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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 81-6183536

Robert E Tipton Jr Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Memphis, TN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 11 grants and $298,977 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $298,977

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,332,475

  • Tax year 2023

    $502,436

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,347,143

  • Tax year 2022

    $60,800

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,584,003

  • Tax year 2021

    $127,512

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,444,231

  • Tax year 2020

    $56,424

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,137,462

  • Tax year 2019

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,095,780

  • Tax year 2018

    $696,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,147,105

Grants paid in 2024

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Memphis University SchoolMemphis, TN

    General Donation

    $200,000
  2. Gordie FoundationCharlottesville, VA

    General Donation

    $28,977
  3. Hutchison SchoolMemphis, TN

    General Donation

    $25,000
  4. Trinity Episcopal Church of Pine BluffPine Bluff, AR

    General Donation

    $15,000
  5. TN Shakespeare CompanyCordova, TN

    General Donation

    $5,000
  6. Brooks Museum of ArtMemphis, TN

    General Donation

    $5,000
  7. Turning Point MinistriesSan Diego, CA

    General Donation

    $5,000
  8. Carnival MemphisMemphis, TN

    General Donation

    $5,000
  9. Tucker Hipps FoundationPiedmont, SC

    General Donation

    $5,000
  10. Delta WaterfowlBismarck, ND

    General Donation

    $2,500
  11. Germantown Performing Arts CenterGermantown, TN

    General Donation

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $225,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee6 grants $242,500
  2. Virginia1 grant $28,977
  3. Arkansas1 grant $15,000
  4. California1 grant $5,000
  5. South Carolina1 grant $5,000
  6. North Dakota1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Deborah Dunklin TiptonTrustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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