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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 61-1328465

Wca Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Nashville, TN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 19 grants and $107,500 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.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $107,500

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,011,446
  • Tax year 2024

    $59,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $1,074,459
  • Tax year 2023

    $128,251

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $821,026
  • Tax year 2022

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $130,329
  • Tax year 2021

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $143,326
  • Tax year 2020

    $101,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $190,103
  • Tax year 2019

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $290,903
  • Tax year 2018

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $300,309

Grants paid in 2025

19 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN

    General fund

    $50,000
  2. Embrace ChurchAuburn, AL

    General fund

    $10,000
  3. BrightstoneFranklin, TN

    General fund

    $10,000
  4. American Cancer SocietyNashville, TN

    General fund

    $5,000
  5. American Heart AssociationDallas, TX

    General fund

    $5,000
  6. Gilda's Club KentuckianaLouisville, KY

    General fund

    $5,000
  7. Jimmy Rane FoundationAbbeville, AL

    General fund

    $5,000
  8. Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY

    General fund

    $5,000
  9. Wounded Warrior ProjectJacksonville, FL

    General fund

    $5,000
  10. Baldwin Family Village FoundationFairhope, AL

    General fund

    $1,000
  11. Nashville Rescue MissionNashville, TN

    General fund

    $1,000
  12. Operation SmileVirginia BCH, VA

    General fund

    $1,000
  13. St Judes Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN

    General fund

    $1,000
  14. Stegall Seminary Scholarship FoundationMontgomery, AL

    Scholarship fund

    $1,000
  15. The Salvation ArmyNashville, TN

    General fund

    $1,000
  16. NAMIArlington, VA

    General fund

    $500
  17. Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle TennesseeNashville, TN

    General fund

    $500
  18. St John CenterLouisville, KY

    General fund

    $250
  19. Nazareth HomeLouisville, KY

    General fund

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health2 grants $55,00065% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $15,00018% of the total
  3. Human services2 grants $10,00012% of the total
  4. Housing and shelter1 grant $1,0001% of the total
  5. International aid1 grant $1,0001% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,0001% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $1,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee7 grants $68,500
  2. Alabama4 grants $17,000
  3. Kentucky3 grants $5,500
  4. Florida1 grant $5,000
  5. New York1 grant $5,000
  6. Texas1 grant $5,000
  7. Virginia2 grants $1,500

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Suzanne McDanielTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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