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Form 990-PFTax year 2018EIN 58-2574219

McDow Foundation

A private foundation in Nashville, TN. Its return for tax year 2018 lists 4 grants and $18,607 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2018 (period ending Dec 31, 2018), 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

1 return on file

Tax year 2018 is the only return we have read for this foundation so far.

  • Tax year 2018

    $18,607

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $558,554

Grants paid in 2018

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. CBNVirginia Beach, VA

    Donation

    $10,000
  2. Saint Henry'sNashville, TN

    Donation

    $5,000
  3. Professional Golf EventsOld Hickory, TN

    Donation

    $1,859
  4. Community Resource CenterNashville, TN

    Donation

    $1,748

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $1,748100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia1 grant $10,000
  2. Tennessee3 grants $8,607

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Ronald McDowPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jane McDowDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Katherine M McDowSecretary Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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