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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 62-1281778

Nehemiah Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Nashville, TN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $1,390 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

    $1,390

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $20,357
  • Tax year 2024

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $38,670
  • Tax year 2023

    $2,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $6,278
  • Tax year 2022

    $950

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $24,068
  • Tax year 2021

    $13,700

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $22,842
  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $10,215
  • Tax year 2019

    $18,700

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $5,184
  • Tax year 2018

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $148,185

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Brookes Bible CollegeSaint Louis, MO

    General contribution

    $640
  2. Way AllianceDenton, TX

    General contribution

    $500
  3. National Home Education Research InstituteSalem, OR

    General contribution

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $64056% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $50044% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Missouri1 grant $640
  2. Texas1 grant $500
  3. Oregon1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • James Thomas Purifoy JrPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Benjamin C CristSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 5Pay $0
  • Ian KernDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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