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Vultee Charitable Foundation F/K/A Nashville Christian Towers at a glance

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Vultee Charitable Foundation F/K/A Nashville Christian Towers

Providing housing to the elderly and disabled with low income.

$37M
Granted FY2023
17
Grants FY2023
4
States reached
$356k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
04Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01FY2023 · 17 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 17 grants below total $1,340,883, the rows itemized in this filing. The $37,149,269 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $35,808,386 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 · FY2023

  • Under $10k1 grant · $6k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $127k
  • $50k–250k8 grants · $852k
  • $250k+1 grant · $356k
$50,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE SIGNATRY$355,883
LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY$202,000
NOLEN HILLS CHURCH OF CHRIST$200,000
DONELSON CHURCH OF CHRIST$150,000
HEALING HANDS INTERNATIONAL$100,000
MARS HILL BIBLE SCHOOL$50,000
EKIPE HAITI$50,000
LEBANON ROAD CHURCH OF CHRIST$50,000
FAITH FAMILY MEDICAL CLINIC$50,000
AGAPE$25,000
THE LAKESHORE FOUNDATION$25,000
TENNESSEE PRISON OUTREACH MINISTRY$25,000
ARRINGTON CHURCH OF CHRIST$15,000
WORLD CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING$12,500
THE WORLD CONVENTION$12,500
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 (FY23–23, $37k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%TENNESSEE CHILDREN'S HOME: $12k → 10%AGAPE: $25k → 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 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
Trinity Hope Inc

Teach christian beliefs and feed children in haiti.

International
2
Christian Healthcare Ministries Inc

To glorify god, show christian love, and experience god's presence as christians share each other's medical bills.

Religion
3
Haiti Hope Mission Inc

To bring the message of jesus to haiti

Religion
4
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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5
Healing Waters International Inc

Healing waters international works to reduce water-related illness and death in developing countries by implementing sustainable projects and programs that make safe drinking water accessible to vulnerable communities and empower local…

International
6
Light From Light Inc

Light from light partners with local leaders to provide healthcare and nutrition for the most vulnerable communities in haiti. our vision is that no child ever dies from malnutrition. our three program focus areas are: 1) nutrition…

International
7
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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8
International Faith Missions

Aid to destitute in haiti

International
9
But God Ministries

Sharing the love of jesus christ by building sustainable communities around the world and providing medical care to low-income households in the united states. the organization is currently building two sustainable communities in haiti and…

International
10
Lifewater Inc

Lifewater international is a non-profit christian water development organization dedicated to effectively serving vulnerable children and families by partnering with underserved communities to overcome water poverty.

Environment
11
Trinity Christian Fellowship Inc

Gospel mission

Religion
12
Christian Mission for the United Nations Community

Christian Mission for the United Nations Community is a ministry aimed at leading the head of every nation and other top leaders to faith in Jesus Christ and helping them to walk in dependence upon God as they discharge the…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Association for Guidance Aid Placement and Empathy; the most unlike its peers is Healing Hands International Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

10 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. 10 of the 17 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
10/10
Grantees still filing
6/10
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY: $202,000 · OtherLIPSCOMB UNIVERSITYNOLEN HILLS CHURCH OF CHRIST: $200,000 · OtherNOLEN HILLS CHURCH OF CHRISTDONELSON CHURCH OF CHRIST: $150,000 · OtherDONELSON CHURCH OF CHRISTLEBANON ROAD CHURCH OF CHRIST: $50,000 · OtherLEBANON ROAD CHURCH OF CHRISTMARS HILL BIBLE SCHOOL: $50,000 · OtherMARS HILL BIBLE SCHOOL+3 more: $33,500 · OtherServant Foundation: $355,883 · ReligionServant FoundationHEALING HANDS INTERNATIONAL INC: $100,000 · InternationalHILLSBORO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 · HealthFAITH FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER INC: $50,000 · HealthASSOCIATION FOR GUIDANCE AID PLACEMENT AND EMPATHY: $25,000 · Human ServicesTENNESSEE CHILDREN'S HOME INC: $12,000 · Human ServicesLAKESHORE FOUNDATION INC: $25,000 · Housing & ShelterTENNESSEE PRISON OUTREACH MINISTRY INC: $25,000 · Crime & LegalWORLD CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION: $12,500 · Arts & Culture
Other$685,500Religion$355,883International$100,000Health$100,000Human Services$37,000Housing & Shelter$25,000Crime & Legal$25,000Arts & Culture$12,500

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 budgetServant Foundation: $355,883 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY: $202,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHEALING HANDS INTERNATIONAL INC: $100,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetHILLSBORO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 over 1y, 16% of budgetFAITH FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetLAKESHORE FOUNDATION INC: $25,000 over 1y, 5.2% of budgetTENNESSEE PRISON OUTREACH MINISTRY INC: $25,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetASSOCIATION FOR GUIDANCE AID PLACEMENT AND EMPATHY: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetWORLD CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION: $12,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTENNESSEE CHILDREN'S HOME INC: $12,000 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.

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.

Servant FoundationWashington FoundationEzell Foundation IncThe Community Foundat…Raymond James Charita…Natl Christian Charit…American Endowment Fo…Renaissance Charitabl…The Blackbaud Giving …Morgan Stanley Global…Donor Advised Charita…Vanguard Charitable E…
Servant FoundationKS21.1× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Servant Foundation · Washington Foundation · Ezell Foundation Inc · The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

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 Vultee Charitable Foundation F/K/A Nashville Christian Towers funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Vultee Charitable Foundation F/K/A Nashville Christian Towers. Bigger dots raise more.

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no gov · 00%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    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.
    04Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Vultee Charitable Foundation F/K/A Nashville Christian Towers?

    Find your warmest path to Vultee Charitable Foundation F/K/A Nashville Christian Towers 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 17 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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