Eberling Charitable Foundation
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting various charitable causes. Its mission focuses on providing educational opportunities, shelter for animals, food for the homeless, and funding for green spaces, reflecting a commitment to community welfare and environmental conservation. The foundation serves a diverse range of populations and sectors, including educational institutions, animal shelters, food banks, and community service organizations. Primarily active in Tennessee, it emphasizes promoting and facilitating giving within the community.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A Tennessee-based nonprofit or community organization with an established local presence working in education, food security, animal welfare, green-space/parks, or community philanthropy and able to manage modest grants in the $500–$20,000 range.
Good Fit
- • Located in Tennessee (Nashville/Murfreesboro area) or serving that community
- • Work aligns with education, food banks, animal sheltering, green space, alternative learning, or community philanthropy
- • Existing relationships or introductions to local community foundations or current grantees
- • Project budget and timeline that match modest, one-year grants (~$10k–$20k)
- • Track record of local service and measurable community impact
Geography
Observed giving across both years is entirely in Tennessee, concentrated in the Nashville/Murfreesboro area, with 100% of dollars staying in-state.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded six distinct recipients in the latest year (seven in the prior year) representing different local sectors (university, greenways, humane society, food bank, community foundation, alternative learning center), but the overall recipient pool is small and repeated year-to-year.
New Applicants
The foundation explicitly lists grants as preselected, no new recipients were observed across two years, and there is no visible public application route or meaningful contact information, so unfamiliar applicants are unlikely to break into the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
