Private foundation · Nashville, TN

The Samuel M Fleming Foundation

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Typical grant size
$5K – $10K – $15K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
28
Repeat grantees
25
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Samuel Fleming Wilt
CO-TRUSTEE
$50K
Joanne F Hayes
CO-TRUSTEE
$250
Sam Anderson Banks
CO-TRUSTEE
$250
Toby Wilt III
CO-TRUSTEE
$250
Marshall Elizabeth Wilt
CO-TRUSTEE
Alden H Smith Jr
SECRETARY

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
8.6%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
265
Total grants awarded
$4.0M
Total amount
$15K
Average grant
$115K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$715K
42 grants
2023
$615K
42 grants
2022
$636K
40 grants
2021
$548K
38 grants
2020
$525K
34 grants
2019
$525K
35 grants
2018
$440K
34 grants

Top recipients

7 grants · CT · ✓ Exact match
$575K
Kipp Academy
7 grants · TN
$370K
7 grants · TN · ✓ Exact match
$290K
Nashville Opera
7 grants · TN
$245K
7 grants · TN · ≈ likely match
$203K
7 grants · TN · ✓ Exact match
$198K
Teacher for America
7 grants · TN
$150K
7 grants · TN · ✓ Exact match
$131K
7 grants · TN · ✓ Exact match
$123K
7 grants · OK · ≈ likely match
$113K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Miss Porter's School
CHARITABLE
CT · TY 2024
$85K
Kipp Academy
CHARITABLE
TN · TY 2024
$70K
Teacher for America
CHARITABLE
TN · TY 2024
$50K
Gilda's Club Nashville
CHARITABLE
TN · TY 2024
$48K
Cumberland Heights Foundation Inc
CHARITABLE
TN · TY 2024
$48K
Tpac
CHARITABLE
TN · TY 2024
$44K
Heritage Foundation
CHARITABLE
TN · TY 2024
$38K
Nashville Opera
CHARITABLE
TN · TY 2024
$35K
First Presbyterian Church
CHARITABLE
TN · TY 2024
$33K
Folds of Honor Foundation
CHARITABLE
OK · TY 2024
$20K
Ensworth School
CHARITABLE
TN · TY 2024
$20K
Battle of Franklin Trust
CHARITABLE
TN · TY 2024
$14K
YMCA of Middle Tennessee
CHARITABLE
TN · TY 2024
$12K
Nashville Symphony
CHARITABLE
TN · TY 2024
$12K
Nashville Ballet
CHARITABLE
TN · TY 2024
$12K
Tennessee Golf Foundation
CHARITABLE
TN · TY 2024
$12K
Montgomery Bell Academy
CHARITABLE
TN · TY 2024
$12K
Jordan Thomas Foundation
CHARITABLE
TN · TY 2024
$10K
Harpeth Hall
CHARITABLE
TN · TY 2024
$10K
Friends of Warner Parks
CHARITABLE
TN · TY 2024
$10K
Nashville Zoo
CHARITABLE
TN · TY 2024
$10K
Battle Ground Academy
CHARITABLE
TN · TY 2024
$10K
Jh Ranch
CHARITABLE
AL · TY 2024
$9K
Monroe Carell Jr Childrens Hospital
CHARITABLE
TN · TY 2024
$8K
Telomere Project
CHARITABLE
TX · TY 2024
$8K
The Legion Fund
CHARITABLE
KY · TY 2024
$8K
Thistle Farms
CHARITABLE
TN · TY 2024
$8K
Texas Christian University
CHARITABLE
TX · TY 2024
$5K
Washington & Lee University
CHARITABLE
VA · TY 2024
$5K
Frist Center for the Visual Arts Inc
CHARITABLE
TN · TY 2024
$5K
Cheekwood Botanical Garden
CHARITABLE
TN · TY 2024
$5K
Backfield in Motion
CHARITABLE
TN · TY 2024
$5K
'26 Club
CHARITABLE
TX · TY 2024
$5K
Belle Meade Mansion
CHARITABLE
TN · TY 2024
$4K
Hopekids
CHARITABLE
TN · TY 2024
$4K
Time to Rise
CHARITABLE
TN · TY 2024
$4K
The Martha O'bryan Center
CHARITABLE
TN · TY 2024
$4K
Boys and Girls Club
CHARITABLE
TN · TY 2024
$4K
Nashville Tree Foundation
CHARITABLE
TN · TY 2024
$4K
Golf Club of Tn Scholarship Fund
CHARITABLE
TN · TY 2024
$4K
Vanderbilt
CHARITABLE
TN · TY 2024
$4K
Latc Parent Booster Club
CHARITABLE
KY · TY 2024
$2K
Miss Porter's School
CHARITABLE
CT · TY 2023
$85K
Kipp Academy
CHARITABLE
TN · TY 2023
$75K
Nashville Opera
CHARITABLE
TN · TY 2023
$40K
First Presbyterian Church
CHARITABLE
TN · TY 2023
$35K
Teacher for America
CHARITABLE
TN · TY 2023
$25K
Ensworth School
CHARITABLE
TN · TY 2023
$25K
Folds of Honor
CHARITABLE
OK · TY 2023
$25K
Battle Ground Academy
CHARITABLE
TN · TY 2023
$20K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.