Dettwiller Foundation
4400 Harding Pike Ste 310, Nashville, TN · IRS data through FY2023
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $35,857,802 | $9,457,289 | $247,860,875 |
| FY2022 | $199,508,488 | $1,707,110 | $221,816,696 |
| FY2021 | $2,654,559 | $1,063,362 | $18,740,807 |
| FY2020 | $4,536,780 | $686,251 | $17,260,489 |
| FY2019 | $3,536,693 | $205,553 | $13,375,122 |
| FY2015 | $3,911,313 | $9,350 | $3,639,534 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Dettwiller Foundation (EIN 47-4954786), including Form 990-PF PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $27,500,000 | 77% |
| Other revenue | $8,357,802 | 23% |
Grants paid
Total contributions, gifts and grants paid by year, as reported on Form 990-PF. Individual recipients are not published. See private foundations in TN. See the largest grantmakers.
| Tax year | Grants paid |
|---|---|
| FY2023 | $8,573,833 |
| FY2022 | $1,520,500 |
| FY2021 | $899,700 |
| FY2020 | $572,000 |
| FY2019 | $117,000 |
| FY2015 | $0 |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 77% of total revenue in FY2023.
- Net assets covered about 314.5 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 91st percentile among 839 Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations organizations in TN.
- Total revenue was higher than 99% of 867 Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations organizations in TN.
- Total revenue rose from $3,911,313 in FY2015 to $35,857,802 in FY2023. Revenue increased in 2 and decreased in 3 of 5 year-over-year comparisons.
- Revenue covered expenses in each of the 6 reported years, FY2015 to FY2023.
- The highest revenue on record here is $199,508,488 in FY2022.
- Net assets grew from $3,639,534 to $247,860,875 between FY2015 and FY2023.
- Contributions and grants made up 96% of revenue in FY2015 and 77% in FY2023.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (private foundation).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 2015 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Private foundation |
| Program area (NTEE) | T20 — Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations (in TN) |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (private foundation). |
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Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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