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Private foundation (trust)EIN 391898965Est. 1997-08

The Coons Foundation

Memphis, TN 381172426

Total Assets

$7.9M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$296K

FY 2024

Grants Made

23

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$13K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$80K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$514K

Total Expenses

$331K

Qualifying Distributions

$297K

Distributable Amount

$365K

Min. Investment Return

$369K

Undistributed Income

$362K

Payout rate 81%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.81%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

23 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $5K to maximum $80K, 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $341K in 2021. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

147 grants

Wesleylife
$431K
5 grants
Des Moines Metro Opera
$277K
6 grants
Blank's Children's Hospital
$260K
5 grants
Joshua Christian Academy
$155K
4 grants
Iowa Public Television Foundation
$60K
5 grants
Lucas County Fair Association
$55K
2 grants
BLANK CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
$55K
1 grant
Chariton Schools
$51K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

147 grants

<$10K
117
grants
$10–50K
19
grants
$50–250K
11
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

8 states

Iowa
$1.7M
92% of total
Minnesota
$50K
3% of total
Tennessee
$30K
2% of total
Missouri
$23K
1% of total
Texas
$19K
1% of total
Pennsylvania
$10K
1% of total
Illinois
$5K
0% of total
New Jersey
$1K
0% of total

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