The Frist Foundation

NASHVILLE, TN EIN: 62-1134070

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$195.6M

-2.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$58.2M

+219.7% YoY

Grant Count

174

+1.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$335K

+214.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$17M$33M$50M$67M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$195,569,602$200,236,459$197,507,620
Revenue$55,695,044$23,118,814$36,088,932
Expenses$60,582,599$20,889,281$31,322,490
Qualifying Distributions$59,166,123$19,083,587$30,185,727
Net Investment Income$23,347,534$8,391,804$20,894,718
Distributable Amount$33,300,002$28,911,153$27,080,894

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$15M$29M$44M$58M207 grants2020207 grants2021226 grants2022171 grants2023174 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

GOLDMAN SACHS PHILANTHRO…$23.5MFRIST ART MUSEUM$6.5MCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF …$5.0MNASHVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY…$5.0MHABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF …$3.0MYWCA OF NASHVILLEMIDDLE TN$3.0MGOLDMAN SACHS PHILANTHRO…$1.4MFRIST ART MUSEUM$1.1MTHE HCA HOPE FUND$1.0MUNITED WAY OF GREATER NA…$1.0M

Grant Size Distribution

985 grants across all recorded years

783<$50K61$50–100K64$100–250K24$250–500K10$500K–1M36$1–5M7$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

CORINNE BERGERONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CEO$300KCOLETTE EASTERTREASURER$102KANNE REEVES AXESECRETARY$84K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
PATRICIA FRIST ELCANPRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN1
CHARLES ELCANDIRECTOR1
JENNIFER FRISTDIRECTOR1
JULIE FRISTDIRECTOR1
THOMAS F FRIST JRDIRECTOR EMERITUS1
THOMAS F FRIST IIIDIRECTOR1
WILLIAM R FRISTDIRECTOR1
LAUREN ELCAN INGRAMDIRECTOR1
CORINNE BERGERONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CEO40$300,000
COLETTE EASTERTREASURER30$101,521
ANNE REEVES AXESECRETARY40$84,000

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

27states
+19 more states

Cities

AlbanyAlbert LeaAlexandriaAntiochAtlantaBaltimoreBethesdaBig HornBismarckBooneBostonBowling GreenBozemanBraseltonBrentwoodBrunswickCentennialChapel HillCharlottesvilleCobbtown

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

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