Esme Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 84-2294558
Foundation Overview
Based in Cookeville, TN, Esme Foundation has awarded 116 grants totaling $1,887,000 to organizations in Tennessee, Ohio and 8 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $1,000 to $80,000, with a median award of $10,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
5 of 17 recipients (29%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.
Geographic Focus
69% of grants are awarded in Tennessee, with additional funding distributed across 9 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within Tennessee, funding concentrates in Cookeville (65%), Nashville (34%), Knoxville (1%).
Funding Trajectory
Stable funding levels with 2% change over 5 years indicate consistent grant-making capacity and predictable philanthropic resources. This stability suggests reliable ongoing funding opportunities.
Program Areas
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on community projects (52%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Esme Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st United Methodist Church | $45,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Church Activitieschurch Activitieschurch Activitieschurch Activitiesreligious Church Activitiesdonation For Church Activities | 2025 |
| Crisis Pregnancy Center | $10,700 | Cookeville, TN, US | Support Pregnancy Crisis | 2025 |
| Siloam Health | $4,000 | Nashville, TN, US | Cure For Cystic Fibrosis | 2025 |
| Hope 27 | $5,000 | Searcy, AR, US | Support Orphaned And Abused Childreneducation, Food, Spiritual Needs For Young Boyseducation, Spiritual Needs For Young Boys | 2025 |
| Hope Center Adoption | $2,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Adoption Services For Unwanted Pregnacies | 2025 |
| Hope House Of Tennessee | $20,000 | Nashville, TN, US | Provide Housing & Resources To Homeless Pregnant Teens And Children | 2025 |
| International Justice Mission | $10,000 | Arlington, VA, US | Provide For People In Poverty From Violence And Slavery | 2025 |
| Westminister Home Connection | $5,000 | Nashville, TN, US | Counseling And Financial Assistance For Child Loss | 2025 |
| Mustard Seed Ranch | $30,700 | Cookeville, TN, US | Home For Abused Children | 2025 |
| Game On | $5,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Programs For Handicapped Adults And Children To Play Tennis | 2025 |
| Wesley College Foundation | $1,600 | Cookeville, TN, US | Spiritual Growth And Personal Development For Students | 2025 |
| Smiles Of Hope | $25,000 | Sidney, OH, US | Ministry Of Dental Services To Needy | 2025 |
| Heart Of The Cumberland | $5,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Hope And Healing For The Grieving | 2025 |
| Young Life | $11,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Church Activites | 2025 |
| Cookeville Rescue Mission | $5,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Restore Broken Lives By Providing A Reputable Haven Of Hope | 2025 |
| Utk Chi Alpha | $1,500 | Knoxville, TN, US | Campus Ministries | 2025 |
| Genesis House | $3,500 | Cookeville, TN, US | Provide For The Welfare Of Victims Of Domestic And Sexual Violence | 2025 |
| 1st United Methodist Church | $25,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Church Activitieschurch Activitieschurch Activitieschurch Activitiesreligious Church Activitiesdonation For Church Activities | 2024 |
| Poplar Grove Baptist Church | $10,000 | Cookeville, TX, US | Church Activities | 2024 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | $1,000 | Bethdesda, MD, US | Cure For Cystic Fibrosis | 2024 |
| Crisis Pregnancy Center | $10,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Support Pregnancy Crisis | 2024 |
| Hope House Of Tennessee | $50,000 | Nashville, TN, US | Provide Housing & Resources To Homeless Pregnant Teens And Children | 2024 |
| International Justice Mission | $15,000 | Arlington, VA, US | Provide People In Poverty From Violence And Slavery | 2024 |
| Hope Center Adoption | $5,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Adoption Services For Unwanted Pregnacies | 2024 |
| Mustard Seed Ranch | $10,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Home For Abused Children | 2024 |
| Nashville Symphony | $20,000 | Nashville, TN, US | Public Performance And Youth Training | 2024 |
| Magnolia Foundation | $1,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Counseling And Financial Assistance For Child Loss | 2024 |
| Smiles Of Hope | $26,000 | Sidney, OH, US | Ministry Of Dental Services To Needy | 2024 |
| Tanzania Wesley Foundation | $2,500 | Birmingham, AL, US | Education | 2024 |
| Hope 27 | $2,500 | Searcy, AR, US | Support Orphaned And Abused Childreneducation, Food, Spiritual Needs For Young Boyseducation, Spiritual Needs For Young Boys | 2024 |
| Young Life | $5,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Church Activites | 2024 |
| 1st United Methodist Church | $25,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Church Activitieschurch Activitieschurch Activitieschurch Activitiesreligious Church Activitiesdonation For Church Activities | 2024 |
| Poplar Grove Baptist Church | $10,000 | Cookeville, TX, US | Church Activities | 2024 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | $1,000 | Bethdesda, MD, US | Cure For Cystic Fibrosis | 2024 |
