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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 47-4954786

Dettwiller Foundation

A private foundation in Nashville, TN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 152 grants and $14.1 million paid in grants.

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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $14,130,968

    Grants listed
    152
    Assets, end of year
    $251,279,506
  • Tax year 2023

    $8,573,833

    Grants listed
    76
    Assets, end of year
    $247,860,875
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,520,500

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $221,816,696
  • Tax year 2021

    $899,700

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $18,740,807
  • Tax year 2020

    $572,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $17,260,489
  • Tax year 2019

    $117,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $13,375,122
  • Tax year 2018

    $1,055,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $10,752,616

Grants paid in 2024

152 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. TpacNashville, TN

    General fund

    $2,000,000
  2. CenterstoneNashville, TN

    General fund

    $1,000,000
  3. Cumberland HeightsNashville, TN

    General fund

    $1,000,000
  4. Nashville Police & Public Safety AllianceNashville, TN

    General fund

    $1,000,000
  5. Nashville SymphonyNashville, TN

    General fund

    $1,000,000
  6. YMCANashville, TN

    General fund

    $375,000
  7. Gilda's Club of Middle TNNashville, TN

    General fund

    $333,333
  8. Shelby CommonsNashville, TN

    General fund

    $333,333
  9. Boys & Girls Club of Middle TNNashville, TN

    General fund

    $250,000
  10. Friends of Warner ParksNashville, TN

    General fund

    $250,000
  11. Nashville Public Library FoundationNashville, TN

    General fund

    $250,000
  12. Nashville SymphonyNashville, TN

    General fund

    $250,000
  13. Wo Smith Music SchoolNashville, TN

    General fund

    $250,000
  14. YWCANashville, TN

    General fund

    $250,000
  15. Second Harvest Food BankNashville, TN

    General fund

    $223,958
  16. Adventure Science CenterNashville, TN

    General fund

    $200,000
  17. Communities in SchoolsNashville, TN

    General fund

    $200,000
  18. KIPP Academy - NashvilleNashville, TN

    General fund

    $200,000
  19. Men of ValorAntioch, TN

    General fund

    $200,000
  20. Centennial Park ConservancyNashville, TN

    General fund

    $150,000
  21. Next Door Recovery (operating Request)Nashville, TN

    General fund

    $150,000
  22. St George's Episcopal ChurchNashville, TN

    General fund

    $150,000
  23. United Way of Middle TN-CMC LTRGNashville, TN

    General fund

    $150,000
  24. St Luke's Community HouseNashville, TN

    General fund

    $120,000
  25. Big Brothers Big SistersNashville, TN

    General fund

    $100,000
  26. East Tennessee FoundationKnoxville, TN

    General fund

    $100,000
  27. Nashville Food ProjectNashville, TN

    General fund

    $100,000
  28. Nashville HealthNashville, TN

    General fund

    $100,000
  29. St JudeNashville, TN

    General fund

    $100,000
  30. The Next Door Recovery (capital Request)Nashville, TN

    General fund

    $100,000
  31. Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN

    General fund

    $100,000
  32. New Beginnings CenterNashville, TN

    General fund

    $90,000
  33. Sexual Assault CenterNashville, TN

    General fund

    $80,000
  34. AncoratnGoodlettsvlle, TN

    General fund

    $75,000
  35. Hands on NashvilleNashville, TN

    General fund

    $75,000
  36. Lexington Fisher HouseLexington, KY

    General fund

    $75,000
  37. Paris Animal Welfare Society (paws)Paris, KY

    General fund

    $75,000
  38. Equal Chance for EducationNashville, TN

    General fund

    $62,500
  39. Bewell in SchoolNashville, TN

    General fund

    $60,000
  40. Nashville Public RadioNashville, TN

    General fund

    $60,000
  41. Cookeville Senior Citizens CenterCookeville, TN

    General fund

    $50,000
  42. Covenant Presbyterian ChurchNashville, TN

    General fund

    $50,000
  43. Lilys Garden (monroe Carell Childrens Hospital)Nashville, TN

    General fund

    $50,000
  44. Nashville BalletNashville, TN

