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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 83-2702005

Burnett Unity Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Cookeville, TN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 22 grants and $571,100 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.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $571,100

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $789,576

  • Tax year 2024

    $97,300

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $481,057

  • Tax year 2023

    $42,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $459,980

  • Tax year 2022

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $525,693

  • Tax year 2021

    $25,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $523,342

  • Tax year 2020

    $27,750

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $503,573

Grants paid in 2025

22 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The River Community ChurchCookeville, TN

    Promote the salvation message through community gatherings.

    $400,000
  2. Buck Lake OutdoorsCookeville, TN

    Provide outdoor activities for disabled veterans and special needs individuals

    $50,000
  3. Rising Above MinistriesCookeville, TN

    Assist special needs children.

    $25,000
  4. Tennessee Technological University FoundationCookeville, TN

    Promote cross country athletics

    $20,000
  5. Fellowship of Christian AthletesKansas City, MO

    Promote the salvation message to athletes

    $13,000
  6. Cookeville Pregnancy ClinicCookeville, TN

    Provide women's health services.

    $10,000
  7. Cookeville Rescue MissionCookeville, TN

    Provide temporary shelter for homeless individuals

    $10,000
  8. Pioneer ChurchCorvallis, OR

    Promote the salvation message through community gatherings.

    $10,000
  9. Stevens Street Care MinistryCookeville, TN

    Provide food for low income individuals.

    $5,000
  10. Cookeville High SchoolCookeville, TN

    Promote cross country athletics

    $5,000
  11. Second Harvest Food BankNashville, TN

    Provide food for homeless and those in poverty

    $5,000
  12. Lighthouse Christian CampSmithville, TN

    Promote the salvation message through children camps

    $3,600
  13. Living LightCookeville, TN

    Promote the salvation message

    $3,500
  14. Heart of the CumberlandsCookeville, TN

    Grief support for children

    $2,500
  15. Moody RadioChattanooga, TN

    Promote the salvation message through radio

    $2,000
  16. Cookeville Regional Medical CenterCookeville, TN

    Hospital foundation

    $1,000
  17. Next StepCookeville, TN

    Christian based transitional living program

    $1,000
  18. Upper Cumberland Child Advocacy CenterCookeville, TN

    Prevention of child abuse

    $1,000
  19. The Stephens Centerexchange ClubLivingston, TN

    Prevention of child abuse

    $1,000
  20. Avery Trace Middle SchoolCookeville, TN

    Promote cross country athletics

    $1,000
  21. TN Baptist ChildrenBrentwood, TN

    Minister to children and families in crisis

    $1,000
  22. King of KingsSomerset, KY

    Promote the salvation message through radio.

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Sports and recreation1 grant $50,00040% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $25,00020% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $20,00016% of the total
  4. Youth development2 grants $16,60013% of the total
  5. Health2 grants $11,0009% of the total
  6. Human services1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee19 grants $547,600
  2. Missouri1 grant $13,000
  3. Oregon1 grant $10,000
  4. Kentucky1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • David BurnettTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Alice BurnettTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

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