| Crisis Pregnancy Center | $10,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Support Pregnancy Crisis | 2024 |
| Hope House Of Tennessee | $50,000 | Nashville, TN, US | Provide Housing & Resources To Homeless Pregnant Teens And Children | 2024 |
| International Justice Mission | $15,000 | Arlington, VA, US | Provide People In Poverty From Violence And Slavery | 2024 |
| Hope Center Adoption | $5,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Adoption Services For Unwanted Pregnacies | 2024 |
| Mustard Seed Ranch | $10,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Home For Abused Children | 2024 |
| Nashville Symphony | $20,000 | Nashville, TN, US | Public Performance And Youth Training | 2024 |
| Magnolia Foundation | $1,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Counseling And Financial Assistance For Child Loss | 2024 |
| Smiles Of Hope | $26,000 | Sidney, OH, US | Ministry Of Dental Services To Needy | 2024 |
| Tanzania Wesley Foundation | $2,500 | Birmingham, AL, US | Education | 2024 |
| Hope 27 | $2,500 | Searcy, AR, US | Support Orphaned And Abused Childreneducation, Food, Spiritual Needs For Young Boyseducation, Spiritual Needs For Young Boys | 2024 |
| Young Life | $5,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Church Activites | 2024 |
| Austin Stone Church | $5,000 | Austin, TX, US | Church Activities | 2023 |
| Upper Cunberland Child Advocacy Center | $5,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Represent Abused Childreneducation, Food, Spiritual Needs For Young Boyseducation, Spiritual Needs For Young Boys | 2023 |
| 1st United Methodist Church | $25,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Church Activitieschurch Activitieschurch Activitieschurch Activitiesreligious Church Activitiesdonation For Church Activities | 2023 |
| Crisis Pregnancy Center | $30,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Support Pregnancy Crisis | 2023 |
| Hope House Of Tennessee | $50,000 | Nashville, TN, US | Provide Housing & Resources To Homeless Pregnant Teens And Children | 2023 |
| International Justice Mission | $25,000 | Arlington, VA, US | Provide People In Poverty From Violence And Slavery | 2023 |
| Mustard Seed Ranch | $15,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Home For Abused Children | 2023 |
| Nashville Symphony | $20,000 | Nashville, TN, US | Public Performance And Youth Training | 2023 |
| Siloam Health | $15,000 | Nashville, TN, US | Charitable Health Clinic For Underserved And Uninsured | 2023 |
| Smiles Of Hope | $20,000 | Sidney, OH, US | Ministry Of Dental Services To Needy | 2023 |
| Tanzania Wesley Foundation | $5,000 | Birmingham, AL, US | Education | 2023 |
| Young Life | $2,500 | Cookeville, TN, US | Church Activities | 2023 |
| Cookeville Rescue Mission | $2,500 | Cookeville, TN, US | Emergency Food And Shelter For Needy | 2023 |
| Khumi Project | $5,000 | Nashville, TN, US | Education, Food, Spiritual Needs For Young Boys | 2023 |
| Austin Stone Church | $5,000 | Austin, TX, US | Church Activities | 2023 |
| Upper Cunberland Child Advocacy Center | $5,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Represent Abused Childreneducation, Food, Spiritual Needs For Young Boyseducation, Spiritual Needs For Young Boys | 2023 |
| 1st United Methodist Church | $25,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Church Activitieschurch Activitieschurch Activitieschurch Activitiesreligious Church Activitiesdonation For Church Activities | 2023 |
| Crisis Pregnancy Center | $30,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Support Pregnancy Crisis | 2023 |
| Hope House Of Tennessee | $50,000 | Nashville, TN, US | Provide Housing & Resources To Homeless Pregnant Teens And Children | 2023 |
| International Justice Mission | $25,000 | Arlington, VA, US | Provide People In Poverty From Violence And Slavery | 2023 |
| Mustard Seed Ranch | $15,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Home For Abused Children | 2023 |
| Nashville Symphony | $20,000 | Nashville, TN, US | Public Performance And Youth Training | 2023 |
| Siloam Health | $15,000 | Nashville, TN, US | Charitable Health Clinic For Underserved And Uninsured | 2023 |
| Smiles Of Hope | $20,000 | Sidney, OH, US | Ministry Of Dental Services To Needy | 2023 |
| Tanzania Wesley Foundation | $5,000 | Birmingham, AL, US | Education | 2023 |
| Young Life | $2,500 | Cookeville, TN, US | Church Activities | 2023 |
| Cookeville Rescue Mission | $2,500 | Cookeville, TN, US | Emergency Food And Shelter For Needy | 2023 |
| Khumi Project | $5,000 | Nashville, TN, US | Education, Food, Spiritual Needs For Young Boys | 2023 |
| Nashville Symphony | $25,000 | Nashville, TN, US | Public Performances And Youth Trainingpublice Performances And Training Youth | 2022 |
| 1st United Methodist Church | $55,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Church Activitieschurch Activitieschurch Activitieschurch Activitiesreligious Church Activitiesdonation For Church Activities | 2022 |
| Crisis Pregnancy Center | $15,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Support Pregnancy Crisis | 2022 |
| Siloam Health | $25,000 | Nashville, TN, US | Charitable Health Clinic For Underserved And Uninsured | 2022 |
| Hope House Of Tennessee | $50,000 | Nashville, TN, US | Provide Housing & Resourses To Homeless Pregnant Teens And Childred | 2022 |
