The Tennessee State Capitol
Foundation Lookup

Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 62-6288610

Gause Foundation

A private foundation in Nashville, TN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 75 grants and $122,550 paid in grants.

See which foundations fund work like yours Matching by cause, place and grant size

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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $122,550

    Grants listed
    75
    Assets, end of year
    $405,772

  • Tax year 2024

    $130,650

    Grants listed
    85
    Assets, end of year
    $425,869

  • Tax year 2023

    $126,500

    Grants listed
    76
    Assets, end of year
    $408,979

  • Tax year 2022

    $101,140

    Grants listed
    80
    Assets, end of year
    $442,423

  • Tax year 2021

    $110,700

    Grants listed
    78
    Assets, end of year
    $511,334

  • Tax year 2020

    $78,235

    Grants listed
    81
    Assets, end of year
    $477,976

Grants paid in 2025

75 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. St George Episcopal ChurchNashville, TN

    General Charitable and Educational

    $20,500
  2. Nashville OperaNashville, TN

    General Charitable and Educational

    $6,000
  3. Crossroads CampusNashville, TN

    General Charitable and Educational

    $5,000
  4. St Marys Episcopal CathedralMemphis, TN

    General Charitable and Educational

    $5,000
  5. Nashville SymphonyNashville, TN

    General Charitable and Educational

    $5,000
  6. Candler School of TheologyAtlanta, GA

    General Charitable and Educational

    $2,500
  7. Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN

    General Charitable and Educational

    $2,500
  8. Chattahoochee RiverkeeperSmyrna, GA

    General Charitable and Educational

    $2,500
  9. Clark Atanta UniversityAtlanta, GA

    General Charitable and Educational

    $2,500
  10. Morehouse CollegeAtlanta, GA

    General Charitable and Educational

    $2,500
  11. Spelman CollegeAtl, GA

    General Charitable and Educational

    $2,500
  12. University of North Carolina1Chapel Hill, NC

    General Charitable and Educational

    $2,500
  13. Morris Brown CollegeAtlanta, GA

    General Charitable and Educational

    $2,500
  14. Nashville Food ProjectNashville, TN

    General Charitable and Educational

    $2,000
  15. Peer Power FoundationMemphis, TN

    General Charitable and Educational

    $2,000
  16. Pet Community CenterNashville, TN

    General Charitable and Educational

    $2,000
  17. Wags and Walks of NashvilleHermitage, TN

    General Charitable and Educational

    $2,000
  18. Community Foundation of Middle TNNashville, TN

    Community development

    $2,000
  19. Friends of MaccNashville, TN

    Community development

    $2,000
  20. Nations Ministry CenterNashville, TN

    General Charitable and Educational

    $1,800
  21. Music Health AllianceNashville, TN

    General Charitable and Educational

    $1,500
  22. St Jude Childrens ResearchMemphis, TN

    General Charitable and Educational

    $1,500
  23. Alive HospiceNashville, TN

    General Charitable and Educational

    $1,500
  24. The Forge NashvilleNashville, TN

    General educational and support

    $1,500
  25. Nashville Humane AssociationNashville, TN

    General Charitable and Educational

    $1,200
  26. Renewal HouseNashville, TN

    General Charitable and Educational

    $1,200
  27. Room at the InnNashville, TN

    General Charitable and Educational

    $1,200
  28. Safe Haven Family ShelterNashville, TN

    General Charitable and Educational

    $1,200
  29. A Step Ahead Foundation Middle TNNashville, TN

    General Charitable and Educational

    $1,000
  30. Atlanta Beltline PartnersAtlanta, GA

    General Charitable and Educational

    $1,000
  31. Baddour CenterSenatobia, MS

    General Charitable and Educational

    $1,000
  32. First Presbyterian ChurchNashville, TN

    General Charitable and Educational

    $1,000
  33. Friends of Warner ParksNashville, TN

    General Charitable and Educational

    $1,000
  34. Globe Village SchoolDecatur, GA

    General Charitable and Educational

    $1,000
  35. International Community SchoolDecatur, GA

    General Charitable and Educational

    $1,000
  36. Memphis Opportunity Scholarship TrustMemphis, TN

    General Charitable and Educational

    $1,000
  37. Mending HeartsNashville, TN

    General Charitable and Educational

    $1,000
  38. Nashville DolphinsNashville, TN

    General Charitable and Educational

    $1,000
  39. Nashville Resue MissionNashville, TN

    General Charitable and Educational

    $1,000
  40. Porter Leath HomeMemphis, TN

