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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 51-0436811

Banks Foundation

A private foundation in Cordova, TN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $160,000 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. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Jerry Banks

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $160,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $750,035
  • Tax year 2024

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $670,035
  • Tax year 2023

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $595,035
  • Tax year 2022

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $530,035
  • Tax year 2021

    $56,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $468,335
  • Tax year 2020

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $415,335

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Donation

    $80,000
  2. Individual

    Donation

    $80,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Jordan D BanksSecretary Trustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jerry M BanksExecutive Trustee Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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