Ben Chandler Family Foundation
Ben Chandler Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Nashville, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $4K.
Ben Chandler Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Ben Chandler Family Foundation gave $4K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $4,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $4,000
- Total assets
- $5,757
- -45.2% 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 Ben Chandler Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
11 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 11 (82%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Ben Chandler Family Foundation gives
- Giving fell 43% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2020) to $145K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $4K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $4,000 |
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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 | $5,757 | $13 | $4,771 | $4,000 | 1 | $4,000 | — | $381 |
| 2024 | $10,515 | $51 | $5,014 | $4,000 | 1 | $4,000 | — | $616 |
| 2023 | $15,778 | $7,353 | $145,000 | $145,000 | 4 | $145,000 | $7,353 | $7,284 |
| 2022 | $154,280 | $12,192 | $8,311 | $7,000 | 2 | $7,000 | $5,064 | $8,168 |
| 2021 | $155,793 | $35,175 | $9,305 | $7,000 | 3 | $7,000 | $6,143 | $8,250 |
| 2020 | $144,938 | $9,372 | $4,129 | $3,000 | 2 | — | $5,639 | $15,542 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ben Chandler Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $381 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ben Chandler Family Foundation is led by Margaret Jo Cooper, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Margaret Jo Cooper
President
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lance Chandler
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Mary Cooper Kerstiens
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Ann Chandler
Secretary
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Ben Chandler Family Foundation
How much does Ben Chandler Family Foundation give each year?
Ben Chandler Family Foundation gave $4K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4K across 1 grant.
How large is Ben Chandler Family Foundation?
Ben Chandler Family Foundation reported $6K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $4K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $381 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Ben Chandler Family Foundation?
Ben Chandler Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Nashville, TN. It holds $6K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Ben Chandler Family Foundation operate?
Ben Chandler Family Foundation has awarded grants in Tennessee.
What is Ben Chandler Family Foundation's EIN?
Ben Chandler Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 61-1463665. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 6, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
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