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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 88-6639764

Sowell Family Foundation

A private foundation in Nashville, TN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 24 grants and $68,510 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $68,510

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $2,991,389

  • Tax year 2023

    $112,600

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $1,814,407

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,880,691

Grants paid in 2025

24 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Crossroads CampusNashville, TN

    To further exempt purpose

    $10,000
  2. American Red Cross (tiffany Circle)Nashville, TN

    To further exempt purpose

    $10,000
  3. Our Little Roses Foreign Mission SocietyMiami Shores, FL

    To further exempt purpose

    $5,000
  4. Planned ParenthoodMemphis, TN

    To further exempt purpose

    $5,000
  5. Nashville Banner (nville Publc Media)Nashville, TN

    To further exempt purpose

    $5,000
  6. Nashville BalletNashville, TN

    To further exempt purpose

    $5,000
  7. Duck River ConservancyCenterville, TN

    To further exempt purpose

    $5,000
  8. NPLF (literary Gala)Nashville, TN

    To further exempt purpose

    $5,000
  9. TN Justice CenterNashville, TN

    To further exempt purpose

    $2,500
  10. Room in the InnNashville, TN

    To further exempt purpose

    $2,500
  11. NPLF - Carnegie SocietyNashville, TN

    To further exempt purpose

    $1,500
  12. Nashville ZooNashville, TN

    To further exempt purpose

    $1,500
  13. IMPACT100Nashville, TN

    To further exempt purpose

    $1,135
  14. DaybreakMaryville, TN

    To further exempt purpose

    $1,125
  15. Legal Aid SocietyNashville, TN

    To further exempt purpose

    $1,000
  16. CheekwoodNashville, TN

    To further exempt purpose

    $1,000
  17. Nations MinistryNashville, TN

    To further exempt purpose

    $1,000
  18. TN Innocence ProjectNashville, TN

    To further exempt purpose

    $1,000
  19. Interfaith DentalNashville, TN

    To further exempt purpose

    $1,000
  20. St Georges (general)Nashville, TN

    To further exempt purpose

    $1,000
  21. McNeilly Center for ChildrenNashville, TN

    To further exempt purpose

    $1,000
  22. Leadership NashvilleNashville, TN

    To further exempt purpose

    $500
  23. Bethlehem CentersNashville, TN

    To further exempt purpose

    $500
  24. Vanderbiltchic AwearnessNashville, TN

    To further exempt purpose

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $10,00047% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $5,00023% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $5,00023% of the total
  4. Animals1 grant $1,5007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee23 grants $63,510
  2. Florida1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Joseph Sowell IIITRUSTEE Hours 2.5Pay $0
  • Joanne SowellTRUSTEE Hours 2.5Pay $0

The return

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