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Looking Out Foundation

NASHVILLE, TN EIN: 45-5300890 Website

To amplify the impact of music by empowering those without a voice. From neighborhood to nation, we fund organizations that often go unnoticed as they support social justice and humanitarian causes across the US and globally.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$329K

-8.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$221K

-76.2% YoY

Grant Count

16

-20.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$14K

-70.2% YoY

About Looking Out Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Looking Out Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in NASHVILLE, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $329K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 16 grants totaling $221K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

21states
+13 more states

Cities

ArlingtonAthensAtlantaBellinghamBloomingtonBoiseBrooklynBurlingtonCharlestonChicagoColumbiaDanversDendronEssexLos AngelesMaple ValleyMemphisMenandsNaplesNashville

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$646K$1M$2M$3M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$328,525$360,276$411,190
Revenue$1,662,503$2,296,784$1,618,650
Expenses$1,694,253$2,347,698$1,398,647
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$231K$463K$694K$925K5 grants20204 grants202118 grants202220 grants202316 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Equality Florida Institu…$20KExalt Youth$20KHead Count$20KOutright Vermont$20KPEN American Center$20KThrive Youth Center Inc$20KSouth Carolina Philharmo…$15KAmericana Music Foundation$10KChildren's Home Society …$10KMake Shift Art Space$10K

Grant Size Distribution

63 grants across all recorded years

47<$50K5$50–100K10$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Open Grants

2 open opportunities from Looking Out Foundation

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Catherine CarlileChairperson of the Board$80KGloria GoeresExecutive Director$33K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Brandi CarlilePresident10
Catherine CarlileChairperson of the Board40$80,000
Timothy HanserothSecretary10
Phillip HanserothTreasurer10
Amber Molen - thru 924Director1
Roberta Goschler - thru 924Director1
Holly Zipperer - thru 924Director1
Amy Andrews - thru 924Director1
Jeri Andrews - thru 924Director1
Xiomara PadamseeDirector1
Gloria GoeresExecutive Director40$33,333

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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