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The McReynolds Family Foundation at a glance

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The McReynolds 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.

$145k
Granted FY2025still arriving
38
Grants FY2025still arriving
7
States reached
$20k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Religion$179kEducation$177kHuman Services$121kPhilanthropy$91kArts & Culture$83kEnvironment$76kCommunity Improvement$66kHealth$36kOther$0
02FY2025 · 38 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k31 grants · $56k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $89k
$1,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$747k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
LEE UNIVERSITY$20,000
BROAD STREET UNITED METHODIST CHURC$17,600
UNITED WAY OF THE OCOEE REGION$11,000
CLEVELANDBRADLEY CHAMBER FDTN$10,000
BRAD-CLEV PUBLIC EDUCATION FDTN$10,000
THE CARING PLACE$10,000
COMMUNITY FDTN OF OCOEE REGION$10,000
MUSEUM CENTER AT FIVE POINTS$7,775
MISC CONTRIBUTIONS (500)$5,000
ST JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH$4,775
FOXCROFT SCHOOL ANNUAL FUND$4,000
TRI-STATE THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER$4,000
SE GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM FDTN$3,500
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY$3,000
RESTORATION LAOS$3,000
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 (FY17–25, $45k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 99% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%HOLSTON HOME FOR CHILDREN: $1k → 17%HOLSTON HOME FOR CHILDREN: $1k → 17%ORANGE GROVE CENTER: $500 → 12%PETER PAUL DEVELOPMENT CENTER: $500 → 9%THE CARING PLACE: $11k → 13%THE CARING PLACE: $10k → 13%THE CARING PLACE: $10k → 13%THE CARING PLACE: $2k → 13%FOUNDATION HOUSE MINISTRIES: $1k → 13%FOUNDATION HOUSE MINISTRIES: $1k → 13%FOUNDATION HOUSE MINISTRIES: $1k → 13%FOUNDATION HOUSE MINISTRIES: $1k → 13%THE CARING PLACE: $1k → 13%THE CARING PLACE: $1k → 13%THE CARING PLACE: $1k → 13%FOUNDATION HOUSE MINISTRIES: $1k → 13%FOUNDATION HOUSE MINISTRIES: $500 → 13%FOUNDATION HOUSE MINISTRIES: $500 → 13%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

ME
PA
MO
KY
VA
TN
AL
GA
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.

97%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$877k · 49 repeat orgs$31k to everyone else

49 repeat relationships: 28 still active in FY2025, 21 since wound down; 10 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

49
14

Total granted

$877k
$23k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

0%
+143%

Still filing today

43%
29%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $9k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationHuman ServicesEnvironmentPhilanthropyArts & CultureFood & 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.

Backed again, and grew

  • LU
    LEE UNIVERSITY
    5× · 2017–2025 · $39k · revenue +16%
  • TC
    THE CARING PLACE
    7× · 2017–2025 · $36k · revenue +326%
  • HF
    Habitat for Humanity
    7× · 2017–2024 · $7k · revenue +158%

Funded once

  • TE
    TRI-STATE EXHIBITION CENTER
    one grant, 2023 · $3k · revenue -14%
  • UM
    UNITED METHODIST COMM ON RELIEF
    one grant, 2017 · $3k
  • CO
    CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATION
    one grant, 2022 · $3k
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
Christ Led Communities Inc Formerly Christian Leadership Concepts

To equip men to initiate and lead for christ in their homes, churches, communities and the marketplace.

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2
Union University

Union university provides christ-centered education that promotes excellence and character development in service to church and society.

Education
3
Tri-County Economic Development Corporation

Build a world-class economy in northern kentucky through the expansion of existing businesses and the creation and attraction of high quality, primary industry employers.

—
4
Kentucky Center for Economic Policy Inc

To improve the quality of life for all kentuckians through research, education and advocacy on important policy issues facing the commonwealth.

Public Benefit
5
Tusculum University

Building on a rich Presbyterian heritage and a pioneering spirit, Tusculum University provides an active and experiential education within a caring Christian environment to inspire civic engagement, enrich personal lives, and equip…

Education
6
Catholic Education Foundation Inc

The catholic education foundation is dedicated to the growth and vitality of catholic education in the archdiocese of louisville. the foundation advances its mission primarily through tuition assistance grants to families who cannot afford…

Education
7
Fielding Graduate University

We provide exemplary interdisciplinary programs for a community of scholar-practitioners within a distributed learning model grounded in student-driven inquiry and leading to enhanced knowledge.

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8
Trinity College of the Bible and Theological Seminary

Trinity equips men and women with a christian world view of leadership and service in life, work and minsitry through distance education that encourages professional and academic excellence.

Education
9
Mid-Atlantic Christian University

Mid-atlantic christian university is an undergraduate institution of christian higher learning whose mission is to impact the world by transforming ordinary people into extraordinary christian leaders. students are taught to think…

Education
10
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
11
University of the Ozarks

True to our christian heritage, we prepare students from diverse religious, cultural, educational and economic backgrounds to live life fully.

