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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 62-1814759

Sandra Schatten Foundation

A private foundation in Nashville, TN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 38 grants and $1.8 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,847,684

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $7,153,183

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,813,437

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $6,723,745

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,596,953

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $6,513,545

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,403,211

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $5,555,910

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,245,268

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $5,164,398

  • Tax year 2019

    $848,776

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $3,546,008

  • Tax year 2018

    $81,704

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $691,333

Grants paid in 2024

38 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Nashville Public Library FoundationNashville, TN

    To fulfill the exempt purposes of the foundation

    $731,500
  2. Centennial Park ConservancyNashville, TN

    To fulfill the exempt purposes of the foundation

    $250,000
  3. The Frist Center for the Visual ArtsNashville, TN

    To fulfill the exempt purposes of the foundation

    $167,500
  4. Nashville BalletNashville, TN

    To fulfill the exempt purposes of the foundation

    $137,602
  5. CheekwoodNashville, TN

    To fulfill the exempt purposes of the foundation

    $78,000
  6. Equal Chance for EducationNashville, TN

    To fulfill the exempt purposes of the foundation

    $57,830
  7. Tennessee Performing Arts CenterNashville, TN

    To fulfill the exempt purposes of the foundation

    $51,600
  8. Nashville SymphonyNashville, TN

    To fulfill the exempt purposes of the foundation

    $40,000
  9. Tennessee Freedom Circle Education FundNashville, TN

    To fulfill the exempt purposes of the foundation

    $30,000
  10. The Community Foundation of Middle TNNashville, TN

    To fulfill the exempt purposes of the foundation

    $30,000
  11. Nashville Public MediaNashville, TN

    To fulfill the exempt purposes of the foundation

    $25,000
  12. Nashville Public RadioNashville, TN

    To fulfill the exempt purposes of the foundation

    $25,000
  13. Oz Arts NashvilleNashville, TN

    To fulfill the exempt purposes of the foundation

    $25,000
  14. The PorchNashville, TN

    To fulfill the exempt purposes of the foundation

    $25,000
  15. This Is NoteworthyWater Valley, MS

    To fulfill the exempt purposes of the foundation

    $25,000
  16. Civic Design CenterNashville, TN

    To fulfill the exempt purposes of the foundation

    $20,000
  17. Humanities TennesseeNashville, TN

    To fulfill the exempt purposes of the foundation

    $18,000
  18. Studio TennFranklin, TN

    To fulfill the exempt purposes of the foundation

    $15,470
  19. The Harpeth ConservancyBrentwood, TN

    To fulfill the exempt purposes of the foundation

    $15,000
  20. Belcourt TheatreNashville, TN

    To fulfill the exempt purposes of the foundation

    $7,500
  21. Gordon Jewish Community Center - Nashville Jewish Film FestivalNashville, TN

    To fulfill the exempt purposes of the foundation

    $7,500
  22. Nashville ZooNashville, TN

    To fulfill the exempt purposes of the foundation

    $6,181
  23. GoodwillNashville, TN

    To fulfill the exempt purposes of the foundation

    $6,150
  24. Nashville DolphinsNashville, TN

    To fulfill the exempt purposes of the foundation

    $5,075
  25. Antiques & Garden ShowNashville, TN

    To fulfill the exempt purposes of the foundation

    $5,000
  26. Cumberland Heights FoundationNashville, TN

    To fulfill the exempt purposes of the foundation

    $5,000
  27. Horticultural Society of Middle TennesseeNashville, TN

    To fulfill the exempt purposes of the foundation

    $5,000
  28. Second Harvest Food BankNashville, TN

    To fulfill the exempt purposes of the foundation

    $5,000
  29. Shelburne FarmsShelburne, VT

    To fulfill the exempt purposes of the foundation

    $5,000
  30. Southern Environmental Law CenterCharlottesville, VA

    To fulfill the exempt purposes of the foundation

    $5,000
  31. Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN

    To fulfill the exempt purposes of the foundation

    $5,000
  32. Swan Ball - CheekwoodNashville, TN

    To fulfill the exempt purposes of the foundation

    $3,721
  33. Farnsworth Art MuseumRockland, ME

    To fulfill the exempt purposes of the foundation

    $2,500
  34. Jewish Family ServicesNashville, TN

    To fulfill the exempt purposes of the foundation

    $2,500
  35. The Chestnut GroupNashville, TN

    To fulfill the exempt purposes of the foundation

    $2,000
  36. Friends of Warner ParkNashville, TN

    To fulfill the exempt purposes of the foundation

    $1,030
  37. Nashville OicNashville, TN

    To fulfill the exempt purposes of the foundation

    $1,000
  38. Kidizenship IncNashville, TN

    To fulfill the exempt purposes of the foundation

    $25

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $789,33057% of the total
  2. Arts and culture8 grants $505,10236% of the total
  3. Civil rights1 grant $30,0002% of the total
  4. Environment3 grants $25,0002% of the total
  5. Community development1 grant $20,0001% of the total
  6. Animals1 grant $6,181<1% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $10,025<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee35 grants $1,815,184
  2. Mississippi1 grant $25,000
  3. Vermont1 grant $5,000
  4. Maine1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Joy CoxSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $12,000
  • Neil B Krugman EsqTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $241,771

The return

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