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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $6,590,256 | $6,666,105 | $8,221,693 | $5,101,560 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 30% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation of Middle TennesseNashville, TN | GENERAL/OPERATING | $1,828,735 | 2024 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| James W Ayers | CHAIRMAN | 4.0 | $0 |
| Janet Ayers | PRESIDENT | 10.0 | $0 |
| Jonathan Ayers | DIRECTOR UNTIL 09/28/2023 | 3.0 | $0 |
| Jo Ann Lynn | DIRECTOR |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $1,283,563 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $1,517,174 | $149,204 | $149,174 | $2,739,045 | $1,367,970 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| GENERAL/OPERATING |
| $1,500,000 |
| 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Ctrnashville, TN | GENERAL/OPERATING | $250,000 | 2024 |
| East TN State University FoundationJOHNSON CITY, TN | GENERAL/OPERATING | $200,000 | 2024 |
| Freed-Hardeman UniversityHenderson, TN | GENERAL/OPERATING | $200,000 | 2024 |
| Lipscomb -LdrshpPublServicenashville, TN | GENERAL/OPERATING | $160,000 | 2024 |
| TN SCOREnashville, TN | GENERAL/OPERATING | $150,000 | 2024 |
| Lipscomb University - Ayers Institutenashville, TN | GENERAL/OPERATING | $100,250 | 2024 |
| The Hermitage FoundationNashville, TN | GENERAL/OPERATING | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Ballad Health FoundationJohnson city, TN | GENERAL/OPERATING | $100,000 | 2024 |
| GIRL SCOUTS OF MIDDLE TNMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.NASHVILLE, TN | GENERAL/OPERATING | $55,000 | 2024 |
| GIRL SCOUTS OF MIDDLE TNMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.NASHVILLE, TN | GENERAL/OPERATING | $50,000 | 2023 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospitalmemphis, TN | GENERAL/OPERATING | $50,000 | 2024 |
| SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANKNASHVILLE, TN | GENERAL/OPERATING | $38,000 | 2023 |
| SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANKNASHVILLE, TN | GENERAL/OPERATING | $36,145 | 2024 |
| First Baptist Churchparsons, TN | GENERAL/OPERATING | $27,369 | 2024 |
| Foundation for the College System of TNnashville, TN | GENERAL/OPERATING | $25,000 | 2024 |
| JONESBOROUGH UNITED METHODIST CHURCHJonesborough, TN | GENERAL/OPERATING | $25,000 | 2023 |
| Lane Collegejackson, TN | GENERAL/OPERATING | $25,000 | 2024 |
| JONESBOROUGH UNITED METHODIST CHURCHJonesborough, TN | GENERAL/OPERATING | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Unicoi County United Wayerwin, TN | GENERAL/OPERATING | $20,000 | 2024 |
| Leadership TN - Thompsonnashville, TN | GENERAL/OPERATING | $15,000 | 2024 |
| TN Wildlife Resources Foundationnashville, TN | GENERAL/OPERATING | $12,500 | 2024 |
| Centerstone FoundationNashville, TN | GENERAL/OPERATING | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Small Miracles Therapeutic Equestriankingsport, TN | GENERAL/OPERATING | $6,000 | 2024 |
| 1.0 |
| $0 |
| Kristy Ayers | DIRECTOR | 1.0 | $0 |
| Lin Howard Andrews | DIRECTOR | 1.0 | $0 |
| Lee Ann Ingram | DIRECTOR | 1.0 | $0 |
| Cassie Lynn Foote | DIRECTOR | 1.0 | $0 |
| Dr Michael Price | VICE PRESIDENT | 16.0 | $7,500 |
| Dr Agenia Clark | SECRETARY | 1.0 | $0 |
| Dr Burton Williams | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | 6.0 | $17,542 |
| Lorisa Williams | ORG EFFECTIVENESS ADVISOR | 4.0 | $5,738 |
| Blake Dill | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | 6.0 | $10,216 |
| James Troy Grant | CHIEF SCHOLARS OFFICER | 6.0 | $11,918 |
| Shannon Haynes | CHIEF PROSPERITY OFFICER | 39.0 | $168,564 |
| Winnie Bunch | Director From 12/05/2023 | 1.0 | $0 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Jun 30, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202503079349100870
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Jun 30, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202431369349105338
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Jun 30, 2022
Filing id 202341259349101439
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.