About Gospel Music Trust Fund
The Gospel Music Trust Fund concentrates its giving on health and emergency support for members of the gospel music community, providing direct medical and support grants to individual artists and musician-focused service organizations. Its grants are relatively large, targeted, and often repeated to the same providers, indicating a focus on sustaining access to medical care and financial relief for gospel performers and industry professionals.
Focus Areas
Medical and healthcare assistance for gospel musiciansEmergency financial support for individual gospel artistsSupport organizations that coordinate health services for touring/recording musiciansFinancial and practical assistance for veteran gospel performers
Who They Fund
individual gospel performers/artistsveteran gospel performersgospel music industry professionals (e.g., touring musicians)musician-focused service organizations (e.g., Music Health Alliance, Porter's Call)
About Gospel Music Trust Fund
The Gospel Music Trust Fund centers its grantmaking on medical and emergency support for people in the gospel music community, including individual artists, veteran performers, and service organizations that help musicians access care. In the most recent grants, its largest award went to Music Health Alliance in Nashville, followed by repeated support for Porter's Call in Franklin, showing a pattern of backing organizations that deliver health- and support-related services. The foundation also makes direct grants to individuals for medical or practical needs, such as Shirley Enoch in Brentwood and Russ Taff in Shelbyville. Its work appears tightly focused rather than broad-based, with grants aimed at preserving stability for gospel musicians and the professionals around them. The recipient list includes both Nashville-area organizations and individual beneficiaries across Tennessee, alongside a smaller number of grants to recipients outside the state. That mix suggests a funder oriented toward practical relief and specialized assistance within a defined music community.
What Gospel Music Trust Fund Funds
Medical assistance is a core theme. The foundation gave $55,000 to Music Health Alliance in 2023 for medical support, then followed with another $40,000 award in 2024 for the same purpose. It also supported individual health-related needs through grants such as $10,000 to Russ Taff in 2023 and $1,500 to Karen Strauss Therapy Lcsw in 2024. Emergency and practical support is another clear area. In 2023, Reba Rambo received $10,000 for support, while Ryan Funeral Home received $5,567 in 2024 for support. The foundation also gave $2,168 to Amsher Collection Services in 2024 for support. It also funds musician-focused service organizations. Porter's Call received $40,000 in both 2023 and 2024, indicating ongoing backing for a group serving gospel music professionals.
How Gospel Music Trust Fund Gives
Typical grants cluster around a median of $10,000, with a lower quartile of $5,567 and an upper quartile of $40,000. The distribution shows a few larger awards and many smaller, targeted grants rather than a broad spread. The recent record also shows repeat support to the same organizations across consecutive years, including Music Health Alliance and Porter's Call in both 2023 and 2024. The fund does not make grants to individuals as a formal program? Actually funds individuals false, but recent grants show individual recipients, so phrase carefully: it makes direct grants in the recent record. No application process is described in the data.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$144K
Total Assets
$3.3M
Total Revenue
$187K
Total Expenses
$184K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $6K and $40K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$6K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$40K
Geographic Reach
Regional5 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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