KHARIS Foundation concentrates its giving in Middle Tennessee, supporting local community infrastructure and direct human-services providers. Grants favor faith-linked and community organizations (notably the Presbytery and the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee) alongside frontline service groups addressing hunger, family crisis, and mental-health/substance-use supports. The foundation appears to prioritize place-based impact and capacity-building for regional nonprofits rather than broad national initiatives.
Kharis Foundation’s grantmaking is anchored in Middle Tennessee and shows a strong preference for local nonprofits that provide direct services or strengthen the region’s charitable infrastructure. One of its clearest patterns is sustained support for the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, which received grants of $182,665 in 2023 and $133,500 in 2025, both described as support to further charitable activities. The foundation also returned to Nourish Food Bank across multiple years, giving $85,000 in 2025 and $85,000 in 2024, underscoring a continued interest in hunger relief. The portfolio includes faith-linked institutions, human-services providers, and organizations serving people facing crisis. The Presbytery of Middle Tennessee appears repeatedly, including grants of $56,054 in 2023, $40,000 in 2024, and $50,000 in 2025. Other grants point to family support, conflict resolution, housing-related assistance, and community care. Across the recent grants list, the foundation favors operating support-style awards with a local, place-based orientation rather than a broad national program.
In community infrastructure, Kharis Foundation gave $133,500 in 2025 to The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee and $182,665 in 2023 to Community Foundation of Middle Tn, both to further charitable activities. That pattern points to support for local philanthropic capacity. In hunger relief, the foundation gave $85,000 in 2025 to Nourish Food Bank and another $85,000 in 2024, with a prior $35,000 grant in 2023. The repeated awards suggest ongoing support for food security in the region. Its human-services grants also reach family and crisis support. Renewal House received $50,000 in 2025, while The Mary Parrish Center received $25,000 in both 2024 and 2025. Kharis Foundation also supported Tennessee Justice Center with $50,000 in 2024 and Tennessee Innocence Project with $25,000 in 2025 and 2024.
Typical grants cluster in a modest-to-midrange band, with a p25 of $10,000, a median of $15,000, and a p75 of $25,000. The recent list shows repeated awards to the same organizations across multiple years, including several grants in 2024 and 2025 to the same recipients. That pattern suggests discretionary, relationship-based giving rather than one-time project funding alone. The foundation is not identified as funding individuals and does not make program-related investments. The grants described are framed as support to further charitable activities, which is consistent with general operating or flexible support.
$883K
$19.7M
$1.6M
$1.4M
Most grants fall between $10K and $25K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$25K
About 98% of grants go to recipients in TN.
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Concentrated, place-based giving with several large, repeat awards to a handful of regional organizations; most grants are mid- to large-size (roughly $50k–$180k) focused on building local capacity and sustaining ongoing service delivery rather than many small one-off gifts.
Notable grantees: Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, Nourish Food Bank, The Presbytery of Middle Tennessee, Renewal House, Park Center
Grantmaking is overwhelmingly Tennessee-centered: 98% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and the top state by grant count is also TN. Nashville is the main recipient city, with additional grants in Murfreesboro and Spring Hill. Outside Tennessee, the recent list includes a single grant to Atlanta, Georgia, for Inspiritus. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 71 grants in the United States.
The recent grants list shows support for community infrastructure and direct-service nonprofits, including the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, Nourish Food Bank, The Presbytery of Middle Tennessee, Renewal House, and Park Center. The listed focus areas also include hunger relief, faith-based community services, family crisis support, and youth mental health.
No. While 98% of grants go to recipients in Tennessee and Nashville appears frequently, the recent grants list also includes recipients in Murfreesboro, Spring Hill, and Atlanta, Georgia. The foundation’s giving is local, but not limited to Nashville alone.
The foundation’s typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $15,000 at the median, and $25,000 at the 75th percentile. Many recent awards fall in that range, with several grants at $25,000 and $50,000.
Recurring awards are common. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, Nourish Food Bank, The Presbytery of Middle Tennessee, Tennessee Innocence Project, and The Mary Parrish Center. That pattern points to ongoing relationships rather than isolated grants.
