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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 62-1237684

The Prentiss Foundation

A private foundation in Cordova, TN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $136,000 paid in grants.

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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
James H Prentiss Jr
PO Box 1028
Cordova, TN 380881028
(901) 606-3034
Form and materials
No particular form
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $136,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $691,369

  • Tax year 2024

    $84,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $734,144

  • Tax year 2023

    $82,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $707,937

  • Tax year 2022

    $99,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $808,856

  • Tax year 2021

    $95,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $905,377

  • Tax year 2020

    $123,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $853,125

  • Tax year 2019

    $121,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $926,348

  • Tax year 2018

    $119,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $970,902

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Memphis Child Advocacy CenterMemphis, TN

    Charitable

    $87,500
  2. United WayMemphis, TN

    Charitable

    $38,500
  3. Shelby Farms Park ConservancyMemphis, TN

    Charitable

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Crime and legal aid1 grant $87,50090% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $10,00010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee3 grants $136,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • James H Prentiss JrPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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