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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 62-6199041

Houghland Foundation

A private foundation in Brentwood, TN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 35 grants and $321,000 paid in grants.

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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

    $321,000

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $2,193,247

  • Tax year 2024

    $321,000

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $2,146,693

  • Tax year 2023

    $382,000

    Grants listed
    60
    Assets, end of year
    $1,844,671

  • Tax year 2022

    $376,000

    Grants listed
    59
    Assets, end of year
    $2,154,047

  • Tax year 2021

    $372,000

    Grants listed
    59
    Assets, end of year
    $2,402,187

  • Tax year 2020

    $376,000

    Grants listed
    60
    Assets, end of year
    $2,474,016

  • Tax year 2019

    $371,000

    Grants listed
    59
    Assets, end of year
    $2,594,105

  • Tax year 2018

    $361,000

    Grants listed
    57
    Assets, end of year
    $2,860,235

Grants paid in 2025

35 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. United Way of Middle TNNashville, TN

    General purposes

    $50,000
  2. St Paul Christian AcademyNashville, TN

    General purposes

    $40,000
  3. Volunteer State Horsemen's FoundationFranklin, TN

    General purposes

    $35,000
  4. First Presbyterian ChurchNashville, TN

    General purposes

    $20,000
  5. Alive HospiceNashville, TN

    General purposes

    $15,000
  6. Brentwood AcademyBrentwood, TN

    General purposes

    $10,000
  7. Friends of Warner ParkNashville, TN

    General purposes

    $10,000
  8. Hands on NashvilleNashville, TN

    General purposes

    $10,000
  9. Nashville Union MissionNashville, TN

    General purposes

    $10,000
  10. Slavation ArmyBirminham, AL

    General purposes

    $10,000
  11. Second Harvest Food Bank - NashvilleNashville, TN

    General purposes

    $10,000
  12. Meals on WheelsNashville, TN

    Meals on wheels

    $10,000
  13. Colgate UniversityCanajoharie, NY

    General purpose

    $10,000
  14. Nashville Humane AssociationNashville, TN

    General purposes

    $7,000
  15. Samaritan's PurseBoone, NC

    General purposes

    $6,000
  16. Battle Ground AcademyFranklin, TN

    General purposes

    $5,000
  17. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid TNNashville, TN

    General purposes

    $5,000
  18. Cheekwood Botanical GardenNashville, TN

    General purposes

    $5,000
  19. Churches of Christ Disaster ReliefNashville, TN

    General purposes

    $5,000
  20. Fannie Battle Day HomeNashville, TN

    General purposes

    $5,000
  21. Florida Oceanographic SocietyStuart, FL

    General purposes

    $5,000
  22. Friends-Vanderbilt Childrens HospitalNashville, TN

    General purposes

    $5,000
  23. Friends of Radnor LakeNashville, TN

    General purposes

    $5,000
  24. Harpeth HallNashville, TN

    General purposes

    $5,000
  25. Hillengale HHHNashville, TN

    General purposes

    $5,000
  26. Susan G Komen for the CureDallas, TX

    General purposes

    $3,000
  27. Frist CenterFranklon, TN

    General purposes

    $3,000
  28. Boy Scouts Troop #oneBrentwood, TN

    General purposes

    $2,000
  29. Cedar Knob Pony CircleTaft, TN

    General purposes

    $2,000
  30. National Steeplechase FoundationElkton, MD

    General purposes

    $2,000
  31. Williamson County Humane AssociationFranklin, TN

    General purposes

    $2,000
  32. Carton PlantationFranklin, TN

    General purposes

    $1,000
  33. The Ensworth SchoolNashville, TN

    General purposes

    $1,000
  34. Saddle UpFranklin, TN

    General purposes

    $1,000
  35. Lawerance Grove Baptist ChurchColumbia, TN

    General purposes

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $16,00029% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $15,00027% of the total
  3. Religion2 grants $11,00020% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $5,0009% of the total
  5. Science and technology1 grant $5,0009% of the total
  6. Animals1 grant $2,0004% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $1,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee29 grants $285,000
  2. Alabama1 grant $10,000
  3. New York1 grant $10,000
  4. North Carolina1 grant $6,000
  5. Florida1 grant $5,000
  6. Texas1 grant $3,000
  7. Maryland1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Bryan HowardTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $9,500
  • James SochovkaTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $9,500

The return

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