1st and 10 Foundation
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About 1st and 10 Foundation
The foundation appears to operate primarily as a donor-directed grantmaker, routing the bulk of its giving through a Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund while making occasional direct gifts to disaster relief. Its limited grant activity suggests the foundation uses donor-advised vehicles to allocate most resources and makes targeted, one-off contributions for urgent humanitarian needs such as tornado recovery in Western Kentucky.
Focus Areas
Donor-advised fund distributions (Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund)Tornado and disaster relief in Western Kentucky
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated and infrequent: most dollars funneled through a donor-advised/charitable gift fund (three large grants), plus a single small direct grant to a regional disaster relief effort.
Funding Style
unrestricted/general operating supportcore operating supportnon-program-specific funding
Notable grantees: Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Tornado Relief Western Kentucky, Other charitable intermediaries / donor-advised funds (inferred)
Topics
About 1st and 10 Foundation
1st and 10 Foundation Inc appears to route much of its grantmaking through Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, with two separate $70,000 grants in the recent record and another $50,000 gift in 2024. That pattern makes donor-directed giving the clearest feature of the foundation’s activity. The foundation also makes smaller direct grants for specific needs, including $12,045 to Tornado Relief Western Kentucky for general support in 2023. Its public grant record is limited, but the available awards show a mix of general support and targeted responses rather than a broad program portfolio. The foundation’s recent direct grantees include Marshall University and Caesars Superdome, both receiving general support in 2023. Those gifts sit alongside the larger Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund allocations, suggesting that the foundation’s grantmaking combines donor-advised distributions with occasional one-off grants. Annual grants given are $209,245, with total assets of $1,070,346 on the latest 990 year on file, 2025.
What 1st and 10 Foundation Funds
The clearest topic in the recent record is donor-advised grantmaking. Three of the six listed grants went to Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, all labeled general support, with amounts of $70,000 in 2023 and 2025 and $50,000 in 2024. That makes donor-directed giving the dominant pattern in the file. Outside that vehicle, the foundation’s direct grants point to disaster response and institutional support. It gave $12,045 to Tornado Relief Western Kentucky for general support, indicating a response to storm recovery needs. It also made smaller general-support gifts to Marshall University and Caesars Superdome in 2023, showing that its direct giving is not limited to one cause area. Across the recent grants list, the foundation’s support is non-program-specific and often unrestricted.
How 1st and 10 Foundation Gives
The grant-size distribution is wide: p25 is $4,000, median grant size is $12,045, and p75 is $50,000. The recent record shows a high concentration of large gifts to Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, including two $70,000 grants in different years and a $50,000 grant in 2024, alongside smaller direct awards. Recipients do appear across multiple years at the donor-advised fund level, which points to recurring use of that vehicle rather than one-time giving alone. The foundation is a private foundation with no program-related investments and no individual grants in the record. The available data does not show an application process.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$209K
Total Assets
$1.1M
Total Revenue
$97K
Total Expenses
$81K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $4K and $50K, with a median of $12K.
25th Percentile
$4K
Median
$12K
75th Percentile
$50K
Geographic Reach
Regional4 states funded
About 40% of grants go to recipients in OH.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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