The Eagles Baseball Dugout Club Inc focuses almost exclusively on supporting high school baseball at Shelbyville Central High School in Shelbyville, TN. Its grants are directed to advancing the school's baseball program—covering program operations, facilities, and student-athlete support—and the foundation appears to act as a dedicated local booster for that single team. Funding is highly targeted rather than broad-based, indicating a mission tied to one community athletic program.
Highly concentrated: all funding goes to one local beneficiary (repeat grants to Shelbyville Central High School). Relatively large aggregate giving delivered through a small number of grants focused on a single program.
A single school program dominates the Eagles Baseball Dugout Club Inc’s giving: its largest recent grant, $808,473 in 2025, went to Shelbyville Central High School for vendor payments to benefit the school. That pattern makes the funder read less like a broad grantmaker and more like a dedicated booster for one baseball community in Shelbyville, Tennessee. Across the recent grant record, the foundation’s support stays tightly tied to Shelbyville Central High School baseball and to the student-athletes who participate in it. The 2024 and 2023 grants to Shelbyville Central High School were both framed as support to advance the baseball program and activity, showing continuity in the same local priority. In 2025, the club also made a smaller grant to High School Baseball Players for player benefits, which points to direct support for the athletes themselves alongside school-based spending. Another 2025 grant covered supplies reimbursement for Shelbyville Central High School. The overall picture is a local athletics funder centered on operational support, equipment, and player-related expenses for one school team.
The foundation’s giving is centered on school baseball program support. Shelbyville Central High School received $230,227 in 2024 and $41,045 in 2023, both described as support to advance the baseball program and activity. A 2025 grant of $9,000 for supplies reimbursement adds a practical operating layer to that same program. Direct player support also appears in the record. High School Baseball Players received $11,263 in 2025 for player benefits, indicating that some grants are aimed at the student-athletes rather than only the school account. The largest payment, $808,473 in 2025, was made to Shelbyville Central High School for vendor payments to benefit the school, which suggests a mix of school-level and baseball-specific expenses within the same local setting.
Typical grant size is mid-sized: the 25th percentile is $88,340, the median is $135,636, and the 75th percentile is $182,932. The recent record shows repeated support over multiple years, including grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025 to the same school program. The foundation is a local grantmaker, and all recorded grants went to recipients in Tennessee. Its operating profile also suggests a narrow, highly targeted structure: it does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
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Most grants fall between $88K and $183K, with a median of $136K.
25th Percentile
$88K
Median
$136K
75th Percentile
$183K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in TN.
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Notable grantees: Shelbyville Central High School
All recorded grants stayed in the United States and in Tennessee, with 100% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Shelbyville appears repeatedly in the recipient names and locations, including Shelbyville Central High School in Shelbyville and High School Baseball Players in Shelbyville. The geographic footprint is local rather than regional or national, with grant activity concentrated in one Tennessee community.
Its giving is centered on Shelbyville Central High School baseball in Shelbyville, TN. The recent record includes support for the baseball program, vendor payments to benefit the school, supplies reimbursement, and player benefits for high school baseball players.
Typical grants are fairly large for a local booster-style funder. The 25th percentile is $88,340, the median is $135,636, and the 75th percentile is $182,932.
No. Every recorded grant went to a recipient in Tennessee, and the recipient country distribution shows 100% of grants in the United States.
Both appear in the record. Shelbyville Central High School received the largest grants for program and school-related expenses, while High School Baseball Players received $11,263 in 2025 for player benefits.
The pattern is recurring. The same school program appears in grants from 2023, 2024, and 2025, with repeated support to Shelbyville Central High School and related baseball activity.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHELBYVILLE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL | SHELBYVILLE, TN | $808,473 | 2025 | VENDOR PAYMENTS TO BENEFIT SCHOOL |
| HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL PLAYERS | SHELBYVILLE, TN | $11,263 | 2025 | PLAYER BENEFITS |
| SHELBYVILLE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL | SHELBYVILLE, TN | $9,000 | 2025 | SUPPLIES REIMBURSEMENT |
| Shelbyville Central High School | Shelbyville, TN | $230,227 | 2024 | Support & advance the baseball program & activity |
| Shelbyville Central High School | Shelbyville, TN | $41,045 | 2023 | Support & advance the baseball program & activity |
SHELBYVILLE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
$808,473VENDOR PAYMENTS TO BENEFIT SCHOOL
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL PLAYERS
$11,263PLAYER BENEFITS
SHELBYVILLE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
$9,000SUPPLIES REIMBURSEMENT
Shelbyville Central High School
$230,227Support & advance the baseball program & activity
Shelbyville Central High School
$41,045Support & advance the baseball program & activity