| Mustard Seed Ranch | $15,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Home For Abused Children | 2022 |
| Smiles Of Hope | $20,000 | Sidney, OH, US | Ministry Of Dental Services To Needy | 2022 |
| Tanzania Wesley Foundation | $1,000 | Birmingham, AL, US | Education | 2022 |
| International Justice Mission | $10,000 | Arlington, VA, US | Protect People In Poverty From Voilence And Slavery | 2022 |
| Young Life | $5,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Church Activities | 2022 |
| Nashville Symphony | $25,000 | Nashville, TN, US | Public Performances And Youth Trainingpublice Performances And Training Youth | 2022 |
| 1st United Methodist Church | $55,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Church Activitieschurch Activitieschurch Activitieschurch Activitiesreligious Church Activitiesdonation For Church Activities | 2022 |
| Crisis Pregnancy Center | $15,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Support Pregnancy Crisis | 2022 |
| Siloam Health | $25,000 | Nashville, TN, US | Charitable Health Clinic For Underserved And Uninsured | 2022 |
| Hope House Of Tennessee | $50,000 | Nashville, TN, US | Provide Housing & Resourses To Homeless Pregnant Teens And Childred | 2022 |
| Mustard Seed Ranch | $15,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Home For Abused Children | 2022 |
| Smiles Of Hope | $20,000 | Sidney, OH, US | Ministry Of Dental Services To Needy | 2022 |
| Tanzania Wesley Foundation | $1,000 | Birmingham, AL, US | Education | 2022 |
| International Justice Mission | $10,000 | Arlington, VA, US | Protect People In Poverty From Voilence And Slavery | 2022 |
| Young Life | $5,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Church Activities | 2022 |
| 1st United Methodist Church | $80,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Church Activitieschurch Activitieschurch Activitieschurch Activitiesreligious Church Activitiesdonation For Church Activities | 2021 |
| Fellowship Nashville Inc | $25,000 | Nashville, TN, US | Church Activities | 2021 |
| Hope House Of Tennessee | $25,000 | Nashville, TN, US | Provide Housing & Resourses To Homeless Pregnant Teens And Childred | 2021 |
| Crisis Pregnancy Center | $10,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Support Pregnancy Crisis | 2021 |
| Smiles Of Hope | $22,500 | Sidney, OH, US | Ministry Of Dental Services To Needy | 2021 |
| Westminister Home Connection | $5,000 | Nashville, TN, US | Empower Elderly With Home Repairs And Mobility | 2021 |
| Hispanic Family Foundation | $5,000 | Nashville, TN, US | Food And Clothing For Needy | 2021 |
| Kkumi Project | $6,000 | Nashville, TN, US | Education, Food, Spiritual Needs For Young Boyseducation, Food, Spiritual Needs For Young Boyseducation, Spiritual Needs For Young Boys | 2021 |
| Young Life | $3,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Church Activities | 2021 |
| Mustard Seed Ranch | $51,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Home For Abused Children | 2021 |
| Tanzania Wesley Foundation | $20,000 | Birmingham, AL, US | Education | 2021 |
| 1st United Methodist Church | $50,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Church Activitieschurch Activitieschurch Avtivitieschurch Activitieschurch Activitieschurch Activitiesreligious Church Activitiesdonation For Church Activities | 2020 |
| Kkumi Project | $5,000 | Nashville, TN, US | Education, Food, Spiritual Needs For Young Boyseducation, Food, Spiritual Needs For Young Boyseducation, Spiritual Needs For Young Boys | 2020 |
| Life Church | $25,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Church Activities | 2020 |
| Mustard Seed Ranch | $10,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Home For Abused Children | 2020 |
| Heart Of The Cumberlands | $5,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Grief Counseling And Support | 2020 |
| Tanzania Wesley Foundation | $10,000 | Birmingham, AL, US | Education | 2020 |
| Cookevlle Rescue Mission | $5,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Support Needy And Homeless | 2020 |
| Crisis Pregnancy Center | $15,000 | Cookeville, TN, US | Support Pregnancy Crisis | 2020 |
| Smiles Of Hope | $1,500 | Sidney, OH, US | Dental Care For Low Income | 2020 |
| Community Academy | $5,000 | Ames, IA, US | Young People Education | 2020 |
| Grassroots Angel House | $10,000 | Pewaukee, WI, US | Orphaned And Abandoned Children | 2020 |
| International Justice Mission | $45,000 | Washington, DC, US | Rescue Abused People In Slavery | 2020 |
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Contact Information
Official contact details for Esme Foundation as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.
| EIN | 84-2294558 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | PO BOX 999 Cookeville, TN 38503-0999 |
Key People (3)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Esme Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Director, President | Lisa L Jones |
|---|---|
| Director, Secretary | Sarah Auville |
| Director, Treasurer | Gary D Leftwich |
Forms 990-PF
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- Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
- Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns
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