The Tennessee State Capitol
Foundation Lookup

Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 58-1803926

The Danner Foundation

A private foundation in Nashville, TN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 35 grants and $502,700 paid in grants.

See which foundations fund work like yours Matching by cause, place and grant size

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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Raymond L
1211 Sixteenth Avenue S
Nashville, TN 37212
(615) 242-2000
[email protected]
Form and materials
There is no specific form that must be submitted in order to request a grant. Any request for a grant should include information about the requesting organization and the specific purpose of the requested grant.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
There are no restrictions.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $502,700

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $8,596,015

  • Tax year 2024

    $444,500

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $8,131,670

  • Tax year 2023

    $515,650

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $8,343,607

  • Tax year 2022

    $496,650

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $8,619,788

  • Tax year 2021

    $384,105

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $8,797,274

  • Tax year 2020

    $421,270

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $8,542,399

Grants paid in 2025

35 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. MakeAWish Middle TennesseeNashville, TN

    General purposes

    $55,000
  2. Harpeth ConservancyBrentwood, TN

    25,000 for General Purposes and 25,000 for Dorie Bolze Fund

    $50,000
  3. University School of NashvilleNashville, TN

    To support high school debate program

    $50,000
  4. Harpeth Hall SchoolNashville, TN

    General purposes

    $50,000
  5. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle TennesseeNashville, TN

    General purposes

    $40,000
  6. Hub Youth Cycling IncorporatedPegram, TN

    General Purposes

    $35,000
  7. Tennessee Performing Arts CenterNashville, TN

    General Purposes

    $25,000
  8. Harpeth Youth Cycling IncNashville, TN

    General Purposes

    $25,000
  9. Helen Ross McNabb FoundationKnoxville, TN

    General purposes

    $25,000
  10. Missional Living IncKnoxville, TN

    General purposes

    $20,000
  11. CheekwoodNashville, TN

    General Purpose

    $10,000
  12. Nashville Urban Debate LeagueNashville, TN

    General purposes

    $10,000
  13. Nashville BalletNashville, TN

    General Purposes

    $10,000
  14. Nashville Childrens AllianceNashville, TN

    General purposes

    $10,000
  15. Oher FoundationNashville, TN

    General purposes

    $10,000
  16. Nashville Symphony AssociationNashville, TN

    General Purposes

    $7,500
  17. PENCIL FoundationNashville, TN

    General Purposes

    $7,000
  18. The Ensworth SchoolNashville, TN

    General Purposes

    $5,000
  19. Family and Childrens ServicesNashville, TN

    General Purposes

    $5,000
  20. Belcourt TheatreNashville, TN

    General purposes

    $5,000
  21. Second Harvest Food BankNashville, TN

    General Purposes

    $5,000
  22. Nashville Zoo IncNashville, TN

    General Purposes

    $5,000
  23. Greenways for NashvilleNashville, TN

    General Purposes

    $5,000
  24. New DialectNashville, TN

    General Purposes

    $5,000
  25. Centennial Park ConservancyNashville, TN

    General purposes

    $5,000
  26. Humanities TennesseeNashville, TN

    General purposes

    $5,000
  27. Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson CenterNashville, TN

    General purposes

    $5,000
  28. The Nashville Food ProjectNashville, TN

    General purposes

    $5,000
  29. Westminster Presbyterian ChurchNashville, TN

    General purposes

    $2,200
  30. Friends of Radnor LakeNashville, TN

    General purposes

    $1,000
  31. Montgomery Bell AcademyNashville, TN

    General purposes

    $1,000
  32. Gordon Jewish Community CenterNashville, TN

    General purposes

    $1,000
  33. Father Ryan High SchoolNashville, TN

    General purposes

    $1,000
  34. Alabama Pug Rescue and Adoption IncWestover, AL

    General purposes

    $1,000
  35. Horticultural Society of Middle TennesseeNashville, TN

    General purposes

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education5 grants $113,00034% of the total
  2. Environment3 grants $52,00016% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation2 grants $40,00012% of the total
  4. Arts and culture6 grants $37,50011% of the total
  5. Mental health1 grant $25,0008% of the total
  6. Religion1 grant $20,0006% of the total
  7. 5 other causes6 grants $41,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee34 grants $501,700
  2. Alabama1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Raymond L Danner JrDirector and President Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Gail GreilDirector Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Claiborne K McLemore IIISecretary Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

More foundations

Similar foundations

Same main cause (education), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.

  1. Tynewald FoundationNashville, TN 5 grants Preselected only $545,000 giving
  2. The Nancy & Victor S Johnson Jr FoundationNashville, TN 105 grants Preselected only $441,500 giving
  3. Re FoundationNashville, TN 8 grants Preselected only $597,000 giving
  4. Louie M & Betty M Phillips FoundatnNashville, TN 87 grants Accepts applications $405,500 giving
  5. Angel CorpsNashville, TN 20 grants Accepts applications $381,912 giving