    General Charitable and Educational

    $1,000
  41. Preston Taylor MinistriesNashville, TN

    General Charitable and Educational

    $1,000
  42. Salvation ArmyNashville, TN

    General Charitable and Educational

    $1,000
  43. Thistle FarmsNashville, TN

    General Charitable and Educational

    $1,000
  44. PawkidsAtlanta, GA

    General Charitable and Educational

    $1,000
  45. Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, VA

    General Charitable and Educational

    $1,000
  46. Breakthrough AtlantaAtlanta, GA

    General Charitable and Educational

    $1,000
  47. Pencil FundationNashville, TN

    General Charitable and Educational

    $1,000
  48. Ymca Camp WIDJIWAGONAntioch, TN

    General Charitable and Educational

    $1,000
  49. A Step Ahead FoundationMemphis, TN

    General Charitable and Educational

    $1,000
  50. Free Bicycles 4 KidsAtlanta, GA

    General Charitable and Educational

    $1,000
  51. Second HelpingsAtlanta, GA

    General Charitable and Educational

    $1,000
  52. Marcus Autism CenterAtlanta, GA

    General educational and support

    $1,000
  53. Nashville Tree FoundationNashville, TN

    General educational and support

    $1,000
  54. Individual

    General educational and support

    $1,000
  55. Second Harvest Food BankNashville, TN

    General educational and support

    $1,000
  56. Church Health CenterMemphis, TN

    General Charitable and Educational

    $500
  57. Crime StoppersMemphis, TN

    General Charitable and Educational

    $500
  58. Harpeth ConservancyBrentwood, TN

    General Charitable and Educational

    $500
  59. Legacy Mission VillageBrentwood, TN

    General Charitable and Educational

    $500
  60. Miss University for WomenColumbus, MS

    General Charitable and Educational

    $500
  61. Montgomery Bell AcademyNashville, TN

    General Charitable and Educational

    $500
  62. St Agnes AcdemyMemphis, TN

    General Charitable and Educational

    $500
  63. Metropolitan OperaNew York, NY

    General Charitable and Educational

    $500
  64. St Annes Day SchoolAtlanta, GA

    General Charitable and Educational

    $500
  65. Vanderbilt Childrens HospitalNashville, TN

    General Charitable and Educational

    $500
  66. Individual

    General Charitable and Educational

    $500
  67. Southern Law Enviromental CenterCharottesville, VA

    General Charitable and Educational

    $500
  68. Westministers SchoolAtlanta, GA

    General educational and support

    $500
  69. Childrens Healthcare of AtlantaBrookhaven, GA

    General educational and support

    $500
  70. Bravo Vail Music FestivalVail, CO

    General chariable amd education

    $500
  71. Mt Pisgah Baptist ChurchBradford, TN

    General educational and support

    $500
  72. Vanderbilt Blair School of MusicNashville, TN

    General educational and support

    $500
  73. Wikimedia FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General educational and support

    $500
  74. Ceres SocietyNashville, TN

    General Charitable and Educational

    $250
  75. TN Golf FoundationFranklin, TN

    General educational and support

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education11 grants $15,50033% of the total
  2. Human services5 grants $9,00019% of the total
  3. Arts and culture3 grants $7,00015% of the total
  4. Animals2 grants $4,0008% of the total
  5. Environment2 grants $3,0006% of the total
  6. Mental health2 grants $2,2005% of the total
  7. 4 other causes5 grants $6,80014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee48 grants $89,550
  2. Georgia17 grants $24,500
  3. North Carolina1 grant $2,500
  4. Mississippi2 grants $1,500
  5. Virginia2 grants $1,500
  6. California1 grant $500
  7. Colorado1 grant $500
  8. New York1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Luther P GauseFoundation Mgr. Hours 8Pay $0
  • Dorothea O GauseTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nan Gause EvansTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sidney Gause ChildressTrustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

More foundations

Similar foundations

Same main cause (education), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.

  1. The Morris Family FoundationNashville, TN 54 grants Accepts applications $120,900 giving
  2. The Deborah & C A Craig II Family FoundationNashville, TN 7 grants Preselected only $130,000 giving
  3. Nantz Family FoundationNashville, TN 23 grants Preselected only $108,857 giving
  4. Don R Elliott FoundationNashville, TN 7 grants Preselected only $141,500 giving
  5. LumosNashville, TN 2 grants Preselected only $104,949 giving