    General fund

    $50,000
  45. Nashville Early Childhood CoalitionNashville, TN

    General fund

    $50,000
  46. Nashville Humane AssociationNashville, TN

    General fund

    $50,000
  47. Nashville OperaNashville, TN

    General fund

    $50,000
  48. Pinson Hospital Hospitality HouseNashville, TN

    General fund

    $50,000
  49. Second HarvestNashville, TN

    General fund

    $50,000
  50. Reboot RecoveryPleasant View, TN

    General fund

    $48,000
  51. Alive HospiceNashville, TN

    General fund

    $45,000
  52. Room in the InnNashville, TN

    General fund

    $40,000
  53. Safe Haven Family CenterNashville, TN

    General fund

    $40,000
  54. Davidson County Isaiah 117 HouseNashville, TN

    General fund

    $32,844
  55. Christ Church CathedralNashville, TN

    General fund

    $30,000
  56. Water WalkersNashville, TN

    General fund

    $30,000
  57. Arrowmont School of Arts & CraftsGatlinburg, TN

    General fund

    $25,000
  58. Artists in Christian Testimony IntlBrentwood, TN

    General fund

    $25,000
  59. Beauty TableBrentwood, TN

    General fund

    $25,000
  60. Big TableNashville, TN

    General fund

    $25,000
  61. Caf Momentum (pathways Kitchens)Hermitage, TN

    General fund

    $25,000
  62. Centennial Park ConservancyNashville, TN

    General fund

    $25,000
  63. Center for Non Profit ManagementNashville, TN

    General fund

    $25,000
  64. Corner to CornerNashville, TN

    General fund

    $25,000
  65. Covenant CollegeLookout MTN, GA

    General fund

    $25,000
  66. Covenant Presbyterian ChurchNashville, TN

    General fund

    $25,000
  67. Covenant SchoolNashville, TN

    General fund

    $25,000
  68. CreativetsNashville, TN

    General fund

    $25,000
  69. Eli's HouseBrentwood, TN

    General fund

    $25,000
  70. Episcopal School of NashvilleNashville, TN

    General fund

    $25,000
  71. Family & Children's ServiceNashville, TN

    General fund

    $25,000
  72. FranktownFranklin, TN

    General fund

    $25,000
  73. Frist Art MuseumNashville, TN

    General fund

    $25,000
  74. Gallatin Day Care CenterGallatin, TN

    General fund

    $25,000
  75. Gilda's Club of Middle TNNashville, TN

    General fund

    $25,000
  76. Green Hills Family YMCANashville, TN

    General fund

    $25,000
  77. Harpeth Hall SchoolNashville, TN

    General fund

    $25,000
  78. Heimerdinger FoundationNashville, TN

    General fund

    $25,000
  79. Interfaith DentalNashville, TN

    General fund

    $25,000
  80. Make A Wish - Middle TNNashville, TN

    General fund

    $25,000
  81. Mary Parrish CenterNashville, TN

    General fund

    $25,000
  82. Metro Parks FoundationNashville, TN

    General fund

    $25,000
  83. Monthaven Arts & Cultural CenterHendersonvlle, TN

    General fund

    $25,000
  84. Mother to MotherNashville, TN

    General fund

    $25,000
  85. Nashville Anti-Human Trafficking CoalitionNashville, TN

    General fund

    $25,000
  86. Nashville Jazz WorkshopNashville, TN

    General fund

    $25,000
  87. Nashville PBSNashville, TN

    General fund

    $25,000
  88. Nashville Public Library FoundationNashville, TN

    General fund

    $25,000
  89. Oasis CenterNashville, TN

    General fund

    $25,000
  90. Operation Andrew GroupNashville, TN

    General fund

    $25,000
  91. Samaritan RecoveryNashville, TN

    General fund

    $25,000
  92. St George's Episcopal ChurchNashville, TN

    General fund

    $25,000
  93. St Luke's Community HouseNashville, TN

    General fund

    $25,000
  94. The Covenant SchoolNashville, TN

    General fund

    $25,000
  95. The Village (community Foundation Village Fund)Nashville, TN

    General fund

    $25,000
  96. Volunteer NetworkLebanon, TN

    General fund

    $25,000
  97. Barefoot Republic CampNashville, TN

    General fund

    $20,000
  98. Casting for RecoveryBozeman, MT

    General fund

    $20,000
  99. Cheatham County Recovery HouseAshland City, TN

    General fund

    $20,000
  100. Dream StreetsNashville, TN

    General fund

    $20,000
  101. Friendship HouseNashville, TN

    General fund

    $20,000
  102. Gentry Education CenterFranklin, TN

    General fund

    $20,000
  103. Girl Scouts of Middle TennesseeNashville, TN

    General fund

    $20,000
  104. Harpeth Hall SchoolNashville, TN

