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The Boult Family Foundation at a glance

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The Boult Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$30k
Granted FY2022
2
Grants FY2022
2
States reached
$20k
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, FY2017 to 2022.

Philanthropy$121kReligion$67kFood & Nutrition$58kYouth Development$41kCivil Rights$34kEducation$28kArts & Culture$22kCommunity Improvement$15kOther$0
02FY2022 · 2 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$20,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$472k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
GREENWOOD MUSIC CAMP$20,000
ACTORS BRIDGE ENSEMBLE$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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Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–22) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 86% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%WILLISTON NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL: $4k → 12%NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL: $4k → 17%SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER: $17k → 18%ST PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH: $3k → 4%ST MARY'S SEWANEE: $5k → 13%THE ALLEN FOUNDATION: $45k → 14%SOCIETY OF APPLIED SPECTROCOPY: $2k → 6%WILLISTON NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL: $4k → 12%ST MARY'S SEWANEE: $3k → 13%THE ALLEN FOUNDATION: $32k → 14%THE HARTSBROOK SCHOOL: $2k → 12%ST MARY'S SEWANEE: $3k → 13%THE ALLEN FOUNDATION: $28k → 14%GREENWOOD MUSIC CAMP: $20k → 12%THE ALLEN FOUNDATION: $16k → 14%GREENWOOD MUSIC CAMP: $19k → 12%ACLU FOUNDATION OF TENNESSEE: $17k → 14%GREENWOOD MUSIC CAMP: $2k → 12%UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NASHVILLE: $6k → 14%UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NASHVILLE: $6k → 14%UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NASHVILLE: $6k → 14%ST ANN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH: $3k → 14%ST DAVID'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH: $12k → 14%ST DAVID'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH: $10k → 14%ST DAVID'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH: $10k → 14%ST DAVID'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH: $4k → 14%ACTORS BRIDGE ENSEMBLE: $10k → 14%ACTORS BRIDGE ENSEMBLE: $10k → 14%SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK: $19k → 14%CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL: $14k → 14%SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK: $13k → 14%PLANNED PARENTHOOD: $4k → 14%SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK: $13k → 14%HANDS ON NASHVILLE: $15k → 14%NASHVILLE PUBLIC TELEVISION: $2k → 14%SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK: $13k → 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.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 10% of The Boult Family Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 81% of the giving stays in TN; by stated purpose, 50%.

The Boult Family Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 30% directed abroad (not shown)
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

79%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$313k · 8 repeat orgs$86k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +63% since the first grant, against +10% for those funded once.

8 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2022, 6 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

8
12

Total granted

$313k
$86k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+63%
+10%

Still filing today

75%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22
EducationArts & CultureInternationalCrime & LegalEnvironmentRecreation & 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.

Backed again, and grew

  • GM
    Greenwood Music Camp Inc
    4× · 2019–2025 · $41k · revenue +171%
  • AB
    ACTORS BRIDGE ENSEMBLE THEATER OF NASHVILLE INC
    3× · 2021–2025 · $20k · revenue +80%
  • US
    UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NASHVILLE
    4× · 2017–2025 · $18k · revenue +37%

Funded once

  • SP
    SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC
    2× · 2017–2025 · $17k · revenue +10%
  • AC
    AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF TENNESSEE FOUNDATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $17k · revenue +286%
  • HO
    HANDS ON NASHVILLE INC
    2× · 2020–2025 · $15k · revenue -14%
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
Nashville Public Radio

Nashville public radio's mission is to be the most trusted & independent nashville voice, connecting our communities through non-partisan journalism, compelling storytelling, civil conversation and music discovery.

Arts & Culture
2
Nashville Technology Council

Ntc mission is to advance the diverse technology ecosystem by connecting and promoting members, attracting, growing and retaining tech talent, and providing opportunities to reinvest in the greater nashville community.

Community Improvement
3
American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee Inc

To protect and expand individual liberties through legislative advocacy & lobbying efforts at both the state and local levels.

