Cheryl L Vaughn Foundation Inc

Historical Funder

Chattanooga, Tennessee · EIN 87-2160314 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2025)$55K

Organizations funded6

Typical grant$3,000

Total assets$666K

Half of its grants to organizations were between $1,000 and $10,000.

From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2025):

Contact	CHERYL RECTOR
Address	119 PAUL LANE, DAYTON TN 37321
Phone	4237522666
Form and materials	FOR THOSE WISHING TO BRING A PROJECT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE FOUNDATION, A WRITTEN SUMMARY OF NOT MORE THAN TWO PAGES SHOULD BE SENT TO THE FOUNDATION.
Deadlines	NONE
Restrictions	NONE

Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Education1
Human Services1

Where it gives

16% of grants went outside Tennessee.

Tennessee5
Oregon1

Grants paid in tax year 2025

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Wolf Creek Baptist Church	Spring City, TN	Operating expenses	$34,700
Spring City Elementary School	Spring City, TN	Operating expenses	$10,000
Isaiah 117 House	Elizabethton, TN	Operating expenses	$6,000
Bryan College	Dayton, TN	Operating expenses	$3,000
Jimmy Napier Ministries	Chattanooga, TN	Operating expenses	$1,000
Holt International	Eugene, OR	Operating expenses	$255

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2025	$54,955	6
2024	$30,000	5
2023	$60,500	2

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Apr 29, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202601199349100800
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 87-2160314
Profile updated Nov 5, 2026

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