance

    $1,500
  27. Ensworth SchoolNashville, TN

    Education

    $1,000
  28. 100 ClubNashville, TN

    Assistance to families of police officers & firefighterskilled in the line of duty

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture2 grants $280,00075% of the total
  2. Civil rights1 grant $25,0007% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter1 grant $25,0007% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $20,0005% of the total
  5. Sports and recreation1 grant $20,0005% of the total
  6. Education2 grants $4,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee17 grants $747,000
  2. South Carolina1 grant $55,000
  3. North Carolina1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Christine PalmerTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michael CarellTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Eileen AllenTrustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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