The Ann and Monroe Carell Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The Ann and Monroe Carell Foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered, and the filing does not say how an organisation might be invited.
- Its recorded grants went to a range of charitable activities, including hospital services, a symphony, a university and an art museum, and the filing does not identify a specific programme that a request could be matched to.
- Half of its 18 grants to organisations across its filings were $50,000 or less, so a modest request is more in line with its typical giving.
- In its latest filing, 5% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so repeat funding should not be assumed.
- No geographic focus is stated, although the filings show grants mainly in Tennessee, and no eligibility rules or exclusions are given, so the filing does not rule any organisation out.
Overview
The Ann and Monroe Carell Foundation is a US private foundation based in Nashville, TN.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) 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 went to organisations across several kinds of charitable activity. Recipients included medical and children's hospital services, a religious diocese, a symphony, a university, a botanical garden and art museum, and a hospitality house. The stated grant purposes are broadly charitable activities; the filings do not identify a more specific activity for most awards. The records show giving to Nashville organisations, but do not state a wider funding programme, applicant eligibility rules or a policy explaining how it chooses among charitable causes.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Tennessee.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 5% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 18 grants to organisations were $50,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 42% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 5% of grant dollars went to organisations The Ann and Monroe Carell Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 5 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $50,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center · To further charitable activities$1,000,0002025 tax year
- Diocese of Nashville Legacy Campaign · To further charitable activities$400,0002025 tax year
- Nashville Symphony · To further charitable activities$50,0002025 tax year
- SB Initiative · To further charitable activities$50,0002025 tax year
- Swan Ball · To further charitable activities$25,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Julie Carell Stadler — Secretary
- Edith C Johnson — Treasurer
- Kathryn C Brown — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $1,844,742 | $1,727,500 | $19,939,765 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,598,359 | $1,486,300 | $20,209,390 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $1,678,495 | $1,525,000 | $20,644,757 | Filing for 2025 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.
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Contact
- Nashville, TN