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Mission Possible

To raise support and awareness of the homeless population in middle tennessee and beyond.

$303k
Granted FY2024still arriving
18
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$120k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Housing & Shelter$533kHuman Services$96kPublic Safety & Disaster$53kYouth Development$35kReligion$35kHealth$30kPhilanthropy$10kCrime & Legal$10kOther$0
02FY2024 · 18 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $7k
  • $10k–50k16 grants · $175k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $120k
$10,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$399k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NASHVILLE RESCUE MISSION$120,000
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF MID TN$15,000
WEST CARTER COUNTY VOL FIRE DEPT$15,000
RISE ERWIN$15,000
OPEN TABLE OF NASHVILLE INC$10,000
THE VILLAGE AT GLENCLIFF$10,000
WEST NASHVILLE DREAM CENTER$10,000
PROJECT RETURN INC$10,000
MONROE HARDING$10,000
THE LAUNDRY STOP INC$10,000
THE ALOE FAMILY INC$10,000
SHOWER UP$10,000
WEST NASHVILLE DREAM CENTER$10,000
NASHVILLE SAFE HAVEN FAMILY SHELTER$10,000
JOURNEY HOME INC$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 (FY22–24, $106k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 94% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%OPERATION BBQ RELIEF: $7k → 8%SHOWER UP: $10k → 10%PEOPLE LOVING NASHVILLE: $20k → 14%SHOWER UP: $10k → 10%PEOPLE LOVING NASHVILLE: $12k → 14%SHOWER UP: $10k → 10%WEST NASHVILLE DREAM CENTER: $10k → 14%WEST NASHVILLE DREAM CENTER: $10k → 14%THE ALOE FAMILY INC: $10k → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $8k → 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.
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.

78%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$630k · 10 repeat orgs$182k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +31% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

10 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2024, 3 since wound down; 10 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
5

Total granted

$630k
$60k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+31%
0%

Still filing today

80%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 60% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $122k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesHousing & ShelterFood & NutritionPhilanthropyCommunity ImprovementEmploymentOther
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

  • PL
    PEOPLE LOVING NASHVILLE
    2× · 2022–2023 · $32k · revenue +78%
  • CH
    COMMUNITY HOMELESS OUTREACH AND SUPPORT INC
    2× · 2022–2023 · $30k · revenue +31%
  • SU
    Shower Up
    3× · 2022–2024 · $30k · revenue +75%

Funded once

  • OC
    OASIS CENTER INC
    one grant, 2022 · $25k · revenue 0%
  • PC
    PARK CENTER INC
    one grant, 2022 · $10k · revenue -45%
  • UW
    UNITED WAY OF HUMPHREYS COUNTY
    one grant, 2021 · $10k · revenue -18%
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
Rahab House

Rahab House is deeply committed to the rescue, refuge, and restoration of human trafficking survivors. We provide comprehensive support that encompasses immediate safety and connections to long-term restorative care in alignment with the…

Human Services
2
Welcome House Knoxville

Our Mission at Welcome House Knoxville is to share the love of Jesus through the ministries of hospitality and friendship. We provide safe and loving homes for individuals and families in transition to permanent housing.

Housing & Shelter
3
My Fathers House Nashville

The mission of My Fathers House Nashville (MFHN) is to provide shelter, parenting education, recovery information and life skills for fathers transitioning out of institutional settings or homelessness.

Housing & Shelter
4
Needlink Nashville

Provide needy families and individuals with rent and utilities assistance in order to prevent their eviction or termination of utility services. also provide food and other assistance to needy families and individuals.

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5
Calvary Rescue Mission

Calvary rescue mission is a haven for the homeless in memphis. for all time, it has been to reach out and minister to the needs of each person regardless of race, color, or creed. we furnish a clean shower, clothing, bed, along with the…

Human Services
6
The Mend House Sober Living Community

The Mend House is a sober living community for men, in Knoxville, Tn. which empowers them to gain control over their actions, decisions and choices. The Mend House allows men to enjoy clean, sober and stable housing for up to 2 years while…

Health
7
New Covenant Safe Haven

New Covenant Safe Haven is a Christian-based organization committed to uplifting and supporting individuals and families living in poverty within our community. Our primary mission is to provide essential services such as temporary shelter…

Human Services
8
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville

Seeking to put god's love into action, habitat for humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope.

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9
Tennessee Valley Outreach Inc

Reach out to the homeless, hungry, hurting and hopeless throughout north alabama and southern tennessee with the good news of the gospel of jesus christ.

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10
Hope House of Tennessee Inc

By creating a safe and structured two year residential program the Hope House of Tennessee will aim to equip and empower personal and educational growth economic self-sufficiency and a deeper understanding of Christs unconditional love.

Housing & Shelter
11
Mission Possible

To raise support and awareness of the homeless population in middle tennessee and beyond.

