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

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Preselected only Doesn't accept unsolicited requests for funds, per its 2025 Form 990-PF.

Sometimes funds new orgs 31% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2022–2024).

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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

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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

Health & Medicine
$1,999,061 2 grants
General Support
$1,790,000 50 grants
Sports & Recreation
$450,000 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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