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The Nancy & Victor S Johnson Jr 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.

$442k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
104
Grants FY2025
85
Organizations funded FY2024
32%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$3,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$25,000
Organizations funded a year
75 to 85
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
12
Total assets, FY2025
$4.9M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 32% of the organizations The Nancy & Victor S Johnson Jr Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 37% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 63% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $125k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

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EducationArts & CultureHuman ServicesPhilanthropyHealthEnvironmentOther
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 arriving90$432k19%
FY202485$342k32%
FY202376$249k16%
FY202275$219k37%
FY202178$214k42%
FY202080$240kn/a
94% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Education$539kArts & Culture$129kPhilanthropy$101kHealth$86kAnimals$81kCrime & Legal$76kReligion$68kHuman Services$67kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
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NY
MA
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OH
CT
MO
KY
TN
DC
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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 79 grantees
All grantees of The Nancy & Victor S Johnson Jr Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Belmont University$89,00060%
United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc$60,00050%
The Victor S Johnson III Nashville Children's Alliance Inc$54,00061%
Sexual Assault Center$53,50060%
Frank Theatre$50,50057%
Vanderbilt University$49,25060%
Cottage Cove Company$36,00062%
Nashville Public Library Foundation$28,00060%
Cumberland Heights Foundation Inc$26,50030%
Abe's Garden$25,0001n/a
Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tn Inc$23,00030%
Nashville Tree Foundation$22,00063%
Friends of Radnor Lake$22,00061%
Tennessee Justice Center Inc$22,00060%
The Williston Northampton School$20,00040%
Working Dogs for Vets$20,00016%
Thistle Farms Inc$19,00060%
Amherst College Trustees$19,00050%
Meharry Medical College$18,00060%
Nashville Humane Association Aka Nashville Humane Society$18,00060%
Leelanau Conservancy$17,00050%
Friends of the Warner Parks Inc$16,00040%
Trustees of Deerfield Academy$15,00050%
Proverbs 1210 Animal Rescue and Adoption$13,00040%
Old Friends Senior Dogs Inc$12,00030%
Turnip Green Creative Reuse$11,50050%
Trevecca Nazarene University$11,00060%
Urban Housing Solutions Inc$10,00050%
Lake Leelanau Lake Association$10,00021%
Maui United Way$10,00011%
Fishtown Preservation Society Inc$10,00050%
Nashville Zoo Inc$9,50060%
Denison University$9,50050%
Snooty Giggles Dog Rescue$9,00031%
Alive Hospice Inc$8,50020%
Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art$8,00060%
Special Olympics Tennessee Inc$8,00020%
Interfaith Dental Clinic of Nashville$7,50030%
Havaheart Rescue$7,00021%
Judge Dinkins Educational Center$6,50021%
The Ensworth School$6,00020%
Friends of Macc$6,00012%
Arc of Williamson County$6,00021%
Leelanau Historical Society$6,00051%
Matthew 25 Inc$6,00060%
Dolphin Aquatics Dba Nashville Dolphins$6,00060%
Yale University$6,0002n/a
Room in the Inn Inc$5,5006n/a
Cumberland University$5,00010%
Andrew Jackson Foundation Fka Ladies' Hermitage Association$5,00050%
Judge Seth Norman Recovery Foundation$4,50040%
Catholic Charities of Tennessee Inc$4,00020%
Goodwill Industries of Middle TN Inc$4,00040%
Trustees of the Hamline University of Minnesota$4,00020%
Hope Beyond Hope Inc$4,0002n/a
Magnolia Foundation$4,00021%
Spca of Tennessee$3,00012%
Habitat for Paws$3,0001n/a
Travellers Rest Historic House Museum Inc$3,00030%
Senior Citizens Inc$3,00010%
Pastoral Counseling Centers of Tenn$3,00040%
The Next Door Inc$3,00030%
Nashville Conflict Resolution Ctr$3,00020%
Williamson Animal Services Inc$3,00011%
Bonapartes Retreat$2,50011%
413 Strong Inc$2,50060%
Nashville School of Law$2,50010%
Tennessee Alliance of Recovery Residences Inc$2,5002n/a
Music City Recovery Resources Inc$2,00023%
Tennessee Historical Society$2,00020%
Uprise$2,0002n/a
Family & Children's Service$2,00020%
Our Kids Inc$1,75020%
Bloom Family Designs$1,75030%
Corner To Corner$1,00010%
Martha O'Bryan Center Inc$1,00020%
The Harpeth Hall School$50010%
Gigis Playhouse Inc$5001n/a
The Catholic University of America$50020%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 118 recipients with no EIN on record ($680k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Nancy & Victor S Johnson Jr Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBelmont University: $89,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Way of Middle Tennessee Inc: $60,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Victor S Johnson III Nashville Children's Alliance Inc: $54,000 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetSexual Assault Center: $53,500 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetFrank Theatre: $50,500 over 5y, 7.4% of budgetVanderbilt University: $49,250 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCottage Cove Company: $36,000 over 6y, 2.3% of budgetNashville Public Library Foundation: $28,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetCumberland Heights Foundation Inc: $26,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSecond Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tn Inc: $23,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNashville Tree Foundation: $22,000 over 6y, 2.6% of budgetFriends of Radnor Lake: $22,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetTennessee Justice Center Inc: $22,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetThe Williston Northampton School: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWorking Dogs for Vets: $20,000 over 1y, 5.7% of budgetThistle Farms Inc: $19,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAmherst College Trustees: $19,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMeharry Medical College: $18,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetNashville Humane Association Aka Nashville Humane Society: $18,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetLeelanau Conservancy: $17,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetFriends of the Warner Parks Inc: $16,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetTrustees of Deerfield Academy: $15,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetProverbs 1210 Animal Rescue and Adoption: $13,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetOld Friends Senior Dogs Inc: $12,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTurnip Green Creative Reuse: $11,500 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetTrevecca Nazarene University: $11,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetUrban Housing Solutions Inc: $10,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLake Leelanau Lake Association: $10,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetMaui United Way: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetFishtown Preservation Society Inc: $10,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetNashville Zoo Inc: $9,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetDenison University: $9,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSnooty Giggles Dog Rescue: $9,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetAlive Hospice Inc: $8,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art: $8,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSpecial Olympics Tennessee Inc: $8,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetInterfaith Dental Clinic of Nashville: $7,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHavaheart Rescue: $7,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetJudge Dinkins Educational Center: $6,500 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetThe Ensworth School: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Macc: $6,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetArc of Williamson County: $6,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetLeelanau Historical Society: $6,000 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetMatthew 25 Inc: $6,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetDolphin Aquatics Dba Nashville Dolphins: $6,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetCumberland University: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAndrew Jackson Foundation Fka Ladies' Hermitage Association: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetJudge Seth Norman Recovery Foundation: $4,500 over 4y, 0.1% 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 71.

