How much does The Joseph & Lynn May Foundation give?

The Joseph & Lynn May Foundation reported 38 grants totaling $48,676 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 38 and 45 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.

What does The Joseph & Lynn May Foundation fund?

By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Religion (27%), Philanthropy (25%), Education (17%).

Who are The Joseph & Lynn May Foundation's largest grantees?

By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: First Presbyterian Church ($16k), Congregation Micah ($8k), Montgomery Bell Academy of the University of Nashville ($5k).

Does The Joseph & Lynn May Foundation fund new organizations?

In FY2018, 53% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.

Does The Joseph & Lynn May 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 Joseph & Lynn May Foundation?

Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc, The Wade-Buntin Family Foundation, Memorial Foundation Inc.

Where is The Joseph & Lynn May Foundation based?

The Joseph & Lynn May Foundation is based in TN.

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Tennessee · Private foundation

The Joseph & Lynn May Foundation

Its FY2018 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$49k
Granted FY2018: 38
Grants FY2018: 38
Organizations funded FY2018: 53%
First-time grantees FY2018

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Median grant, FY2018: $500
Largest grant, FY2018: $11,000
Organizations funded a year: 38 to 45; FY2017 to FY2018
States reached, FY2018: 10
Applications: Preselected organizations only; Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2018, 53% of the organizations The Joseph & Lynn May Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 28% of its grant dollars.

The numbers by year

Fiscal year	Organizations funded	To those organizations	First-time grantees
FY2018	38	$49k	53%
FY2017	45	$45k	n/a

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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2018.

Religion$25kPhilanthropy$23kEducation$16kArts & Culture$16kRecreation & Sports$3kHuman Services$3kHealth$2kSocial Science$2kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2018, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Grantee	Total granted	Years	Share of their budget
First Presbyterian Church	$15,600	2	n/a
Congregation Micah	$7,510	2	n/a
Montgomery Bell Academy of the University of Nashville	$4,800	2	0%
University School of Nashville	$3,500	2	0%
Vanderbilt University	$3,000	1	0%
Tennessee State Museum Foundation Inc	$2,500	1	0%
Nashville Symphony Association	$2,500	1	0%
Andrew Jackson Foundation Fka Ladies' Hermitage Association	$2,181	2	0%
Hudson Institute Inc	$2,000	2	0%
Frist Art Museum	$2,000	2	0%

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All grantees of The Joseph & Lynn May Foundation by total granted
Grantee	Total granted	Years	Share of their budget
First Presbyterian Church	$15,600	2	n/a
Congregation Micah	$7,510	2	n/a
Montgomery Bell Academy of the University of Nashville	$4,800	2	0%
University School of Nashville	$3,500	2	0%
Vanderbilt University	$3,000	1	0%
Tennessee State Museum Foundation Inc	$2,500	1	0%
Nashville Symphony Association	$2,500	1	0%
Andrew Jackson Foundation Fka Ladies' Hermitage Association	$2,181	2	0%
Hudson Institute Inc	$2,000	2	0%
Frist Art Museum	$2,000	2	0%
Oak Hill School	$1,550	2	0%
Yale University	$1,200	1	n/a
Friends of the Warner Parks Inc	$1,100	1	0%
Meharry Medical College	$1,000	2	0%
The Luke Society Inc	$1,000	1	0%
Centennial Park Conservancy	$1,000	1	0%
Bal d Hiver Benefit Inc	$700	2	n/a
Nashville Ballet	$500	1	0%
Easter Seals Tennessee Inc	$500	1	0%
Room in the Inn Inc	$500	1	n/a
Tennessee Historical Society	$470	2	0%
Emory University	$350	2	0%
Alive Hospice Inc	$300	2	0%
Rotary Club of Nashville	$300	1	0%
Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation Inc	$270	2	0%
Episcopal School of Nashville	$250	1	0%
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation	$250	1	0%
Senior Citizens Inc	$100	1	0%
Nashville Opera Association	$100	1	0%
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assoc Tennessee Chapter	$100	1	0%
Center for Living and Learning Inc	$100	1	0%
Tenngreen Land Conservancy	$100	1	0%
Colgate University	$100	1	0%
Belmont United Methodist Church	$100	1	n/a
The Bascom Corporation	$100	1	0%
The Next Door Inc	$100	1	0%
Wildflower Donor Inc	$60	1	0%
Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art	$50	1	0%
American Parkinson Disease Assoc	$50	1	0%
West End Methodist Church	$50	1	n/a

Plus 25 recipients with no EIN on record ($36k), not named here.

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Joseph & Lynn May Foundation supplied at peak.

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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 33.

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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 IncTN36.3× affinity18 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 Wade-Buntin Family Foundation · Memorial Foundation Inc · The Steven & Laurie Eskind Family Foundation · Enchiridion Foundation · The Frist Foundation · Dettwiller Foundation · Ebs Foundation · Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc · Doochin Family Charitable Foundation · Hca Healthcare Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund

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 Joseph & Lynn May Foundation

How much does The Joseph & Lynn May Foundation give?: The Joseph & Lynn May Foundation reported 38 grants totaling $48,676 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 38 and 45 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
What does The Joseph & Lynn May Foundation fund?: By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Religion (27%), Philanthropy (25%), Education (17%).
Who are The Joseph & Lynn May Foundation's largest grantees?: By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: First Presbyterian Church ($16k), Congregation Micah ($8k), Montgomery Bell Academy of the University of Nashville ($5k).
Does The Joseph & Lynn May Foundation fund new organizations?: In FY2018, 53% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Joseph & Lynn May 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 Joseph & Lynn May Foundation?: Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc, The Wade-Buntin Family Foundation, Memorial Foundation Inc.
Where is The Joseph & Lynn May Foundation based?: The Joseph & Lynn May Foundation is based in TN.