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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 62-1543809

Eden Foundation

A private foundation in Nashville, TN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 65 grants and $1.2 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,210,796

    Grants listed
    65
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2023

    $714,085

    Grants listed
    69
    Assets, end of year
    $887,326

  • Tax year 2022

    $459,767

    Grants listed
    73
    Assets, end of year
    $1,184,172

  • Tax year 2021

    $570,830

    Grants listed
    56
    Assets, end of year
    $1,426,623

  • Tax year 2020

    $676,972

    Grants listed
    85
    Assets, end of year
    $1,451,084

Grants paid in 2024

65 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Libby and Moshe Werthan DafAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $811,946
  2. Akiva SchoolNashville, TN

    Unrestricted

    $70,000
  3. Vumc Office of DevelopmentAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  4. Pef Endowment FundsAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $32,300
  5. Gordon Jewish Community CenterNashville, TN

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  6. Hillel InternationalAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  7. Pardes Institute of Jewish StudiesNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  8. Sherith IsraelAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  9. Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  10. Van ChabadAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $18,000
  11. Central Fund of IsraelCedarhurst, NY

    Unrestricted

    $17,200
  12. Nashville Holocaust MemorialAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  13. Second Harvest Food BankAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $7,000
  14. Friends of ElnetAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

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

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  16. One Step SchoolAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  17. Tennessee Innocence ProjectNashville, TN

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  18. West End SynagogueAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  19. Fifty ForwardAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  20. Akiva SchoolNashville, TN

    Unrestricted

    $3,600
  21. American Friends of Lekel IsraelAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $3,600
  22. Chabad at VanderbiltAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $3,600
  23. Frist Art MuseumNashville, TN

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  24. Girls of Alameda CountyOakland, CA

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  25. Jewish Family ServiceAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  26. National Center for Lesbian RightsAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  27. Noam ShabbatAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  28. University School of NashvilleNashville, TN

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  29. Vanderbilt University Law SchoolAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  30. Braver AngelsAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  31. A SchoolAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $1,800
  32. American Joint Distribution CommAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $1,800
  33. Congregation Tiferes YaakovAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $1,800
  34. Honest ReportingAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $1,800
  35. Report IncAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $1,800
  36. Age WellColchester, VT

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  37. American Friends of Alyn HospitalAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  38. Center for Reproductive RightsNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  39. Greater Lovell Land TrustLovell, ME

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  40. National Immigration Law CenterLos Angeles, CA

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  41. She Should RunAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  42. Alameda County Food BankAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  43. Arizona Center for EmpowermentPhoenix, AZ

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  44. Country Music Hall of FameAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  45. Freedom RocAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  46. Friends of Childrens HospitalAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  47. Johns Hopkins CenterAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  48. Northwestern HillelAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  49. Make the Road StatesBrooklyn, NY

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  50. Tides CenterSan Francisco, CA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  51. Black Male InitiativeAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  52. One PA Activist UnitedAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  53. North Carolina Black AllianceAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  54. Ensworth SchoolNashville, TN

    Unrestricted

    $750
  55. Nashville Jewish Film FestivalAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $600
  56. Alive HospiceNashville, TN

    Unrestricted

    $500
  57. Berkeley Food NetworkAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $500
  58. BHSDGAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $500
  59. Camperships for NebagamonAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $500
  60. Jewish Federation of NashvilleAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $500
  61. U C Botanical Gardens at BerkeleyAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $500
  62. Vu HillelAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $500
  63. Prospect Sierra SchoolAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $250
  64. Cumberland HeightsAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $250
  65. Voices of MusicAddress not given on the return

    Unrestricted

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid2 grants $37,20036% of the total
  2. Human services7 grants $31,50030% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $20,00019% of the total
  4. Crime and legal aid1 grant $5,0005% of the total
  5. Civil rights3 grants $4,0004% of the total
  6. Education2 grants $2,7503% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $4,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio1 grant $811,946
  2. Tennessee64 grants $398,850

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Morris WerthanTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Libby WerthanTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jeremy WerthanTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Michael WerthanTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Melissa WerthanTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $18,000
  • Nancy WerthanTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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