Seme Foundation

COOKEVILLE, TN EIN: 38-3656678

Seme Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in COOKEVILLE, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 8 grants totaling $263K.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$263K

+7.6% YoY

Grant Count

8

+33.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$33K

-19.3% YoY

About Seme Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Seme Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in COOKEVILLE, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 8 grants totaling $263K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Cities

COOKEVILLEDOVERLEBANONLITTLE ROCKMURFREESBORONASHVILLESAN ANTONIOSEARCYSOUTH BERWICK

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$145K$291K$436K$582K7 grants20209 grants20217 grants20226 grants20238 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2024

COOKEVILLE RESCUE MISSION$75KMUSTARD SEED RANCH$50KHOPE CENTER ADOPTION AND…$50KGRASSROOTS PEOPLE'S FUND$30KCOOKEVILLE CRISIS PREGNA…$25KWESLEY COLLEGE$25KCOOKEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL -…$5KTENNESSEE CENTRAL RAILWA…$3K

Grant Size Distribution

37 grants across all recorded years

30<$50K4$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

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

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
THOMAS H JONESPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
CLARENCE LEE JONES IIIOFFICER/DIRECTOR

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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