Nashville Wine Auction
Nashville Wine Auction is a Nashville, Tennessee-based public charity that raises funds through wine-related events to support the fight against cancer. Its grantmaking policy says it funds nonprofit organizations working in cancer research, patient care and services, and family and friend caregiver support.
Nashville Wine Auction at a glance
In short: Nashville Wine Auction gave $1.3M across 12 grants in 2025 (avg $105K), mostly in Tennessee. 8% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,256,000
- +3.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 12
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $104,667
- +3.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $100,000
- Total assets
- $2,904,814
- -3.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 8% first-time grantees (1 of 12, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Tennessee (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Nashville Wine Auction
- How to Apply
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Organizations may download the grant application form or contact Nashville Wine Auction for more information. Proposals must advance one or more of its stated areas of grant interest.
- Contact
Mailing address: 2416 21St Avenue South Suite 101, Nashville, TN 37212
Phone: (615) 329-1760
Website: https://nashvillewineauction.com
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Nashville Wine Auction funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Gildas Club of Middle TN ($215K). Together the top 10 received $1.2M.
Grant Size Distribution
41 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 22 grants of 41 (54%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The grant policy says Nashville Wine Auction funds local, state, and national nonprofit organizations. All reported 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Tennessee.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 12 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Nashville Wine Auction open to new grantees?
8%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 12 grantees (8%) were first-time recipients. With only 12 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $165K; repeat grants $99K. How we count
Medians: $165K first-time, $100K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $140K (2020) to $1.3M (2025). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $1.3M.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Gildas Club of Middle TN Nashville, TN | Research & patient services | $215,000 |
| Blood Cancer United Nashville, TN | Research & patient services | $165,000 |
| American Cancer Society Nashville, TN | Research & Patient Services | $135,000 |
| Make A Wish Fdn of Middle TN Brentwood, TN | Research & patient services | $125,000 |
| Heimerdinger Foundation Nashville, TN | — | $100,000 |
| Monroe Carell Child Hospital Nashville, TN | — | $100,000 |
| Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Ctr Nashville, TN | Research & patient services | $100,000 |
| Nashville Gen Hospital Fdn Nashville, TN | — | $88,000 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Memphis, TN | Research & patient services | $85,000 |
| St Thomas Health Foundation Nashville, TN | Research & patient services | $78,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,904,814 | $4,761,580 | $4,816,308 | $1,256,000 | 12 | $49,967 |
| 2024 | $3,001,601 | $4,120,003 | $4,342,562 | $1,210,744 | 12 | $84,337 |
| 2023 | $3,390,885 | $4,217,187 | $4,100,206 | $1,025,303 | Total only | $62,372 |
| 2022 | $3,146,228 | $3,838,079 | $3,662,390 | $608,199 | 9 | $8,169 |
| 2021 | $1,455,016 | $3,050,154 | $2,691,858 | $880,420 | 8 | $374 |
| 2020 | $1,010,939 | $1,401,066 | $1,257,129 | $140,000 | 7 | $2,810 |
| 2019 | $931,870 | $1,420,648 | $1,203,575 | $395,000 | 7 | $4,182 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s mission is “Uniting the Wine Community to Fund the Fight Against Cancer.” Its policy identifies three grant areas: research, patient care and services, and family and friend caregiver support. It funds nonprofit organizations whose work advances those areas.
Grantees’ work includes a range of cancer-related services. Survivor Fitness Foundation, a 2025 grantee, says its mission is to empower cancer survivors with tools and training to recover health and wellness. The organization’s community-impact descriptions also identify support and education for people affected by cancer and their families, nutrition and meals for people facing cancer, and mobile mammography screening among funded activities.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Nashville Wine Auction reported 12 grants totaling $1,256,000. Grant amounts ranged from $25,000 to $215,000, with a median of $100,000. The largest awards included $215,000 to Gilda’s Club of Middle Tennessee, $165,000 to Blood Cancer United, $135,000 to the American Cancer Society, and $125,000 to Make-A-Wish Foundation of Middle Tennessee. Other awards included $100,000 each to the Heimerdinger Foundation, Monroe Carell Child Hospital, and Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, and $40,000 to Survivor Fitness Foundation.
