Tennessee · Private foundation
Sally Johnson Shy 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.
- $9k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 12
- Grants FY2024
- 12
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 67%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $513
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $2,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 14
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 6
- Total assets, FY2024
- $646k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 67% of the organizations Sally Johnson Shy Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 67% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 33% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $17k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 11 | $9k | 64% |
| FY2023 | 12 | $25k | 67% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $6k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 7 | $11k | 43% |
| FY2020 | 8 | $16k | 38% |
| FY2019 | 10 | $19k | 60% |
| FY2018 | 8 | $17k | 25% |
| FY2017 | 14 | $22k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Episcopal School | $21,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Ole Miss Athletic Foundation | $13,700 | 6 | 0% |
| Memphis University School | $9,019 | 4 | 0% |
| Young Life | $3,131 | 6 | 0% |
| Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc | $3,042 | 8 | 0% |
| University of Mississippi Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Presbyterian Day School | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Hutchison School | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Artsmemphis | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Soar Together Inc | $500 | 1 | 1% |
Show all 14 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Episcopal School | $21,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Ole Miss Athletic Foundation | $13,700 | 6 | 0% |
| Memphis University School | $9,019 | 4 | 0% |
| Young Life | $3,131 | 6 | 0% |
| Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc | $3,042 | 8 | 0% |
| University of Mississippi Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Presbyterian Day School | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Hutchison School | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Artsmemphis | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Soar Together Inc | $500 | 1 | 1% |
| Memphis Garden Club | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| American Friends of Versailles | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| Chi Omega Foundation | $156 | 1 | 0% |
| Ducks Unlimited Inc | $120 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 29 recipients with no EIN on record ($70k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Sally Johnson Shy Foundation 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: Thomas Garrott Foundation · Christian Community Foundation of Memphis · Elmer & Gladys Ferguson Charitable Trust · The Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation · Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc
How this is measured
About Sally Johnson Shy Foundation
- How much does Sally Johnson Shy Foundation give?
- Sally Johnson Shy Foundation reported 12 grants totaling $9,415 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 14 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Sally Johnson Shy Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (54%), Health (18%), Recreation & Sports (12%).
- Who are Sally Johnson Shy Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: St Mary's Episcopal School ($22k), Ole Miss Athletic Foundation ($14k), Memphis University School ($9k).
- Does Sally Johnson Shy Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 67% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Sally Johnson Shy Foundation 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 Sally Johnson Shy Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Thomas Garrott Foundation, Christian Community Foundation of Memphis, Elmer & Gladys Ferguson Charitable Trust.
- Where is Sally Johnson Shy Foundation based?
- Sally Johnson Shy Foundation is based in TN.
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