Roy C Acuff Foundation
Roy C Acuff Foundation is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Nashville, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6K in total assets. In 2025, it made $1K in qualifying distributions.
Roy C Acuff Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $5,859
- -20.6% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $1,240
- +2.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,521
- +7.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Roy C Acuff Foundation funds
How Roy C Acuff Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 390% 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
From 2019 to 2020, annual grant giving ranged from $900 (2020) to $2K (2019). In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $900.
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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 | $5,859 | — | $1,521 | — | — | $1,240 | — | $318 |
| 2024 | $7,380 | — | $1,421 | — | — | $1,210 | — | $394 |
| 2023 | $8,801 | — | $1,358 | — | — | $1,184 | — | $460 |
| 2022 | $10,159 | — | $1,302 | — | — | $1,160 | — | $525 |
| 2021 | $11,461 | $2 | $1,131 | — | — | $1,127 | $2 | $598 |
| 2020 | $12,536 | $6 | $5,426 | $900 | 1 | — | $6 | $695 |
| 2019 | $17,773 | $5,981 | $2,504 | $1,800 | 1 | — | — | $912 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Roy C Acuff Foundation reported a distributable amount of $318 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Roy C Acuff Foundation is led by Scott Lynn, President & Secretary on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Scott Lynn
President & Secretary
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sidney Cherry
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Todd Siefert (2019–2023) — Treasurer
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 Roy C Acuff Foundation
How large is Roy C Acuff Foundation?
Roy C Acuff Foundation reported $6K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $318 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Roy C Acuff Foundation?
Roy C Acuff Foundation is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Nashville, TN. It holds $6K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Roy C Acuff Foundation operate?
Roy C Acuff Foundation has awarded grants in Tennessee.
What is Roy C Acuff Foundation's EIN?
Roy C Acuff Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-1661386. 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 2024 (received by the IRS April 23, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 11, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 27, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
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