Support Goodwill of Middle Tennessee's efforts to provide job training, career services, and pathways to employment for individuals in the Middle Tennessee community.
Goodwill Foundation of Middle Tennessee made a single recent grant of $560,988 to Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee in Nashville to support charitable and educational programs for people with barriers to employment. That award reflects the foundation’s core emphasis on workforce development, job training, and employment services, with a clear local focus in Middle Tennessee. The grant description ties funding to pathways into work, including career services and related community programs. The foundation’s giving is organized around Goodwill’s mission rather than a broad mix of external causes. Its stated support covers workforce development, training, and community programs connected to employment. The recipient in the recent grant list is the local Goodwill affiliate in Nashville, showing that the foundation funds within the same service network it is designed to support. For researchers, the key signal is direct program support for adult job seekers and others facing barriers to employment. The structure points to mission-aligned funding for service delivery, education, and skills building rather than discretionary or individual aid.
Workforce development is the foundation’s central area of support. In 2025, it gave $560,988 to Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee for charitable and educational programs that include workforce development, job training, and employment services for individuals with barriers to employment. The grant language also points to career services as part of the funding scope, showing support for the transition from training into work. Another part of the stated mission is related community programs, linking employment services to broader local support. Its listed focus areas include education and skills training, and the active grant program description centers on workforce development, training, and related community programs. The beneficiary profile focuses on adult job seekers participating in charitable or educational programs.
The recent grant size profile is flat: p25, median, and p75 are all $560,988. That indicates a single-grant pattern in the data currently on file, rather than a spread of award sizes. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its grantmaking appears mission-tied and direct, supporting the Goodwill network’s workforce and training programs. The active program description says specific grant programs, eligibility, deadlines, and application process are not published on the scraped pages, and unsolicited applications are not accepted.
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Most grants fall between $561K and $561K, with a median of $561K.
25th Percentile
$561K
Median
$561K
75th Percentile
$561K
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Grantmaking is local and entirely in Tennessee. The recent grant went to Nashville, TN, and the recipient-state distribution shows 100% of grants to the HQ state. The top state by grant count is also Tennessee, matching the recipient geography in the available grant record. No non-U.S. recipient countries appear in the data.
Its stated focus areas are workforce development, job training, employment services, education and skills training, and community services. The recent grant description also names charitable and educational programs, including workforce development and career services.
No. The active grant program information says unsolicited applications are not accepted.
The 2025 grant on file was $560,988, awarded to Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee for charitable and educational programs related to workforce development, job training, and employment services.
The beneficiary types listed are individuals with barriers to employment and adult job seekers participating in charitable or educational programs. The recent grant also supported the local Goodwill affiliate in Nashville.
Its geographic scope is local, with all grants in the data going to recipients in Tennessee. The recent award was to Nashville, TN, and the recipient-country distribution is 100% U.S.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee | Nashville, TN | $560,988 | 2025 | To support Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee's charitable and educational programs, including workforce development, job training, and employment services for individuals with barriers to employment. |
To support Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee's charitable and educational programs, including workforce development, job training, and employment services for individuals with barriers to employment.