Private foundation · EIN 52-2034432 · Franklin, Tennessee · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Heller Family Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 15 grants paid, $88K total, median $3,500. 27% of grants stayed in Tennessee.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
15
$88K
Median grant
$3,500
Stays in TN
27%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.0M

Grants paid in 2024

15 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJGeneral use$25K
Tampa Museum of ArtTampa, FLGeneral use$15K
Cumberland UniversityLebanon, TNGeneral use$10K
The Roland Park Community FoundationBaltimore, MDGeneral use$10K
Fund for the City of New York - Power of TwoNew York, NYGeneral use$5,000
Franklin's ChargeFranklin, TNGeneral use$5,000
Rise Education FundSherman Oaks, CAGeneral use$5,000
The Partners Program at College PrepOakland, CAGeneral use$3,500
Equal Chance for EducationNashville, TNGeneral use$2,500
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals FoundationSan Francisco, CAGeneral use$2,000
Montclair Presbyterian ChurchOakland, CAGeneral use$1,000
African American Heritage SocietyFranklin, TNGeneral use$1,000
The Phillips CollectionWashington, DCGeneral use$1,000
Asian Health ServicesOakland, CAGeneral use$1,000
East Bay Asian Youth CenterOakland, CAGeneral use$1,000

By state: New Jersey 1 · Tennessee 4 · Florida 1 · California 6 · Maryland 1 · New York 1

About this foundation

Heller Family Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Franklin, Tennessee, administered in care of J Roderick Heller III, tax-exempt since 1997. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Heller Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Heller Family Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $88K across 15 grants, a median of $3,500.

Where does Heller Family Foundation Inc give?

New Jersey (1 grants), Tennessee (4 grants), Florida (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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