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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 58-1796390

Atticus Trust

A private foundation in Nashville, TN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 9 grants and $1 million paid in grants.

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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

    $1,035,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $12,928,708

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,050,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $13,150,119

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,074,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $12,826,756

  • Tax year 2021

    $240,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $13,687,633

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,434,450

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $12,103,790

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,423,544

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $13,512,092

  • Tax year 2018

    $524,427

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $14,784,949

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Urban Green Lab IncNashville, TN

    To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity

    $308,000
  2. Environmental Law InstituteWashington, DC

    To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity

    $300,000
  3. Southern Environmental Law CenterCharlottesville, VA

    To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity

    $200,000
  4. Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NY

    To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity

    $125,000
  5. One Generation AwayFranklin, TN

    To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity

    $30,000
  6. Nashville Parks FoundationNashville, TN

    To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity

    $25,000
  7. Society of St AndrewBig Island, VA

    To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity

    $20,000
  8. Turnip Green Creative ReuseNashville, TN

    To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity

    $15,000
  9. Nashville Tree FoundationNashville, TN

    To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity

    $12,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment4 grants $758,00092% of the total
  2. Civil rights1 grant $30,0004% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $20,0002% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $15,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee6 grants $410,000
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $300,000
  3. Virginia1 grant $200,000
  4. New York1 grant $125,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Martin S BrownTRUSTEE & TRUST COMMITTEE Hours 4Pay $0
  • MS Margaret DeclercqTRUST COMMITTEE MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • MS Susannah Scott-BarnesTRUST COMMITTEE MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • MS Elizabeth M BrownTRUST COMMITTEE MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • MS Sara Brown FleishmanTRUST COMMITTEE MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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