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Crichton Family Foundation at a glance

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Crichton Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$380k
Granted FY2025still arriving
23
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Health$515kYouth Development$295kHuman Services$240kArts & Culture$200kEducation$170kReligion$165kRecreation & Sports$125kCrime & Legal$80kOther$0
02FY2025 · 23 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k4 grants · $20k
  • $10k–50k17 grants · $260k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $100k
$15,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$3.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
the Land Trust for Tennessee$50,000
Cumberland Heights Foundation Inc$50,000
Boys and Girls Club of SC Tn$25,000
Miracle League of Columbia$20,000
Maury Regional Healthcare Fndn$20,000
East Lake Expression Engine$20,000
Friends of Chattanooga Prep$20,000
Room In The Inn$20,000
Well Outreach Foundation$20,000
Lookout Mountain Presby Church$15,000
South Central Family Center Inc$15,000
CHATT Foundation$15,000
Renewal House$10,000
Music Health Alliance$10,000
James K Polk Memorial Association$10,000
02The need
03

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 (FY20–25, $135k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%The Family Center: $15k → 14%The Family Center: $15k → 14%Hope for the Inner City Inc: $15k → 12%Hope for the Inner City Inc: $10k → 12%Hope for the Inner City Inc: $10k → 12%Hope for the Inner City Inc: $10k → 12%Hope for the Inner City Inc: $10k → 12%Hope for the Inner City Inc: $10k → 12%Every Valley Leadership Academy: $10k → 12%Every Valley Leadership Academy: $10k → 12%Every Valley Leadership Academy: $10k → 12%Every Valley Leadership Academy: $10k → 12%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.
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.

89%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.8M · 25 repeat orgs$215k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +11% since the first grant, against -3% for those funded once.

25 repeat relationships: 16 still active in FY2025, 9 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

25
8

Total granted

$1.8M
$105k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+11%
-3%

Still filing today

68%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 71% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $110k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthHuman ServicesEducationArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentPhilanthropyOther
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

  • CH
    CUMBERLAND HEIGHTS FOUNDATION INC
    6× · 2020–2025 · $325k · revenue +49%
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF CHATTANOOGA PREP INC
    6× · 2020–2025 · $115k · revenue +944%
  • MR
    MAURY REGIONAL HEATHCARE FOUNDATION
    6× · 2020–2025 · $110k · revenue +98%

Funded once

  • CA
    COLUMBIA ACADEMY
    one grant, 2024 · $25k · revenue -3%
  • ML
    MIRACLE LEAGUE OF COLUMBIA AT MAURY COUNTY PARK
    one grant, 2022 · $15k · revenue -66%
  • LM
    Lookout Mountain Pres Church
    one grant, 2021 · $15k
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
Mental Health Cooperative Inc

Mental health cooperative inc. (mhc) provides integrated health services that include behavioral health care, primary health care, addiction services, and community-based care management. mhc also provides emergency psychiatric services…

Health
2
Volunteer Behavioral Health Care System

Provide behavioral health services to clients located in middle and east tennessee

Health
3
East Tennessee Public Communications Corporation

Operation of public tv station.

Arts & Culture
4
Cumberland Medical Center

Cumberland Medical Center provides quality healthcare, in alignment with Covenant Health's mission to serve the community by improving the quality of life through better health, regardless of the patient's ability to pay.

Health
5
Agape House of Northwest Tennessee

Pregnancy testing, limited obstetrical ultrasounds, sti testing and treatment, and educational programs.

Health
6
Michael Dunn Center

To empower individuals living with disabilities and challenges to gain independence

Human Services
7
Methodist Medical Center

Methodist Medical Center provides quality healthcare, in alignment with Covenant Health's mission to serve the community by improving the quality of life through better health regardless of a patient's ability to pay.

Health
8
Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise

Mission: to create economically diverse neighborhoods filled with financially empowered citizens and housing for all.vision: all chattanoogans can afford a safe place in a strong neighborhood to call home. belief: we believe the future of…

Housing & Shelter
9
Nashville Public Radio

Nashville public radio's mission is to be the most trusted & independent nashville voice, connecting our communities through non-partisan journalism, compelling storytelling, civil conversation and music discovery.

Arts & Culture
10
Maury County Economic Development Partnership

The partnership supports maury county and city governments to enhance and promote economic development opportunities in the county.

Philanthropy
11
Memphis Recovery Centers Inc

Memphis recovery centers, inc. (mrc) provides compassionate treatment services for youth and adults suffering from substance addiction and co-occurring disorders, utilizing professional methods to improve spiritual, physical, emotional,…

Health
12
Methodist Children's Home

Methodist children's home equips children, youth, and families to flourish by offering hope through christian-centered relationships, services, and support.

