Scarlett Family Foundation
Historical FunderNashville, Tennessee · EIN 20-1980932 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$9.2M
Organizations funded258
Typical grant$12,872
Total assets$280.9M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $7,500 and $20,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | SCARLETT FAMILY FOUNDATION - KATIE |
|---|---|
| Address | PO BOX 103255, NASHVILLE TN 372152728 |
| Phone | 6154409183 |
| INFO@SCARLETTFOUNDATION.ORG | |
| Form and materials | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS MAY BE ACCESSED ON-LINE AT WWW.SCARLETTFOUNDATION.ORG. |
| Deadlines | SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS DECEMBER 15TH. |
| Restrictions | THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IS OPEN ONLY TO HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS, COLLEGE FRESHMAN, SOPHOMORES, AND JUNIORS FROM MIDDLE TENNESSEE WHO ARE PURSUING A BUSINESS STUDIES DEGREE OR STEM MAJOR ON A FULL TIME BASIS AT A 4 YEAR, NOT-FOR-PROFIT COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY IN THE UNITED STATES. STUDENTS MUST EXHIBIT FINANCIAL NEED. ALL DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.SCARLETTFOUNDATION.ORG. |
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.
Where it gives
3% of grants went outside Tennessee.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lipscomb University | Nashville, TN | Support for pioneros program and principal leadership program | $443,700 |
| Nashville Classical | Nashville, TN | Support for apprentice school leadership program and nashville classical west | $395,000 |
| Teach for America Nashville-Chattanooga | New York, NY | Support for programs | $375,000 |
| Kipp Nashville | Nashville, TN | Support for master teachers program and managing director of high schools | $350,000 |
| Purpose Preparatory Academy | Nashville, TN | Support for deans of curriculum and instruction and instruction leaders | $344,020 |
| Tennessee Educators of Color Alliance | Clarksville, TN | Support for aspiring leaders program | $285,000 |
| Conexion America | Nashville, TN | Support for escalera & parents as partners | $280,000 |
| Oasis Center Inc | Nashville, TN | Support for oasis college connection | $252,436 |
| Instruction Partners | Nashville, TN | Support for instructional leadership development | $250,000 |
| State Collaborative on Reforming Education (Score) | Nashville, TN | Support for literacy and post-secondary work | $250,000 |
| Aventura Community School | Nashville, TN | Support for director of operations and director of student support | $230,000 |
| Martha O'bryan Center | Nashville, TN | Support for academic student unions at mnps | $220,000 |
| Nashville Teacher Residency | Nashville, TN | Support for middle tennessee operations | $200,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee | Nashville, TN | Mnps in-school literacy program | $186,350 |
| Diverse Learners Cooperative | Brentwood, TN | Support for program specialists | $175,000 |
| Tennessee College Access and Success Network | Nashville, TN | Support for mira program and operations | $170,000 |
| STEM Preparatory Academy | Nashville, TN | Support for school counselors | $160,000 |
| Strive Collegiate Academy Inc | Nashville, TN | Support for leadership development | $150,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee | Nashville, TN | Support for literacy and e-mentoring programs | $148,500 |
| Pencil | Nashville, TN | Support for operations and capacity building | $137,000 |
| Intrepid College Prep Schools | Antioch, TN | Leadership support for teachers and administrators | $125,000 |
| Nashville Charter Collaborative | Nashville, TN | Support for operations | $125,000 |
| Communities in Schools of Tennessee | Nashville, TN | Support for middle tenn rural counties initiatives and college readiness | $120,000 |
| American Endowment Foundation-Hullman Fund | Hudson, OH | Donor advised fund | $120,000 |
| Republic Schools | Nashville, TN | Support for leadership development for assistant principals and principals | $110,000 |
| Equal Chance for Education | Nashville, TN | Support for program coordinator and mentor program | $105,000 |
| Mosiac Changemakers | Nashville, TN | Support for leadership development for education changemakers of color | $100,000 |
| Nashville Propel Parent Institute Inc | Nashville, TN | Support for parent advocacy work (propel) | $100,000 |
| Nashville Public Education Foundation | Nashville, TN | Support for operations | $100,000 |
