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Jim and Leah Sohr Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$767k
Granted FY2024still arriving
11
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$444k
Largest
01What you fundRead
02The needRead
03Your edgeRead
04Your fieldRead
01What you fund
0189% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year — across FY2017–2024.

Religion$822kEducation$656kRecreation & Sports$515kAnimals$354kArts & Culture$102kHealth$93kPhilanthropy$62kHuman Services$50kOther$0
02FY2024 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k4 grants · $23k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $40k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $260k
  • $250k+1 grant · $444k
$10,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$4.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CONGREGATION MICAH$444,300
FRIENDS OF WARNER PARKS$200,000
BUBBA FOUNDATION$60,000
GENTLE BARN$10,000
THE LECUM FUND$10,000
NASHVILLE ENTREPREUNEUR CENTER$10,000
WINGS FOR KIDS$10,000
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTE$7,500
VOICES FOR A SAFER TN$5,000
FRIENDS OF ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES$5,000
PROJECT RETURN$5,000
02The need
03

Do your dollars go where the need is?

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

show:

Your human-services grants (FY18–24, $60k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 50% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Your grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 12%WINGS FOR KIDS: $10k → 12%THE BUBBA STEVENSON FOUNDATION INC: $30k → 9%THE STORE: $10k → 14%CROSSROADS CAMPUS: $10k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

Which US states your grants reach

NY
MA
RI
CA
CO
TN
SC
DC
LA

US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

03Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

88%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$2.7M · 17 repeat orgs$355k to everyone else

17 repeat relationships — 7 still active in FY2024, 10 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
32

Total granted

$2.7M
$320k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+33%
+44%

Still filing today

76%
69%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $35k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHealthHuman ServicesArts & CulturePhilanthropyHousing & ShelterOther

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). 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

  • FO
    FRIENDS OF THE WARNER PARKS INC
    4× · 2020–2024 · $500k · revenue +94%
  • NZ
    NASHVILLE ZOO INC
    2× · 2017–2018 · $334k · revenue +23%
  • TE
    THE ENSWORTH SCHOOL
    2× · 2021–2023 · $200k · revenue +67%

Funded once

  • BARNARD COLLEGEgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $50k · revenue +48%
  • LU
    LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITYgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $50k · revenue +44%
  • TB
    THE BUBBA STEVENSON FOUNDATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $30k · revenue +151% · 45% of their budget

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

04Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
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
2
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
3
Nashville Food Project Inc

The nashville food project brings people together to grow, cook, and share nourishing food, with the goals of cultivating community and alleviating hunger in our city.

Food & Nutrition
4
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
5
Manhattanville University

To educate students to be ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community.

Education
6
Lehigh University

The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…

Education
7
Fordham University

Fordham university, the jesuit university of new york, is committed to the discovery of wisdom and the transmission of learning, through research and through education of the highest quality. for more information, see schedule o.

Education
8
New York School of Interior Design

New york school of interior design provides the most innovative, immersive, and transformative interior design education in the world, demonstrating the impact of professionally designed interiors on the health, happiness, and well-being…

Education
9
Barton College

Founded in 1902, barton college is a four-year, private, liberal arts college located in wilson, n.c. the barton experience focuses on academic excellence within a wide range of professional and liberal arts programs leading to…

Education
10
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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11
Nashville Cares

Nashville cares exists to end the hiv epidemic, promote comprehensive sexual health and end sexual health stigmatization and discrimination through prevention, education, treatment, support, advocacy, and strategic partnership.

Health
12
Npr Foundation

The npr foundation ("foundation") is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of its sole supported organization, national public radio, inc. ("npr inc."). the foundation supports npr inc. through various activities such as…

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For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Robin Hood Foundation and the most unlike its peers is Mountain Rescue Aspen Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

Your grantees are a median of 33 years old; the field is 17. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number20%0%<5yr14%5%5–10yr20%28%10–20yr20%21%20–35yr13%31%35–55yr13%15%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value20%0%<5yr14%1%5–10yr20%7%10–20yr20%34%20–35yr13%46%35–55yr13%13%55yr+

The field is 20% startups (under 5 years old) — 0% of your grantees by number, and just 0% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close — 0.0% lost their exemption, against 11% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/42
the rest of the field
11%
3,657/32,541

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

04the grantee network

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

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 2017–2025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 39 of the 55 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
11
Early backer (in before they grew)
38/39
Grantees still filing
28/39
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