Education
12
Coker University

Coker university is a student-centered, comprehensive university. it is dedicated to providing every student an academic curriculum based upon a uniformly excellent liberal arts core that enhances the structured development of key personal…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Caring Place; the most unlike its peers is Shaking Ray Levi Society 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

34 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

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 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 34 of the 74 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)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
32/34
Grantees still filing
16/34
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

BROAD STREET UNITED METHODIST CHURC: $142,800 · OtherBROAD STREET UNITED METHODIST CHURCMUSEUM CENTER AT FIVE POINTS: $79,075 · OtherMUSEUM CENTER AT FIVE POINTSMISC CONTRIBUTIONS (500): $69,080 · OtherMISC CONTRIBUTIONS (500)BRAD-CLEV PUBLIC EDUCATION FDTN: $67,500 · OtherBRAD-CLEV PUBLIC EDUCATION FDTNCOMMUNITY FDTN OF CLEV & BRADLEY CO: $40,000 · OtherCOMMUNITY FDTN OF CLEV & BRADLEY COLEE UNIVERSITY: $39,050 · OtherCLEVELANDBRADLEY CHAMBER FOUNDATION: $35,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY ARBORETUM: $31,000 · OtherCLEVELAND STATE CC FOUNDATION: $25,000 · Other+46 more: $207,225 · Other+46 moreUNITED WAY OF THE OCOEE REGION: $88,600 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY O…CIVITAN INTERNATIONAL 2080 CLEVELAND CIVITAN CLUB INC: $10,000 · PhilanthropyCIVITAN INTE…THE CARING PLACE: $36,150 · Human ServicesFOUNDATION HOUSE MINISTRIES: $6,000 · Human ServicesHOLSTON HOME FOR CHILDREN INC: $2,000 · Human Services+2 more: $1,000 · Human ServicesST SIMONS LAND TRUST INC: $9,000 · EnvironmentBLUEGRASS LAND CONSERVANCY INC: $500 · EnvironmentKENTUCKY NATURAL LANDS TRUST INC: $500 · EnvironmentTHE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 · EducationPOLK COUNTY EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $2,000 · EducationNORTHSTAR ACADEMY INC: $1,000 · EducationGRAFTON SCHOOL INCORPORATED: $1,000 · EducationAugustine Institute Inc: $1,000 · EducationTHE GERRY DILGER EQUINE SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC: $500 · Education100 Black Men of Bradley County Inc: $5,500 · Youth DevelopmentTRI-STATE EXHIBITION CENTER: $3,000 · Food & NutritionFEED MORE INC: $2,500 · Food & Nutrition
Other$735,730Philanthropy$98,600Human Services$45,150Environment$10,000Education$8,000Youth Development$5,500Food & Nutrition$5,500

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUNITED WAY OF THE OCOEE REGION: $88,600 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetLEE UNIVERSITY: $39,050 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CARING PLACE: $36,150 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetCLEVELANDBRADLEY CHAMBER FOUNDATION: $35,000 over 6y, 2.4% of budgetCIVITAN INTERNATIONAL 2080 CLEVELAND CIVITAN CLUB INC: $10,000 over 4y, 2.4% of budgetST SIMONS LAND TRUST INC: $9,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetHabitat for Humanity: $7,000 over 7y, 2.3% of budgetFOUNDATION HOUSE MINISTRIES: $6,000 over 7y, 0.4% of budget100 Black Men of Bradley County Inc: $5,500 over 5y, 3.5% of budgetDOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY INC: $3,500 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetTRI-STATE EXHIBITION CENTER: $3,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetApostles of the way: $3,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTHE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFEED MORE INC: $2,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFamily Cornerstones Inc: $2,500 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetPOLK COUNTY EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 3y, 3.4% of budgetMEMORIAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHOLSTON HOME FOR CHILDREN INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPOLLY BOYD SCHOLARSHIP FUND: $2,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetSHAKING RAY LEVI SOCIETY INC: $1,500 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetCITY FIELDS: $1,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNORTHSTAR ACADEMY INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGRAFTON SCHOOL INCORPORATED: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTENNESSEE GOLF FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED WAY OF COASTAL GEORGIA INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetKNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CHARITIES INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAugustine Institute Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBLUEGRASS LAND CONSERVANCY INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ORANGE GROVE CENTER INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE GERRY DILGER EQUINE SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetPETER PAUL DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCATHOLIC EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% 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 UNITED WAY OF THE OCOEE REGION ↗
  • Who funds LEE UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds THE CARING PLACE ↗
  • Who funds CLEVELANDBRADLEY CHAMBER FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds CIVITAN INTERNATIONAL 2080 CLEVELAND CIVITAN CLUB INC ↗
  • Who funds ST SIMONS LAND TRUST INC ↗
  • Who funds Habitat for Humanity ↗
  • Who funds FOUNDATION HOUSE MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds 100 Black Men of Bradley County Inc ↗
  • Who funds DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY INC ↗
  • Who funds TRI-STATE EXHIBITION CENTER ↗
  • Who funds Apostles of the way ↗
  • Who funds THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds FEED MORE INC ↗
  • Who funds Family Cornerstones Inc ↗

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.

Community Foundation …George R Johnson Fami…Tucker FoundationTruist Foundation IncFitzgerald Family Fou…Allan Jones FoundationUnited Way of the Oco…Hamico IncBlue Grass Community …Baird Foundation IncRaymond James Charita…Renaissance Charitabl…
Community Foundation of Cleveland and Bradley CountyTN26.3× affinity10 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of Cleveland and Bradley County · George R Johnson Family Foundation · Tucker Foundation · Truist Foundation Inc · Fitzgerald Family Foundation · Allan Jones Foundation · United Way of the Ocoee Region · Hamico Inc · Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc · Baird Foundation Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc

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 McReynolds Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The McReynolds 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%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
    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 74 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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