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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 62-1749066

Purity Foundation

A private foundation in Nashville, TN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 38 grants and $152,500 paid in grants.

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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Mark Ezell
4800 Lealand Lane
Nashville, TN 37220
(615) 351-7822
Form and materials
Written personal request
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $152,500

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $1,760,852
  • Tax year 2023

    $115,000

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $2,093,100
  • Tax year 2022

    $120,500

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $2,302,163
  • Tax year 2021

    $120,500

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $2,089,262
  • Tax year 2020

    $91,500

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $1,855,105
  • Tax year 2019

    $120,600

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $1,522,044
  • Tax year 2018

    $119,686

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $1,696,540

Grants paid in 2024

38 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Moosic City Dairy DashNashville, TN

    Unrestricted

    $65,000
  2. Daystar Counseling MinistriesNashville, TN

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  3. Great Cities MissionAddison, TX

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  4. Homes for HomesBrentwood, TN

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  5. Lipscomb UniversityNashville, TN

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  6. Music for SeniorsNashville, TN

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  7. Nashville Youth for ChristNashville, TN

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  8. Second HarvestNashville, TN

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  9. The BranchAntioch, TN

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  10. The Pearl HouseTulsa, OK

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  11. Utopian Sound ProjectTorrance, CA

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  12. Jonathan's PATHFranklin, TN

    Unrestricted

    $3,000
  13. The Wisdom TreeMurfreesboro, TN

    Unrestricted

    $3,000
  14. Love OneBrentwood, TN

    Unrestricted

    $2,800
  15. Freedom Reigns RanchColumbia, TN

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  16. We Will Go MinistriesJackson, MS

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  17. Harpeth Hills Church of ChristBrentwood, TN

    Unrestricted

    $2,200
  18. National Civil Rights Museum SupportMemphis, TN

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  19. AgapeNashville, TN

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  20. Big Brothers & Big SistersNashville, TN

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  21. Boy Scouts of AmericaNashville, TN

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  22. Bridge MinistryNashville, TN

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  23. Disaster ReliefNashville, TN

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  24. Friends of Radnor LakeNashville, TN

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  25. JDRFNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  26. Jovenes En CaminoBrentwoodq, TN

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  27. Martha O'Bryan CenterNashville, TN

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  28. Men of ValorAntioch, TN

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  29. Mountain Ways FoundationGatlinburg, TN

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  30. Nashville ZooNashville, TN

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  31. New Beginning All Life MinistryMemphis, TN

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  32. Pencil FoundationNasville, TN

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  33. Solo HopeMt Juliet, TN

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  34. St Judes Childrens HospitalMemphis, TN

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  35. Tennessee Children's HomeSpring Hill, TN

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  36. The Next DoorNashville, TN

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  37. Wayne Reed CenterNashville, TN

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  38. YMCANashville, TN

    Unrestricted

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Housing and shelter3 grants $9,00033% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $7,50027% of the total
  3. Youth development2 grants $6,00022% of the total
  4. Religion2 grants $2,0007% of the total
  5. Animals1 grant $1,0004% of the total
  6. Crime and legal aid1 grant $1,0004% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $1,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee33 grants $134,000
  2. California1 grant $5,000
  3. Oklahoma1 grant $5,000
  4. Texas1 grant $5,000
  5. Mississippi1 grant $2,500
  6. New York1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Mark EzellPRES/TREAS Hours 1Pay $0
  • Stan EzellVP/SEC Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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