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Ramsey Family Foundation Trust

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.

$425k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
33
Grants FY2024
30
Organizations funded FY2023
20%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$30,000
Organizations funded a year
30 to 54
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
6
Total assets, FY2024
$1.5M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 20% of the organizations Ramsey Family Foundation Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 17% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $43k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesEducationHealthInternationalReligionRecreation & SportsOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving32$415k13%
FY202330$250k20%
FY202238$409k21%
FY202140$547k30%
FY202035$424k37%
FY201937$463k43%
FY201854$479k69%
FY201736$385kn/a
87% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Human Services$903kReligion$509kHousing & Shelter$327kYouth Development$282kHealth$234kFood & Nutrition$219kInternational$164kAnimals$100kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Mercy Multiplied America Inc$484,50081%
Young Life$196,00080%
Siloam Health$180,00081%
Nashville Rescue Mission$161,00070%
The Bridge Ministry Inc$156,5008n/a
Tennessee Baptist Childrens Homes Inc$103,5007n/a
413 Strong Inc$85,00063%
Orphan Outreach$80,00060%
One Generation Away$75,50070%
Frank Town Open Hearts Ministry Inc$68,00064%
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All grantees of Ramsey Family Foundation Trust by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Mercy Multiplied America Inc$484,50081%
Young Life$196,00080%
Siloam Health$180,00081%
Nashville Rescue Mission$161,00070%
The Bridge Ministry Inc$156,5008n/a
Tennessee Baptist Childrens Homes Inc$103,5007n/a
413 Strong Inc$85,00063%
Orphan Outreach$80,00060%
One Generation Away$75,50070%
Frank Town Open Hearts Ministry Inc$68,00064%
Shower Up$65,00052%
Graceworks Ministries Inc$65,00050%
Samaritan's Purse$65,00040%
Both Hands Foundation$60,00041%
Big Oak Ranch Inc$50,00080%
Yaipak$45,00052%
Freedom's Promise$40,00041%
Amazima Ministries International Education and Empowerment for East$40,00080%
Walking the Text$30,00013%
Unite Williamson Inc$29,0004n/a
Joni and Friends$25,00030%
Ancoratn Fka End Slavery Tennessee Inc$22,00020%
Olancho Aid Foundation Inc$19,00031%
Brightstone Inc$15,00030%
Matthew 25 Inc$15,00012%
Scarlet Hope Nashville$15,000212%
Fellowship Bible Church$11,8901n/a
Christ Led Communities Inc Formerly Christian Leadership Concepts$10,00021%
Refuge Foundation$10,00010%
Camp Conquest$10,0001n/a
Hands and Feet Project Inc$10,00020%
Stonebridge Bible Church$10,0001n/a
Lifepoint Church$10,0001n/a
Barefoot Republic Inc$10,00020%
Pat Summitt Foundation$10,0001n/a
Williamson Christian College$7,00010%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Middle Tennessee$6,00010%
Nashville Software School Inc$5,95010%
Hope for Justice Inc$5,00010%
The Refuge Center Inc$5,0001n/a
Relevant Church Ky Inc$5,0001n/a
Monroe Life Balloon Fiesta$5,000123%
Equip and Empower Ministries Inc$5,00010%
Special Kids Inc$5,00010%
Sacred Ground Hospice House$5,00011%
Helping Hands International Inc$5,0001n/a
People Loving Nashville$5,00010%
Memories of Honor Inc$4,00021%
Project Alive$3,0001n/a
The Andrew Jackson Police Youth Camp Inc$1,50010%
Tj Martell Foundation$1,00010%
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention$1,00010%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$1,00020%
Amigos For Christ Inc$1,00010%
Care Kitchen Outreach$1,0001n/a
The A21 Campaign Inc$72510%
Justice and Mercy International$50010%
The Ablegamers Foundation Inc$50010%
Coaching Life Matters$5001n/a
Nashville Inner City Ministry Inc$50010%
Mighty River Project Inc$50011%
Trash Mountain Project Inc$50010%
National Down Syndrome Society$5001n/a
Lifeline Children's Services Inc$50010%
Nashville Food Project Inc$50010%
Set Free Alliance$5001n/a
Book Em$50010%
Teach Kentucky Inc$50010%
Christmas Village$50010%
Franklin Road Academy Inc$50010%
Love One International$50010%
Neverthirst Inc$50010%
ARMED FORCES MISSION INC dba STOP SUICIDE USA$50010%
Preston Taylor Ministries$5001n/a
Reboot Recovery Inc$5001n/a
Antioch High Alumni Association Inc$3003n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 56 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.0M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Ramsey Family Foundation Trust supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMercy Multiplied America Inc: $484,500 over 8y, 1.2% of budgetYoung Life: $196,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSiloam Health: $180,000 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetNashville Rescue Mission: $161,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budget413 Strong Inc: $85,000 over 6y, 2.8% of budgetOrphan Outreach: $80,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetOne Generation Away: $75,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetFrank Town Open Hearts Ministry Inc: $68,000 over 6y, 3.5% of budgetShower Up: $65,000 over 5y, 2.3% of budgetGraceworks Ministries Inc: $65,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetSamaritan's Purse: $65,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBoth Hands Foundation: $60,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetBig Oak Ranch Inc: $50,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetYaipak: $45,000 over 5y, 2.0% of budgetFreedom's Promise: $40,000 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetAmazima Ministries International Education and Empowerment for East: $40,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetWalking the Text: $30,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetJoni and Friends: $25,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAncoratn Fka End Slavery Tennessee Inc: $22,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetOlancho Aid Foundation Inc: $19,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetBrightstone Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetMatthew 25 Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetScarlet Hope Nashville: $15,000 over 2y, 12% of budgetChrist Led Communities Inc Formerly Christian Leadership Concepts: $10,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetRefuge Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHands and Feet Project Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetBarefoot Republic Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetWilliamson Christian College: $7,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of Middle Tennessee: $6,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNashville Software School Inc: $5,950 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHope for Justice Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMonroe Life Balloon Fiesta: $5,000 over 1y, 23% of budgetEquip and Empower Ministries Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSpecial Kids Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSacred Ground Hospice House: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetPeople Loving Nashville: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMemories of Honor Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetThe Andrew Jackson Police Youth Camp Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTj Martell Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Foundation for Suicide Prevention: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmigos For Christ Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe A21 Campaign Inc: $725 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJustice and Mercy International: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Ablegamers Foundation Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNashville Inner City Ministry Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMighty River Project Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetTrash Mountain Project Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 57.

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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 Foundation of Middle Tennessee IncTN49.3× affinity32 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 · Hca Healthcare Foundation · Servant Foundation · United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc · Nashville Predators Foundation · The Frist Foundation · Dorothy Cate and Thomas F Frist Foundation · The Signatry Charitable Trust · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tn Inc · McCauley-Lindsay Charities of Tenn · Christian Community Foundation 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.

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About Ramsey Family Foundation Trust

How much does Ramsey Family Foundation Trust give?
Ramsey Family Foundation Trust reported 33 grants totaling $425,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 30 and 54 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Ramsey Family Foundation Trust fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Human Services (27%), Religion (15%), Housing & Shelter (10%).
Who are Ramsey Family Foundation Trust's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Mercy Multiplied America Inc ($485k), Young Life ($196k), Siloam Health ($180k).
Does Ramsey Family Foundation Trust fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Ramsey Family Foundation Trust 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 Ramsey Family Foundation Trust?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc, Hca Healthcare Foundation, Servant Foundation.
Where is Ramsey Family Foundation Trust based?
Ramsey Family Foundation Trust is based in TN.

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 133 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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