The grant policy requires recipients to submit a written report within one year describing how the award was used, progress toward its purpose, and an accounting of the funds. It also requires funded projects or programs to comply with the stated nondiscrimination condition. The policy says awards recognize recipients’ current and past accomplishments and services; award-specific conditions are set out in a signed award letter.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Loren L. Chumley as President and CEO; Carrie Kitko as Chairman; Mark Peacock as Vice President; Tim Kirch as Secretary; and Jim Sloan as Treasurer. It also lists Jack Erter, Eric Osborne, Steve Taylor, Rob Turner, and Theodore G. W. Morrison Jr. as directors.
Nashville Wine Auction is led by Loren L Chumley, President & CEO since 2022 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 25 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Loren L Chumley
President & CEO
Director → President & CEO, 2022
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$145K (2022) → $129K (2025)
Carrie Kitko
Chairman
Director → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amy Atkinson
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jack Erter
Director
Vice President → Chairman, 2024
Chairman → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ashley Davidson
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric Osborne
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rob Turner
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Taylor
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aashish Shah
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marc Goldstone
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Karp
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Theodore GW Morrison Jr.
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Colleen Brennan
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Danielle Breezy
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gabriela Lira
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Navin
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Scott Moresco
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Darden Copeland
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daryl Harrell
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jenn Cordes
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Kulinski
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Shorter
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Sloan
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tim Kirch
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Peacock
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (29)
- Former: Christie Wilson (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Gary Rzucidlo (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Brian Junghans (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Eleanor Cobb (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Lynne D Teckman (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Marjorie Feltus Hawkins (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Debbie Laffey (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Andrea Diamantis (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Lyn Plantinga (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Eric Decker (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Lisa Maki (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jenn McDonnell (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Bill Piper (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Charles Stevens (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Chris Otillio (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Holly Hearn Whaley (2019–2021) — President & CEO
- Former: Tiffany Kling (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Tom Baldwin (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: David Kretschmer (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Jim Lewis (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Ned Braman (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Riley Sweat (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Blake Patterson (2020) — Director
- Former: Jessie Granbery (2020) — Director
- Former: Ann Eaden (2019) — Director
- Former: Chase Cole (2019) — Director
- Former: Cheryl Chunn (2019) — Director
- Former: Joanie Witty (2019) — Director
- Former: Michael Gold (2019) — Director
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $129K, to Loren L Chumley (President & CEO).
Frequently asked questions about Nashville Wine Auction
How much does Nashville Wine Auction give each year?
Nashville Wine Auction gave $1.3M across 12 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.2M across 12 grants.
What is Nashville Wine Auction's typical grant size?
Nashville Wine Auction's median grant in 2025 was $100,000, and its average grant was $104,667, across 12 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Nashville Wine Auction that year got $165K on average.
Where does Nashville Wine Auction give grants?
Nashville Wine Auction gives mostly in Tennessee: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Nashville, TN (10 grants).
Does Nashville Wine Auction give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on Nashville Wine Auction's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Research & Patient Services" (7 grants).
Who are Nashville Wine Auction's largest grantees?
Nashville Wine Auction's largest 2025 grantees include Gildas Club of Middle TN ($215,000), Blood Cancer United ($165,000) and American Cancer Society ($135,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 41% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Nashville Wine Auction?
Nashville Wine Auction reported $2.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.8M.
What does Nashville Wine Auction fund?
The organization’s mission is “Uniting the Wine Community to Fund the Fight Against Cancer.” Its policy identifies three grant areas: research, patient care and services, and family and friend caregiver support. It funds nonprofit organizations whose work advances those areas. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Nashville Wine Auction?
Organizations may download the grant application form or contact Nashville Wine Auction for more information. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Nashville Wine Auction's EIN?
Nashville Wine Auction's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 71-0918163. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 19, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 4, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Nashville Wine Auction funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/nashville-wine-auction-morg_0844aa58ca714e80a04ab29d73e12657
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