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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-2946492

Tailgating for A Cause Inc

A private foundation in Knoxville, TN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $35,060 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

    $35,060

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $93,254

  • Tax year 2024

    $51,380

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $108,545

  • Tax year 2023

    $36,975

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $118,421

  • Tax year 2022

    $33,790

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $77,150

  • Tax year 2021

    $32,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $62,922

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $71,100

  • Tax year 2019

    $37,738

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $11,707

  • Tax year 2018

    $12,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $12,935

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. CureDuchenneNewport Beach, CA

    Charity

    $20,000
  2. First Tee Greater KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN

    Charity

    $10,000
  3. Breast ConnectKnoxville, TN

    Charity

    $3,060
  4. Arc Knox CountyKnoxville, TN

    Charity

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $3,06060% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $2,00040% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California1 grant $20,000
  2. Tennessee3 grants $15,060

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Matthew D McMillanPresident Hours 5Pay $0
  • Jake ConeBoard Member Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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