The Varney Foundation

NASHVILLE, TN EIN: 62-1811033

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$1.7M

-0.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$200K

+59.8% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$200K

+59.8% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$58K$116K$173K$231K2020202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,737,489$1,747,231$1,792,646
Revenue$197,705$94,353$80,638
Expenses$210,152$138,461$135,819
Qualifying Distributions$200,393$125,393$125,393
Net Investment Income$145,913$71,276$43,513
Distributable Amount$108,343$99,067$100,992

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K1 grants20201 grants20221 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

JIM VARNEY SCHOLARSHIP F…$200K

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

E C HARDISON IIIDIRECTOR$500JANE HALE-VARNEYDIRECTOR$500WILLIAM W GIBSONDIRECTOR$500

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
E C HARDISON IIIDIRECTOR$500
JANE HALE-VARNEYDIRECTOR$500
WILLIAM W GIBSONDIRECTOR$500

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Los Angeles

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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