United Community Foundation
United Community Foundation is a private foundation based in Chapel Hill, Tennessee. Its 2025 filing reports scholarship grants to individual recipients, with awards restricted to children of United Communications employees or graduating seniors within United Communications’ service area.
United Community Foundation at a glance
In short: United Community Foundation gave $25K across 20 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $25,000
- +35.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 20
- +11.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,250
- +21.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $109,635
- +222.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Tennessee (60% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to United Community Foundation
- How to Apply
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Contact Todd Brown. Forms are supplied by United Community Foundation. Applications must be submitted by the application deadline for the relevant scholarship year.
- Review Cycle
- Applications must be submitted by the deadline for the relevant scholarship year; no specific date is stated.
- Deadline
- Applications must be submitted by the deadline for the relevant scholarship year; no specific date is stated.
- Contact
Application contact: Todd Brown
Mailing address: 120 Taylor Street, Chapel Hill, TN 36034
Phone: (931) 364-4325
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who United Community Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
64 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 64 grants of 64 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, grant dollars went to recipients in Tennessee (60%), Alabama (12%), Georgia (8%), Indiana (8%), and North Carolina (4%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 20 itemized grants.
Cities
How United Community Foundation gives
- Giving grew 213% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2020) to $25K (2025). In 2025 it made 20 grants totaling $25K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 20 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $25,000 |
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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 | $109,635 | $100,762 | $25,147 | $25,000 | 20 | $25,000 | $762 | $2,396 |
| 2024 | $34,020 | $13,504 | $18,631 | $18,500 | 18 | $18,500 | $504 | $2,071 |
| 2023 | $39,147 | $107 | $13,041 | $13,000 | 13 | $13,000 | $107 | $2,293 |
| 2022 | $52,081 | $12,064 | $8,021 | $8,000 | 8 | $8,000 | $64 | $2,173 |
| 2021 | $48,038 | $12,043 | $5,021 | $5,000 | 5 | $5,000 | $43 | $2,097 |
| 2020 | $41,016 | $4,079 | $4,021 | $4,000 | 4 | — | $79 | $2,133 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, United Community Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation gave $25,000 through 20 grants. Awards ranged from $1,000 to $2,000, with a median grant of $1,000. The largest awards were $2,000 each to individual recipients in Tennessee, Georgia, Indiana, and Alabama.
The foundation’s filing states that it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. It also states that scholarship recipients must be children of United Communications employees or graduating seniors within United Communications’ service area.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists William Bradford as trustee and president, Todd Brown as trustee and secretary, and Kristin Jackson as trustee, vice president, and treasurer.
United Community Foundation is led by William Bradford, Trustee & President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
William Bradford
Trustee & President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristin Jackson
Trustee, Vice President & Treasurer
Trustee & Treasurer → Trustee, Vice President & Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Todd Brown
Trustee & Secretary
Trustee, Director of People & Culture → Trustee & Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Kimberly Hitchcock (2020–2021) — Trustee & Secretary
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 United Community Foundation
How much does United Community Foundation give each year?
United Community Foundation gave $25K across 20 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $19K across 18 grants.
What is United Community Foundation's typical grant size?
United Community Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,250, across 20 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does United Community Foundation give grants?
United Community Foundation gives mostly in Tennessee: 60% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Alabama (12%) and Georgia (8%).
Does United Community Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 20 grants with a stated purpose on United Community Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (20 grants).
How large is United Community Foundation?
United Community Foundation reported $110K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $25K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
How do I apply for a grant from United Community Foundation?
Contact Todd Brown. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is United Community Foundation's EIN?
United Community Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 62-0988419. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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