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Jeff & Tina Adams Family Foundation at a glance

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Jeff & Tina Adams Family 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.

$154k
Granted FY2025still arriving
31
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0190% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.

Youth Development$193kReligion$75kArts & Culture$46kHealth$41kHuman Services$30kRecreation & Sports$25kEducation$23kCrime & Legal$22kOther$0
02FY2025 · 31 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k27 grants · $67k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $37k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$2,500
Median grant
2
States reached
$282k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF SOUTH CENTRAL TENNESSEE$50,000
MAURY HILLS CHURCH$15,000
JAMES K POLK ASSOCIATION$12,000
COLUMBIA ACADEMY$10,000
MAURY REGIONAL HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION$6,550
LEADSHIP MIDDLE TENNESSEE$5,000
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE$5,000
MAURY COUNTY HISTORICAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION$5,000
YOUTH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC$5,000
COLUMBIA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION$4,000
CASA OF MAURY COUNTY$3,000
CENTER OF HOPE$3,000
KIDS PLACE CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER$3,000
AMUSE'UM$3,000
DUCK RIVER FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES$3,000
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 (FY21–25, $14k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%THE FAMILY CENTER: $2k → 10%THE FAMILY CENTER: $2k → 10%THE FAMILY CENTER: $2k → 10%THE FAMILY CENTER: $2k → 10%THE FAMILY CENTER: $2k → 10%THRIFTLOVE: $1k → 10%THRIFTLOVE: $1k → 10%THRIFTLOVE: $500 → 10%THRIFTLOVE: $500 → 10%THRIFTLOVE: $500 → 10%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.

86%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$578k · 37 repeat orgs$95k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +32% since the first grant, against +8% for those funded once.

37 repeat relationships: 24 still active in FY2025, 13 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

37
19

Total granted

$578k
$22k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+32%
+8%

Still filing today

54%
16%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 53% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $73k 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
EducationYouth DevelopmentArts & CultureCrime & LegalHuman ServicesHealthOther
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

  • MR
    MAURY REGIONAL HEATHCARE FOUNDATION
    5× · 2021–2025 · $33k · revenue +22%
  • AY
    A YOUTH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC
    5× · 2021–2025 · $25k · revenue +76%
  • MC
    MAURY COUNTY HISTORICAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION
    5× · 2021–2025 · $23k · revenue ×186

Funded once

  • TM
    THE MIRACLE LEAGUE OF COLUMBIA
    one grant, 2022 · $10k
  • MR
    MAURY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
    one grant, 2024 · $3k
  • CS
    COLUMBIA STATE COMMUNITY COLLECE - PERFORM
    one grant, 2021 · $2k
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
Maury County Economic Development Partnership

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

Philanthropy
2
Communities in Schools of Tennessee

To surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.

Education
3
East Tennessee Public Communications Corporation

Operation of public tv station.

Arts & Culture
4
Middle Tennessee Christian Foundation

Christian fellowship for college students

Religion
5
Legal Aid of East Tennessee

Legal aid of east tennessee provides legal representation, legal education, and other civil legal services for the low-income population in our community through advocacy of all types.

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6
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
7
Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands

To enforce, advance and defend the civil legal rights of low income and vulnerable people, especially on behalf of elderly, children, victims of domestic violence and persons with disabilities, by providing free, civil legal assistance to…

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8
Campbell County Christian Academy Inc

To partner with families in providing students a christ-centered and academically challenging education equipping them with a biblical worldview as they grow in understandings, attitudes, skills, and in favor with god and man.

Education
9
Casa of the Tennessee Heartland Inc

Provide advocacy for abused and neglected children in juvenile court.

Civil Rights
10
Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce

To promote business, economic development, and community development within the greater macon area.

—
11
Tennessee History for Kids

Tennessee history for kids helps public and private school teachers in all k through 12 grades teach history, civics, and geography, with a focus on statewide topics that teachers often need resources to cover. to this end, tennessee…

Arts & Culture
12
Maryville City Schools Foundation Inc

The maryville city schools foundation mcsf is an independent community-based 501c3 organization with a mission to support the ongoing enrichmnet of educational programs for all students in maryville city schools located in maryville tn.…

Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc; the most unlike its peers is Chs Project Graduation. 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

