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Grant recipient EIN 45-1137291Education

Who funds Nashville Classical?

16 private foundations gave Nashville Classical in Nashville, TN $3.6 million across 53 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

53 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Blair J Wilson Charitable TrustNashville, TN 2025

    General use

    $50,000
  2. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2025

    Education

    $1,500
  3. Scarlett Family FoundationNashville, TN 2024

    Support for apprentice school leadership program and nashville classical west

    $395,000
  4. Louis Calder FoundationDenver, CO 2024

    Growth of charter schools

    $200,000
  5. Blair J Wilson Charitable TrustNashville, TN 2024

    General use

    $50,000
  6. The Roros FoundationNashville, TN 2024

    Educational & instructional activity

    $4,500
  7. Cardinal Health FoundationDublin, OH 2024

    Employee engagement\volunteer leadership grant

    $3,500
  8. The Jochum-Moll FoundationCleveland, OH 2024

    General, unrestricted

    $2,500
  9. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2024

    Education

    $1,500
  10. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2023

    Charter school growth

    $400,000
  11. Louis Calder FoundationDenver, CO 2023

    Growth of charter schools

    $125,000
  12. Scarlett Family FoundationNashville, TN 2023

    Support for school leadership pipeline

    $125,000
  13. Blair J Wilson Charitable TrustNashville, TN 2023

    General use

    $10,000
  14. The Jochum-Moll FoundationCleveland, OH 2023

    General, unrestricted

    $6,000
  15. The Roros FoundationNashville, TN 2023

    Support of the educational and instructional activities

    $4,500
  16. Cardinal Health FoundationDublin, OH 2023

    Employee engagement\volunteer leadership grant

    $3,500
  17. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $439
  18. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2022

    Charter school growth

    $200,000
  19. Louis Calder FoundationDenver, CO 2022

    Growth of charter schools

    $125,000
  20. Blair J Wilson Charitable TrustNashville, TN 2022

    General use

    $25,000
  21. The Roros FoundationNashville, TN 2022

    Support of the educational and instructional activities

    $5,000
  22. Cardinal Health FoundationDublin, OH 2022

    Volunteer leadership grant

    $3,500
  23. Community Health Systems FoundationFranklin, TN 2022

    Matching grant or gift

    $1,000
  24. Dick's Sporting Goods FoundationCoraopolis, PA 2022

    Community marketing grant

    $1,000
  25. MSB Cockayne Fund IncNashville, TN 2022

    To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity

    $1,000
  26. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $798
  27. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2021

    Charter school growth

    $200,000
  28. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2021

    Charter school growth

    $200,000
  29. Louis Calder FoundationDenver, CO 2021

    School growth

    $125,000
  30. Scarlett Family FoundationNashville, TN 2021

    Support for school leadership pipeline

    $125,000
  31. Blair J Wilson Charitable TrustNashville, TN 2021

    General use

    $25,000
  32. Joe C Davis FoundationNashville, TN 2021

    Program support

    $22,000
  33. MSB Cockayne Fund IncNashville, TN 2021

    To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity

    $1,000
  34. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $888
  35. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2020

    Charter school growth

    $150,000
  36. Scarlett Family FoundationNashville, TN 2020

    Support for master teacher position

    $100,000
  37. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2020

    Pandemic relief - remote learning

    $30,000
  38. Louis Calder FoundationDenver, CO 2020

    Covid response grant

    $30,000
  39. Tua the Anne Potter Wilson FDNDallas, TX 2020

    Unrestricted general

    $25,000
  40. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2020

    Pandemic relief - remote learning

    $20,000
  41. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2020

    Providing Immediate Support to WFF Funded Schools During COVID-19

    $20,000
  42. MSB Cockayne Fund IncNashville, TN 2020

    To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity

    $1,000
  43. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $544
  44. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 2019

    Charter school growth

    $250,000
  45. Louis Calder FoundationDenver, CO 2019

    Grade-level growth and leadership development at middle school

    $150,000
  46. Scarlett Family FoundationNashville, TN 2019

    Support for master teacher position

    $100,000
  47. Blair J Wilson Charitable TrustNashville, TN 2019

    General use

    $50,000
  48. Louis Calder FoundationDenver, CO 2019

    Covid-19 emergency fund

    $30,000
  49. MSB Cockayne Fund IncNashville, TN 2019

    General charitable purposes

    $1,000
  50. Louis Calder FoundationDenver, CO 2018

    Grade-level growth and leadership development at middle school

    $150,000
  51. Blair J Wilson Charitable TrustNashville, TN 2018

    General use

    $50,000
  52. MSB Cockayne Fund IncNashville, TN 2018

    General charitable purposes

    $1,000
  53. Harnisch Family FoundationNew York, NY 2017

    Charitable

    $100

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Nashville, TN and are not among Nashville Classical’s funders above.

  1. The Frist FoundationNashville, TN 117 grants Accepts applications $13,540,442 to similar organizations
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 165 grants Accepts applications $1,266,102 to similar organizations
  3. Memorial Foundation IncMadison, TN 61 grants Preselected only $1,046,500 to similar organizations
  4. Hca Healthcare FoundationNashville, TN 80 grants Accepts applications $1,401,870 to similar organizations
  5. The Dan and Margaret Maddox Fund IncNashville, TN 53 grants Accepts applications $1,307,000 to similar organizations
  6. The Healing Trust Formerly Baptist Healing Hospital TrustNashville, TN 32 grants Accepts applications $529,966 to similar organizations
  7. Dettwiller FoundationNashville, TN 30 grants Preselected only $886,000 to similar organizations
  8. Dorothy Cate and Thomas F Frist FoundationNashville, TN 175 grants Preselected only $1,649,670 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 45-1137291 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.