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The Rogers Foundation Inc

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.

$119k
Granted FY2025still arriving
26
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$40k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$299kEducation$288kPhilanthropy$241kHuman Services$78kYouth Development$76kHousing & Shelter$50kPublic Benefit$42kRecreation & Sports$38kOther$0
02FY2025 · 26 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k23 grants · $45k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $74k
$2,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$186k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
LUKE 14 MINISTRIES$40,000
HC EXCELL$23,800
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY$10,000
HOLSTON HOME FOR CHILDREN$6,500
CATO INSTITUTE$5,000
GIRLS INC$4,000
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF MORRISTOWN$2,950
UNITED WAY$2,500
WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE$2,500
MORRISTOWN HAMBLEN HOSP FOUNDATION$2,500
HELEN ROSS MCNABB FOUNDATION$2,500
ROTARY AM FOUNDATION$2,500
RIDIN' HIGH$2,000
Individual grant recipient$2,000
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY$1,250
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, $120k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%FAITH WORKS MICHIGAN: $500 → 8%LUKE 14 MINISTRIES: $40k → 15%HOLSTON HOME FOR CHILDREN: $7k → 17%LUKE 14 MINISTRIES: $40k → 15%HOLSTON HOME FOR CHILDREN: $7k → 17%HOLSTON HOME FOR CHILDREN: $5k → 17%HOLSTON HOME FOR CHILDREN: $5k → 17%HOLSTON HOME FOR CHILDREN: $5k → 17%HOLSTON HOME FOR CHILDREN: $650 → 17%RIDIN' HIGH: $2k → 15%RIDIN' HIGH: $2k → 15%LAKEWAY CASA: $2k → 15%LAKEWAY CASA: $1k → 15%LAKEWAY CASA: $1k → 15%LAKEWAY CASA: $1k → 15%LAKEWAY CASA: $1k → 15%RIDIN HIGH: $100 → 15%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

WA
MI
OH
NJ
KY
VA
TN
SC
DC
LA
MS
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.

93%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.2M · 55 repeat orgs$96k to everyone else

55 repeat relationships: 23 still active in FY2025, 32 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

55
32

Total granted

$1.2M
$94k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+36%
+36%

Still filing today

44%
31%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k 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
Human ServicesEducationHealthArts & CulturePhilanthropyHousing & ShelterOther
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

  • HR
    HELEN ROSS MCNABB FOUNDATION
    9× · 2017–2025 · $191k · revenue +115%
  • L1
    Luke 14 Ministries
    2× · 2024–2025 · $80k · revenue +25%
  • HH
    HOLSTON HOME FOR CHILDREN INC
    6× · 2017–2025 · $29k · revenue +32%

Funded once

  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF KY-GATTON BUS & ECON
    one grant, 2021 · $25k
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY-ARTS&SCIENCE
    one grant, 2021 · $25k
  • WW
    WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2023 · $10k
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
Tennessee Health Care Association

To maintain high standards for nursing homes in the state of tennessee and to seek the solutions to problems common to members of the association.

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2
United Way of South Central Tennessee

The united way of south central tennessee's mission is to improve lives by advancing opportunities for education, health, and financial stability for all. its vision is to be the primary community solutions leader for human services.

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3
Thomas University

Thomas university is an independent, not for profit, institution of higher education with undergraduate and graduate programs that prepare students for successful careers and responsible citizenship in a rapidly changing and complex world.

Education
4
Waynesburg University

Waynesburg university educates students to make connections between faith, learning and serving so they might faithfully transofrm their communiities and the world. see continuation on schedule o.as a christian comprehensive university, we…

Education
5
Houston Christian University

The mission of houston christian university is to provide a learning experience that instills in students a passion for academic, spiritual, and professional excellence as a result of our central confession, "jesus christ is lord."

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6
Hiwassee College

A liberal arts college founded in 1849 and associated with the united methodist church, providing quality education for all students in an atomosphere that promotes intellectual pursuit, spiritual growth and personal responsibility.

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7
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
8
Union University

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

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
United Ways of Tennessee

United ways of tennessee is a statewide organization providing member support services to 31 united ways across the state. we accomplish our mission through advocacy, collaboration and collective action that provides solutions to our…

Human Services
11
Fort Loudoun Medical Center

Fort Loudoun Medical Center provides quality healthcare, in alignment with Covenant Health's mission to serve the community by improving the quality of life through better health, regardless of a patient's ability to pay.