| Tennesseans for Quality Early Education | Memphis, TN | Support for bright start in middle tennessee | $100,000 |
| Nashville Adult Literacy Council | Nashville, TN | Support for operations and capacity building | $85,000 |
| Nashville Public Library Foundation | Nashville, TN | Support for begin bright initiative | $75,000 |
| Tcat Nashville | Nashville, TN | Support for mnps dual enrollment | $60,000 |
| The Educators' Cooperative | Nashville, TN | Support for operations | $60,000 |
| Education Trust of Tennessee | Washington, DC | Research and convening on K-12 and higher education policy | $50,000 |
| Goal Collective (Fiscal Sponsor Is Tcasn) | Nashville, TN | Support for goal collective operations | $50,000 |
| Nashville Software School | Nashville, TN | Financial support for students who have graduated from a middle tn high school | $50,000 |
| Tennessee Charter School Center | Nashville, TN | Support for operations | $50,000 |
| Horizons at Usn | Nashville, TN | Support for summer horizons high school program for mnps students | $43,000 |
| Dontae Campbell | Nashville, TN | Tuition | $39,994 |
| Homework Hotline Inc | Nashville, TN | Support for operations | $35,000 |
| Lawrence County Schools (Fiscal Sponsor Is Lawrence County Education Founda | Lawrenceburg, TN | Support for transportation and attendance at ja biz-town and finance park | $34,030 |
| Uprise Nashville | Nashville, TN | Adult learner training camps | $32,000 |
| Britany Zambrano Lozano | Old Hickory, TN | Tuition | $30,000 |
| Ella Daugherty | Nashville, TN | Tuition | $30,000 |
| Genevieve Jean-Pierre | Goodlettsville, TN | Tuition | $30,000 |
| Hannah Dodson | Clarksville, TN | Tuition | $30,000 |
| Kicharlo (Amelia) Cottrell | Madison, TN | Tuition | $30,000 |
| Lisa Kim | Nashville, TN | Tuition | $30,000 |
| Marvin Brown | Brentwood, TN | Tuition | $30,000 |
| Nathan Solomon | Nashville, TN | Tuition | $30,000 |
| Safa Recany | Brentwood, TN | Tuition | $30,000 |
| Sophia Hackett | Nashville, TN | Tuition | $30,000 |
| Xiyan Zhu | New York, NY | Tuition | $30,000 |
| Gallatin Shalom Zone | Gallatin, TN | Support for youth program | $25,000 |
| Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee | Nashville, TN | Support for finance park and fte program manager for rutherford county. | $25,000 |
| Arian Mireles-Ramirez | Hermitage, TN | Tuition | $24,977 |
| Michelle Qiu | Brentwood, TN | Tuition | $24,092 |
| Amy Whitley | Bell Buckle, TN | Tuition | $20,000 |
| Autumn Kelly | Nashville, TN | Tuition | $20,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 258 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lipscomb University | Nashville, TN | Support for pioneros program & principal leadership program | $1,068,000 |
| Valor Collegiate Academies | Nashville, TN | Support for innovation programs | $1,050,000 |
| Communities in Schools of Tennessee | Nashville, TN | Support for marshall county college and career readiness programs. | $1,040,167 |
| Teach for America Nashville-Chattanooga | New York, NY | Support for programs | $925,000 |
| Oasis Center Inc | Nashville, TN | Support for oasis college connection & student support fund | $859,000 |
| Nashville Classical | Nashville, TN | Support for apprentice school leadership program | $750,000 |
| Conexion America | Nashville, TN | Support for escalera, parents as partners, and student support fund | $564,000 |
| Instruction Partners | Nashville, TN | Instructional leadership development | $500,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee | Nashville, TN | Mnps in-school literacy program | $372,000 |
| Purpose Preparatory Academy | Nashville, TN | Support for deans of curriculum and instruction and instruction leaders | $355,000 |
| Kipp Nashville | Nashville, TN | Support for master teachers program and managing director of high schools | $350,000 |
| Martha O'bryan Center | Nashville, TN | Support for academic student unions at mnps & student support fund | $324,000 |
| Rocketship Tennessee | Redwood City, CA | Support for master literacy teachers | $313,000 |
| 50Can (Fiscal Sponsor for Summer Boost '23-'26) | Washington, DC | Support for literacy and math tutoring | $300,000 |
| Pencil | Nashville, TN | Support for operations and capacity building | $300,000 |
| Tennessee Educators of Color Alliance | Clarksville, TN | Support for aspiring leaders program | $285,000 |
| Lead Public Schools | Nashville, TN | Support for leadership development | $261,000 |