CONGREGATION MICAH — $807,075 · OtherCONGREGATION MICAHBUBBA FOUNDATION — $160,000 · OtherBUBBA FOUNDATIONENSWORTH — $120,000 · OtherENSWORTHLIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY — $50,000 · Other+30 more — $261,122 · Other+30 moreTHE ENSWORTH SCHOOL — $200,000 · EducationTHE ENSWORTH SCHOOLTHE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND — $180,000 · EducationTHE ADMINISTRATORS OF…Vanderbilt University — $158,000 · EducationVanderbilt UniversityBARNARD COLLEGE — $50,000 · EducationBARNARD COLLEGE+2 more — $12,500 · EducationFRIENDS OF THE WARNER PARKS INC — $500,000 · Recreation & SportsFRIENDS OF THE WAR…NASHVILLE ZOO INC — $334,000 · AnimalsNASHVILLE ZO…+1 more — $10,000 · AnimalsNASHVILLE BALLET — $92,500 · Arts & CultureCENTENNIAL PARK CONSERVANCY — $15,000 · Arts & CultureNashville Symphony Association — $9,000 · Arts & CultureVanderbilt University Medical Center — $58,500 · HealthRENEWAL HOUSE INC — $5,000 · HealthTJ MARTELL FOUNDATION — $5,000 · HealthThe Heimerdinger Foundation Inc — $3,500 · HealthNami Davidson County Inc — $2,500 · HealthTHE BUBBA STEVENSON FOUNDATION INC — $30,000 · Human ServicesTHE CROSSROADS CAMPUS — $10,000 · Human ServicesTHE STORE INC — $10,000 · Human ServicesWINGS FOR KIDS — $10,000 · Human Services
Other$1,398,197Education$600,500Recreation & Sports$500,000Animals$344,000Arts & Culture$116,500Health$74,500Human Services$60,000

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetFRIENDS OF THE WARNER PARKS INC — $500,000 over 4y, 4.5% of budgetNASHVILLE ZOO INC — $334,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetTHE ENSWORTH SCHOOL — $200,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetTHE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND — $180,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetVanderbilt University — $158,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNASHVILLE BALLET — $92,500 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetVanderbilt University Medical Center — $58,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBARNARD COLLEGE — $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY — $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE INC — $33,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BUBBA STEVENSON FOUNDATION INC — $30,000 over 1y, 45% of budgetTHE NASHVILLE ENTREPRENEUR CENTER — $30,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetCHI BOULE FOUNDATION — $16,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetPROJECT RETURN INC — $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCENTENNIAL PARK CONSERVANCY — $15,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES — $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOLD FRIENDS SENIOR DOGS INC — $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE CROSSROADS CAMPUS — $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPROJECT R12 — $10,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetFOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES — $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGENTRYS EDUCATION CENTER AT THE STORE FRONT INC — $10,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetSECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF MIDDLE TN INC — $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE STORE INC — $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetWINGS FOR KIDS — $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNashville Symphony Association — $9,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTHISTLE FARMS INC — $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetO'MORE COLLEGE OF DESIGN — $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRENEWAL HOUSE INC — $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMountain Rescue Aspen Inc — $5,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetJEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC — $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTJ MARTELL FOUNDATION — $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNASHVILLE SAFE HAVEN FAMILY SHELTER INC — $3,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Heimerdinger Foundation Inc — $3,500 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetTENNESSEE INNOCENCE PROJECT — $2,500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION — $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHEATHER ABBOTT FOUNDATION — $523 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHOMES FOR OUR TROOPS INC — $515 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

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

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Community Foundat…The Frist FoundationHca Healthcare Founda…Tennessee Titans Foun…Memorial Foundation I…Dorothy Cate and Thom…Joe C Davis FoundationVanderbilt UniversityGibson Gives Foundati…Anne Bransford Wallac…Enchiridion FoundationThe Blum Family Found…
The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee IncTN32.9× affinity16 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 · The Frist Foundation · Hca Healthcare Foundation · Tennessee Titans Foundation · Memorial Foundation Inc · Dorothy Cate and Thomas F Frist Foundation · Joe C Davis Foundation · Vanderbilt University · Gibson Gives Foundation Dba Gibson Gives · Anne Bransford Wallace Foundation · Enchiridion Foundation · The Blum Family Foundation

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization Jim and Leah Sohr Family Foundation funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal or a single department — and drag the year to watch it move.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%your share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    14report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25

    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 your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not 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 12–24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 55 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

    Generated from your IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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