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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-4025392

Shoba Foundation

A private foundation in Nashville, TN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $129,000 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

    $129,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,335,741

  • Tax year 2024

    $122,500

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $2,401,498

  • Tax year 2023

    $127,853

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $2,376,647

  • Tax year 2022

    $145,095

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $2,493,958

  • Tax year 2021

    $64,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,649,326

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $2,668,721

Grants paid in 2025

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    Donation

    $45,000
  2. WPLN Nashville Public RadioNashville, TN

    Donation

    $15,000
  3. Crossroads CampusNashville, TN

    Donation

    $10,000
  4. Nashville Food ProjectNashville, TN

    Donation

    $10,000
  5. WNPT Nashville Public TelevisionNashville, TN

    Donation

    $10,000
  6. PencilNashville, TN

    Donation

    $10,000
  7. Jewish Middle School of NashvilleNashville, TN

    Donation

    $5,000
  8. Metro Nashville ParksNashville, TN

    Donation

    $5,000
  9. Nashville Aquatic ClubNashville, TN

    Donation

    $5,000
  10. Room in the InnNashville, TN

    Donation

    $5,000
  11. Tenngreen Land ConservancyNashville, TN

    Donation

    $3,000
  12. Natural Resource Defense CouncilNew York, NY

    Donation

    $2,000
  13. Shower the PeopleNashville, TN

    Donation

    $2,000
  14. Wikimedia FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Donation

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $12,00032% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $10,00027% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation2 grants $8,00022% of the total
  4. Education2 grants $7,00019% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee12 grants $125,000
  2. California1 grant $2,000
  3. New York1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Earl Franklin Calfee IIISECRETARY Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Lisa Richardson-CalfeePRESIDENT Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Christy SmithDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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