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Anna Mary Bransford Lenderman Foundation at a glance

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Anna Mary Bransford Lenderman Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$41k
Granted FY2025still arriving
14
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.

Religion$39kRecreation & Sports$26kEducation$15kHealth$15kPhilanthropy$9kHousing & Shelter$8kSocial Science$5kHuman Services$4kOther$0
02FY2025 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$4,750
Median grant
6
States reached
$673k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ALIVE HOSPICE$5,000
HUDSON INSTITUTE$5,000
ST GEORGES EPISCOPAL CHURCH$5,000
THE LEGION FUND$5,000
STAR GOSPEL MISSION$5,000
THE LONON FOUNDATION$5,000
TN GOLF FOUNDATION$4,750
CUMBERLAND HEIGHTS$1,000
TRINITY PAWLING SCHOOL$1,000
CHARLESTON DAY SCHOOL$1,000
LAWRENCEVILLE SCHOOL$1,000
PORTER GUAD SCHOOL$1,000
MONTEAGLE SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSEMBLY$500
Individual grant recipient$500
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY25–25, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%ALIVE HOSPICE: $5k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

MI
NY
MA
PA
NJ
KY
TN
SC
DC
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

81%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$99k · 10 repeat orgs$23k to everyone else

10 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 4 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
4

Total granted

$99k
$4k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+14%
+80%

Still filing today

50%
75%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 53% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $19k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’21’22’23’24’25
EducationArts & CultureHuman ServicesPublic Safety & DisasterHealthOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • TG
    TENNESSEE GOLF FOUNDATION
    2× · 2021–2022 · $11k · revenue +21%
  • TL
    The Lonon Foundation
    2× · 2024–2025 · $10k · revenue +1%
  • CD
    CHARLESTON DAY SCHOOLINC
    3× · 2021–2025 · $4k · revenue +29%

Funded once

  • ALL HANDS AND HEARTS SMART RESPONSE INCgraduated
    one grant, 2024 · $3k · revenue +80%
  • TH
    THE HODGES TRUST
    one grant, 2021 · $1k
  • TH
    THE HARPETH HALL SCHOOLgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $500 · revenue +84%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
The Holton Arms School

The mission of the holton-arms school is to cultivate the unique potential of young women through the "education not only of the mind, but of the soul and spirit".

Education
2
Harbor School

Inspiring young scholars to contribute their wisdom, compassion, and personal best in the classroom, the community and the world.

Education
3
Trustees of Lawrence Academy At Groton Ma Corp

Lawrence academy recognizes you for who you are, inspires you to take responsibility for who you want to become, supports you as you learn, and empowers you to take action for the greater good.

Education
4
St John's School

See Schedule OSt. John's School is an independent, co-educational day school presenting a 13-year sequence of college preparatory training. A non-profit institution, it was founded in 1946 to provide the community with a school of exacting…

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5
St Luke's Foundation Inc

An exceptional education that inspires a deep love of learning, a strong moral compass, the commitment to serve, and the confidence to lead.

Education
6
The Harker School

The school's mission is to educate students for success at college and beyond, and to foster kindness, respect and integrity within a safe and nurturing environment.

Education
7
Hampden-Sydney College

Since 1775, the mission of Hampden-Sydney College has been to form good men and good citizens in an atmosphere of sound learning.

Education
8
Thaden School

To operate an independent school and provide a balanced education that ignites a passion for discovery and learning, prepares students to succeed in college, and inspires them to lead lives of integrity, purpose and responsible global…

Education
9
Hillbrook School

Hillbrook provides an extraordinary educational experience that fosters a love of learning in our students and helps them to develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to achieve their highest individual potential in school and in life.…

Education
10
St Thomas School

To develop responsible citizens of a global society. in partnership with parents, we inspire and motivate intellectually curious students. our small, nurturing environment supports the acquisition of a broad academic foundation with an…

Education
11
Darrow School

Darrow school is dedicated to serving students with diverse backgrounds and abilities, building on each student's talents and interests to inspire enduring confidence for success in college and life. this mission is accomplished through…

Education
12
The Hillside School

The mission of the hillside school is to maximize the potential of children with learning disabilities through excellence in education.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Trustees of the Lawrenceville School; the most unlike its peers is The Legion Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

13 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 13 of the 22 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
13/13
Grantees still filing
8/13
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ST GEORGES EPISCOPAL CHURCH: $38,000 · OtherST GEORGES EPISCOPAL CHURCHTN GOLF FOUNDATION: $15,000 · OtherTN GOLF FOUNDATIONTHE LEGION FUND: $7,500 · OtherTHE LEGION FUNDSTAR GOSPEL MISSION: $5,000 · OtherSTAR GOSPEL MISSIONHudson Institute Inc: $5,000 · OtherHudson Institute IncCUMBERLAND HEIGHTS: $3,000 · Other+5 more: $5,500 · Other+5 moreThe Lonon Foundation: $9,500 · Human ServicesThe Lonon Fou…ALIVE HOSPICE INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesALIVE HOSPICE…THE LEGION FOUNDATION: $5,500 · EducationTHE LEGION…CHARLESTON DAY SCHOOLINC: $3,500 · EducationCHARLESTON…TRINITY-PAWLING SCHOOL CORPORATION: $1,000 · EducationTRINITY-PA…TRUSTEES OF THE LAWRENCEVILLE SCHOOL: $1,000 · EducationTRUSTEES O…THE HARPETH HALL SCHOOL: $500 · EducationTENNESSEE GOLF FOUNDATION: $11,000 · Arts & CultureTENNESSEE …+1 more: $250 · Arts & CultureSISTERS IN ARMS: $3,500 · HealthALL HANDS AND HEARTS SMART RESPONSE INC: $2,500 · Public Safety & Disaster
Other$79,000Human Services$14,500Education$11,500Arts & Culture$11,250Health$3,500Public Safety & Disaster$2,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTENNESSEE GOLF FOUNDATION: $11,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Lonon Foundation: $9,500 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetTHE LEGION FOUNDATION: $5,500 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetSTAR GOSPEL MISSION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHudson Institute Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHARLESTON DAY SCHOOLINC: $3,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSISTERS IN ARMS: $3,500 over 2y, 4.3% of budgetALL HANDS AND HEARTS SMART RESPONSE INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTRINITY-PAWLING SCHOOL CORPORATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTRUSTEES OF THE LAWRENCEVILLE SCHOOL: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HARPETH HALL SCHOOL: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTURNIP GREEN CREATIVE REUSE: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Coastal Community Fou…American Endowment Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…The Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…National Philanthropi…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina IncSC13.4× affinity4 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Anna Mary Bransford Lenderman Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Anna Mary Bransford Lenderman Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    3get no government money at all
    2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 22 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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