About Lemon-Aide Fund
The Lemon‑Aide Fund concentrates its philanthropy on arts/culture and civic learning in Nashville, with the dominant beneficiary being the Nashville Public Library. Grants are few and sizable, and the foundation also makes large pass‑through/DAF-style contributions. Its giving appears locally focused and institutionally oriented rather than broadly distributed to many small nonprofits.
Focus Areas
Support for public library operations and programs in NashvilleMunicipal cultural and civic institutions in Davidson CountyLarge, discretionary gifts routed through donor‑advised or charitable funds (Fidelity Charitable)
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated: very few, large gifts (two grants to the same local library and a major gift to a DAF). Emphasis on repeat support to a single institutional grantee rather than many small organizations.
Funding Style
general operating supportorganizational capacity buildingunrestricted support
Notable grantees: Nashville Public Library, Fidelity Charitable
About Lemon-Aide Fund
A $296,600 grant to Nashville Public Library in 2025 stands out as the largest recent award from Lemon-aide Fund, and it fits a clear pattern: the funder directs most of its giving to Nashville civic and cultural institutions. Across the recent grants list, the fund supports organizations such as Adventure Science Museum, Oasis Center, Nashville Public Radio, and Nashville Children's Theatre, all with purposes described as support for organizational activities. The picture is of a locally focused funder that favors institutions with ongoing operating needs rather than a wide spread of small project grants. The foundation's grantmaking is also notable for repeat support. Nashville Public Library appears multiple times across 2023 and 2025, as do Nashville Children's Theatre, Oasis Center, and Nashville Public Radio. That repetition points to multi-year relationships with recipients in Davidson County. Lemon-aide Fund also routes substantial support through Fidelity Charitable, indicating that some of its giving is made through donor-advised or charitable fund channels rather than only through direct operating grants. Its broader program descriptions align with support for public library operations, municipal cultural institutions, and general organizational support.
What Lemon-Aide Fund Funds
Lemon-aide Fund's recent grants show a strong emphasis on public learning and civic access. In 2025, it gave $296,600 to Nashville Public Library for organizational activities, and earlier it gave the library $90,004 in 2024 and $15,000 in 2023. The same pattern appears with Nashville Public Radio, which received $20,101 in 2025 and $9,952 in 2024 for organizational activities. Arts and youth-serving institutions are another visible thread. The fund awarded $49,005 to Adventure Science Museum in 2025 and $49,003 to Adventure Science Center in 2024, both for organizational activities. Nashville Children's Theatre also received repeat support: $20,007 in 2025, $20,004 in 2024, and $15,002 in 2023. Oasis Center received $30,011 in 2025, after prior gifts of $9,001 in 2024 and $3,500 in 2023. These grants point to operating support for institutions serving families, students, and the broader Nashville community.
How Lemon-Aide Fund Gives
Typical grants cluster in the mid-five-figure range, with a p25 of $15,000, a median of $20,054, and a p75 of $46,087. The recent record shows repeated support to the same recipients across multiple years, including Nashville Public Library, Nashville Children's Theatre, Oasis Center, and Nashville Public Radio, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than isolated awards. Lemon-aide Fund is not a funder of individuals and does not make program-related investments. The presence of Fidelity Charitable in the grants list indicates that part of its giving moves through a charitable-fund channel alongside direct grants.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$699K
Total Assets
$0
Total Revenue
$14K
Total Expenses
$705K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $15K and $46K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$46K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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