Tuw Valere Blair Potter
Tuw Valere Blair Potter is a private foundation, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $1.0M. Net investment income was $845K.
Tuw Valere Blair Potter at a glance
In short: Tuw Valere Blair Potter gave $1.0M across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $250K), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,000,000
- +42.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $250,000
- -28.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $150,000
- Total assets
- $5,006,887
- -3.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Tennessee (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Tuw Valere Blair Potter funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Vanderbilt University Blair Academy ($1.0M across 4 grants).
Grant Size Distribution
13 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 5 grants of 13 (38%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Tuw Valere Blair Potter gives
- Giving grew 43% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 69% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $660K (2021) to $1.0M (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $1.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University Blair Academy Nashville, TN | Unrestricted General | $650,000 |
| Vanderbilt University Blair Academy Nashville, TN | Valere Blair Potter | $150,000 |
| Vanderbilt University Blair Academy Nashville, TN | Myra Jackson Blair | $150,000 |
| Vanderbilt University Blair Academy Nashville, TN | Summer Camps | $50,000 |
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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 | $5,006,887 | $893,408 | $1,087,959 | $1,000,000 | 4 | $1,030,443 | $844,749 | $1,493,878 |
| 2024 | $5,202,166 | $900,414 | $775,221 | $700,000 | 2 | $726,427 | $853,698 | $1,289,291 |
| 2023 | $5,083,530 | $810,360 | $780,941 | $700,000 | 1 | $724,949 | $769,409 | $1,214,912 |
| 2022 | $5,062,926 | $695,206 | $766,251 | $700,000 | 3 | $724,701 | $652,052 | $1,196,434 |
| 2021 | $5,142,130 | $656,620 | $726,024 | $660,000 | 3 | — | $620,296 | $1,070,498 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Tuw Valere Blair Potter reported a distributable amount of $1.5M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Tuw Valere Blair Potter's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Blair J. Wilson
Trustee
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Justin P. Wilson
Trustee
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Ruth Valere Adar
Trustee
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Tuw Valere Blair Potter
How much does Tuw Valere Blair Potter give each year?
Tuw Valere Blair Potter gave $1.0M across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $700K across 2 grants.
What is Tuw Valere Blair Potter's typical grant size?
Tuw Valere Blair Potter's median grant in 2025 was $150,000, and its average grant was $250,000, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Tuw Valere Blair Potter give grants?
Tuw Valere Blair Potter gives mostly in Tennessee: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Nashville, TN (4 grants).
Does Tuw Valere Blair Potter give general operating support?
Yes: 25% of Tuw Valere Blair Potter's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Tuw Valere Blair Potter?
Tuw Valere Blair Potter reported $5.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.0M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.5M (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 is Tuw Valere Blair Potter's EIN?
Tuw Valere Blair Potter's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-1309898. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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