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Private foundation (trust)EIN 621545923Est. 1994-12

JAMES R MEADOWS JR FOUNDATION

NASHVILLE, TN 37215

Total Assets

$24.2M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.1M

FY 2024

Grants Made

43

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$26K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$210K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.3M

Total Expenses

$1.5M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.1M

Distributable Amount

$1.1M

Min. Investment Return

$1.2M

Undistributed Income

$600K

Payout rate 99%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.99%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

43 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $10K to maximum $210K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $1.2M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

172 grants

FISK UNIVERSITY
$1.1M
5 grants
WEBB SCHOOL
$544K
4 grants
MERCY CORPS
$330K
5 grants
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK
$200K
4 grants
PEABODY AT VANDERBILT
$200K
2 grants
AMERICAN BAPTIST COLLEGE
$170K
4 grants
BACKFIELD IN MOTION
$150K
3 grants
LAND TRUST FOR TENNESSEE
$135K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

172 grants

<$10K
100
grants
$10–50K
53
grants
$50–250K
17
grants
$250K–1M
2
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

11 states

Tennessee
$4.0M
87% of total
Iowa
$325K
7% of total
Maryland
$75K
2% of total
District of Columbia
$54K
1% of total
New York
$50K
1% of total
Virginia
$46K
1% of total
Alabama
$40K
1% of total
Arizona
$5K
0% of total
Illinois
$3K
0% of total
Georgia
$1K
0% of total

+1 more states

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