Health
12
Temple Christian School

Our mission at temple christian school is to glorify god by providing for students a christ-centered education marked by excellence and grounded in biblical truth.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is United Way of Greater Kingsport Inc; the most unlike its peers is Theatre Guild 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

36 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 36 of the 89 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)
11
Early backer (in before they grew)
35/36
Grantees still filing
27/36
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UNITED WAY: $243,050 · OtherUNITED WAYHC EXCELL: $108,725 · OtherHC EXCELLHIDDEN TREASURES ACADEMY INC: $85,900 · OtherHIDDEN TREASURES ACADEMY INCUNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY: $83,750 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKYFIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: $30,350 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF KY-ATHLETICS K-FUND: $30,110 · Other+63 more: $250,070 · Other+63 moreHELEN ROSS MCNABB FOUNDATION: $191,200 · HealthHELEN ROSS MCNABB …Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Foundation: $14,500 · HealthMorristown-Hamblen…+2 more: $6,100 · HealthLuke 14 Ministries: $80,000 · Human ServicesLuke 14 Min…HOLSTON HOME FOR CHILDREN INC: $29,150 · Human ServicesHOLSTON HOM…Stepping Out Inc: $8,200 · Human ServicesStepping Ou…LAKEWAY CASA INC: $6,000 · Human Services+3 more: $5,100 · Human ServicesMINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION TEMPORARY SHELTER: $51,000 · Housing & ShelterALL SAINTS' EPISCOPAL SCHOOL INC: $22,000 · EducationToccoa Falls College Inc: $2,500 · EducationTUSCULUM UNIVERSITY: $1,500 · EducationCARSON-NEWMAN UNIVERSITY: $1,250 · EducationLINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY: $1,250 · EducationSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $1,000 · EducationCATO INSTITUTE: $29,000 · Public BenefitBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF MORRISTOWN INC: $25,000 · Youth Development
Other$831,955Health$211,800Human Services$128,450Housing & Shelter$51,000Education$29,500Public Benefit$29,000Youth Development$25,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHELEN ROSS MCNABB FOUNDATION: $191,200 over 9y, 0.6% of budgetLuke 14 Ministries: $80,000 over 2y, 15% of budgetMINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION TEMPORARY SHELTER: $51,000 over 6y, 2.5% of budgetHOLSTON HOME FOR CHILDREN INC: $29,150 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCATO INSTITUTE: $29,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF MORRISTOWN INC: $25,000 over 9y, 0.5% of budgetALL SAINTS' EPISCOPAL SCHOOL INC: $22,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetMorristown-Hamblen Hospital Foundation: $14,500 over 5y, 1.9% of budgetStepping Out Inc: $8,200 over 7y, 1.0% of budgetJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF EAST TENNINC: $6,500 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetFRIENDS OF HOSPICE OF THE LAKEWAY AREA INC: $6,250 over 3y, 2.0% of budgetLAKEWAY CASA INC: $6,000 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetLIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY: $5,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetRIDIN HIGH INC: $4,100 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetPOLLY BOYD SCHOLARSHIP FUND: $3,250 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetUSGA FOUNDATION: $2,850 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetToccoa Falls College Inc: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTUSCULUM UNIVERSITY: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetENCORE THEATRICAL COMPANY: $1,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSENIOR CITIZENS CENTER INC: $1,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetCARSON-NEWMAN UNIVERSITY: $1,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY: $1,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWilliam Carey University: $1,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $1,100 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTENNESSEE STATE MUSEUM FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTENNESSEE FOOD ON FOOT FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetEAST TENNESSEE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFAITH WORKS MICHIGAN: $500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetISAIAH 117 HOUSE: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED WAY OF GREATER KINGSPORT INC: $168 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED WAY OF SEVIER COUNTY: $110 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED WAY OF GREATER KNOXVILLEINC: $98 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Way of Hawkins County Inc: $24 over 2y, 0.0% 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 HELEN ROSS MCNABB FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Luke 14 Ministries ↗
  • Who funds MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION TEMPORARY SHELTER ↗
  • Who funds HOLSTON HOME FOR CHILDREN INC ↗
  • Who funds CATO INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF MORRISTOWN INC ↗
  • Who funds ALL SAINTS' EPISCOPAL SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Foundation ↗
  • Who funds Stepping Out Inc ↗
  • Who funds JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF EAST TENNINC ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF HOSPICE OF THE LAKEWAY AREA INC ↗
  • Who funds LAKEWAY CASA INC ↗
  • Who funds LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds BALLAD HEALTH FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds RIDIN HIGH INC ↗
  • Who funds POLLY BOYD SCHOLARSHIP FUND ↗
  • Who funds USGA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THEATRE GUILD 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.

East Tennessee Founda…Jefferson Federal Cha…Filmtech Foundation I…Wallace FoundationStowers Machinery Fou…The Community Foundat…Eastman Credit UnionHaslam Family Foundat…Fountainrx Foundation…The Columbus Phipps F…Food City Charitable …The Clayton Homes Fou…
East Tennessee FoundationTN27.3× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: East Tennessee Foundation · Jefferson Federal Charitable Foundation · Filmtech Foundation Inc · Wallace Foundation · Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc · The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc · Eastman Credit Union · Haslam Family Foundation Inc · Fountainrx Foundation Inc · The Columbus Phipps Foundation · Food City Charitable Foundation · The Clayton Homes 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Rogers Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Rogers Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    10report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
    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 89 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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