FUNDER
ESME FOUNDATION
21recipients FY2016–24
$1Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 84% of giving in Tennessee
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A local funder — 84% of its dollars go to TN. It is a candidate for organizations in the 6 states it has funded, whatever their cause: IA, MD, OH, TN, TX, VA.
Funders that fund the same organizations
| Funder | Location | Channel | Shared recipients |
|---|---|---|---|
| OWEN FOUNDATION | COOKEVILLE, TN | program funder | 7 |
| SEME FOUNDATION INC | COOKEVILLE, TN | program funder | 5 |
| BURNETT UNITY FOUNDATION | COOKEVILLE, TN | program funder | 3 |
| EBENEZER ACRES FOUNDATION | COOKEVILLE, TN | program funder | 3 |
| ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS FOUNDATION | SAINT LOUIS, MO | large program funder | 3 |
| CAROLYN SMITH FOUNDATION | HENDERSONVLLE, TN | program funder | 2 |
| DOROTHY CATE AND THOMAS F FRIST FOUNDATION | NASHVILLE, TN | program funder | 2 |
| GIVECLEAR FOUNDATION | CHARLOTTE, NC | program funder | 2 |
| JOE C DAVIS FOUNDATION | NASHVILLE, TN | program funder | 2 |
| MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INC | MADISON, TN | program funder | 2 |
| NASHVILLE PREDATORS FOUNDATION | NASHVILLE, TN | program funder | 2 |
| NAZARETH FOUNDATION INC | COOKEVILLE, TN | program funder | 2 |
| THE FRIST FOUNDATION | NASHVILLE, TN | program funder | 2 |
| THE HEALING TRUST | NASHVILLE, TN | program funder | 2 |
| THE WEST END HOME FOUNDATION | NASHVILLE, TN | program funder | 2 |
| THINK HAPPY THOUGHTS FOUNDATION INC | BYRDSTOWN, TN | program funder | 2 |
| THOMAS & MAMIE HOUSER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | NASHVILLE, TN | program funder | 2 |
| UNITED WAY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE INC | NASHVILLE, TN | program funder | 2 |
| WASHINGTON FOUNDATION | NASHVILLE, TN | program funder | 2 |
| 11STRONG FOUNDATION | SYKESVILLE, MD | program funder | 1 |
| 1944 FOUNDATION INC | LA VERGNE, TN | program funder | 1 |
| 9TH AVENUE FOUNDATION | KNOXVILLE, TN | program funder | 1 |
| A BETTER NEIGHBORHOOD FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | program funder | 1 |
| ALAN BENTLEY WRIGHT CHARITABLE FUND | COLUMBIA, MO | program funder | 1 |
| ALDERSON FAMILY FOUNDATION | LA QUINTA, CA | program funder | 1 |
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOKEVILLE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH FOUNDATION INC | TN | 5 | 2024 | $235,000 |
| HOPE HOUSE OF TENNESSEE INC | TN | 4 | 2024 | $175,000 |
| MUSTARD SEED RANCH | TN | 5 | 2024 | $101,000 |
| SMILES OF HOPE INC | OH | 5 | 2024 | $90,000 |
| CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTER OF COOKEVILLE INC | TN | 5 | 2024 | $80,000 |
| NASHVILLE SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION | TN | 3 | 2024 | $65,000 |
| INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION | VA | 3 | 2024 | $50,000 |
| HOPE CENTER ADOPTION AND FAMILY SERVICES | TN | 1 | 2024 | $5,000 |
| MAGNOLIA FOUNDATION | TN | 1 | 2024 | $1,000 |
| CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION | MD | 1 | 2024 | $1,000 |
| SILOAM HEALTH | TN | 2 | 2023 | $40,000 |
| KKUMI PROJECT | TN | 3 | 2023 | $16,000 |
| COOKEVILLE RESCUE MISSION INC | TN | 2 | 2023 | $7,500 |
| THE AUSTIN STONE COMMUNITY CHURCH | TX | 1 | 2023 | $5,000 |
| UPPER CUMBERLAND CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER INC | TN | 1 | 2023 | $5,000 |
| FELLOWSHIP NASHVILLE | TN | 1 | 2021 | $25,000 |
| WESTMINSTER HOME CONNECTION | TN | 1 | 2021 | $5,000 |
| HISPANIC FAMILY FOUNDATION INC | TN | 1 | 2021 | $5,000 |
| LIFE CHURCH | TN | 1 | 2020 | $25,000 |
| COMMUNITY ACADEMY | IA | 1 | 2020 | $5,000 |
| HEART OF THE CUMBERLAND INC | TN | 1 | 2020 | $5,000 |