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The Bryant Family Foundation at a glance

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The Bryant Family Foundation

Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$43k
Granted FY2026still arriving
9
Grants FY2026still arriving
4
States reached
$20k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$180kReligion$68kPhilanthropy$57kHuman Services$53kEnvironment$38kFood & Nutrition$27kArts & Culture$21kRecreation & Sports$11kOther$0
02FY2026 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2026

  • Under $10k8 grants · $23k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $20k
$2,575
Median grant
4
States reached
$221k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
EPISCOPAL SCHOOL OF NASHVILLE$20,000
LAND TRUST FOR TENNESSEE$6,000
UAB SCHOOL OF NURSING$5,000
HARPETH HALL SCHOOL$5,000
SAVE A WARRIOR$2,575
W O SMITH MUSIC SCHOOL$2,500
NASHVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION$1,100
ST LUKE'S COMMUNITY HOUSE$1,000
UNIVERSITY UNITARIAN CHURCH$300
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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Its human-services grants (FY17–26, $7k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%ST LUKE'S COMMUNITY HOUSE: $3k → 14%ST LUKE'S COMMUNITY HOUSE: $1k → 14%ST LUKE'S COMMUNITY HOUSE: $1k → 14%ST LUKE'S COMMUNITY HOUSE: $1k → 14%ST LUKE'S COMMUNITY HOUSE: $500 → 14%ST LUKE'S COMMUNITY HOUSE: $200 → 14%ALIVE HOSPIACE: $250 → 14%ALIVE HOSPICE: $200 → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
MA
IA
UT
MO
KY
VA
MD
TN
DC
LA
AL
GA
TX
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.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

89%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$459k · 38 repeat orgs$55k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +55% since the first grant, against +26% for those funded once.

38 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2026, 33 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2026 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

38
33

Total granted

$459k
$45k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+55%
+26%

Still filing today

61%
42%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2026, 76% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
EducationArts & CultureHealthHuman ServicesInternationalPhilanthropyOther
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

  • ES
    EPISCOPAL SCHOOL OF NASHVILLE
    10× · 2017–2026 · $90k · revenue +514%
  • TH
    THE HARPETH HALL SCHOOL
    8× · 2017–2026 · $38k · revenue +141%
  • TL
    THE LAND TRUST FOR TENNESSEE INC
    9× · 2017–2026 · $35k · revenue +36%

Funded once

  • UW
    UNITED WAY TOCQUEVILLE SOCIETY
    one grant, 2018 · $10k
  • LT
    LAND TRUST FOR TN
    one grant, 2020 · $5k
  • ES
    EPISCOPAL SCHOOL OF NASHV
    one grant, 2021 · $5k
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
Kings Academy Nashville

King's academy is a pre-k-8th grade independent christian school in nashville, tennessee, providing a classically inspired education to a racially and socioeconomically balanced student body.

Education
3
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
4
Lehigh University

The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…

Education
5
Valor Collegiate Academies

To prepare a diverse student population for success in college and to live inspired and purposeful lives. our scholars will graduate with academic skills, social-emotional skills, and positive character strengths that rival the outcomes of…

Education
6
University School of Nashville

University school of nashville models the best educational practices. in an environment that represents the cultural and ethnic composition of metropolian nashville. usn fosters each student's intellectual, artistic, and athletic…

Education
7
Intrepid College Preparatory School

Intrepid college prep is committed to ensuring our scholars, educators, and families have the opportunity to unlock an unlimited future. by providing rigorous academic instruction and creating powerful relationships amongst our community's…

Education
8
National Committee for Quality Assurance

Our mission: to improve the quality of health care.our vision: better health care. better choices. better health.

Health
9
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
10
University School of Jackson

The university school of jackson, a distinctive college preparatory school, seeks to instill a passion for academic excellence and lifelong learning so each student will reach his/her maximum potential.

Education
11
The Nashville Chamber Public Benefit Foundation

The nashville chamber public benefit foundation supports the work of the nashville area chamber of commerce through efforts to improve the quality of education, encourage public and private efforts around education, and to facilitate the…

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12
New West Charter School

The mission of new west charter school is to provide an academically rigorous, highly individualized education for 21st century students in grades 6 - 12. in the decades to come, personal success will require increasingly high levels of…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc; the most unlike its peers is Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

