Hardin Charitable Trust 44-8802409

Private foundation · Grantmaker Memphis, TN EIN: 26-6754597

Hardin Charitable Trust 44-8802409 is a private foundation, based in Memphis, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $1.5M. Net investment income was $252K.

Hardin Charitable Trust 44-8802409 at a glance

In short: Hardin Charitable Trust 44-8802409 gave $1.5M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $750K), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,500,000
+55.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+100.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$750,000
-22.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$750,000
Total assets
$3,835,167
-24.9% 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 October 2026.

Who Hardin Charitable Trust 44-8802409 funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

University of Memphis Fdn: $1.0MUniversity of Memphis Fdn$1.0MMethodist Healthcare Foundation: $500KMethodist HealthcareFoundation$500K

The largest 2025 recipient was University of Memphis Fdn ($1.0M). Together the top 2 received $1.5M.

Grant Size Distribution

12 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K1$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K5$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 5 grants of 12 (42%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

MemphisColumbusPelhamTupelo

How Hardin Charitable Trust 44-8802409 gives

  • Giving grew 31% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 537% of 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

$0$500K$1M$1.5M6 grants2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 2 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $943K (2023) to $1.5M (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $1.5M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Memphis Fdn Memphis, TNCharitable Contribution$1,000,000
Methodist Healthcare Foundation Memphis, TNGIFT$500,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$3,835,167$287,435$1,568,153$1,500,0002$1,530,670$251,575$285,251
2024$5,104,826$318,384$1,040,854$962,5001$995,450$273,542$316,763
2023$5,831,177$554,447$1,016,584$942,5001$975,081$513,620$314,253
2022$6,295,540$500,652$1,232,130$1,142,5002$1,180,061$452,077$374,760
2021$7,034,026$400,198$1,216,038$1,117,5006—$345,394$443,823

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Hardin Charitable Trust 44-8802409 reported a distributable amount of $285K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Hardin Charitable Trust 44-8802409's only listed officer is First Horizon Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2021 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • First Horizon Bank

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    3 hrs/week

    $82K (2021) → $61K (2025)

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

First Horizon Bank — Trustee: $61KFirst Horizon BankTrustee$61K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $61K, to First Horizon Bank (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Hardin Charitable Trust 44-8802409

How much does Hardin Charitable Trust 44-8802409 give each year?

Hardin Charitable Trust 44-8802409 gave $1.5M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $963K across 1 grant.

How large is Hardin Charitable Trust 44-8802409?

Hardin Charitable Trust 44-8802409 reported $3.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.5M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $285K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Hardin Charitable Trust 44-8802409 operate?

Hardin Charitable Trust 44-8802409 has awarded grants in Alabama, Mississippi, South Dakota, Tennessee.

What is Hardin Charitable Trust 44-8802409's EIN?

Hardin Charitable Trust 44-8802409's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-6754597. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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