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The Jeffrey & Donna Eskind 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.

$454k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
42
Itemized grants FY2024
41
Organizations funded FY2023
10%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$379k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$2,500
Largest grant, FY2024
$80,000
Organizations funded a year
41 to 46
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
3
Total assets, FY2024
$3.9M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 10% of the organizations The Jeffrey & Donna Eskind Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 12% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $83k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’21’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’21’23
HealthEducationCivil RightsArts & CultureAnimalsOther
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 arriving41$339k5%
FY202341$724k10%
FY202146$242k11%
FY201945$235k24%
FY201741$251kn/a
95% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$803kReligion$216kPhilanthropy$206kHealth$196kSocial Science$160kArts & Culture$155kHuman Services$131kHousing & Shelter$43kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Vanderbilt University$394,20940%
Temple Congregation Ohabai Sholom$213,2855n/a
Mary Christie Institute Inc$160,000264%
Jewish Community Center of Nashville$81,87850%
Lynn University Inc$52,50020%
Abe's Garden$43,15050%
Nashville Public Library Foundation$33,10050%
The Ensworth School$30,00050%
Tennessee Performing Arts Center (Tpac) Management Corporation$26,40050%
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund$25,00050%
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All grantees of The Jeffrey & Donna Eskind Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Vanderbilt University$394,20940%
Temple Congregation Ohabai Sholom$213,2855n/a
Mary Christie Institute Inc$160,000264%
Jewish Community Center of Nashville$81,87850%
Lynn University Inc$52,50020%
Abe's Garden$43,15050%
Nashville Public Library Foundation$33,10050%
The Ensworth School$30,00050%
Tennessee Performing Arts Center (Tpac) Management Corporation$26,40050%
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund$25,00050%
Nashville Public Education Foundation$22,50050%
Vanderbilt University Medical Center$18,65030%
Meharry Medical College$15,00050%
Belcourt Theatre Inc$13,00040%
Montgomery Bell Academy of the University of Nashville$11,50050%
Akiva School$8,50040%
Family & Children's Service$8,50050%
Nashville Repertory Theatre Inc$6,00040%
Nashville Academy Theatre and Nashville Children's Theatre Assoc$5,00040%
Nashville Cares$4,00030%
Casa Inc$4,00040%
Oz Arts Inc$4,00040%
Pencil Foundation$3,50050%
Sexual Assault Center$3,00040%
Book Em$2,50050%
Homework Hotline Inc$1,75030%
Nashville Humane Association Aka Nashville Humane Society$1,30020%
Fairview Recreation Association$1,00012%
Goodwill Industries of Middle TN Inc$1,00010%
All About Women Inc$5001n/a
Faith Family Medical Center Inc$25010%
Medical Foundation of Nashville$10010%
Peterson Foundation for Parkinsons$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 30 recipients with no EIN on record ($596k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Jeffrey & Donna Eskind Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 31 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetVanderbilt University: $394,209 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMary Christie Institute Inc: $160,000 over 2y, 64% of budgetJewish Community Center of Nashville: $81,878 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetLynn University Inc: $52,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAbe's Garden: $43,150 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetNashville Public Library Foundation: $33,100 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetThe Ensworth School: $30,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTennessee Performing Arts Center (Tpac) Management Corporation: $26,400 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetThe Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund: $25,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNashville Public Education Foundation: $22,500 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetVanderbilt University Medical Center: $18,650 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMeharry Medical College: $15,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBelcourt Theatre Inc: $13,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetMontgomery Bell Academy of the University of Nashville: $11,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAkiva School: $8,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetFamily & Children's Service: $8,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNashville Repertory Theatre Inc: $6,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetNashville Academy Theatre and Nashville Children's Theatre Assoc: $5,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetNashville Cares: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCasa Inc: $4,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetOz Arts Inc: $4,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetPencil Foundation: $3,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetSexual Assault Center: $3,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBook Em: $2,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetHomework Hotline Inc: $1,750 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetNashville Humane Association Aka Nashville Humane Society: $1,300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFairview Recreation Association: $1,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetGoodwill Industries of Middle TN Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFaith Family Medical Center Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMedical Foundation of Nashville: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPeterson Foundation for Parkinsons: $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 31.

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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 Steven & Laurie E…Hca Healthcare Founda…Memorial Foundation I…The Annette & Irwin E…The Community Foundat…The Blum Family Found…Dorothy Cate and Thom…The Frist FoundationUnited Way of Middle …The Joel C & Bernice …The Danner FoundationEnchiridion Foundation
The Steven & Laurie Eskind Family FoundationTN45.3× affinity19 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Steven & Laurie Eskind Family Foundation · Hca Healthcare Foundation · Memorial Foundation Inc · The Annette & Irwin Eskind Family Foundation · The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc · The Blum Family Foundation · Dorothy Cate and Thomas F Frist Foundation · The Frist Foundation · United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc · The Joel C & Bernice W Gordon Family Foundation · The Danner Foundation · Enchiridion 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.

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About The Jeffrey & Donna Eskind Family Foundation

How much does The Jeffrey & Donna Eskind Family Foundation give?
The Jeffrey & Donna Eskind Family Foundation reported 42 itemized grants totaling $379,115, out of $454,345 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 41 and 46 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Jeffrey & Donna Eskind Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (21%), Religion (6%), Philanthropy (5%).
Who are The Jeffrey & Donna Eskind Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Vanderbilt University ($394k), Temple Congregation Ohabai Sholom ($213k), Mary Christie Institute Inc ($160k).
Does The Jeffrey & Donna Eskind Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 10% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Jeffrey & Donna Eskind Family 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 The Jeffrey & Donna Eskind Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Steven & Laurie Eskind Family Foundation, Hca Healthcare Foundation, Memorial Foundation Inc.
Where is The Jeffrey & Donna Eskind Family Foundation based?
The Jeffrey & Donna Eskind Family Foundation 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 65 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 2024, released 2024. 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 $332k of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2024, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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