Grants awarded
Who does Summers Foundation fund?
Summers Foundation has awarded $547,000 across 144 grants to 67 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $1,200, with most between $750 and $3,500. Repeat grantees receive a median $1,200 versus $1,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$547K
Typical grant
$1K
Grantees
67
Grants
144
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Individual recipient | $97K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| F Friendslife Community | $55K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Trail Life USA INC
|
$46K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | SC | |
| I Individual recipient | $46K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Brightstone INC
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$36K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| B Brightstone | $34K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Lipscomb University
|
$16K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| E East West Ministries | $14K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Friends Life | $11K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Backfield in Motion INC
|
$10K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| I Individual recipient | $7K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $7K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$6K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
| I Individual recipient | $6K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $6K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| N National Parents Organization | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| O On the Avenue Foundation of TN | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I International Students INC Tcs | $5K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $4K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Turning Point USA INC
|
$4K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IN | |
Project Veritas
|
$4K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| I Individual recipient | $4K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| O Operation Freedom INC Tcs | $4K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$3K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| I Individual recipient | $3K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Frontiers | $3K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Samaritans Purse
|
$2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| A Alliance Defense Fund | $2K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| V Vanderbilt University | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Mybagmystory | $2K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N Nashville Humane Society | $2K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Foundation for Individual Rights in Education | $2K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Fellowship Bible Church | $2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I International Students INC | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Hillsdale College
|
$1K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
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$1K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
| I International Students INC | $1K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CO | |
| N Nra Foundation | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Institute for Justice | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $1K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $1K | 2 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Mission Development | $1K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Wounded Warriors
|
$1K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
Institute for Justice
|
$1K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | VA | |
Nashville Rescue Mission
|
$1K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| P Project Veritas | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Heritage Foundation | $1K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Vanderbilt University
|
$900 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | TN | |
| H Hillsdale College | $750 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A American Cancer Society | $500 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Currey Ingram Academy | $500 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Belmont University
|
$500 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | TN | |
| H Heritage Foundation | $500 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N Nashville Rescue Mission | $500 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $500 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Montgomery Bell Academy | $250 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| E Ensworth School | $250 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $250 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $200 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$100 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | TN |
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