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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 75-6006996

The Chilton Foundation

A private foundation in Nashville, TN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $425,350 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Patti Lu Bell Brown
40 Burton Hills Blvd Suite 300
Nashville, TN 37215
(615) 783-1437
Form and materials
Letter format with appropriate attachments
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
For the assistance and promotion of the welfare of humanity; preference to be given to residents of Texas and Arkansas.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $425,350

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $9,092,143

  • Tax year 2024

    $616,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $9,108,102

  • Tax year 2023

    $520,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $9,272,132

  • Tax year 2022

    $521,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $9,572,141

  • Tax year 2021

    $539,200

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $10,073,075

  • Tax year 2020

    $449,167

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $9,964,160

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

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

  1. Children's Medical Center FoundatioDallas, TX

    Charity

    $200,000
  2. University of Arkansas Empower ProgFayetteville, AR

    Charity

    $53,300
  3. Baylor Healthcare System FoundationDallas, TX

    Charity

    $50,000
  4. Crystal Charity BallDallas, TX

    Charity

    $45,000
  5. Salesmanship Club Charity Golf of DDallas, TX

    Charity

    $37,500
  6. American Cancer SocietyDallas, TX

    Charity

    $11,550
  7. Individual

    Charity

    $7,000
  8. Miss Fran's Teaching GardenTool, TX

    Charity

    $5,000
  9. Junior League of DallasDallas, TX

    Charity

    $5,000
  10. Salvation ArmyDallas, TX

    Charity

    $5,000
  11. Individual

    Charity

    $3,500
  12. Individual

    Charity

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $45,00082% of the total
  2. Community development1 grant $5,0009% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $5,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas8 grants $359,050
  2. Arkansas1 grant $53,300

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Patti Lu B BrownDstr Committee Hours 10Pay $75,000
  • Bonnie M B HardingDstr Committee Hours 10Pay $75,000
  • Cumberland TrustTrustee Hours 10Pay $25,000

The return

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