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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 83-1149763

The Micah Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Nashville, TN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $15,282 paid in grants.

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
Richard Curtis
6312 Chickering Woods Dr
Nashville, TN 37215
(615) 377-1308
[email protected]
Form and materials
Detail explanation of charitable purpose and amount requested. A copy of recent financial statements.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Available funds

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $15,282

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $31,138
  • Tax year 2024

    $13,561

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $15,460
  • Tax year 2023

    $45,151

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $18,724
  • Tax year 2022

    $23,363

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $25,971
  • Tax year 2021

    $27,056

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $47,341
  • Tax year 2020

    $14,082

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $32,144
  • Tax year 2019

    $40,415

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $9,593

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Mutekedza Secondary SchoolSadza, Zimbabwe

    Textbooks, water repair, teachers

    $3,520
  2. Help the Homless Somerset KySomerset, KY

    Homeless services

    $2,400
  3. Community Care FellowshipNashville, TN

    Homeless shelter

    $2,000
  4. World VisionFederal Way, WA

    Child services

    $1,872
  5. Pulaski County Ky Sheriff ShopSomerset, KY

    Shop w/ cop charity

    $1,500
  6. Barefoot RepublicNashville, TN

    Poor children camp

    $1,200
  7. God's Food PantrySomerset, KY

    Food for poor

    $1,000
  8. White Lily Volun Fire DeptSomerset, KY

    Equipment

    $1,000
  9. New Life ChurchSomerset, KY

    Homeless shelter

    $515
  10. Bridge MinistryNashville, TN

    Homeless relief

    $275

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $1,87256% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $1,20036% of the total
  3. Religion1 grant $2758% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Kentucky5 grants $6,415
  2. Tennessee3 grants $3,475
  3. Washington1 grant $1,872

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Richard L CurtisTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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