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The John and Heidi Hassenfeld 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.

$102k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
34
Grants FY2025
23
Organizations funded FY2024
30%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$32,530
Organizations funded a year
19 to 32
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
5
Total assets, FY2025
$172k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 30% of the organizations The John and Heidi Hassenfeld Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 8% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthHuman ServicesEducationArts & CultureCommunity ImprovementFood & NutritionOther
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 arriving33$71k39%
FY202423$35k30%
FY202321$43k29%
FY202219$60k16%
FY202128$117k32%
FY202032$69k53%
FY201927$58k41%
FY201832$43k50%
92% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Religion$205kPhilanthropy$191kEducation$119kFood & Nutrition$102kHuman Services$35kHealth$24kArts & Culture$17kHousing & Shelter$15kOther$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, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Feeding America$100,10020%
University School of Nashville$95,10280%
Akiva School$16,24070%
Abe's Garden$12,22470%
Alive Hospice Inc$5,0001n/a
Sexual Assault Center$5,00010%
JEWISH Middle SCHOOL OF NASHVILLE$2,80020%
Thistle Farms Inc$2,72050%
Congregation Sherith Israel$2,0722n/a
Nashville Rescue Mission$2,04470%
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All grantees of The John and Heidi Hassenfeld Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Feeding America$100,10020%
University School of Nashville$95,10280%
Akiva School$16,24070%
Abe's Garden$12,22470%
Alive Hospice Inc$5,0001n/a
Sexual Assault Center$5,00010%
JEWISH Middle SCHOOL OF NASHVILLE$2,80020%
Thistle Farms Inc$2,72050%
Congregation Sherith Israel$2,0722n/a
Nashville Rescue Mission$2,04470%
Mt Washington Pediatric Hospital Inc$1,90010%
The Volunteer State Horsemen's Foundation$1,54220%
Youth Villages Inc$1,52420%
Nashville Zoo Inc$1,5001n/a
Boulevard Bolt Inc$1,38570%
Nami Tennessee$1,25520%
Room in the Inn Inc$1,0001n/a
Central Texas Food Bank Inc$1,00010%
National Council of Jewish Women Nashville Section$1,00011%
Open Medicine Foundation$1,00010%
Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art$85240%
Vanderbilt University Medical Center$72030%
Nashville Repertory Theatre Inc$72020%
Mountain Rescue Aspen Inc$63010%
Florida Rights Restoration Coalition$5001n/a
Musicians on Call Inc$43230%
Homework Hotline Inc$39030%
American Heart Association Inc$37110%
Blechman Foundation Inc$36011%
Council on Aging of Greater Nashville Dba Age Well Middle Tennessee$36040%
Bourbon Charity$31320%
Dolphin Aquatics Dba Nashville Dolphins$28020%
Center for Jewish Awareness$2501n/a
God's Love We Deliver Inc$23410%
The Crossroads Campus$20820%
The Denver Children's Foundation$18510%
Congregation Micah$1801n/a
Pure Justice$18010%
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc$18010%
Alk Positive Inc$17320%
Book Em$17210%
Center for Nonprofit Management Inc$15010%
Interfaith Action of Central Texas$1441n/a
Mobile Loaves & Fishes Inc$14410%
Austin Justice Coalition$13210%
Mary Queen of Angels Inc$10810%
Our House Grief Support Center$10810%
Hearts of East Africa Inc$1081n/a
Blood Cancer United Inc$10010%
Casa Marianella Inc$10010%
Oasis for Orphans$10010%
Your Heart on Art$1001n/a
Our Place Nashville$9010%
Tennessee Justice Center Inc$9010%
American Diabetes Association$9010%
Needlink Nashville$9010%
Hias Inc$9010%
Refugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services$9010%
Andrew Jackson Foundation Fka Ladies' Hermitage Association$7510%
Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village Inc$7210%
Adult Congenital Heart Association$7210%
Westminster Home Connection$7010%
Hospice Brazos Valley Inc$5410%
Medical University of South Carolina Foundation$5410%
Peter G Peterson Foundation$4010%
Community Resource Center$3610%
Nashville Humane Association Aka Nashville Humane Society$3110%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 45 recipients with no EIN on record ($287k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The John and Heidi Hassenfeld Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFeeding America: $100,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity School of Nashville: $95,102 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetAkiva School: $16,240 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetAbe's Garden: $12,224 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetSexual Assault Center: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJEWISH Middle SCHOOL OF NASHVILLE: $2,800 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThistle Farms Inc: $2,720 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNashville Rescue Mission: $2,044 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetMt Washington Pediatric Hospital Inc: $1,900 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Volunteer State Horsemen's Foundation: $1,542 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetYouth Villages Inc: $1,524 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBoulevard Bolt Inc: $1,385 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetNami Tennessee: $1,255 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCentral Texas Food Bank Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Council of Jewish Women Nashville Section: $1,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetOpen Medicine Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art: $852 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetVanderbilt University Medical Center: $720 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNashville Repertory Theatre Inc: $720 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMountain Rescue Aspen Inc: $630 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMusicians on Call Inc: $432 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHomework Hotline Inc: $390 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $371 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBlechman Foundation Inc: $360 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetCouncil on Aging of Greater Nashville Dba Age Well Middle Tennessee: $360 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBourbon Charity: $313 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDolphin Aquatics Dba Nashville Dolphins: $280 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGod's Love We Deliver Inc: $234 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Crossroads Campus: $208 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Denver Children's Foundation: $185 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPure Justice: $180 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc: $180 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAlk Positive Inc: $173 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBook Em: $172 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCenter for Nonprofit Management Inc: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMobile Loaves & Fishes Inc: $144 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAustin Justice Coalition: $132 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMary Queen of Angels Inc: $108 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOur House Grief Support Center: $108 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCasa Marianella Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOasis for Orphans: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOur Place Nashville: $90 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTennessee Justice Center Inc: $90 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Diabetes Association: $90 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNeedlink Nashville: $90 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHias Inc: $90 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRefugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services: $90 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 57.

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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 IncTN38.3× affinity22 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 · The Steven & Laurie Eskind Family Foundation · United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc · The Frist Foundation · Hca Healthcare Foundation · The Blum Family Foundation · Dorothy Cate and Thomas F Frist Foundation · Maria & Bernard a Pargh Family Foundation · Pine Haven Foundation Trust Attn Kevin Crumbo · The Annette & Irwin Eskind Family Foundation · The Wade-Buntin Family 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 John and Heidi Hassenfeld Family Foundation

How much does The John and Heidi Hassenfeld Family Foundation give?
The John and Heidi Hassenfeld Family Foundation reported 34 grants totaling $102,222 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 19 and 32 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The John and Heidi Hassenfeld Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Religion (28%), Philanthropy (26%), Education (16%).
Who are The John and Heidi Hassenfeld Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Feeding America ($100k), University School of Nashville ($95k), Akiva School ($16k).
Does The John and Heidi Hassenfeld Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 30% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The John and Heidi Hassenfeld 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 John and Heidi Hassenfeld Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc, Memorial Foundation Inc, The Steven & Laurie Eskind Family Foundation.
Where is The John and Heidi Hassenfeld Family Foundation based?
The John and Heidi Hassenfeld 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 117 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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