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The Hunt Family Foundation of Nashville

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.

$147k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
40
Grants FY2025
37
Organizations funded FY2024
19%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$2,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$56,100
Organizations funded a year
28 to 41
FY2019 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
9
Total assets, FY2025
$940k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 19% of the organizations The Hunt Family Foundation of Nashville funded were first-time grantees, receiving 19% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $21k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesEducationPhilanthropyReligionYouth DevelopmentArts & CultureOther
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
FY2025still arriving40$147k20%
FY202437$113k19%
FY202338$97k16%
FY202241$121k27%
FY202128$99k7%
FY202030$104k40%
FY201934$100kn/a
91% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Animals$226kReligion$202kEducation$65kArts & Culture$57kHealth$53kHuman Services$42kYouth Development$39kInternational$18kOther$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, FY2019 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Cathedral of the Incarnation$150,0007n/a
Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art$45,50050%
Siloam Health$37,00070%
Room in the Inn Inc$21,0005n/a
Battle Ground Academy$18,63970%
Samaritan's Purse$18,00060%
Big Brothersbig Sisters of Middle Tn$18,00030%
Outreach Foundation of the Presbyterian Church Inc$16,00070%
Corner To Corner$15,00020%
Montgomery Bell Academy of the University of Nashville$10,55070%
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All grantees of The Hunt Family Foundation of Nashville by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Cathedral of the Incarnation$150,0007n/a
Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art$45,50050%
Siloam Health$37,00070%
Room in the Inn Inc$21,0005n/a
Battle Ground Academy$18,63970%
Samaritan's Purse$18,00060%
Big Brothersbig Sisters of Middle Tn$18,00030%
Outreach Foundation of the Presbyterian Church Inc$16,00070%
Corner To Corner$15,00020%
Montgomery Bell Academy of the University of Nashville$10,55070%
Fellowship of Catholic University Students$10,0001n/a
Nashville Humane Association Aka Nashville Humane Society$9,50070%
The Ensworth School$8,25070%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$7,50040%
Frist Art Museum$6,25050%
Friends of the Warner Parks Inc$6,00060%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$5,00030%
Tennessee Golf Foundation$5,00050%
Tennessee Innocence Project$5,00050%
The Harpeth Hall School$4,75040%
Cumberland Heights Foundation Inc$3,50040%
Rally Foundation Inc$3,30060%
Hope for Justice Inc$3,00040%
Mercy Chefs Inc$3,00030%
The Asher House$3,00020%
Brightstone Inc$3,00030%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$2,50040%
Vanderbilt University$2,00010%
The Family Center Inc$2,00020%
Hands on Nashville Inc$2,00040%
American Heart Association Inc$1,90060%
Nashville Symphony Association$1,50060%
Harpeth Conservancy$1,25050%
Eve of Janus Benefit Inc$1,10043%
Volunteer Florida Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Dolphin Aquatics Dba Nashville Dolphins$1,00010%
Overbrook School$1,0001n/a
Community Resource Center$1,00010%
The Innocence Project Inc$1,00010%
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc$1,00010%
Benevolent Healthcare Foundation$1,00010%
Turning Point USA Inc$1,00010%
Center for Living and Learning Inc$50020%
The Land Trust for Tennessee Inc$50010%
Centre College$30010%
Nashville Inner City Ministry Inc$30010%
Boy Scouts of America 560 Middle Tennessee$25010%
Men of Valor$2501n/a
Richland Creek Watershed Alliance$25011%
Belmont University$25010%
Nashville Tree Foundation$25010%
Hampden-Sydney College$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 28 recipients with no EIN on record ($319k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Hunt Family Foundation of Nashville supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art: $45,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetSiloam Health: $37,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetBattle Ground Academy: $18,639 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetSamaritan's Purse: $18,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBig Brothersbig Sisters of Middle Tn: $18,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetOutreach Foundation of the Presbyterian Church Inc: $16,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetCorner To Corner: $15,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetMontgomery Bell Academy of the University of Nashville: $10,550 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetNashville Humane Association Aka Nashville Humane Society: $9,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetThe Ensworth School: $8,250 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $7,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFrist Art Museum: $6,250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the Warner Parks Inc: $6,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $5,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTennessee Golf Foundation: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTennessee Innocence Project: $5,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetThe Harpeth Hall School: $4,750 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCumberland Heights Foundation Inc: $3,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetRally Foundation Inc: $3,300 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetHope for Justice Inc: $3,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMercy Chefs Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Asher House: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBrightstone Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $2,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetVanderbilt University: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Family Center Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHands on Nashville Inc: $2,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $1,900 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetNashville Symphony Association: $1,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetHarpeth Conservancy: $1,250 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetEve of Janus Benefit Inc: $1,100 over 4y, 3.2% of budgetVolunteer Florida Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetDolphin Aquatics Dba Nashville Dolphins: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCommunity Resource Center: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Innocence Project Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBenevolent Healthcare Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTurning Point USA Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCenter for Living and Learning Inc: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Land Trust for Tennessee Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCentre College: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNashville Inner City Ministry Inc: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBoy Scouts of America 560 Middle Tennessee: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRichland Creek Watershed Alliance: $250 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetBelmont University: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNashville Tree Foundation: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHampden-Sydney College: $100 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 47.

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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 IncTN39.8× affinity20 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 · Dorothy Cate and Thomas F Frist Foundation · The Frist Foundation · Memorial Foundation Inc · Nashville Predators Foundation · Servant Foundation · Tennessee Titans Foundation · United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc · Baird Foundation Inc · Devine-Majors Foundation · Louise B Wallace Foundation 19702

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 The Hunt Family Foundation of Nashville

How much does The Hunt Family Foundation of Nashville give?
The Hunt Family Foundation of Nashville reported 40 grants totaling $147,350 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 28 and 41 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2024.
What does The Hunt Family Foundation of Nashville fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2025, its largest causes are Animals (29%), Religion (26%), Education (8%).
Who are The Hunt Family Foundation of Nashville's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2025: Cathedral of the Incarnation ($150k), Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art ($46k), Siloam Health ($37k).
Does The Hunt Family Foundation of Nashville fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 19% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Hunt Family Foundation of Nashville 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 The Hunt Family Foundation of Nashville?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc, Hca Healthcare Foundation, Dorothy Cate and Thomas F Frist Foundation.
Where is The Hunt Family Foundation of Nashville based?
The Hunt Family Foundation of Nashville 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 80 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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