Arts & Culture
12
Northlands Rescue Mission Inc

To provide a shelter and a place of hope where people can recover from homelessness, pain and addiction, restoring their dignity and improving their lives.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Nashville Rescue Mission; the most unlike its peers is Shower Up. 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

22 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. 22 of the 25 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
22/22
Grantees still filing
8/22
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NASHVILLE RESCUE MISSION: $357,500 · Housing & ShelterNASHVILLE RESCUE MISSIONNASHVILLE SAFE HAVEN FAMILY SHELTER INC: $55,000 · Housing & ShelterNASHVILLE SAFE HAVEN FAMILY SHELTER INCCOMMUNITY HOMELESS OUTREACH AND SUPPORT INC: $30,000 · Housing & ShelterCOMMUNITY HOMELESS OUTREACH AND SUPPORT INCOPEN TABLE OF NASHVILLE INC: $30,000 · Housing & ShelterOPEN TABLE OF NASHVILLE INCTHE VILLAGE AT GLENCLIFF: $20,000 · Housing & ShelterJESUS PROVISIONS MINISTRIES: $35,000 · OtherJESUS PROVISIONS MI…ROOM IN THE INN INC: $20,000 · OtherROOM IN THE INN INCTHE LAUNDRY STOP INC: $20,000 · OtherTHE LAUNDRY STOP IN…West Carter County Volunteer Fire Department: $15,000 · OtherWest Carter County …RISE ERWIN: $15,000 · OtherRISE ERWINJOURNEY HOME INC: $10,000 · OtherJOURNEY HOME INCPROJECT RETURN INC: $10,000 · OtherPROJECT RETURN INCMONROE HARDING INC: $10,000 · OtherMONROE HARDING INCHANDS ON NASHVILLE INC: $7,500 · OtherPEOPLE LOVING NASHVILLE: $32,000 · Human ServicesPEOPLE LOVING …Shower Up: $30,000 · Human ServicesShower UpWEST NASHVILLE DREAM CENTER: $20,000 · Human ServicesWEST NASHVILLE…Aloe Family Inc: $10,000 · Human ServicesAloe Family In…American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $7,500 · Human ServicesAmerican Natio…OPERATION BBQ RELIEF: $6,500 · Human ServicesOPERATION BBQ …OASIS CENTER INC: $25,000 · Community ImprovementSECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF MIDDLE TN INC: $15,000 · Food & NutritionMUSICALLY FED: $10,000 · Food & NutritionPARK CENTER INC: $10,000 · EmploymentUNITED WAY OF HUMPHREYS COUNTY: $10,000 · Philanthropy
Housing & Shelter$492,500Other$142,500Human Services$106,000Community Improvement$25,000Food & Nutrition$25,000Employment$10,000Philanthropy$10,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNASHVILLE RESCUE MISSION: $357,500 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetNASHVILLE SAFE HAVEN FAMILY SHELTER INC: $55,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetPEOPLE LOVING NASHVILLE: $32,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetCOMMUNITY HOMELESS OUTREACH AND SUPPORT INC: $30,000 over 2y, 12% of budgetOPEN TABLE OF NASHVILLE INC: $30,000 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetShower Up: $30,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetOASIS CENTER INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE VILLAGE AT GLENCLIFF: $20,000 over 2y, 2.7% of budgetWEST NASHVILLE DREAM CENTER: $20,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetTHE LAUNDRY STOP INC: $20,000 over 2y, 16% of budgetWest Carter County Volunteer Fire Department: $15,000 over 1y, 7.7% of budgetSECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF MIDDLE TN INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAloe Family Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetJOURNEY HOME INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPARK CENTER INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPROJECT RETURN INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMUSICALLY FED: $10,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetMONROE HARDING INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetUNITED WAY OF HUMPHREYS COUNTY: $10,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetHANDS ON NASHVILLE INC: $7,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOPERATION BBQ RELIEF: $6,500 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.

The Community Foundat…United Way of Middle …Hca Healthcare Founda…Dorothy Cate and Thom…The Healing Trust For…Carolyn Smith Foundat…The Frist FoundationMemorial Foundation I…Thomas & Mamie Houser…Boulevard Bolt IncJoe C Davis FoundationVanderbilt University
The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee IncTN32.2× affinity15 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 · Hca Healthcare Foundation · Dorothy Cate and Thomas F Frist Foundation · The Healing Trust Formerly Baptist Healing Hospital Trust · Carolyn Smith Foundation · The Frist Foundation · Memorial Foundation Inc · Thomas & Mamie Houser Charitable Foundation · Boulevard Bolt Inc · Joe C Davis Foundation · Vanderbilt University

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    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.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Mission Possible?

    Find your warmest path to Mission Possible through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    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 25 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 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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