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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-4705524

Willsonthropic Inc

A private foundation in Athens, TN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $21,100 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
Meredith Willson
PO Box 1336
Athens, TN 37303
(423) 887-3544
[email protected]

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $21,100

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $388,386

  • Tax year 2024

    $4,400

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $340,403

  • Tax year 2023

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $282,715

  • Tax year 2022

    $14,055

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $39,556

  • Tax year 2021

    $9,330

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $9,416

  • Tax year 2020

    $250

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $114,787

  • Tax year 2019

    $500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $14,152

  • Tax year 2018

    $8,590

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $30,163

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Casa Corridor of East TNAthens, TN

    General purpose

    $10,000
  2. Athens Area Council for the ArtsAthens, TN

    General purpose

    $5,000
  3. Starr Regional Medical CenterAthens, TN

    Genaral purpose

    $2,600
  4. Community Action Group of EtowahEnglewood, TN

    General purpose

    $2,000
  5. Etowah Arts CommissionEtowah, TN

    General purpose

    $1,000
  6. Athens NAACPAthens, TN

    General purpose

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $5,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee6 grants $21,100

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Meredith WillsonPRESIDENT Hours 20Pay $0
  • Tim HughesVICE PRESIDE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Hugh WillsonTREASURER Hours 5Pay $0
  • Stefani BurchfieldSECRETARY Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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