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4
Natural Resource Governance Institute

Nrgi envisions a world where natural resources enable fair, prosperous and sustainable societies, instead of undermining them. nrgi exists because decisions about how natural resources are governed determine the well-being of people in…

International
5
Girls Write Nashville

Girls write nashville empowers expression through songwriting, production, mentorship and creative community for teen artists. we are an artist and educator-led 501(c)(3) creative youth development program in nashville, tn allied with…

Arts & Culture
6
The Land Trust for Tennessee Inc

To conserve the unique character of tennessee's natural and historic landscapes and sites for future generations.

Environment
7
Open Markets Institute

The open markets institute works to help people relearn how to use competition policy to build stronger democracies, more just and equitable societies, more innovative and sustainable economies, and a more secure and peaceful world.

Education
8
United States Telecom Association

See schedule oustelecom exists to ensure members can compete, grow and thrive to build a world where families, enterprises and communities are connected through the power of broadband.our member companies have committed a considerable…

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9
North Carolina Symphony Society Inc

To be north carolina's state orchestra, an orchestra achieving the highest level of artistic quality and performance standards, and embracing its dual legacies of statewide service and music education.

Arts & Culture
10
National Public Radio Inc

National public radio, inc. ("npr") works collaboratively with member public radio station licensees ("member stations") to create a more informed public, one that is challenged and invigorated by a deeper understanding and appreciation of…

Arts & Culture
11
Harpeth Conservancy

To restore and protect clean water and healthy ecosystems for rivers in tennessee by employing scientific expertise and collaborative relationships to develop, promote, and support broad community stewardship and action.

Environment
12
Northeast Tenn Assoc of Realtors

Our mission is to serve our members through education, professionalism, and legislative involvement

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Southern Poverty Law Center Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Allen Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

12 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. 12 of the 20 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
12/12
Grantees still filing
8/12
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK: $58,000 · OtherSECOND HARVEST FOOD BANKST DAVID'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH: $36,000 · OtherST DAVID'S EPISCOPAL CHURCHAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF TENNESSEE FOUNDATION INC: $17,000 · OtherAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF TENNESSEE FO…HANDS ON NASHVILLE INC: $15,000 · OtherHANDS ON NASHVILLE INCCHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL: $14,000 · OtherCHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRALST MARYS SEWANEE A CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL: $11,000 · OtherST MARYS SEWANEE A CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL+5 more: $14,000 · Other+5 moreTHE ALLEN FOUNDATION: $120,782 · InternationalTHE ALLEN FOUNDATIONGreenwood Music Camp Inc: $41,000 · Recreation & SportsGreenwood M…UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NASHVILLE: $18,000 · EducationTHE WILLISTON NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL: $8,000 · EducationACTORS BRIDGE ENSEMBLE THEATER OF NASHVILLE INC: $20,000 · Arts & CultureNASHVILLE PUBLIC TELEVISION INC: $2,000 · Arts & CultureSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $17,000 · Crime & LegalNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC: $3,500 · EnvironmentCHARITY GLOBAL INC: $3,000 · Human Services
Other$165,000International$120,782Recreation & Sports$41,000Education$26,000Arts & Culture$22,000Crime & Legal$17,000Environment$3,500Human Services$3,000

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHE ALLEN FOUNDATION: $120,782 over 5y, 49% of budgetGreenwood Music Camp Inc: $41,000 over 4y, 2.2% of budgetACTORS BRIDGE ENSEMBLE THEATER OF NASHVILLE INC: $20,000 over 3y, 5.8% of budgetUNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NASHVILLE: $18,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $17,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF TENNESSEE FOUNDATION INC: $17,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetHANDS ON NASHVILLE INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetST MARYS SEWANEE A CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL: $11,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetTHE WILLISTON NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL: $8,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHARITY GLOBAL INC: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNASHVILLE PUBLIC TELEVISION INC: $2,000 over 2y, 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…The Allen FoundationShayne FoundationMsb Cockayne Fund IncNational Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…Raymond James Charita…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…The Pfizer Foundation…The Blackbaud Giving …American Endowment Fo…The Bank of America C…
The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee IncTN16.6× affinity6 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 · The Allen Foundation · Shayne Foundation · Msb Cockayne Fund Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · American Endowment Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Boult Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Boult Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get no government money at all
    1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    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 The Boult Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to The Boult Family Foundation 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 20 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 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports no grant expense, so the figures above are from FY2022, the most recent year this funder made grants.

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