| Aventura Community School | Nashville, TN | Support for director of operations and director of student support | $236,900 |
| Nashville Teacher Residency | Nashville, TN | Support for middle tennessee operations | $200,000 |
| Tennessee Charter School Center | Nashville, TN | Support for operations | $200,000 |
| Tennessee College Access and Success Network | Nashville, TN | Support for mira program and expanded work | $200,000 |
| Tcat Nashville | Nashville, TN | Support for career pathways support position and mnps dual enrollment | $180,000 |
| The Educators' Cooperative | Nashville, TN | Support for operations | $180,000 |
| Diverse Learners Cooperative | Brentwood, TN | Support for program specialists | $175,000 |
| State Collaborative on Reforming Education (Score) | Nashville, TN | Support for literacy and post-secondary work | $166,600 |
| STEM Preparatory Academy | Nashville, TN | Support for school counselors | $160,000 |
| Republic Schools | Nashville, TN | Support for leadership development for assistant principals and principals | $153,800 |
| Nashville Charter Collaborative | Nashville, TN | Support for operations | $150,000 |
| Nashville Scholars Initiative (Fiscal Sponsor Tcasn) | Nashville, TN | Support for operations | $150,000 |
| Gentry's Education Center at the Store Front | Franklin, TN | Support for the after-school literacy program | $120,000 |
| Nashville Chamber Public Benefit Foundation | Nashville, TN | Support to expand davidson county apprenticeships | $115,000 |
| Nashville International Center for Empowerment | Nashville, TN | Support for after school and summer program | $100,000 |
| Tennesseans for Quality Early Education | Memphis, TN | Support for operations | $100,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee | Nashville, TN | Support for literacy and e-mentoring programs | $89,000 |
| Goal Collective (Fiscal Sponsor Is Tcasn) | Nashville, TN | Support for goal collective operations | $83,333 |
| Deans for Impact | Austin, TX | Policy support for the effectiveness of teacher prep programs | $75,000 |
| Nashville Propel Parent Institute Inc | Nashville, TN | Support for parent advocacy work (propel) | $75,000 |
| Nashville Public Library Foundation | Nashville, TN | Support for begin bright initiative | $75,000 |
| Franklin Road Academy | Nashville, TN | Support for fra summer innovation institute for mnps students | $70,000 |
| Nashville Adult Literacy Council | Nashville, TN | Support for operations | $55,000 |
| Uprise Nashville | Nashville, TN | Adult learner training camps | $55,000 |
| Backfield in Motion | Nashville, TN | Support to expand summer academy to year-round program | $50,000 |
| Book'em | Nashville, TN | Support for books and operations | $50,000 |
| Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee | Nashville, TN | Support for finance park and fte program manager for rutherford county. | $50,000 |
| Youth Villages Middle Tennessee | Nashville, TN | Support for lifeset scholars program | $50,000 |
| Horizons at Usn | Nashville, TN | Support for summer horizons high school program for mnps students | $43,000 |
| Junior League of Nashville | Nashville, TN | High doseage tutoring program at napier ele. | $42,000 |
| The Branch of Nashville | Antioch, TN | Support for adult ell program | $40,000 |
| Lawrence County Schools (Fiscal Sponsor Is Lawrence County Education Founda | Lawrenceburg, TN | Support for transportation and attendance at ja biz-town and finance park | $37,900 |
| Homework Hotline Inc | Nashville, TN | Support for operations | $35,000 |
| Education Trust of Tennessee | Washington, DC | Research and convening on K-12 and higher education policy | $30,000 |
| Preston Taylor Ministries | Nashville, TN | Support for after-school literacy program | $30,000 |
| Gallatin Shalom Zone | Gallatin, TN | Support for youth program | $25,000 |
| Jobs for America's Graduates Tennessee | Nashville, TN | Operations support for students in four rural counties | $20,000 |
| Harpeth Hall School | Nashville, TN | Summer reading and math program for mnps students | $17,000 |
| Early Literacy Ambassadors | Estill Springs, TN | Support for reading group program | $10,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9,210,731 | 314 |
| 2023 | $7,577,332 | 420 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 14, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202533189349104033
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 20-1980932
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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