Tennessee Innocence Project

Nashville, TN ·EIN 32-0582082 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

$2.3M received 33 funders 83 grants · 2020–2025

Who funds Tennessee Innocence Project?

Tennessee Innocence Project is funded by 33 grantmakers, led by The Schooner Foundation ($1.1M), Formanek Foundation ($318K), Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund ($187K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $2.3M in grants to Tennessee Innocence Project between 2020–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
The Schooner Foundation$1,073,50092020–2024
Formanek Foundation$318,00032022–2024
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$186,50042021–2024
The Melkus Family Foundation$140,00042021–2024
Kharis Foundation$90,00042022–2025
The Assisi Foundation of Memphis Inc$75,00022021–2022
Brighter Days Foundation Inc$70,00022022
Tennessee Bar Foundation$55,00022023–2024
James Stephen Turner Family Foundation$50,00022022–2024
The Community Foundation of Middle$45,838162020–2022
The Blackbaud Giving Fund$26,04912022
The Joseph Family Foundation$18,50022021–2022
Memorial Foundation Inc$16,50042021–2024
Patricia & Louis Todd Family Foundation$16,00022021–2023
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$15,00012022
Bauchiero Family Foundation$13,50022024–2025
Community Foundation$10,00012025
Hca Healthcare Foundation$10,00022022–2024
Tennessee Titans Foundation$10,00012023
Dale and Clarice Wolf Foundation$10,00022023
Williams Family Charitable Foundation$10,00022022–2023
Lawson Family Foundation$10,00012022
Servant Foundation$10,00012022
Butler Snow O'mara Stevens & Cannada$7,50012024
Dorothy Cate and Thomas F Frist$7,50032022–2024

Showing top 25 of 33 funders by total given.

What grants has Tennessee Innocence Project received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Kharis FoundationTO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES$25,000
2025Community FoundationGENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT$10,000
2025Bauchiero Family FoundationDONATION$5,000
2024The Schooner FoundationGeneral Support$200,000
2024Formanek FoundationTO PROMOTE THE INVESTIGATION AND LITIGATION OF PERSONS WITH EVIDENCE OF ACTUAL INNOCENCE$106,000
2024Tennessee Bar FoundationLEGAL SERVICES$45,000
2024The Melkus Family FoundationTO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY$40,000
2024Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy FundMEDICAL / PUBLIC SERVICES$25,500
2024Kharis FoundationTO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES$25,000
2024James Stephen Turner Family FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$25,000
2024Bauchiero Family FoundationDONATION$8,500
2024Butler Snow O'mara Stevens & CannadaUPDATED TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT$7,500
2024Gibson Gives FoundationFOR PROGRAM USE/FUNDRAISING EFFORTS FOR PROGRAM USE.$5,499
2024Eden FoundationUNRESTRICTED$5,000
2024Hca Healthcare FoundationOPERATIONAL FUNDING REQUEST$5,000
2024Memorial Foundation IncTO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY$4,000
2024The Schooner FoundationFocused Support$3,000
2024Dorothy Cate and Thomas F FristGENERAL SUPPORT.$2,500
2024Memphis Bar FoundationLEGAL AID AND TRAINING$2,500
2024The Blum Family FoundationFOR ONE OR MORE EXEMPT PURPOSES DESCRIBED IN IRC SECTION 501(C)(3)$1,000
2023The Schooner FoundationGeneral Support$200,000
2023Formanek FoundationTO PROMOTE THE INVESTIGATION AND LITIGATION OF PERSONS WITH EVIDENCE OF ACTUAL INNOCENCE$106,000
2023Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy FundMEDICAL / PUBLIC SERVICES$56,000
2023The Melkus Family FoundationTO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY$40,000
2023Kharis FoundationTO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES$25,000
2023Patricia & Louis Todd Family FoundationCONTRIBUTION$11,000
2023Tennessee Titans FoundationOPERATING BUDGET$10,000
2023Tennessee Bar FoundationLEGAL SERVICE$10,000
2023The Schooner FoundationSponsorship table at Five Years of Fighting for Freedom event - for Exonorees$5,500
2023Dale and Clarice Wolf FoundationEXONERATE INNOCENT VICTIMS$5,000

Showing 30 most recent of 83 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Tennessee Innocence Project?

Tennessee Innocence Project is funded by 33 grantmakers, led by The Schooner Foundation ($1.1M), Formanek Foundation ($318K), Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund ($187K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $2.3M in grants to Tennessee Innocence Project between 2020–2025.

Who is Tennessee Innocence Project's largest funder?

The Schooner Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Tennessee Innocence Project, with $1.1M across 9 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Tennessee Innocence Project received?

IRS 990 filings record $2.3M in grants to Tennessee Innocence Project across 83 grants from 33 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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