Its giving is concentrated in Tennessee, where 98% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state and Tennessee is the top state by grant count. The recipient cities in the recent grants list are mostly Nashville, with additional grants in Murfreesboro and Spring Hill.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE | NASHVILLE, TN | $133,500 | 2025 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| NOURISH FOOD BANK | MURFREESBORO, TN | $85,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| RENEWAL HOUSE | NASHVILLE, TN | $50,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| THE PRESBYTERY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE | NASHVILLE, TN | $50,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| INSPIRITUS | ATLANTA, GA | $50,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| PARK CENTER | NASHVILLE, TN | $49,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| CROSSROAD CAMPUS | NASHVILLE, TN | $30,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| MATTHEW 25 INC | NASHVILLE, TN | $30,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| WESTMINSTER HOME CONNECTIONS | NASHVILLE, TN | $27,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| THE MARY PARRISH CENTER | NASHVILLE, TN | $25,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| ENDURE ATHLETICS FOUNDATION | MURFREESBORO, TN | $25,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| TUCKERS HOUSE | SPRING HILL, TN | $25,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| TENNESSEE INNOCENCE PROJECT | NASHVILLE, TN | $25,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| EDGEHILL NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP | NASHVILLE, TN | $20,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| NATIONS MINISTRY CENTER | NASHVILLE, TN | $20,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| SPECIAL KIDS | MURFREESBORO, TN | $20,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| THE FAMILY CENTER | NASHVILLE, TN | $15,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| NASHVILLE ADULT LITERACY COUNCIL | NASHVILLE, TN | $12,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| BEGIN ANEW | NASHVILLE, TN | $10,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| JUSTICE INDUSTRIES INC | NASHVILLE, TN | $10,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| PATHWAYS KITCHEN | HERMITAGE, TN | $10,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| ST LUKE'S COMMUNITY CENTER | NASHVILLE, TN | $10,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| LEARNING MATTERS | NASHVILLE, TN | $1,500 | 2025 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| NOURISH FOOD BANK | MURFREESBORO, TN | $85,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE | NASHVILLE, TN | $50,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| TENNESSEE JUSTICE CENTER | NASHVILLE, TN | $50,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| THE PRESBYTERY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE | NASHVILLE, TN | $40,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| WESTMINSTER HOME CONNECTIONS | NASHVILLE, TN | $25,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| MCNEILLY CENTER FOR CHILDREN | NASHVILLE, TN | $25,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| TENNESSEE INNOCENCE PROJECT | NASHVILLE, TN | $25,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| THE SALVATION ARMY - NASHVILLE | NASHVILLE, TN | $25,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| THE MARY PARRISH CENTER | NASHVILLE, TN | $25,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER | NASHVILLE, TN | $25,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| CROSSROAD CAMPUS | NASHVILLE, TN | $25,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| EDGEHILL NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP | NASHVILLE, TN | $20,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| LAMBSCROFT MINISTRIES | NASHVILLE, TN | $20,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| BUILDING LIVES FOUNDATION | FRANKLIN, TN | $15,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| LEARNING MATTERS | NASHVILLE, TN | $15,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| THE FAMILY CENTER | NASHVILLE, TN | $15,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| PRESTON TAYLOR MINISTRIES | NASHVILLE, TN | $15,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| NASHVILLE ADULT LITERACY COUNCIL | NASHVILLE, TN | $10,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| DAVIS HOUSE CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER | FRANKLIN, TN | $10,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| JUSTICE INDUSTRIES INC | NASHVILLE, TN | $10,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| CASA NASHVILLE | NASHVILLE, TN | $10,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| HELPING HANDS OF PUTNAM COUNTY | COOKEVILLE, TN | $10,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| PHILANTHROPY SOUTHEAST INC | ATLANTA, GA | $5,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MIDDLE TN | NASHVILLE, TN | $182,665 | 2023 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| THE PRESBYTERY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE | NASHVILLE, TN | $56,054 | 2023 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| PROGRESS INC | NASHVILLE, TN | $50,000 | 2023 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| NOURISH FOOD BANK | MURFREESBORO, TN | $35,000 | 2023 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE
$133,500TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
NOURISH FOOD BANK
$85,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
RENEWAL HOUSE
$50,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
THE PRESBYTERY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE
$50,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
INSPIRITUS
$50,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
PARK CENTER
$49,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
CROSSROAD CAMPUS
$30,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
MATTHEW 25 INC
$30,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
WESTMINSTER HOME CONNECTIONS
$27,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
THE MARY PARRISH CENTER
$25,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
ENDURE ATHLETICS FOUNDATION
$25,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
TUCKERS HOUSE
$25,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
TENNESSEE INNOCENCE PROJECT
$25,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
EDGEHILL NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP
$20,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
NATIONS MINISTRY CENTER
$20,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
SPECIAL KIDS
$20,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
THE FAMILY CENTER
$15,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
NASHVILLE ADULT LITERACY COUNCIL
$12,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
BEGIN ANEW
$10,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
JUSTICE INDUSTRIES INC
$10,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
PATHWAYS KITCHEN
$10,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
ST LUKE'S COMMUNITY CENTER
$10,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
LEARNING MATTERS
$1,500TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
NOURISH FOOD BANK
$85,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE
$50,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
TENNESSEE JUSTICE CENTER
$50,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
THE PRESBYTERY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE
$40,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
WESTMINSTER HOME CONNECTIONS
$25,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
MCNEILLY CENTER FOR CHILDREN
$25,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
TENNESSEE INNOCENCE PROJECT
$25,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
THE SALVATION ARMY - NASHVILLE
$25,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
THE MARY PARRISH CENTER
$25,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER
$25,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
CROSSROAD CAMPUS
$25,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
EDGEHILL NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP
$20,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
LAMBSCROFT MINISTRIES
$20,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
BUILDING LIVES FOUNDATION
$15,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
LEARNING MATTERS
$15,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
THE FAMILY CENTER
$15,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
PRESTON TAYLOR MINISTRIES
$15,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
NASHVILLE ADULT LITERACY COUNCIL
$10,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
DAVIS HOUSE CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER
$10,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
JUSTICE INDUSTRIES INC
$10,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
CASA NASHVILLE
$10,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
HELPING HANDS OF PUTNAM COUNTY
$10,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
PHILANTHROPY SOUTHEAST INC
$5,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MIDDLE TN
$182,665TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
THE PRESBYTERY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE
$56,054TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
PROGRESS INC
$50,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
NOURISH FOOD BANK
$35,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES