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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 62-6245453

Fugitive Foundation

A private foundation in Nashville, TN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 57 grants and $281,600 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
The Fugitive Foundation
105 Leake Avenue Unit 1
Nashville, TN 37205
(615) 269-5429
Form and materials
Letter explaining charitable purpose and need.
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
N/A

Assets and giving by year

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

    $281,600

    Grants listed
    57
    Assets, end of year
    $5,715,364
  • Tax year 2023

    $254,000

    Grants listed
    57
    Assets, end of year
    $5,404,819
  • Tax year 2022

    $251,000

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $4,999,713
  • Tax year 2021

    $257,500

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $6,150,684
  • Tax year 2020

    $239,000

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $5,049,092
  • Tax year 2019

    $252,500

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $5,034,241
  • Tax year 2018

    $260,000

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $4,817,857

Grants paid in 2024

57 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Downtown Presbyterian ChurchNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $30,000
  2. YMCANashville, TN

    Operating support

    $28,500
  3. The ContributorNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $27,000
  4. Siloam Family Health CenterNashville, TN

    Capital campaign & operating support

    $20,650
  5. Belmont University - Thomas F Frist Jr College of MedicineNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $12,000
  6. Montgomery Bell AcademyNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $11,000
  7. American Red CrossNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $10,000
  8. Belcourt TheatreNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $10,000
  9. Habitat for Humanity of Greater NashvilleNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $10,000
  10. South Union Shaker VillageAuburn, KY

    Operating support

    $9,000
  11. Solomon R Guggenheim FoundationNew York, NY

    Operating support

    $8,500
  12. Manna Mission IncFlower Mound, TX

    Operating support

    $7,500
  13. Saint Bartholomew's Episcopal ChurchNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $7,000
  14. Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death PenaltyNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $7,000
  15. Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of ArtNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $5,000
  16. Land Trust of TennesseeNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $5,000
  17. Raphah InstituteNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $5,000
  18. St Bernard AcademyNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $5,000
  19. Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $5,000
  20. Harpeth Hall SchoolNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $4,500
  21. Intervarsity Christian FellowshipMadison, WI

    Operating support

    $4,000
  22. Blue MonarchMonteagle, TN

    Operating support

    $3,000
  23. Nashville Public RadioNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $2,650
  24. Garden Club of Nashville Community FundNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $2,500
  25. Gibbs Art MuseumCharleston, SC

    Operating support

    $2,500
  26. Southern Environmental Law CenterCharlottesville, VA

    Operating support

    $2,500
  27. Alive HospiceNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $2,000
  28. Campus CrusadeNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $2,000
  29. Christian Community Health FellowshipMemphis, TN

    Operating support

    $2,000
  30. Opportunity in OverallsNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $2,000
  31. Regent College FoundationSeattle, WA

    Operating support

    $2,000
  32. The Nashville Fellows ProgramNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $2,000
  33. International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY

    Operating support

    $1,150
  34. Tedx Nashville IncFranklin, TN

    Operating support

    $1,150
  35. Abwe FoundationHarrisburg, PA

    Operating support

    $1,000
  36. American Baptist CollegeNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $1,000
  37. Barnabus InternationalElkhorn, WI

    Operating support

    $1,000
  38. Belle Meade PlantationNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $1,000
  39. Choosing Justice InitiativeNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $1,000
  40. Frist Museum for Visual ArtsNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $1,000
  41. Grundy County Historical SocietyTracy City, TN

    Operating support

    $1,000
  42. Historic Charleston FoundationCharleston, SC

    Operating support

    $1,000
  43. Leadership Nashville FoundationNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $1,000
  44. McCallie SchoolChattanooga, TN

    Operating support

    $1,000
  45. Nashville Jewish Film FestivalNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $1,000
  46. Nashville Symphony AssociationNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $1,000
  47. Preservation Society of CharlestonCharleston, SC

    Operating support

    $1,000
  48. Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ

    Operating support

    $1,000
  49. Queen's UniversityKington, Canada

    Operating support

    $1,000
  50. Rooftop FoundationNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $1,000
  51. Room in the InnNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $1,000
  52. St Paul Christian AcademyNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $1,000
  53. Tennessee Historical SocietyNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $1,000
  54. Tess Majors FoundationCave Creek, AZ

    Operating support

    $1,000
  55. Trinity ForumMC Lean, VA

    Operating support

    $1,000
  56. University of Virginia School of Architecture FoundationCharlottesville, VA

    Operating support

    $1,000
  57. Ensworth SchoolNashville, TN

    Operating support

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education7 grants $50,00051% of the total
  2. Arts and culture7 grants $30,15031% of the total
  3. Community development1 grant $5,0005% of the total
  4. Human services2 grants $3,0003% of the total
  5. Jobs and employment1 grant $3,0003% of the total
  6. Religion2 grants $3,0003% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $3,1503% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee41 grants $237,950
  2. Kentucky1 grant $9,000
  3. New York1 grant $8,500
  4. Texas1 grant $7,500
  5. Wisconsin2 grants $5,000
  6. South Carolina3 grants $4,500
  7. Washington1 grant $2,000
  8. Minnesota1 grant $1,150
  9. Arizona1 grant $1,000
  10. District of Columbia1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • W Ridley Wills IIITRUSTEE Hours 3Pay $0
  • Morgan J WillsTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Thomas W WillsTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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