Tennessee · Private foundation
Nicholson Foundation Inc
Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $166k
- Granted FY2023
- 22
- Grants FY2023
- 20
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2023
Read this first · the figures below need context
91% of Nicholson Foundation Inc’s FY2023 grant dollars went to The Community Foundation Of Middle Tennessee Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2023 names 15 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2023
- $200
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $149,239
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 20
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 3
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 100% of the organizations Nicholson Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 20 | $15k | 100% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $32k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $33k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $33k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $29k | 0% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $27k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Presbyterian Church | $11,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Jewish Community Center of Nashville | $560 | 1 | 0% |
| Sweet Sleep Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Harpeth Hall School | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| Vanderbilt University | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Alive Hospice Inc | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| East Tennessee State University Foundation | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Nashville Rescue Mission | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Montgomery Bell Academy of the University of Nashville | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| The Land Trust for Tennessee Inc | $100 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 15 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Presbyterian Church | $11,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Jewish Community Center of Nashville | $560 | 1 | 0% |
| Sweet Sleep Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Harpeth Hall School | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| Vanderbilt University | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Alive Hospice Inc | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| East Tennessee State University Foundation | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Nashville Rescue Mission | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Montgomery Bell Academy of the University of Nashville | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| The Land Trust for Tennessee Inc | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Interfaith Dental Clinic of Nashville | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Nashville Public Television Inc | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| American Heart Association Inc | $50 | 1 | 0% |
| Mountain Goat Trail Alliance Inc | $50 | 1 | 0% |
| Oak Hill School | $50 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($154k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Nicholson Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc · Dorothy Cate and Thomas F Frist Foundation · The Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga Inc · Patricia and Rodes Hart Foundation · Thomas & Mamie Houser Charitable Foundation · Memorial Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
How this is measured
About Nicholson Foundation Inc
- How much does Nicholson Foundation Inc give?
- Nicholson Foundation Inc reported 22 grants totaling $165,954 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 20 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Nicholson Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Philanthropy (47%), Religion (4%), Education (1%).
- Who are Nicholson Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: First Presbyterian Church ($11k), Jewish Community Center of Nashville ($560), Sweet Sleep Inc ($500).
- Does Nicholson Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Nicholson Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Nicholson Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc, Dorothy Cate and Thomas F Frist Foundation, The Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga Inc.
- Where is Nicholson Foundation Inc based?
- Nicholson Foundation Inc is based in TN.
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