Alice W Jew Foundation
Alice W Jew Foundation is a private foundation, based in Nashville, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $592K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $29K. Net investment income was $58K.
Alice W Jew Foundation at a glance
In short: Alice W Jew Foundation gave $29K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $29,000
- -19.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -40.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $9,667
- +34.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $13,000
- Total assets
- $592,091
- +5.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Tennessee (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Alice W Jew Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was African Christian Schools Foundation ($15K). Together the top 3 received $29K.
Grant Size Distribution
27 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 27 grants of 27 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Alice W Jew Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+9%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 76% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $27K (2022) to $36K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $29K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| African Christian Schools Foundation Nashville, TN | To be used for funding of grants paid and operations of foundation | $14,500 |
| St David's Episcopal Church Nashville, TN | Church Ministries | $13,000 |
| St George Episcopal Church Germantown, TN | Church Ministries | $1,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $592,091 | $66,333 | $37,315 | $29,000 | 3 | $29,000 | $58,022 | $38,338 |
| 2024 | $563,502 | $24,825 | $55,539 | $36,000 | 5 | $43,525 | $14,394 | $35,778 |
| 2023 | $594,216 | $84,009 | $43,423 | $34,000 | 7 | $35,610 | $76,196 | $36,725 |
| 2022 | $553,630 | $69,846 | $44,428 | $26,500 | 6 | $31,058 | $60,176 | $38,988 |
| 2021 | $527,730 | $139,980 | $39,784 | $27,000 | 6 | — | $131,665 | $30,230 |
| 2019 | $456,593 | $32,651 | $38,830 | $27,600 | 4 | — | $25,660 | $31,259 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Alice W Jew Foundation reported a distributable amount of $38K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Alice W Jew Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jennifer Barnes
Trust Committee Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leland Watts
Trust Committee Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roger Proctor
Trust Committee Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Alice W Jew Foundation
How much does Alice W Jew Foundation give each year?
Alice W Jew Foundation gave $29K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $36K across 5 grants.
What is Alice W Jew Foundation's typical grant size?
Alice W Jew Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $13,000, and its average grant was $9,667, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Alice W Jew Foundation give grants?
Alice W Jew Foundation gives mostly in Tennessee: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Nashville, TN (2 grants).
Does Alice W Jew Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Alice W Jew Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Alice W Jew Foundation?
Alice W Jew Foundation reported $592K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $29K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $38K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Alice W Jew Foundation's EIN?
Alice W Jew Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 62-1581405. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 6, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 12, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 16, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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