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Casa of Maury County Inc; the most unlike its peers is Maury United Ministries. 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

25 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. 25 of the 40 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
25/25
Grantees still filing
13/25
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Boys and Girls Club of S-C Tn: $125,000 · OtherBoys and Girls Club of S-C TnCHATT FOUNDATION: $85,000 · OtherCHATT FOUNDATIONWestminster Presbyterian Church: $80,000 · OtherWestminster Presbyterian ChurchWell Outreach Foundation: $50,000 · OtherWell Outreach FoundationLookout Mountain Presby Church: $45,000 · OtherLookout Mountain Presby ChurchMiracle League of Columbia: $40,000 · OtherNACOME CAMP AND RETREAT CENTER PRESBYTERIES OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE: $40,000 · OtherEast Lake Express Engine: $40,000 · OtherCASA OF MAURY COUNTY INC: $80,000 · OtherCASA OF MAURY COUNTY INCTHE LAND TRUST FOR TENNESSEE INC: $50,000 · OtherTHE LAND TRUST FOR TENNESSEE INC+13 more: $155,000 · Other+13 moreCUMBERLAND HEIGHTS FOUNDATION INC: $325,000 · HealthCUMBERLAND HEIGHTS FOUN…MUSIC HEALTH ALLIANCE INC: $55,000 · HealthMUSIC HEALTH ALLIANCE I…+3 more: $25,000 · Health+3 moreHOPE FOR THE INNER CITY INC: $65,000 · Human ServicesHOPE FOR T…SOUTH CENTRAL FAMILY CENTER INC: $50,000 · Human ServicesSOUTH CENT…EVERY VALLEY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY: $40,000 · Human ServicesEVERY VALL…THE FAMILY CENTER INC: $30,000 · Human ServicesTHE FAMILY…EAST LAKE EXPRESSION ENGINE: $85,000 · Arts & CultureEAST LAKE …MAURY COUNTY ARTS GUILD: $50,000 · Arts & CultureMAURY COUN…JAMES K POLK MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION: $40,000 · Arts & CultureJAMES K PO…FRIENDS OF CHATTANOOGA PREP INC: $115,000 · EducationFRIENDS O…UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI FOUNDATION: $30,000 · EducationUNIVERSIT…COLUMBIA ACADEMY: $25,000 · EducationCOLUMBIA …BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TENN: $130,000 · Youth DevelopmentMAURY REGIONAL HEATHCARE FOUNDATION: $110,000 · Philanthropy
Other$790,000Health$405,000Human Services$185,000Arts & Culture$175,000Education$170,000Youth Development$130,000Philanthropy$110,000

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 budgetCUMBERLAND HEIGHTS FOUNDATION INC: $325,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TENN: $130,000 over 3y, 2.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF CHATTANOOGA PREP INC: $115,000 over 6y, 16% of budgetMAURY REGIONAL HEATHCARE FOUNDATION: $110,000 over 6y, 1.8% of budgetEAST LAKE EXPRESSION ENGINE: $85,000 over 4y, 6.2% of budgetCHATT FOUNDATION: $85,000 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetCASA OF MAURY COUNTY INC: $80,000 over 6y, 13% of budgetHOPE FOR THE INNER CITY INC: $65,000 over 6y, 2.0% of budgetMUSIC HEALTH ALLIANCE INC: $55,000 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetSOUTH CENTRAL FAMILY CENTER INC: $50,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetMAURY COUNTY ARTS GUILD: $50,000 over 6y, 30% of budgetTHE LAND TRUST FOR TENNESSEE INC: $50,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetEVERY VALLEY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY: $40,000 over 4y, 6.0% of budgetJAMES K POLK MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION: $40,000 over 6y, 2.8% of budgetTHE FAMILY CENTER INC: $30,000 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI FOUNDATION: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCOLUMBIA ACADEMY: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMIRACLE LEAGUE OF COLUMBIA AT MAURY COUNTY PARK: $15,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetPregnancy Centers of Middle Tennessee Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetRENEWAL HOUSE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetROSE HILL CEMETERY CORPORATION CO KAYLA SOUTHERN: $10,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetMaury United Ministries: $10,000 over 2y, 5.2% of budgetCENTER OF HOPE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION: $5,000 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.

  • Who funds CUMBERLAND HEIGHTS FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TENN ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF CHATTANOOGA PREP INC ↗
  • Who funds MAURY REGIONAL HEATHCARE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds EAST LAKE EXPRESSION ENGINE ↗
  • Who funds CHATT FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds CASA OF MAURY COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds HOPE FOR THE INNER CITY INC ↗
  • Who funds MUSIC HEALTH ALLIANCE INC ↗
  • Who funds SOUTH CENTRAL FAMILY CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds MAURY COUNTY ARTS GUILD ↗
  • Who funds THE LAND TRUST FOR TENNESSEE INC ↗
  • Who funds EVERY VALLEY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds JAMES K POLK MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds THE FAMILY CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds COLUMBIA ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds MIRACLE LEAGUE OF COLUMBIA AT MAURY COUNTY PARK ↗
  • Who funds Pregnancy Centers of Middle Tennessee Inc ↗
  • Who funds RENEWAL HOUSE INC ↗
  • Who funds ABE'S GARDEN ↗
  • Who funds ROSE HILL CEMETERY CORPORATION CO KAYLA SOUTHERN ↗
  • Who funds Maury United Ministries ↗
  • Who funds CENTER OF HOPE ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION ↗

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.

The Community Foundat…United Way of Middle …Chattanooga Christian…Jeff & Tina Adams Fam…The Healing Trust For…Memorial Foundation I…Hca Healthcare Founda…Baird Foundation IncThe Frist FoundationThe Maclellan Foundat…The Independent Chari…United Way of Maury C…
The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee IncTN29.4× affinity14 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc · United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc · Chattanooga Christian Community Foundation · Jeff & Tina Adams Family Foundation · The Healing Trust Formerly Baptist Healing Hospital Trust · Memorial Foundation Inc · Hca Healthcare Foundation · Baird Foundation Inc · The Frist Foundation · The Maclellan Foundation Inc · The Independent Charitable Gift Fund · United Way of Maury County Inc

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 Crichton Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Crichton Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%2%8%17%30%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
    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 40 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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