Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Nashville, TN EIN 62-0800756

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025

Total received

$31.7M

Foundation funders

33

Grants recorded

108

Years covered

2019–2025

Who funds Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee?

Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee is funded by 33 grantmakers, led by Legal Services Corporation ($24.6M), Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services ($2.4M), Tennessee Bar Foundation ($1.6M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $31.7M in grants to Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Legal Services Corporation$24,641,36862020–2025
Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services$2,405,15812024
Tennessee Bar Foundation$1,627,56462020–2025
West Tennessee Legal Services INC$954,25372019–2025
United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc$810,551132019–2025
The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc$347,009202020–2024
The Frist Foundation$245,00042020–2022
Equal Justice Works$140,10042020–2025
The Healing Trust$115,00022023–2024
United Way of South Central Tennessee$56,50052021–2025
MAZON A Jewish Response to Hunger$50,00012021
United Way Clinch-Powell Valley Inc$48,00062019–2024
National Legal Aid and Defender Association$33,77812024
HCA Healthcare Foundation$25,00012024
American College of Bankruptcy Foundation$20,70022021–2025
The Melkus Family Foundation$20,00032022–2024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$15,50012024
Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing$15,00012025
United Way of Franklin County$12,83822023–2024
Memorial Foundation Inc$12,50012024
Justice Frank F Drowota Trust$10,60812025
Dorothy Cate and Thomas F Frist$10,00042020–2025
Adient Foundation Inc$7,50012025
Deerfield Charitable Foundation$7,00052021–2025
Joanne W Stephenson Education Foundation$6,70012020
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Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10M4 grants2019 26 grants2020 13 grants2021 13 grants2022 13 grants2023 23 grants2024 16 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $147K (2019) to $8.3M (2024). In 2025 it made 16 grants totaling $5.1M.

What grants has Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Legal Services CorporationCIVIL LEGAL AID$4,530,808
2025Tennessee Bar FoundationLEGAL SERVICES$322,702
2025United Way of Middle Tennessee IncPROGRAM OPNS (CIF)$107,000
2025West Tennessee Legal Services INCFair Housing & Eviction Prevention$15,947
2025Thrivent Charitable Impact & InvestingGENERAL SUPPORT$15,000
2025United Way of South Central TennesseeFREE LEGAL SERVICES$11,000
2025United Way of Middle Tennessee IncDONOR DIRECTED DESIGNATIONS$10,843
2025American College of Bankruptcy FoundationTO PROVIDE PROJECT SUPPORT FOR BANKRUPTCY TRAININGS FOR ATTORNEYS.$10,700
2025Justice Frank F Drowota TrustPROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS$10,608
2025Adient Foundation IncGENERAL OPERATING$7,500
2025Equal Justice WorksFELLOWSHIP SUPPORT$7,000
2025The Joel C & Bernice W Gordon FamilyTO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY$2,500
2025Dorothy Cate and Thomas F FristGENERAL SUPPORT.$2,500
2025Deerfield Charitable FoundationCOMMUNITY ASSISTANCE$2,000
2025Judy and Noah Liff FoundationTO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION$500
2025The Annette & Irwin Eskind Family FoundationTO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION.$500
2024Legal Services CorporationCIVIL LEGAL AID$4,445,688
2024Tennessee Alliance for Legal ServicesLEGAL SUPPORT FOR TENNESSEE RESIDENTS$2,405,158
2024Tennessee Bar FoundationADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE$695,120
2024West Tennessee Legal Services INCFair Housing & Eviction Prevention$361,158
2024United Way of Middle Tennessee IncPROGRAM OPNS (CIF)$104,000
2024Equal Justice WorksFELLOWSHIP SUPPORT$64,100
2024The Healing TrustTO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE ORGANIZATION.$60,000
2024The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee IncDONATION$41,687
2024National Legal Aid and Defender AssociationNLADA RECEIVED FUNDING FOR THE NATIONAL TELEPHONE ABUSE PREVENTION PROJECT (NTAPP) FROM A CY PRES AWARD IN KRAKAUER (O/B/O A CLASS OF PERSONS) V. DISH NETWORK, LLC. NTAPP SUPPORTS CONSUMER PROTECTION WORK AT LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAMS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, SPECIFICALLY CLIENT REPRESENTATION IN ELIGIBLE MATTERS, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, AND ATTORNEY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH TRAINING AND RESOURCES FROM THE NATIONAL CONSUMER LAW CENTER (NCLC). NTAPP INCLUDES NLADA AS THE FUNDER AND CONVENER, ALONG WITH SELECTED LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAMS THAT WILL PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES, COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY.$33,778
2024HCA Healthcare FoundationOPERATIONAL FUNDING REQUEST$25,000
2024United Way of Middle Tennessee IncDONOR DIRECTED DESIGNATIONS$17,439
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$15,500
2024Memorial Foundation IncTO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY$12,500
2024United Way of South Central TennesseeFREE LEGAL SERVICES$10,500

Showing 30 most recent of 108 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee?

Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee is funded by 33 grantmakers, led by Legal Services Corporation ($24.6M), Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services ($2.4M), Tennessee Bar Foundation ($1.6M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $31.7M in grants to Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee between 2019–2025.

Who is Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee's largest funder?

Legal Services Corporation is the largest recorded funder of Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee, with $24.6M across 6 grants (2020–2025).

How much grant funding has Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee received?

IRS 990 filings record $31.7M in grants to Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee across 108 grants from 33 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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