Trinity Parent Teacher

Public charity · Grantmaker Franklin, TN EIN: 03-0542185

To support trinity elementary school.

Trinity Parent Teacher at a glance

In short: Trinity Parent Teacher gave $36K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $36K), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$35,713
-13.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$35,713
-13.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$35,713
Total assets
$102,401
+11.4% vs 2024
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.

Who Trinity Parent Teacher funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Trinity Elementary School: $36KTrinity Elementary School$36K

The largest 2025 recipient was Trinity Elementary School ($36K).

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Franklin

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $36K (2025) to $41K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $36K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Trinity Elementary School Franklin, TNProgram Support$35,713
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$102,401$156,209$145,691$35,7131
2024$91,883$163,417$144,409$41,4781
2023$72,875$150,184$127,271——
2022$49,962$130,172$123,193——
2021$42,983$31,293$45,055——
2020$56,745$119,973$102,512——

About Trinity Parent Teacher

Based on IRS filings

Trinity Parent Teacher is a public charity focused on Education, based in Franklin, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $102K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $36K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Trinity Parent Teacher is led by Bernadette Patton, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Bernadette Patton

    President

    Vice President Elect Cha → Vice President, 2023

    Vice President → President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Taylor Whitaker

    Vice President

    Vice President of Romp & Stomp → Romp & Stomp, 2022

    Romp & Stomp → Vice President, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kate Scheurs

    Vice President

    Member at La → Vice President Elect, 2023

    Vice President Elect → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelly Kleinfeld

    Treasurer

    Webmaster → Website Coordinator, 2022

    Website Coordinator → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lauren Graves

    Vice President

    At Large → Member at La, 2022

    Member at La → Vice President, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Fey

    Vice President

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kate Douillard

    Vice President

    Member → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    15 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joel Bednoski

    Vice President

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephanie Campbell

    Vice President & Member at La

    Vice President → Vice President & Member at La, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chrishelle Smith

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christine Jones

    Member at La

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kim Holmberg

    Member at La

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rachel Burnett

    Member at La

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah Davis

    Member at La

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tosha Greenway

    Website Coordinator

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (14)
  • Former: Jacqueline Denton (2020–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Anna Ringblom (2021–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Stacy Perry (2021–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Brooke Brandon (2020–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Jordan Waldron (2020–2023) — President
  • Former: April Kepner (2020–2022) — Vice President Elect Mer
  • Former: Carter Hagenbuch (2020–2022) — Vice President Merchandi
  • Former: Holly Bailey (2020–2022) — Advisor
  • Former: Jen Powell (2020–2022) — Vice President Communications
  • Former: Kim Lebo (2021–2022) — Romp & Stomp
  • Former: Ronnie McCoy (2020–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Jen Aprea (2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Natasha Wuest (2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Ryan McGraw (2020) — Advisor

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Trinity Parent Teacher

How much does Trinity Parent Teacher give each year?

Trinity Parent Teacher gave $36K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $41K across 1 grant.

How large is Trinity Parent Teacher?

Trinity Parent Teacher reported $102K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $156K.

What is Trinity Parent Teacher?

Trinity Parent Teacher is a public charity focused on Education, based in Franklin, TN. It holds $102K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Trinity Parent Teacher operate?

Trinity Parent Teacher has awarded grants in Tennessee.

What is Trinity Parent Teacher's EIN?

Trinity Parent Teacher's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 03-0542185. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)

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