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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 95-4686920

Mike Curb Foundation

A private foundation in Nashville, TN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $1.7 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jul 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,737,600

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $35,414,229

  • Tax year 2023

    $542,266

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $36,360,226

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,226,143

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $29,606,390

  • Tax year 2021

    $684,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $27,285,654

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,017,075

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $22,902,932

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Belmont UniversityNashville, TN

    General

    $1,100,000
  2. Smithsonian Institution - National Museum of American HistoryBoston, MA

    General

    $200,000
  3. Middle Tennessee CouncilNashville, TN

    General

    $112,600
  4. Grammy Museum Foundation IncLos Angeles, CA

    General

    $100,000
  5. Nashville Public MediaNashville, TN

    General

    $100,000
  6. North Carolina Music Hall of FameNashville, TN

    General

    $75,000
  7. White House Historical AssociationWashington, DC

    General

    $30,000
  8. Safe Haven Family ShelterNashville, TN

    General

    $20,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $1,100,00078% of the total
  2. Arts and culture3 grants $230,00016% of the total
  3. Public affairs1 grant $75,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee4 grants $1,332,600
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $200,000
  3. California1 grant $100,000
  4. North Carolina1 grant $75,000
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $30,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Michael C CurbPRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR Hours 10Pay $0
  • Linda CurbDIRECTOR Hours 10Pay $0
  • Tracy MooreDIRECTOR AND SECRETARY Hours 15Pay $0

The return

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