28 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. 28 of the 64 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
28/28
Grantees still filing
18/28
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MAURY HILLS CHURCH: $75,000 · OtherMAURY HILLS CHURCHBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF SOUTH CENTRAL TENNESSEE: $50,000 · OtherBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF SOUTH CENTRAL TENNESSEEJAMES K POLK ASSOCIATION: $27,500 · OtherJAMES K POLK ASSOCIATIONTHE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE: $25,000 · OtherTHE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEEIndividual grant recipient: $15,565 · OtherAMUSE'UM: $15,250 · OtherDUCK RIVER FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $15,000 · OtherCENTER OF HOPE: $15,000 · OtherCOLUMBIA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE - PERFORM: $13,000 · Other+39 more: $113,900 · Other+39 moreBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE: $153,500 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF MIDDLE …A YOUTH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC: $25,000 · Youth DevelopmentA YOUTH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION …GIRL SCOUTS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE INC: $9,000 · Youth DevelopmentMAURY REGIONAL HEATHCARE FOUNDATION: $32,850 · PhilanthropyTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE INC: $10,000 · PhilanthropyMAURY COUNTY HISTORICAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION: $23,000 · Arts & CultureFRIST ART MUSEUM: $8,500 · Arts & CultureNashville Symphony Association: $7,500 · Arts & CultureCASA OF MAURY COUNTY INC: $17,000 · Crime & LegalKIDS PLACE A CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER: $4,500 · Crime & LegalTHE FAMILY CENTER INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesTHRIFT LOVE FOR VOCATIONAL ABILITIES CORP: $3,500 · Human ServicesCOLUMBIA ACADEMY: $10,000 · EducationBRIGHT APPLE INC: $1,750 · EducationCOLUMBIA PEACE & JUSTICE INITIATIVE INC: $1,000 · EducationCHS PROJECT GRADUATION: $500 · Education
Other$365,215Youth Development$187,500Philanthropy$42,850Arts & Culture$39,000Crime & Legal$21,500Human Services$13,500Education$13,250

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 budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE: $153,500 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetMAURY REGIONAL HEATHCARE FOUNDATION: $32,850 over 5y, 1.7% of budgetA YOUTH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC: $25,000 over 5y, 7.6% of budgetMAURY COUNTY HISTORICAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION: $23,000 over 5y, 5.5% of budgetCASA OF MAURY COUNTY INC: $17,000 over 5y, 1.9% of budgetCENTER OF HOPE: $15,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetCOLUMBIA ACADEMY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FAMILY CENTER INC: $10,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetGIRL SCOUTS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE INC: $9,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNASHVILLE ZOO INC: $8,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFRIST ART MUSEUM: $8,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNashville Symphony Association: $7,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMAURY COUNTY CHAMBER AND ECONOMIC ALLIANCE: $6,150 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetOrthopaedic Research and Education Foundation: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLeadership Middle Tennessee Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetKIDS PLACE A CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER: $4,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCOLUMBIA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $4,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHRIFT LOVE FOR VOCATIONAL ABILITIES CORP: $3,500 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetPregnancy Centers of Middle Tennessee Inc: $3,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetPay Grace Forward: $3,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetMaury United Ministries: $2,500 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetMAURY CHAPLAIN MINISTRIES INC: $2,000 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetBRIGHT APPLE INC: $1,750 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetCOLUMBIA PEACE & JUSTICE INITIATIVE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetTHE WELL OUTREACH INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION: $150 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 BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE ↗
  • Who funds MAURY REGIONAL HEATHCARE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds A YOUTH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds MAURY COUNTY HISTORICAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds CASA OF MAURY COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds CENTER OF HOPE ↗
  • Who funds COLUMBIA ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE INC ↗
  • Who funds THE FAMILY CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds GIRL SCOUTS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE INC ↗
  • Who funds NASHVILLE ZOO INC ↗
  • Who funds FRIST ART MUSEUM ↗
  • Who funds Nashville Symphony Association ↗
  • Who funds MAURY COUNTY CHAMBER AND ECONOMIC ALLIANCE ↗
  • Who funds Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation ↗
  • Who funds Leadership Middle Tennessee Inc ↗
  • Who funds KIDS PLACE A CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER ↗
  • Who funds COLUMBIA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THRIFT LOVE FOR VOCATIONAL ABILITIES CORP ↗
  • Who funds Pregnancy Centers of Middle Tennessee Inc ↗
  • Who funds Pay Grace Forward ↗
  • Who funds Maury United Ministries ↗

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.

Crichton Family Found…United Way of Middle …Hca Healthcare Founda…The Community Foundat…Dorothy Cate and Thom…The Healing Trust For…Memorial Foundation I…Baird Foundation IncPublix Super Markets …American Endowment Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…Raymond James Charita…
Crichton Family FoundationTN17.9× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Crichton Family Foundation · United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc · Hca Healthcare Foundation · The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc · Dorothy Cate and Thomas F Frist Foundation · The Healing Trust Formerly Baptist Healing Hospital Trust · Memorial Foundation Inc · Baird Foundation Inc · Publix Super Markets Charities Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%6%25%56%100%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
    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 · 0–10%
    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 64 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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