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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 62-6355168

The Restoration Foundation

A private foundation in Nashville, TN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $49,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Feb 28, 2026), 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $49,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,346,298

  • Tax year 2024

    $221,500

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $3,283,159

  • Tax year 2023

    $208,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $3,404,383

  • Tax year 2022

    $245,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $3,471,147

  • Tax year 2021

    $190,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $3,585,638

  • Tax year 2020

    $151,500

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $3,230,519

  • Tax year 2019

    $157,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,938,240

  • Tax year 2018

    $154,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $3,089,212

  • Tax year 2017

    $203,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $3,540,752

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Wired HumanNashville, TN

    Further exempt purpose of the FDN

    $10,000
  2. Onward Church PlantingNashville, TN

    Further exempt purpose of the FDN

    $10,000
  3. Awaken the DawnFort Mill, SC

    Further exempt purpose of the FDN

    $10,000
  4. FrontiersPhoenix, AZ

    Further exempt purpose of the FDN

    $5,000
  5. The Conservancy for Centennial ParkNashville, TN

    Further exempt purpose of FDN

    $5,000
  6. CasaNashville, TN

    Further exempt purpose of FDN

    $5,000
  7. Naht Nashville Anti-Human Trafficking CoalitionNashville, TN

    Further exempt purpose of the FDN

    $3,000
  8. Cadiz United Methodist MenCadiz, KY

    Further exempt purpose of FDN

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion3 grants $25,00062% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $10,00025% of the total
  3. Civil rights1 grant $5,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee5 grants $33,000
  2. South Carolina1 grant $10,000
  3. Arizona1 grant $5,000
  4. Kentucky1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • John ElamTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Lulu ElamTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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