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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 62-6234537

Crittenden Foundation

A private foundation in Nashville, TN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 37 grants and $270,000 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

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

    $270,000

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $4,998,251
  • Tax year 2023

    $270,000

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $4,842,006
  • Tax year 2022

    $260,000

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $4,961,562
  • Tax year 2021

    $240,000

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $5,261,115
  • Tax year 2020

    $240,000

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $4,865,109
  • Tax year 2019

    $150,105

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $4,864,955
  • Tax year 2018

    $170,250

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $5,015,831

Grants paid in 2024

37 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Triple Helix Institute for AgricultureNew York, NY

    Operating

    $36,000
  2. Citizen Journalism FoundationWest Palm Beach, FL

    Operating

    $33,000
  3. Customized Veterans GroupMemphis, TN

    Operating

    $33,000
  4. Chautauqua Boundless CampaignCharlottesville, NY

    Operating

    $25,000
  5. Chautauqua InstitutionChautauqua, NY

    Operating

    $25,000
  6. Nashville BalletNashville, TN

    Operating

    $25,000
  7. Redemption Road RescueJackson, TN

    Operating

    $14,000
  8. Nashville ZooNashville, TN

    Operating

    $10,000
  9. Vanderbilt University Children's HospitalNashville, TN

    Operating

    $10,000
  10. Nashville Symphony Annual FundNashville, TN

    Operating

    $6,500
  11. Littleton Symphony OrchestraLittleton, CO

    Operating

    $4,000
  12. Trinity HopeMt Juliet, TN

    Operating

    $3,200
  13. Crossroads CampusNashville, TN

    Operating

    $3,000
  14. The Greater Memphis Greenline - GMCCordova, TN

    Operating

    $3,000
  15. The Humane Society of MemphisMemphis, TN

    Operating

    $3,000
  16. Alcorn County Corinth HumaneCorinth, MS

    Operating

    $2,500
  17. Auro Home Women VetsAsheville, NC

    Operating

    $2,500
  18. Black Mountain HomeBlack Mountain, NC

    Operating

    $2,500
  19. Nashville Ballet FoundationNashville, TN

    Operating

    $2,500
  20. Nashville Public Library FoundationNashville, TN

    Operating

    $2,500
  21. Vanderbilt University School of NursingNashville, TN

    Operating

    $2,500
  22. Thistle FarmsNashville, TN

    Operating

    $2,300
  23. Oasis CenterNashville, TN

    Operating

    $2,000
  24. Opera MemphisMemphis, TN

    Operating

    $2,000
  25. Robert H Jackson CenterJamestown, NY

    Operating

    $2,000
  26. CheekwoodNashville, TN

    Operating

    $1,500
  27. Corinth County Humane SocietyCorinth, MS

    Operating

    $1,500
  28. Adventure Science CenterNashville, TN

    Operating

    $1,000
  29. Belcourt TheaterNashville, TN

    Operating

    $1,000
  30. Chautauqua Lake AssociationChautauqua, NY

    Operating

    $1,000
  31. Chautauqua Watershed ConservancyChautauqua, NY

    Operating

    $1,000
  32. Nashville Childrens TheatreNashville, TN

    Operating

    $1,000
  33. Nashville Humane AssociationNashville, TN

    Operating

    $1,000
  34. National Museum of AfricanNashville, TN

    Operating

    $1,000
  35. Nations Ministry Center AnnualNashville, TN

    Operating

    $1,000
  36. University School of NashvilleNashville, TN

    Operating

    $1,000
  37. Walk Bike NashvilleNashville, TN

    Operating

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture6 grants $57,50029% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $36,00018% of the total
  3. Human services2 grants $36,00018% of the total
  4. Civil rights1 grant $33,00017% of the total
  5. Animals3 grants $27,00014% of the total
  6. Education2 grants $3,5002% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $3,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee25 grants $134,000
  2. New York6 grants $90,000
  3. Florida1 grant $33,000
  4. North Carolina2 grants $5,000
  5. Colorado1 grant $4,000
  6. Mississippi2 grants $4,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • James Bradford CurrieTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • James N C CurrieTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Francis C Currie IIITRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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