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Private foundation (trust)EIN 621134070Est. 1983-03

THE FRIST FOUNDATION

NASHVILLE, TN 37203

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$608.9M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$18.2M

FY 2023

Grants Made

171

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$107K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$1K–$5.9M

Typical

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Focus Areas

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Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$23.1M

Total Expenses

$20.9M

Qualifying Distributions

$19.1M

Distributable Amount

$28.9M

Min. Investment Return

$29.0M

Undistributed Income

$23.4M

Payout rate 66%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.66%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

171 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $15K to maximum $5.9M, 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

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $34.2M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

500 grants

FRIST ART MUSEUM
$19.5M
13 grants
NASHVILLE ZOO INC
$12.5M
5 grants
NASHVILLE RESCUE MISSION
$2.6M
7 grants
PROJECT RETURN INC
$2.3M
5 grants
FRIENDS OF WARNER PARKS INC
$2.1M
4 grants
BELMONT UNIVERSITY
$2.0M
3 grants
THE CROSSROADS CAMPUS
$2.0M
2 grants
OPERATION STAND DOWN TENNESSEE
$1.5M
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
210
grants
$10–50K
201
grants
$50–250K
54
grants
$250K–1M
16
grants
$1–5M
18
grants
$5M+
1
grants

Geographic Focus

21 states

Tennessee
$68.6M
98% of total
New Jersey
$249K
0% of total
New York
$206K
0% of total
Maryland
$200K
0% of total
Montana
$124K
0% of total
District of Columbia
$124K
0% of total
Massachusetts
$120K
0% of total
Delaware
$100K
0% of total
Georgia
$72K
0% of total
Iowa
$50K
0% of total

+11 more states

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