    General fund

    $20,000
  105. Hillsboro Volunteer Fire DepartmentHillsboro, TN

    General fund

    $20,000
  106. Iroquois SteeplechaseFranklin, TN

    General fund

    $20,000
  107. Juvenile DiabetesHagerstown, MD

    General fund

    $20,000
  108. Metro Parks (mccabe Park)Nashville, TN

    General fund

    $20,000
  109. Nashville Anti-Human Trafficking CoalitionNashville, TN

    General fund

    $20,000
  110. Nashville Children's TheatreNashville, TN

    General fund

    $20,000
  111. Nashville Repertory TheatreNashville, TN

    General fund

    $20,000
  112. Old School Farm IncNashville, TN

    General fund

    $20,000
  113. Our Place NashvilleNashville, TN

    General fund

    $20,000
  114. Saddle UpFranklin, TN

    General fund

    $20,000
  115. Senior Renaissance CenterNashville, TN

    General fund

    $20,000
  116. Small World YogaNashville, TN

    General fund

    $20,000
  117. Sylvan Park Neighborhood AssocNashville, TN

    General fund

    $20,000
  118. Clement Railroad MuseumDickson, TN

    General fund

    $15,000
  119. FiftyforwardNashville, TN

    General fund

    $15,000
  120. Harvest HandsNashville, TN

    General fund

    $15,000
  121. My Bag My StoryBrentwood, TN

    General fund

    $15,000
  122. Nashville Shakespeare FestivalNashville, TN

    General fund

    $15,000
  123. RocketownNashville, TN

    General fund

    $15,000
  124. The Hope StationNashville, TN

    General fund

    $15,000
  125. Women of Worth (wow) Transition HouseAntioch, TN

    General fund

    $15,000
  126. Leaving the CocoonFranklin, TN

    General fund

    $12,000
  127. Book'emNashville, TN

    General fund

    $10,000
  128. BrightstoneFranklin, TN

    General fund

    $10,000
  129. Conexion AmericaNashville, TN

    General fund

    $10,000
  130. Friends of Warner ParkNashville, TN

    General fund

    $10,000
  131. Hope Clinic for WomenNashville, TN

    General fund

    $10,000
  132. Hope's Bridge of Middle TNSpring Hill, TN

    General fund

    $10,000
  133. KIPP NashvilleNashville, TN

    General fund

    $10,000
  134. Metro Police Christmas CharitiesNashville, TN

    General fund

    $10,000
  135. Miriam's PromiseNashville, TN

    General fund

    $10,000
  136. MJ 4 HopeMount Juliet, TN

    General fund

    $10,000
  137. Nashville Children's Alliance (MNPD Lets)Nashville, TN

    General fund

    $10,000
  138. Nashville Public Education FoundationNashville, TN

    General fund

    $10,000
  139. Night Stalker's FoundationClarksville, TN

    General fund

    $10,000
  140. Our KidsNashville, TN

    General fund

    $10,000
  141. Persist NashvilleNashville, TN

    General fund

    $10,000
  142. Renewal HouseNashville, TN

    General fund

    $10,000
  143. Senior Renaissance CenterNashville, TN

    General fund

    $10,000
  144. Special Olympics - CopsiclesBrentwood, TN

    General fund

    $10,000
  145. TpacNashville, TN

    General fund

    $10,000
  146. Diocese of TennesseeNashville, TN

    General fund

    $5,000
  147. Easter SealsBrentwood, TN

    General fund

    $5,000
  148. Ella's HouseFranklin, TN

    General fund

    $5,000
  149. Grace Christian AcademyFranklin, TN

    General fund

    $5,000
  150. Samaritan RecoveryNashville, TN

    General fund

    $5,000
  151. Special Ops XcursionsNashville, TN

    General fund

    $5,000
  152. The Waymaker PlaceSpringfield, TN

    General fund

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture13 grants $1,685,00033% of the total
  2. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $1,000,00020% of the total
  3. Education14 grants $542,50011% of the total
  4. Human services17 grants $505,00010% of the total
  5. Health6 grants $265,0005% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation1 grant $250,0005% of the total
  7. 9 other causes20 grants $858,00017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee147 grants $13,915,968
  2. Kentucky2 grants $150,000
  3. Georgia1 grant $25,000
  4. Maryland1 grant $20,000
  5. Montana1 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.

  • John CurleyDIRECTOR/PRESIDENT Hours 32.5Pay $187,116
  • Leslie WoodDIRECTOR/SECRETARY Hours 32.5Pay $212,115
  • Victoria VictoryDIRECTOR Hours 32.5Pay $212,115

The return

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