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Tennessee Rural Health Recruitment & Retention Center Inc

The mission of the organization is to enhance statewide collaboration on workforce planning to better serve rural and underserved communities and health providers in tennessee by assisting in the recruitment, placement and retention of physicians and other health professionals.

$9.2M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
31
Itemized grants FY2024
15
Organizations funded FY2023
47%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$4.6M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$50,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$1,605,476
Organizations funded a year
6 to 17
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
1
Total assets, FY2024
$12M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 47% of the organizations Tennessee Rural Health Recruitment & Retention Center Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 8% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $294k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23
HealthEducationOther
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 arriving31$4.6M61%
FY202315$3.6M47%
FY20226$3.2M17%
FY202117$5.3M71%
FY202014$400kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Health$17MEducation$357kRecreation & Sports$50kReligion$50k

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The University of Tennessee$7,134,8184n/a
Vanderbilt University Medical Center$4,309,43640%
East Tennessee State University$1,665,1624n/a
Meharry Medical College$878,85840%
State of Tennessee$365,0004n/a
Sweetwater Hospital Association$230,00030%
Hardin County Regional Health Center Inc$150,00020%
Ridgeview Psychiatric Hospital & Center Inc$105,00030%
State of Franklin Blue Ridge Family Medicine$100,0001n/a
Rutherford County Primary Care Clinic Inc$100,00020%
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All grantees of Tennessee Rural Health Recruitment & Retention Center Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The University of Tennessee$7,134,8184n/a
Vanderbilt University Medical Center$4,309,43640%
East Tennessee State University$1,665,1624n/a
Meharry Medical College$878,85840%
State of Tennessee$365,0004n/a
Sweetwater Hospital Association$230,00030%
Hardin County Regional Health Center Inc$150,00020%
Ridgeview Psychiatric Hospital & Center Inc$105,00030%
State of Franklin Blue Ridge Family Medicine$100,0001n/a
Rutherford County Primary Care Clinic Inc$100,00020%
Community Health of East Tennessee Inc$100,00031%
Healing Hands Health Center Inc$99,38422%
Rainbow Pediatrics$80,0002n/a
Covenant Health$80,00020%
Interfaith Dental Clinic of Nashville$80,00021%
Rural Medical Services Inc$80,00011%
Karis Community Health$75,00023%
Cumberland University$50,00010%
Walters State Community College Fin$50,0001n/a
Community Clinic of Shelbyville and Bedford County$50,00014%
Henry County Medical Center$50,0001n/a
Jackson Madison County General Hospital$50,0001n/a
Nashville State Community Col$50,0001n/a
Tennessee State University Foundation$50,00010%
Macon Hospital Inc$50,00010%
Gainesboro Medical Clinic$50,0001n/a
Free Medical Clinic of America$50,00015%
Medical Education Assistance Corp$50,00010%
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Inc$50,00010%
Lipscomb University$50,00010%
Lincoln Medical Center$50,0001n/a
Chattanooga State Community College$50,0001n/a
Association for Computing Machinery$50,0001n/a
Friends in Need Health Center Inc$50,00013%
Siskin Hospital for Physical Rehabilitation Inc$50,00010%
Mercy Health Services Inc$47,36610%
United Neighborhood Health Services Inc$40,00010%
Church Health Center of Memphis Inc$35,00020%
Hope Family Health Services$32,02410%
Vip Midsouth LLC Dba Springfield Children's Clinic$30,0001n/a
Keystone Dental Care Inc$30,00015%
Perry County Medical Center Inc$30,00011%
Servolution Health Services Inc$30,00013%
Citizens of Lake County for Health Care Inc$30,00011%
Christ Community Health Services Inc$30,00010%
Cedar Recovery$25,0001n/a
Trinity Health Ministries Inc$25,00019%
Rural Health Association of Te$20,00022%
Tennessee Charitable Care Network$10,00010%
Lee University$7,10010%
Tennessee Academy of Physician Associates$6,50012%

Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($100k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Tennessee Rural Health Recruitment & Retention Center Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetVanderbilt University Medical Center: $4,309,436 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMeharry Medical College: $878,858 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSweetwater Hospital Association: $230,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetHardin County Regional Health Center Inc: $150,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetRidgeview Psychiatric Hospital & Center Inc: $105,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetRutherford County Primary Care Clinic Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetCommunity Health of East Tennessee Inc: $100,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetHealing Hands Health Center Inc: $99,384 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetCovenant Health: $80,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetInterfaith Dental Clinic of Nashville: $80,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetRural Medical Services Inc: $80,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetKaris Community Health: $75,000 over 2y, 3.1% of budgetCumberland University: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCommunity Clinic of Shelbyville and Bedford County: $50,000 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetTennessee State University Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMacon Hospital Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFree Medical Clinic of America: $50,000 over 1y, 5.3% of budgetMedical Education Assistance Corp: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBaptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLipscomb University: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends in Need Health Center Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetSiskin Hospital for Physical Rehabilitation Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMercy Health Services Inc: $47,366 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetUnited Neighborhood Health Services Inc: $40,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetChurch Health Center of Memphis Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHope Family Health Services: $32,024 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetKeystone Dental Care Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 4.6% of budgetPerry County Medical Center Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetServolution Health Services Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetCitizens of Lake County for Health Care Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetChrist Community Health Services Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTrinity Health Ministries Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 9.5% of budgetRural Health Association of Te: $20,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetTennessee Charitable Care Network: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetLee University: $7,100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTennessee Academy of Physician Associates: $6,500 over 1y, 2.1% 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 36.

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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.

Smile 180 FoundationDirect ReliefTennessee Hospital As…The Healing Trust For…The Community Foundat…Tennessee Charitable …Americares Foundation…Sostento IncUnited Way of Middle …East Tennessee Founda…Southern Health Plan …Vanderbilt University
Smile 180 FoundationTN26.2× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Smile 180 Foundation · Direct Relief · Tennessee Hospital Association · The Healing Trust Formerly Baptist Healing Hospital Trust · The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc · Tennessee Charitable Care Network · Americares Foundation Inc · Sostento Inc · United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc · East Tennessee Foundation · Southern Health Plan Inc · 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.

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About Tennessee Rural Health Recruitment & Retention Center Inc

How much does Tennessee Rural Health Recruitment & Retention Center Inc give?
Tennessee Rural Health Recruitment & Retention Center Inc reported 31 itemized grants totaling $4,559,984, out of $9,236,603 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 17 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does Tennessee Rural Health Recruitment & Retention Center Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (97%), Education (2%), Recreation & Sports (0%).
Who are Tennessee Rural Health Recruitment & Retention Center Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: The University of Tennessee ($7.1M), Vanderbilt University Medical Center ($4.3M), East Tennessee State University ($1.7M).
Does Tennessee Rural Health Recruitment & Retention Center Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 47% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Tennessee Rural Health Recruitment & Retention Center Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Smile 180 Foundation, Direct Relief, Tennessee Hospital Association.
Where is Tennessee Rural Health Recruitment & Retention Center Inc based?
Tennessee Rural Health Recruitment & Retention Center Inc 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 54 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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