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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.

Hca Healthcare FoundationTN51.8× affinity24 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Hca Healthcare Foundation · The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc · Memorial Foundation Inc · The Frist Foundation · Nashville Predators Foundation · United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc · Louie M & Betty M Phillips Foundatn · The Steven & Laurie Eskind Family Foundation · Dorothy Cate and Thomas F Frist Foundation · Louise B Wallace Foundation 19702 · Enchiridion Foundation · Ebs 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 Nancy & Victor S Johnson Jr Foundation

How much does The Nancy & Victor S Johnson Jr Foundation give?
The Nancy & Victor S Johnson Jr Foundation reported 104 grants totaling $441,500 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 75 and 85 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does The Nancy & Victor S Johnson Jr Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (39%), Arts & Culture (9%), Philanthropy (7%).
Who are The Nancy & Victor S Johnson Jr Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Belmont University ($89k), United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc ($60k), The Victor S Johnson III Nashville Children's Alliance Inc ($54k).
Does The Nancy & Victor S Johnson Jr Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 32% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Nancy & Victor S Johnson Jr 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 Nancy & Victor S Johnson Jr Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Hca Healthcare Foundation, The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc, Memorial Foundation Inc.
Where is The Nancy & Victor S Johnson Jr Foundation based?
The Nancy & Victor S Johnson Jr 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 198 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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