PILGRIMAGE FOUNDATION INC

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Retrieved 2026-11-11; covers tax years 2018–2025. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $16K · expenses $16K · assets $257

EIN
82-1057634
Address
230 FRANKLIN RD STE 11HH, FRANKLIN, TN 37064-2284
NTEE code
A20 Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose (Arts, Culture and Humanities) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
April 2017 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
Principal officer
Brandt Wood (its 2017 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2017 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

TO SUPPORT EDUCATION, ARTS, PARKS AND PRESERVATION IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Decker Sachse DIRECTOR2018-2025 $0$68,525 1
Brandt Wood PRESIDENT2018-2025 $0$27,500 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

2 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Kevin Griffin DIRECTOR2018-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Michael Whelan DIRECTOR2018-2025 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DECKER SACHSE DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
KEVIN GRIFFIN DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL WHELAN DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
BRANDT WOOD PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DECKER SACHSE DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
KEVIN GRIFFIN DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL WHELAN DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
BRANDT WOOD PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DECKER SACHSE DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
KEVIN GRIFFIN DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL WHELAN DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
BRANDT WOOD PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DECKER SACHSE DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
KEVIN GRIFFIN DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL WHELAN DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
BRANDT WOOD PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DECKER SACHSE DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
KEVIN GRIFFIN DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL WHELAN DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
BRANDT WOOD PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DECKER SACHSE DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
KEVIN GRIFFIN DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL WHELAN DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
BRANDT WOOD PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DECKER SACHSE Director0 $0-- $01
KEVIN GRIFFIN Director0 $0-- $01
MICHAEL WHELAN Director0 $0-- $01
BRANDT WOOD President0 $0-- $01
2018 · 4 people listed · 2 paid, $96K · 0 employees · 4 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DECKER SACHSE Director0 $0$68,525$0 $68,5251
BRANDT WOOD President0 $0$27,500$0 $27,5001
KEVIN GRIFFIN Director0 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL WHELAN Director0 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$16,029$16,029 $257-$163 $16,029- ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$20,408$20,408 $257-$163 $20,408- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$27,167$27,587 $257-$163 $27,167- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$15,007$15,007 $257$257 $15,007- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$21,329$21,329 $257$257 $21,329- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$59,643 $257$257 $0- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$93,713$71,809 $59,900$59,900 $30,000- ---
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$70,990$31,009 $49,046$37,996 $30,000$0 $004

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $42,750 in all, tax years 2018 to 2021. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
JESSE W COUCH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION $30,0001 $30,0002018 2018 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “PILGRIMAGE FOUNDATION INC”
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FUND II FOUNDATION $12,7501 $12,7502021 2021 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “PILGRIMAGE FOUNDATION INC”
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NASHVILLE BLUES AND ROOTS ALLIANCETNA20 $13,874$5,684 President$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
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SAPTAMI FOUNDATION INCTXA20 $20,919$14,205 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, similar name
GERARD WAGNER FOUNDATION INCNYA20 $19,180$35,556 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x
THE LEGACY FOUNDATIONNYA20 $9,377$14,337 Executive Director$6,001 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x
ANARCHESTRA FOUNDATION INCMAA20 $18,889$20,590 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x
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HAROLD V LUCAS JR FOUNDATION INCFLA20 $14,435$14,708 President$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x
AGBO FOUNDATIONCAA20 $10,000$60,308 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x
VOICES FOUNDATIONLAA20 $21,985$23,873 President$2,500 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x
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Who funds organizations like this

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GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC $50,0001 1DAF sponsor2024–2024 ART FOR HEALING FOUNDATION
CENTRAL INDIANA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC $48,0006 1DAF sponsor2019–2024 NUVO CULTURAL FOUNDATION INC
PROMETHEAS CHARITABLE TR $47,0006 1Private foundation2014–2025 THE WENDY WAGNER FOUNDATION FOR FUNDING CREATIVITY
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER BUFFALO INC $40,0003 1DAF sponsor2022–2024 FOUNTAIN ARTS CENTER INC
FORGOOD INC $38,2605 3DAF sponsor2020–2023 ART LOISAIDA FOUNDATION; SHILOH COMMUNITY RESTORATION FOUNDATION; FOR ALISON FOUNDATION
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $16,029 spent · pay $0 · grants $16,029 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $16,029 100.0%
Total$16,029100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $20,408 spent · pay $0 · grants $20,408 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $20,408 100.0%
Total$20,408100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $27,587 spent · pay $0 · grants $27,167 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $27,167 98.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $420 1.5%
Total$27,587100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $15,007 spent · pay $0 · grants $15,007 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $15,007 100.0%
Total$15,007100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $21,329 spent · pay $0 · grants $21,329 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $21,329 100.0%
Total$21,329100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $59,643 spent · pay $0 · grants $15,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $41,873 70.2%
Grants and similar amounts paid $15,000 25.1%
Fees to independent contractors $2,770 4.6%
Total$59,643100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $71,809 spent · pay $0 · grants $16,500 · events $1,543
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $55,309 77.0%
Grants and similar amounts paid $16,500 23.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$1,543reported apart
Total$71,809100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $31,009 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,500 · events $329,677
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)CREDENTIALS $24,983-$24,983- 80.6%
Grants to US organizations and governments $3,500$3,500-- 11.3%
Other (as described)COMMUNITY OUTREACH $1,050$1,050-- 3.4%
Other (as described)RECORDING FEES $950$950-- 3.1%
Fees: other services $503-$503- 1.6%
Other (as described)TAXES $21-$21- 0.1%
All other expenses $2-$2- 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $370,667$329,677reported apart
Total$31,009100%

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