Tennessee · Private foundation
The Ward & Shelley Cammack Family Foundation
Its FY2022 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $170k
- Granted FY2022
- 5
- Grants FY2022
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2022
Read this first · the figures below need context
94% of The Ward & Shelley Cammack Family Foundation’s FY2022 grant dollars went to American Endowment Foundation, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2022 names 3 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2022
- $2,500
- Largest grant, FY2022
- $159,608
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 5
- FY2017 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2022
- 2
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 100% of the organizations The Ward & Shelley Cammack Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 4 | $10k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $10k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 4 | $10k | 75% |
| FY2017 | 5 | $10k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2022.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christ Church Cathedral | $9,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Nashville International Center for Empowerment | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Historic Nashville Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 19% |
| Casa Chirilagua | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Forest Park Forever Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Belcourt Theatre Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Gideons Army Grassroots Army for Children | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| John Laird Cemetery Association | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Appalachian Trail Conservancy | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Southern Environmental Law Center | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($8k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Ward & Shelley Cammack Family Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: The Frist Foundation · The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About The Ward & Shelley Cammack Family Foundation
- How much does The Ward & Shelley Cammack Family Foundation give?
- The Ward & Shelley Cammack Family Foundation reported 5 grants totaling $169,608 in its FY2022 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 5 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2022.
- What does The Ward & Shelley Cammack Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2022, its largest causes are Philanthropy (80%), Religion (7%), Arts & Culture (5%).
- Who are The Ward & Shelley Cammack Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2022: Christ Church Cathedral ($9k), Nashville International Center for Empowerment ($5k), Historic Nashville Inc ($3k).
- Does The Ward & Shelley Cammack Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Ward & Shelley Cammack Family 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 Ward & Shelley Cammack Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Frist Foundation, The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program.
- Where is The Ward & Shelley Cammack Family Foundation based?
- The Ward & Shelley Cammack Family Foundation is based in TN.
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