Devine-Majors Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Devine-Majors Foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and says it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations, so an organisation without an invitation should not submit one.
- If you already have a link to the foundation, note that 56% of its grant dollars to organisations in the filing went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so relationships appear to matter.
- Where it does give, about 8 in 10 grants fall between $1,000 and $120,000 and the median grant was $10,000, so a modest request sits within its usual giving, although its largest grant was $500,000.
- The filing states no geographic focus and no programme focus or detailed applicant criteria, though most recorded grant dollars went to Tennessee organisations.
Overview
Devine-Majors Foundation is a US private foundation based in New York, NY.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Foundation’s recorded grants provide unrestricted support for recipient organisations’ exempt purposes. The recipients include schools and universities, food banks, health organisations, a land trust and an art museum; other rows name community and charitable organisations. Most recorded grant dollars went to Tennessee organisations, while recipients in other states also appear in the filing. The filing does not identify more specific grant purposes than unrestricted support, so it establishes no narrower programme focus or detailed applicant criteria. Its application information says contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations and unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Tennessee, District of Columbia and Missouri.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 56% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 72 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 2%
- The largest single recipient received 14% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 56% of grant dollars went to organisations Devine-Majors Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 3% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 33 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $6,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Harpeth Hall School · Unrestricted support of organizations exempt purpose$344,3342024 tax year
- Cumberland Heights Foundation · Unrestricted support of organizations exempt purpose$200,0002024 tax year
- Second Harvest Community Food Bank · Unrestricted support of organizations exempt purpose$200,0002024 tax year
- Land Trust for Tennessee · Unrestricted support of organizations exempt purpose$100,0002024 tax year
- Persist Nashville · Unrestricted support of organizations exempt purpose$100,0002024 tax year
- KIPP Academy Nashville · Unrestricted support of organizations exempt purpose$100,0002024 tax year
- Siloam Health · Unrestricted support of organizations exempt purpose$75,0002024 tax year
- American Red Cross · Unrestricted support of organizations exempt purpose$71,5452024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- William F Majors — President
- Maxine E Devine Majors — Secretary & Treasurer
- Robert I Majors — Vice President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $713,306 | $555,622 | $15,648,786 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,612,869 | $1,475,180 | $17,989,362 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,515,742 | $1,460,801 | $23,113,294 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- New York, NY