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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 62-6324105

Don R Elliott Foundation

A private foundation in Nashville, TN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $141,500 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. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Robert D Garth
33 Music Sq W Suite 104A
Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 254-0429

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $141,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,612,725

  • Tax year 2024

    $130,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,599,511

  • Tax year 2023

    $126,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,601,080

  • Tax year 2022

    $133,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,643,135

  • Tax year 2021

    $133,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,678,243

  • Tax year 2020

    $115,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,675,093

  • Tax year 2019

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,693,798

  • Tax year 2018

    $110,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,711,481

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Denver Rescue MissionDenver, CO

    Homelessness

    $40,000
  2. Montgomery Christian SchoolMontgomery, AL

    Education

    $30,000
  3. Family Foundtion FundNashville, TN

    Education

    $25,000
  4. Lipscomb UniversityNashville, TN

    Education

    $23,500
  5. Belmont UniversityNashville, TN

    Education

    $10,000
  6. Valiant Cross AcademyMontgomery, AL

    Education

    $7,000
  7. Tennyson Center for ChildrenDenver, CO

    Education

    $6,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $47,00051% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $46,00049% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee3 grants $58,500
  2. Colorado2 grants $46,000
  3. Alabama2 grants $37,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Robert D GarthTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Matthew T GarthTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • J Davis GarthTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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