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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 82-1853425

Continuing the Good Foundation

A private foundation in Franklin, TN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 17 grants and $363,501 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.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $363,501

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $3,392,207

  • Tax year 2024

    $308,124

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $3,886,393

  • Tax year 2023

    $258,061

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $4,117,396

  • Tax year 2022

    $189,113

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $4,392,471

  • Tax year 2021

    $161,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $4,283,753

  • Tax year 2020

    $222,100

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $4,534,968

  • Tax year 2019

    $164,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $4,479,064

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Town of Centerville - Basketball CoCenterville, TN

    Unrestricted gift

    $79,931
  2. Doyle Bowen Memorial ParkCenterville, TN

    Unrestricted gift

    $50,000
  3. University of Tennessee ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN

    Scholarships

    $34,500
  4. University of Tennessee MartinMartin, TN

    Scholarships

    $29,000
  5. University of Tennessee KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN

    Scholarships

    $22,800
  6. Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, TN

    Scholarships

    $20,000
  7. Belmont UniversityNashville, TN

    Scholarships

    $20,000
  8. UT College of Veterinary MedicineKnoxville, TN

    Unrestricted gift

    $20,000
  9. Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, TX

    Unrestricted gift

    $15,000
  10. South Missouri State UniversityCape Girardeau, MO

    Unrestricted gift

    $12,802
  11. Centerville Municipal GolfCenterville, TN

    Unrestricted gift

    $12,500
  12. Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, TN

    Scholarships

    $11,500
  13. Hickman Humane SocietyCenterville, TN

    Unrestricted gift

    $10,500
  14. Freed Hardeman UniversityHenderson, TN

    Scholarships

    $7,500
  15. Hickman County High SchoolCenterville, TN

    Unrestricted gift

    $7,468
  16. Hickman County Education FoundationCenterville, TN

    Unrestricted gift

    $6,000
  17. TN Tech UniversityCookeville, TN

    Scholarships

    $4,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $33,50076% of the total
  2. Animals1 grant $10,50024% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee15 grants $335,699
  2. Texas1 grant $15,000
  3. Missouri1 grant $12,802

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Dena WilliamsSECRETARY/TR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Lee Ann HerronBOARD CHAIRM Hours 1Pay $63,900
  • James Paul Herron IIITRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $63,900
  • Janet Gwen BlackwellTRUSTEE Hours 3Pay $63,900

The return

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