The Care Foundation of America concentrates major gifts to mid-size nonprofit programs primarily in Tennessee, favoring workforce development, children’s STEM/educational enrichment, and family-stabilizing social services. Grants are sizable and targeted—several organizations receive repeat, multi-hundred-thousand-dollar awards—suggesting a preference for deep, operational support to locally rooted institutions rather than many small donations. The portfolio also includes faith-community support and organizations serving vulnerable women and families, indicating an interest in both economic mobility and social stability at the community level.
Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a small group of local organizations — including repeat awards — indicating multi-year or growth-oriented support rather than one-off microgrants.
Care Foundation of America Inc Two Brentwood Commons makes large, targeted grants to Tennessee nonprofits, with several organizations receiving repeat awards in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. The pattern points to support for operational capacity rather than a wide spread of small grants. Recent awards include $500,000 to Renewal House, $420,000 to Nashville Software School, and $400,000 to Pivot Tn. The foundation also backs groups working with women and children, workforce training, youth enrichment, and faith-community needs, including grants to Scarlet Rope Project, Healing Hands, and New Brunswick Islamic Center. Most of its giving lands in Tennessee, and the recipient list shows a strong concentration in Nashville and other Tennessee cities. The grant descriptions are broad—typically “to further exempt purpose”—so the clearest view of the funder comes from the organizations it repeatedly chooses and the size of those awards. Taken together, the portfolio suggests a local funder that favors established nonprofits with programmatic reach and recurring support over one-time, narrowly scoped donations.
Workforce and skills development is a visible part of the portfolio. The foundation gave $420,000 to Nashville Software School and $260,000 to One Tennessee, both in Tennessee. It also supported financial education for children through a $150,000 grant to Super Money Kids in Nashville. For women, children, and family stabilization, grants include $500,000 to Renewal House in Nashville and $320,000 to Healing Hands in Bristol. A separate $400,000 award to Scarlet Rope Project in Jackson shows continued support for services tied to vulnerable women and families. Youth education and enrichment appear as well. The foundation granted $375,000 to Creative Discovery Museum in Chattanooga and $250,000 to Adventure Science Center in Nashville, indicating support for informal science and learning opportunities. The portfolio also includes health- and re-entry-related support, such as $200,000 to The Jason Foundation in Hendersonville and $125,000 to Interfaith Dental Clinic in Nashville.
Typical grants are large: the distribution is $144,000 at the 25th percentile, $200,000 at the median, and $270,500 at the 75th percentile. The recent record also shows repeat awards to several recipients across 2024 and 2025, including Healing Hands, Persist Nashville, and Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research, which points to recurring support rather than one-off gifts. The foundation appears to operate as a grantmaking charity with no program-related investments and no individual giving. Grant purposes are generally listed as “to further exempt purpose,” so the pattern is defined more by recipient selection and award size than by detailed project descriptions.
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$53.3M
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Most grants fall between $144K and $271K, with a median of $200K.
25th Percentile
$144K
Median
$200K
75th Percentile
$271K
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Notable grantees: Nashville Software School, Healing Hands, Renewal House, Creative Discovery Museum, Persist Nashville
Giving is highly concentrated in Tennessee: 92% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and the foundation’s top giving state is also Tennessee. Nashville appears often, with grants to Renewal House, Nashville Software School, Persist Nashville, Adventure Science Center, Super Money Kids, and Interfaith Dental Clinic. Other Tennessee recipient cities include Bristol, Chattanooga, Jackson, Memphis, Old Hickory, Hendersonville, Berry Hill, and Alcoa. Outside Tennessee, the recent list includes New Brunswick, New Jersey; Atlanta, Georgia; and every recent grant is to a U.S. recipient.
The grant-size distribution is firmly in the mid-six-figure range: the 25th percentile is $144,000, the median is $200,000, and the 75th percentile is $270,500. Recent awards also include several grants at or above $400,000, showing that the foundation makes substantial operating-scale gifts.
Yes. The recent grants list includes repeat awards to Healing Hands in 2024 and 2025, Persist Nashville in 2024 and 2025, and Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research in both years as well. That pattern suggests recurring support for selected organizations.
Its recent grants show support for workforce and tech-skills training, women’s and family stabilization services, youth STEM and informal science education, and health or re-entry-related support. Examples include Nashville Software School, Renewal House, Creative Discovery Museum, and Interfaith Dental Clinic.
The foundation gives overwhelmingly in Tennessee: 92% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and Tennessee is the top state by grant count. Recent Tennessee recipient cities include Nashville, Bristol, Chattanooga, Jackson, Memphis, Old Hickory, Hendersonville, Berry Hill, and Alcoa.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RENEWAL HOUSE | NASHVILLE, TN | $500,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| NASHVILLE SOFTWARE SCHOOL | NASHVILLE, TN | $420,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| PIVOT TN | ALCOA, TN | $400,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| SCARLET ROPE PROJECT | JACKSON, TN | $400,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| HEALING HANDS | BRISTOL, TN | $320,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| PERSIST NASHVILLE | NASHVILLE, TN | $302,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| NEW BRUNSWICK ISLAMIC CENTER | NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ | $275,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| RALLY FOUNDATION FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER RESEARCH | ATLANTA, GA | $125,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| INTERFAITH DENTAL CLINIC | NASHVILLE, TN | $125,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| CREATIVE DISCOVERY MUSEUM | CHATTANOOGA, TN | $375,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| HEALING HANDS | BRISTOL, TN | $320,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| PERSIST NASHVILLE | NASHVILLE, TN | $302,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| ONE TENNESSEE | BRENTWOOD, TN | $260,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| ADVENTURE SCIENCE CENTER | NASHVILLE, TN | $250,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| BACKFIELD IN MOTION | NASHVILLE, TN | $200,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| THE JASON FOUNDATION | HENDERSONVILLE, TN | $200,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| THE ORIGINAL PROJECT TEAM FOUNDATION INC | MEMPHIS, TN | $154,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| SUPER MONEY KIDS | NASHVILLE, TN | $150,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER | OLD HICKORY, TN | $126,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| RALLY FOUNDATION FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER RESEARCH | ATLANTA, GA | $125,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| NEW BEGINNINGS CENTER | BERRY HILL, TN | $100,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| NISWONGER FOUNDATION | GREENEVILLE, TN | $525,000 | 2023 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| CLINIC MEDICOS | CHATTANOOGA, TN | $500,000 | 2023 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| CREATIVE DISCOVERY MUSEUM | CHATTANOOGA, TN | $375,000 | 2023 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| RALLY FOUNDATION FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER RESEARCH | ATLANTA, GA | $250,000 | 2023 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| THE JASON FOUNDATION | HENDERSONVILLE, TN | $200,000 | 2023 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| DOORS OF HOPE | MURFREESBORO, TN | $150,000 | 2023 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| ONE TENNESSEE | BRENTWOOD, TN | $130,000 | 2023 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE |
NASHVILLE SOFTWARE SCHOOL
$420,000TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE
PIVOT TN
$400,000TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE
TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE
NEW BRUNSWICK ISLAMIC CENTER
$275,000TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE
ONE TENNESSEE
$260,000TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE
THE ORIGINAL PROJECT TEAM FOUNDATION INC
$154,000TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE
SUPER MONEY KIDS
$150,000TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE
PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER
$126,000TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE
NISWONGER FOUNDATION
$525,000TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE
CLINIC MEDICOS
$500,000TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE
DOORS OF HOPE
$150,000TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE
ONE TENNESSEE
$130,000TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE