Private Foundation

DON GIBSON AMERICAN MUSIC FOUNDATION

DON GIBSON AMERICAN MUSIC FOUNDATION, of NASHVILLE, TN, is a Private Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $3K in revenue, $88K in expenses, $39K in total assets. IRS filings disclose 36 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $760K.

EIN: 203223010 NASHVILLE, TN Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$3K

Total Expenses$88K

Total Assets$39K

Grants Given36

Grant Total$760K

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

DESTINATION CLEVELAND COUNTY

SHELBY, NC · 2024

GENERAL USE

$50,000

EARL SCRUGGS CENTER

SHELBY, NC · 2024

GENERAL USE

$25,000

COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME

NASHVILLE, TN · 2024

GENERAL USE

$5,000

NASHVILLE SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME

NASHVILLE, TN · 2024

GENERAL USE

$1,000

DESTINATION CLEVELAND COUNTY

SHELBY, NC · 2023

GENERAL USE

$25,000

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Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT Barbara P Gibson

DIRECTOR Joseph F Gallivan

SECRETARY/TR R Horton Frank Iii

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL USE

$673,500 27 grants

ENDOWMENT FUND

$50,000 2 grants

SPENDING FUND

$32,000 6 grants

GALLERY OF ICONIC GUITARS ENDOWMENT

$5,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$3K	$88K	$39K
2024	$141K	$36K	$124K
2023	$218	$86K	$20K
2022	$303K	$219K	$98K
2021	$50K	$89K	$14K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $50K to $3K (-94%), with total assets most recently reported at $39K.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in NC, TN.

NCTN

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