Private Foundation

CLIFTON AND CLARA WARD FOUNDATION

CLIFTON AND CLARA WARD FOUNDATION, of NASHVILLE, TN, is a Private Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $70K in revenue, $1.7M in expenses. IRS filings disclose 54 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $4.2M.

EIN: 581917676 NASHVILLE, TN Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$70K

Total Expenses$1.7M

Grants Given54

Grant Total$4.2M

Filing Years2020–2025

Sample Grants Given

BRYAN COLLEGE CLARA WARD SCHOOL OF NURSING

DAYTON, TN · 2024

ENDOWMENT FOR THE CLARA WARD SCHOOL OF NURSING

$799,061

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF FOX RIVER VALLEY

AURORA, IL · 2024

OPEARTING FUND

$200,000

THE GENEROSITY TRUST

CHATTANOOGA, TN · 2024

OPERATING FUND

$135,000

CASA KANE COUNTY

GENEVA, IL · 2024

OPERATING FUND

$100,000

WILLIAMSBURG COMMUNITY CHAPEL

WILLIAMSBURG, VA · 2024

OPERATING FUND

$100,000

Showing up to 5 of 54 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT/TRUSEE Glenn C Stophel

TRUSTEE Kimberly S Wendell

VICE PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE Leslie S Maclellan

SECRETARY/TREAS/TRUSTEE Mark D Yates

ASSISTANT SECRETARY Pam Phillips

TRUSTEE Rebecca T Allen

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Top Grant Purposes

OPERATING FUND

$1,405,000 45 grants

ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING A SCHOOL OF NURSING

$1,200,000 1 grant

ENDOWMENT FOR THE CLARA WARD SCHOOL OF NURSING

$799,061 1 grant

CONSTRUCTION OF OUTDOOR ARENA LEARNING SPACE

$450,000 2 grants

OPEARTING FUND

$275,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$70K	$1.7M	—
2024	$734K	$90K	$1.6M
2023	$176K	$347K	$943K
2021	$214K	$396K	$1.1M
2020	$386K	$1.9M	$1.3M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $386K to $70K (-82%).

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in GA, IL, MI, TN, VA.

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