42 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 42 of the 78 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
10
Early backer (in before they grew)
42/42
Grantees still filing
35/42
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL: $60,588 · OtherCHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRALUNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN NASHVILL: $30,000 · OtherUNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN NASHVILLUNIVERSITY OF VA LAW SCHOOL FOUNDTN: $26,875 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF VA LAW SCHOOL FOUNDTNTRAVELLERS REST PLANTATION & MUSEUM: $16,100 · OtherTRAVELLERS REST PLANTATION & MUSEUMUNITED WAY TOCQUEVILLE SOCIETY: $10,000 · Other+51 more: $93,844 · Other+51 moreEPISCOPAL SCHOOL OF NASHVILLE: $89,500 · EducationEPISCOPAL SCHOOL OF NASHVILLETHE HARPETH HALL SCHOOL: $37,500 · EducationTHE HARPETH HALL SCHOOLUNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW SCHOOL FOUNDATION: $10,125 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW SCHOOL F…BAYLOR SCHOOL: $8,000 · EducationNASHVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION: $7,350 · Education+6 more: $7,450 · EducationTHE LAND TRUST FOR TENNESSEE INC: $34,661 · EnvironmentMARTHA O'BRYAN CENTER INC: $26,500 · ReligionNASHVILLE FOOD PROJECT INC: $25,850 · Food & NutritionUNITED WAY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE INC: $20,500 · PhilanthropyTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE INC: $3,000 · Philanthropy+2 more: $631 · PhilanthropyTUM TUM TREE FOUNDATION: $3,850 · HealthSAVE A WARRIOR INC: $2,575 · HealthThe Children's Hospital of Alabama: $2,500 · Health+1 more: $100 · Health
Other$237,407Education$159,925Environment$34,661Religion$26,500Food & Nutrition$25,850Philanthropy$24,131Health$9,025

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetEPISCOPAL SCHOOL OF NASHVILLE: $89,500 over 10y, 0.5% of budgetTHE HARPETH HALL SCHOOL: $37,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetTHE LAND TRUST FOR TENNESSEE INC: $34,661 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetMARTHA O'BRYAN CENTER INC: $26,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetNASHVILLE FOOD PROJECT INC: $25,850 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetUNITED WAY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE INC: $20,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW SCHOOL FOUNDATION: $10,125 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBAYLOR SCHOOL: $8,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetNASHVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION: $7,350 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetST LUKE'S COMMUNITY HOUSE INC: $6,200 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetTHISTLE FARMS INC: $6,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMCNEILLY CENTER FOR CHILDREN INC: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTUM TUM TREE FOUNDATION: $3,850 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetFRIST ART MUSEUM: $3,070 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCENTER FOR CONTEMPLATIVE JUSTICE: $2,520 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetThe Children's Hospital of Alabama: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVanderbilt University: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER: $2,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCALVERT SCHOOL INCORPORATED: $2,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNASHVILLE TREE FOUNDATION: $1,700 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetKIPP NASHVILLE: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSILOAM HEALTH: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLEAD PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetANDREW JACKSON FOUNDATION FKA LADIES' HERMITAGE ASSOCIATION: $951 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCHEEKWOOD BOTANICAL GARDEN AND MUSEUM OF ART: $900 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDOLPHIN AQUATICS DBA NASHVILLE DOLPHINS: $850 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetUNITED WAY OF HUMPHREYS COUNTY: $531 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALIVE HOSPICE INC: $450 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMONTGOMERY BELL ACADEMY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NASHVILLE: $350 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF GREATER NASHVILLE: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJustice Industries Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNETWORK FOR GOOD: $103 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNASHVILLE ZOO INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Merit Scholarship Corporation: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $100 over 1y, 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.

  • Who funds EPISCOPAL SCHOOL OF NASHVILLE ↗
  • Who funds THE HARPETH HALL SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds THE LAND TRUST FOR TENNESSEE INC ↗
  • Who funds MARTHA O'BRYAN CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds NASHVILLE FOOD PROJECT INC ↗
  • Who funds UNITED WAY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE INC ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW SCHOOL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds BAYLOR SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds NASHVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds ST LUKE'S COMMUNITY HOUSE INC ↗
  • Who funds THISTLE FARMS INC ↗
  • Who funds MCNEILLY CENTER FOR CHILDREN INC ↗
  • Who funds TUM TUM TREE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds FRIST ART MUSEUM ↗
  • Who funds THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE INC ↗
  • Who funds OPERATION AIRDROP INC ↗
  • Who funds SAVE A WARRIOR INC ↗
  • Who funds CENTER FOR CONTEMPLATIVE JUSTICE ↗
  • Who funds The Children's Hospital of Alabama ↗
  • Who funds Vanderbilt University ↗
  • Who funds SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER ↗
  • Who funds WO SMITH NASHVILLE COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds CALVERT SCHOOL INCORPORATED ↗

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…Memorial Foundation I…Devine-Majors Foundat…Msb Cockayne Fund IncThe Frist FoundationThe Steven & Laurie E…Hca Healthcare Founda…Pine Haven Foundation…Enchiridion FoundationThe Wade-Buntin Famil…Ebs FoundationSandra Schatten Found…
The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee IncTN27.6× affinity13 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 · Memorial Foundation Inc · Devine-Majors Foundation · Msb Cockayne Fund Inc · The Frist Foundation · The Steven & Laurie Eskind Family Foundation · Hca Healthcare Foundation · Pine Haven Foundation Trust Attn Kevin Crumbo · Enchiridion Foundation · The Wade-Buntin Family Foundation · Ebs Foundation · Sandra Schatten Foundation

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 7%
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: 7% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
13report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
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.

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 78 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 2026, released 2026. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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