The Wade-Buntin Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Nashville, TN EIN: 62-6224481

The Wade-Buntin Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Nashville, Tennessee. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations, with most grant dollars going to recipients in Tennessee.

The Wade-Buntin Family Foundation at a glance

In short: The Wade-Buntin Family Foundation gave $271K across 56 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Tennessee. 18% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$270,891
+10.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
56
-8.2% vs 2024
Average grant
$4,837
+20.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,000
Total assets
$4,813,877
+2.4% vs 2024
New grantees (estimate)
18% first-time grantees (10 of 56, 2025)
Primary geography
Tennessee (96% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

How to apply to The Wade-Buntin Family Foundation

Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to Apply

The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

Contact

Mailing address: PO Box 58926, Nashville, TN 37205-8926
Phone: (615) 790-3893

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who The Wade-Buntin Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Volunteer State Horsemens Foundation: $105KVolunteer State HorsemensFoundation$105KAndrew Jackson Foundation: $55KAndrew Jackson Foundation$55KHarpeth Conservancy: $25KHarpeth Conservancy$25KFriends of Warner Parks: $11KFriends of Warner Parks$11KImmanuel Baptist Church: $7KImmanuel Baptist Church$7KGreenways for Nashville: $6KGreenways for Nashville$6KAlive Hospice: $5KAlive Hospice$5KFlorida Oceanographic Society: $5KFlorida Oceanographic Society$5KSt George's Episcopal Church: $5KSt George's Episcopal Church$5KCheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art: $4KCheekwood Botanical Garden andMuseum of Art$4K

The largest 2025 recipient was Volunteer State Horsemens Foundation ($105K). Together the top 10 received $227K.

Grant Size Distribution

287 grants across all recorded years

279<$50K6$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 279 grants of 287 (97%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, 96% of grant dollars went to recipients in Tennessee and 3% to recipients in Florida. The filing also reports shares rounded to 0% for Maryland, California, and Massachusetts.

Grant Distribution by State

11states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 56 itemized grants.

Cities

NashvilleFranklinStuartBrentwoodSewaneeClaremontWashingtonJoeltonMonteagleHermitageLexingtonMemphisMiamiSaint AugustineLos AngelesNational CityNew YorkSpring HillBethesdaCollege Grove

Is The Wade-Buntin Family Foundation open to new grantees?

18%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 10 of 56 grantees (18%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $6K. How we count

Medians: $570 first-time, $1K repeat.

  • 80% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+17%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 97% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF 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

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K104 grants2019 64 grants2020 47 grants2021 58 grants2022 65 grants2023 61 grants2024 56 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $198K (2021) to $305K (2019). In 2025 it made 56 grants totaling $271K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Volunteer State Horsemens Foundation Franklin, TNTo Further Charitable Activities$104,500
Andrew Jackson Foundation Nashville, TNTo Further Charitable Activities$55,000
Harpeth Conservancy Brentwood, TNTo Further Charitable Activities$25,000
Friends of Warner Parks Nashville, TNTo Further Charitable Activities$11,000
Immanuel Baptist Church Nashville, TNTo Further Charitable Activities$7,000
Greenways for Nashville Nashville, TNTo Further Charitable Activities$5,500
Alive Hospice Nashville, TNTo Further Charitable Activities$5,000
Florida Oceanographic Society Stuart, FLTo Further Charitable Activities$5,000
St George's Episcopal Church Nashville, TNTo Further Charitable Activities$5,000
Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art Nashville, TNTo Further Charitable Activities$3,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$4,813,877$458,624$343,667$270,89156$270,891$426,845$277,886
2024$4,698,920$2,723,916$259,610$244,77761$246,962$2,713,468$232,301
2023$2,236,003$126,575$244,010$237,91265$240,272$142,293$246,667
2022$2,352,049$143,630$237,809$232,30058$235,740$131,162$242,890
2021$2,446,228$128,493$225,635$197,80047$200,100$126,688$236,510
2020$2,543,370$876,047$294,159$289,10064—$1,004,209$193,086
2019$1,961,482$210,943$317,080$304,627104—$209,019$304,153

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Wade-Buntin Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $278K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations working in areas such as historic preservation and learning, river conservation, greenways and open space, coastal environmental stewardship, public media, and services for children and families. These are examples of its grantees’ work, not stated foundation priorities. For example, the Andrew Jackson Foundation says its mission is to preserve Jackson’s home place, create learning opportunities, and inspire citizenship; Harpeth Conservancy says it works to restore and protect clean water and healthy river ecosystems in Tennessee.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation made 56 grants totaling $270,891. Grant amounts ranged from $200 to $104,500, with a median of $1,000. The largest grants included $104,500 to Volunteer State Horsemens Foundation, $55,000 to the Andrew Jackson Foundation, $25,000 to Harpeth Conservancy, and $11,000 to Friends of Warner Parks. Other grants included $5,500 to Greenways for Nashville, $5,000 each to Alive Hospice and Florida Oceanographic Society, and $3,000 to Sailfish Point Foundation.

The grantees’ own descriptions illustrate the range of work supported. Greenways for Nashville says it promotes, supports, and enhances greenways and open space in Nashville and Davidson County. Florida Oceanographic Society says it inspires stewardship of Florida’s coastal ecosystems through education, research, and advocacy. Sailfish Point Foundation says it supports needy children and adults in Martin County, Florida, and employees of Sailfish Point POA, including support for formal education.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Mary N Wade as president.

The Wade-Buntin Family Foundation is led by Mary N. Wade, President on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Mary N. Wade

    President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

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 The Wade-Buntin Family Foundation

How much does The Wade-Buntin Family Foundation give each year?

The Wade-Buntin Family Foundation gave $271K across 56 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $245K across 61 grants.

What is The Wade-Buntin Family Foundation's typical grant size?

The Wade-Buntin Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $4,837, across 56 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Wade-Buntin Family Foundation that year got $2K on average.

Where does The Wade-Buntin Family Foundation give grants?

The Wade-Buntin Family Foundation gives mostly in Tennessee: 96% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Nashville, TN (37 grants), Franklin, TN (5 grants), Stuart, FL (2 grants) and Sewanee, TN (2 grants).

Does The Wade-Buntin Family Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 56 grants with a stated purpose on The Wade-Buntin Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "To Further Charitable Activities" (55 grants).

Who are The Wade-Buntin Family Foundation's largest grantees?

The Wade-Buntin Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Volunteer State Horsemens Foundation ($104,500), Andrew Jackson Foundation ($55,000) and Harpeth Conservancy ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 68% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is The Wade-Buntin Family Foundation?

The Wade-Buntin Family Foundation reported $4.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $271K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $278K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What does The Wade-Buntin Family Foundation fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations working in areas such as historic preservation and learning, river conservation, greenways and open space, coastal environmental stewardship, public media, and services for children and families. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from The Wade-Buntin Family Foundation?

The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is The Wade-Buntin Family Foundation's EIN?

The Wade-Buntin Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 62-6224481. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Does The Wade-Buntin Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 29, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 26, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)

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Cite this profile

Grantable. (2026). The Wade-Buntin Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 6, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/the-wade-buntin-family-foundation-morg_9c413d6d623a4a139b010f304835105f

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