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The Snedeker Foundation

The mission of THE SNEDEKER FOUNDATION is to help underprivileged children accross the country, but particularly in the middle tennessee area with an emphasis on encouraging success in the classroom and in their respective sports.

$151k
Granted FY2024still arriving
5
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$64k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Arts & Culture$417kYouth Development$159kRecreation & Sports$140kEducation$130kHuman Services$30kPhilanthropy$25kCrime & Legal$23kInternational$20kOther$0
02FY2024 · 5 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 5 grants below total $146,164, the rows itemized in this filing. The $151,164 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $5,000 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • $10k–50k4 grants · $83k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $64k
$25,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$4.7M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
TENNESSEE GOLF FOUNDATION$63,500
ZACH JOHNSON FOUNDATION$25,000
YOUNG LIFE$25,000
FIRST RESPONDERS CHILDRENS FOUNDATI$22,664
OUR KIDS$10,000
02The need
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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 (FY17–17, $10k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $10k → 14%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.
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.

83%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$777k · 6 repeat orgs$155k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +56% since the first grant, against +46% for those funded once.

6 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2024, 4 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

6
6

Total granted

$777k
$105k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+56%
+46%

Still filing today

100%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 60% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $50k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationArts & CultureRecreation & SportsHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentPhilanthropyOther
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

  • TG
    TENNESSEE GOLF FOUNDATION
    7× · 2017–2024 · $393k · revenue +119%
  • AJ
    American Junior Golf Association Inc
    4× · 2018–2022 · $120k · revenue +37%
  • OK
    OUR KIDS INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $114k · revenue +56%

Funded once

  • NC
    NASHVILLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS INC
    one grant, 2022 · $30k · revenue +23%
  • CB
    CHEEKWOOD BOTANICAL GARDEN AND MUSEUM OF ARTgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $25k · revenue +52%
  • LO
    LOVE ONE INTERNATIONAL
    one grant, 2023 · $20k · revenue -10%
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
Victory Junior Tour Corporation

To provide an amateur junior golf association where the best junior golfers in the country could compete on some of the best courses and to bring awareness and support other organizations in the fight against pediatric diseases.

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2
Nashville Public Radio

Nashville public radio's mission is to be the most trusted & independent nashville voice, connecting our communities through non-partisan journalism, compelling storytelling, civil conversation and music discovery.

Arts & Culture
3
Ladies Professional Golf Association

To promote worldwide interest in the game of women's professional golf. primary activities include sanctioning and administering golf tournaments and providing education and certification opportunities for individuals in the golf industry.

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4
United States Tennis Association- Middle States Section

The org. is a section of the united states tennis assoc. and is dedicated to carrying out the goals of the national assoc. within its region, particularly with respect to promoting tennis opportunities for juniors and adults of all…

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5
Union University

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

Education
6
Onechild Global

One child global's mission is to advocate for children in hard places and provide holistic care so they have hope and thrive. onechild global's 355 hope centers provide holistic child development progress in nineteen countries.

International
7
Junior Tennis Champions Center Inc

The organization was formed to 1) foster and promote national and international amateur tennis competition and develop amateur athletes for that competition by providing instruction and equipment; 2) promote the sport of tennis to…

Recreation & Sports
8
The Lpga Foundation

To inspire, empower and transform the lives of girls and women through the game of golf.

Education
9
The Texas Golf Association Foundation

To promote and expand community awareness of the game of golf in texas through programs serving junior golfers and the community at large.

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10
American Gas Association

American gas association's (the association) mission is to develop and advocate for informed, innovative, and durable policy that fulfills our nation's energy needs, environmental aspirations and economic potential. we are committed to…

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11
The Scga Foundation

The mission of the scga junior golf foundation is to develop an inclusive golf community that enables kids to thrive on and beyond the course. we believe that every kid in southern california, no matter their circumstance, should have the…

Recreation & Sports
12
Children's Trust of South Carolina

To strengthen families, organizations, and communities to prevent child abuse and neglect.

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Young Life; the most unlike its peers is National Law Enforcement and Firefighters Childrens Foundation. 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

15 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.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
15/15
Grantees still filing
10/15
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

TENNESSEE GOLF FOUNDATION: $392,747 · Arts & CultureTENNESSEE GOLF FOUNDATIONCHEEKWOOD BOTANICAL GARDEN AND MUSEUM OF ART: $24,700 · Arts & CultureCHEEKWOOD BOTANICAL GARDEN AND MUSEUM OF ARTOUR KIDS INC: $114,209 · OtherOUR KIDS INCNASHVILLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS INC: $30,000 · OtherNASHVILLE CHRISTIAN S…DAYSTAR COUNSELING MINISTRIES INC: $30,000 · OtherDAYSTAR COUNSELING MI…Shark Shootout Charities Inc: $10,000 · OtherShark Shootout Charit…Vanderbilt University: $100,000 · EducationVanderbilt Unive…LOVE ONE INTERNATIONAL: $20,000 · EducationLOVE ONE INTERNA…PRESTON TAYLOR MINISTRIES: $20,000 · EducationPRESTON TAYLOR M…American Junior Golf Association Inc: $120,000 · Recreation & SportsAmerican Junior…USTA TENNESSEE ACE FOUNDATION: $10,000 · Recreation & SportsUSTA TENNESSEE …YOUNG LIFE: $25,000 · Youth DevelopmentZACH JOHNSON FOUNDATION: $25,000 · PhilanthropyNational Law Enforcement and Firefighters Childrens Foundation: $22,664 · Crime & LegalAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $10,000 · Human Services
Arts & Culture$417,447Other$184,209Education$140,000Recreation & Sports$130,000Youth Development$25,000Philanthropy$25,000Crime & Legal$22,664Human Services$10,000

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 budgetTENNESSEE GOLF FOUNDATION: $392,747 over 7y, 2.6% of budgetAmerican Junior Golf Association Inc: $120,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetOUR KIDS INC: $114,209 over 8y, 2.0% of budgetVanderbilt University: $100,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNASHVILLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS INC: $30,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetDAYSTAR COUNSELING MINISTRIES INC: $30,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetYOUNG LIFE: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetZACH JOHNSON FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetCHEEKWOOD BOTANICAL GARDEN AND MUSEUM OF ART: $24,700 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNational Law Enforcement and Firefighters Childrens Foundation: $22,664 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLOVE ONE INTERNATIONAL: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPRESTON TAYLOR MINISTRIES: $20,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetShark Shootout Charities Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetUSTA TENNESSEE ACE FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 9.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $10,000 over 1y, 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.

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 Foundat…The 1944 Foundation I…Dorothy Cate and Thom…Hca Healthcare Founda…Pga Tour IncServant FoundationRaymond James Charita…Vanguard Charitable E…American Endowment Fo…Natl Christian Charit…National Philanthropi…American Online Givin…
The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee IncTN14.8× affinity5 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 1944 Foundation Inc · Dorothy Cate and Thomas F Frist Foundation · Hca Healthcare Foundation · Pga Tour Inc · Servant Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving 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 Snedeker Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Snedeker Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
    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.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to The Snedeker Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to The Snedeker Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    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 15 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 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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