The foundation concentrates its giving locally in Nashville and the surrounding region, prioritizing education, cultural institutions, and community-facing capital/operating support. Grants skew toward private and nonprofit education (K–12 and higher education scholarships), museum/botanical accessibility and capital projects, and neighborhood health and park improvements. The foundation frequently makes multi-year or repeat grants to the same local organizations and funds both operating and building/endowment needs.
A defining pattern in Elizabeth Craig Weaver Proctor Charitable Foundation C/o Will Weaver’s recent giving is repeat support for the same Nashville organizations, especially Time to Rise. Across 2023 to 2025, that grantee received multiple awards for operating and endowment support, including $175,000 in 2024 and $152,000 in 2025, showing a preference for sustained local backing rather than one-time awards. The foundation’s other major grants point to a consistent mix of education, accessibility, and community institutions. Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum received funding for an accessibility project and annual fund in both 2024 and 2025, while the University of the South received scholarship funding in consecutive years. It also supported Friends of Warner Parks, Siloam Health, Brightstone, and Harpeth Hall School. The pattern is local and institution-focused, with grants used for operating support, endowment growth, capital work, scholarships, and renovation needs. That combination suggests a funder that backs organizations with ongoing public-facing roles and specific project or sustainability needs in Nashville and nearby Tennessee communities.
Education appears in several forms. The foundation gave $75,000 in 2023 and another $75,000 in 2024 to the University of the South for its scholarship fund, and it awarded $50,000 in 2025 to Harpeth Hall School for operating support. It also backed Time to Rise with $100,000 in 2023 for operating funds, then larger operating-and-endowment gifts in 2024 and 2025. Cultural and accessibility work is another thread: Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum received $122,000 in 2024 and $92,000 in 2025 for an accessibility project and annual fund. Community infrastructure shows up as well, with $75,000 in 2025 to Friends of Warner Parks for renovation, following a $10,000 grant in 2023 for the same purpose.
Typical grant size sits at $71,968 at the 25th percentile, $87,500 at the median, and $129,000 at the 75th percentile, indicating a mid-sized grant profile with a meaningful upper tier. The recent record shows repeat awards to the same organizations across multiple years, especially Time to Rise, Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum, the University of the South, and Friends of Warner Parks. The foundation is a charitable foundation and funds individuals, including scholarship support. Its giving is local, and the recent record is entirely made up of U.S. grants.
$369K
$6.6M
$1.1M
$435K
Most grants fall between $72K and $129K, with a median of $88K.
25th Percentile
$72K
Median
$88K
75th Percentile
$129K
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Moderately concentrated local giving: relatively few, sizable grants with repeat support to core regional grantees; mix of operating support, capital/building gifts, and endowment/scholarship funding rather than many small, one‑off donations.
Notable grantees: Time to Rise, Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum, University of the South, Friends of Warner Parks, Siloam Health
Grantmaking is concentrated in Tennessee, with 100% of recent grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Nashville is the main recipient city, with awards to Time to Rise, Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum, Friends of Warner Parks, Siloam Health, and Harpeth Hall School. Franklin also appears through Brightstone, and Sewanee through the University of the South. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
Recent grants show support for education, museums and botanical institutions, parks, and community health providers. Named recipients include Time to Rise, Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum, the University of the South, Friends of Warner Parks, Siloam Health, Brightstone, and Harpeth Hall School.
Yes. Time to Rise received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum received grants in 2024 and 2025; the University of the South received scholarship support in 2023 and 2024; and Friends of Warner Parks received grants in 2023 and 2025.
The grant-size distribution centers at $71,968 at the 25th percentile, $87,500 at the median, and $129,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards include both smaller and larger gifts within that range, such as $50,000, $75,000, $122,000, and $152,000.
Recent grants are all in Tennessee and all in the United States. Nashville is the most frequent recipient city, with additional grants in Franklin and Sewanee.
Yes. The foundation funds individuals, and the recent grant record includes scholarship support through the University of the South scholarship fund.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIME TO RISE | NASHVILLE, TN | $152,000 | 2025 | OPERATING AND ENDOWMENT FUNDS |
| CHEEKWOOD BOTANICAL GARDEN & MUSEUM | NASHVILLE, TN | $92,000 | 2025 | ACCESSIBILTY PROJECT AND ANNUAL FUND |
| FRIENDS OF WARNER PARKS | NASHVILLE, TN | $75,000 | 2025 | RENOVATION |
| HARPETH HALL SCHOOL | NASHVILLE, TN | $50,000 | 2025 | OPERATING FUND |
| TIME TO RISE | NASHVILLE, TN | $175,000 | 2024 | OPERATING AND ENDOWMENT FUNDS |
| CHEEKWOOD BOTANICAL GARDEN & MUSEUM | NASHVILLE, TN | $122,000 | 2024 | ACCESSIBILTY PROJECT AND ANNUAL FUND |
| UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH | SEWANEE, TN | $75,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| BRIGHTSTONE | FRANKLIN, TN | $150,000 | 2023 | BUILDING FUND |
| TIME TO RISE | NASHVILLE, TN | $100,000 | 2023 | OPERATING FUNDS |
| UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH | SEWANEE, TN | $75,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| SILOAM HEALTH | NASHVILLE, TN | $62,874 | 2023 | OPERATING |
| FRIENDS OF WARNER PARKS | NASHVILLE, TN | $10,000 | 2023 | RENOVATION |
TIME TO RISE
$152,000OPERATING AND ENDOWMENT FUNDS
CHEEKWOOD BOTANICAL GARDEN & MUSEUM
$92,000ACCESSIBILTY PROJECT AND ANNUAL FUND
TIME TO RISE
$175,000OPERATING AND ENDOWMENT FUNDS
CHEEKWOOD BOTANICAL GARDEN & MUSEUM
$122,000ACCESSIBILTY PROJECT AND ANNUAL FUND
TIME TO RISE
$100,000OPERATING FUNDS