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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 45-6628772

Lewis Foundation

A private foundation in Brentwood, TN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $1.2 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

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

    $1,182,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $908,593

  • Tax year 2024

    $4,067,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $3,014,699

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,182,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $6,406,907

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,185,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $7,673,709

  • Tax year 2021

    $3,330,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $11,397,973

  • Tax year 2020

    $3,405,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $12,597,569

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,799,650

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $14,934,930

  • Tax year 2018

    $7,211,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $13,950,124

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Search Ministries IncFort Worth, TX

    To promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

    $1,100,000
  2. Nashville Rescue MissionNashville, TN

    To promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

    $50,000
  3. Brad Echols Family FoundationTrussville, AL

    To promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

    $10,000
  4. Elevate Ethiopia IncHermitage, TN

    To promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

    $10,000
  5. Rett's RoostOgunquit, ME

    To promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

    $10,000
  6. Aukerman Family FoundationFindlay, OH

    To promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Housing and shelter1 grant $50,00061% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $12,50015% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $10,00012% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $10,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas1 grant $1,100,000
  2. Tennessee2 grants $60,000
  3. Alabama1 grant $10,000
  4. Maine1 grant $10,000
  5. Ohio1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • Thomas A VallettTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Jane E VallettTRUST COMMITTEE MEMBER Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Elizabeth PrivettTRUST COMMITTEE MEMBER Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Sara J BaumgartnerTRUST COMMITTEE MEMBER Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Paul T VallettTRUST COMMITTEE MEMBER Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Wade C PrivettTRUST COMMITTEE MEMBER Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Jeff BaumgartnerTRUST COMMITTEE MEMBER Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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