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Form 990-PFTax year 2020EIN 62-1543218

B & B Foundation

A private foundation in Nashville, TN. Its return for tax year 2020 lists 9 grants and $2.1 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2020 (period ending Dec 31, 2020), 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

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

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,092,992

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2019

    $63,700

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $934,791

  • Tax year 2018

    $258,345

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $911,459

Grants paid in 2020

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Vanguard Charitable Donor Advised FundWarwick, RI

    Further objective of exempt donee

    $1,482,030
  2. Vanguard Charitable Donor Advised FundWarwick, RI

    Further objective of exempt donee

    $415,012
  3. TempleNashville, TN

    Further objective of exempt donee

    $103,750
  4. University School of NashvilleNashville, TN

    Further objective of exempt donee

    $50,000
  5. Gordon Jewish Community CenterNashville, TN

    Further objective of exempt donee

    $40,000
  6. The Community Foundation of Middle TennesseeNashville, TN

    Further objective of exempt donee

    $1,000
  7. Vanderbilt University Medical SchoolNashville, TN

    Further objective of exempt donee

    $1,000
  8. Crohns and Colitis Foundation of AmericaNew York, NY

    Further objective of exempt donee

    $100
  9. Im Still Here FoundationLexington, MA

    Further objective of exempt donee

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $50,00055% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $40,00044% of the total
  3. Medical research1 grant $100<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Rhode Island2 grants $1,897,042
  2. Tennessee5 grants $195,750
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $100
  4. New York1 grant $100

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Anthony WerthanOFFICER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Betsy M WerthanOFFICER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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