Project Return Inc

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Nashville, TN EIN 62-1058325

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025

Total received

$7.4M

Foundation funders

37

Grants recorded

109

Years covered

2020–2025

Who funds Project Return Inc?

Project Return Inc is funded by 37 grantmakers, led by The Frist Foundation ($2.3M), United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc ($2.3M), Memorial Foundation Inc ($640K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.4M in grants to Project Return Inc between 2020–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
The Frist Foundation$2,330,99082020–2024
United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc$2,251,073112020–2024
Memorial Foundation Inc$640,00052020–2024
Redf$405,00042020–2023
Hca Healthcare Foundation$395,00072020–2024
Jpmorgan Chase Foundation$200,00012021
The Community Foundation of Middle$173,493172020–2024
The Winston-Salem Foundation$169,00012022
Benwood Foundation Inc$150,00012022
Southern Company Gas Charitable$100,00042021–2024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$75,50012021
Carolyn Smith Foundation$70,00042021–2024
Joe C Davis Foundation$70,00042021–2024
United Way of Greater Chattanooga$49,05522024–2025
American Water Charitable Foundationinc$40,00022022–2023
Yarbrough Family Foundation$40,00042022–2023
Jim and Leah Sohr Family Foundation$30,00042023–2024
Dorothy Cate and Thomas F Frist$25,00052020–2024
Truist Foundation Inc$25,00012021
The Graham and Carolyn Holloway Family$20,00022021–2023
Bob Barker Foundation Inc$20,00012022
Corecivic Foundation the$20,00022021–2022
The New York Community Trust$15,00012024
Vanderbilt University$15,00012022
Louisiana-pacific Foundation$15,00012022
Show all 37 funders

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$905K$2M$3M$4M22 grants202024 grants202128 grants202216 grants202318 grants20241 grants2025

What grants has Project Return Inc received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025United Way of Greater ChattanoogaPROGRAM SUPPORT$24,377
2024United Way of Middle Tennessee IncPROGRAM OPNS (CIF)$175,000
2024United Way of Middle Tennessee IncSUB-RECIPIENT GRANTS$70,064
2024Memorial Foundation IncTO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY$60,000
2024The Community Foundation of Middle2024 SUPPORT$50,000
2024Hca Healthcare FoundationOPERATIONAL FUNDING REQUEST$25,000
2024Southern Company Gas CharitableSOCIAL JUSTICE$25,000
2024United Way of Greater ChattanoogaPROGRAM SUPPORT$24,678
2024Carolyn Smith FoundationASSIST THE PREVIOUSLY INCARCERATED$20,000
2024Joe C Davis FoundationPROGRAM SUPPORT$20,000
2024The New York Community TrustFOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.$15,000
2024The Galaxy Foundation IncPROGRAM SUPPORT$10,000
2024Turner Construction Company FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE$10,000
2024The Frist FoundationOPERATING SUPPORT FOR 2024$10,000
2024Dorothy Cate and Thomas F FristGENERAL SUPPORT.$5,000
2024Jim and Leah Sohr Family FoundationUNRESTRICTED GIFT$5,000
2024Jim and Leah Sohr Family FoundationUNRESTRICTED GIFT$5,000
2024United Way of Middle Tennessee IncDONOR DIRECTED DESIGNATIONS$1,753
2024The Blum Family FoundationFOR ONE OR MORE EXEMPT PURPOSES DESCRIBED IN IRC SECTION 501(C)(3)$1,000
2023United Way of Middle Tennessee IncSUB-RECIPIENT$337,000
2023RedfGrowth Portfolio$175,000
2023United Way of Middle Tennessee IncCIF$170,000
2023Memorial Foundation IncTO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY$80,000
2023Hca Healthcare FoundationOPERATIONAL FUNDING REQUEST$25,000
2023Southern Company Gas CharitableSIGNATURE$25,000
2023Joe C Davis FoundationPROGRAM SUPPORT$20,000
2023American Water Charitable FoundationincGENERAL PURPOSE$20,000
2023Carolyn Smith FoundationASSIST THE PREVIOUSLY INCARCERATED$20,000
2023Jim and Leah Sohr Family FoundationUNRESTRICTED$10,000
2023Yarbrough Family FoundationUNRESTRICTED$10,000

Showing 30 most recent of 109 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Project Return Inc?

Project Return Inc is funded by 37 grantmakers, led by The Frist Foundation ($2.3M), United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc ($2.3M), Memorial Foundation Inc ($640K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.4M in grants to Project Return Inc between 2020–2025.

Who is Project Return Inc's largest funder?

The Frist Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Project Return Inc, with $2.3M across 8 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Project Return Inc received?

IRS 990 filings record $7.4M in grants to Project Return Inc across 109 grants from 37 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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