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Young Men's Christian Association of Middle Tennessee (6273)

Our mission: a worldwide charitable fellowship united by a common loyalty to jesus christ for the purpose of helping people grow in spirit, mind and body.

$3.3M
Granted FY2025still arriving
9
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$160k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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.

Human Services$5.1MYouth Development$1.6MPublic Benefit$384kReligion$356kEducation$318kInternational$253kArts & Culture$85kCommunity Improvement$45kOther$0
02FY2025 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 9 grants below total $770,886, the rows itemized in this filing. The $3,287,472 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $2,516,586 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 · FY2025

  • $10k–50k3 grants · $63k
  • $50k–250k6 grants · $708k
$106,563
Median grant
3
States reached
$180M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SENIOR CITIZENS INC$160,000
YMCA OF MEMPHIS & THE MID-SOUTH$116,563
ATHENS-MCMINN FAMILY YMCA$111,563
SPARTA-WHITE COUNTY FAMILY YMCA$107,063
YMCA OF EAST TENNESSEE$106,563
YMCA OF METROPOLITAN CHATTANOOGA$106,563
PUTNAM COUNTY FAMILY YMCA$32,471
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS$20,100
YMCA BLUE RIDGE ASSEMBLY INC$10,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $4.4M) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%YMCA OF EAST TENNESSEE: $107k → 12%SPARTA-WHITE COUNTY FAMILY YMCA: $107k → 16%YMCA OF MEMPHIS & THE MID-SOUTH: $117k → 17%PUTNAM COUNTY FAMILY YMCA: $32k → 19%National Council of Young Men's Christian Associations: $23k → 14%YMCA of East Tennessee: $99k → 12%Sparta-White County Family YMCA: $84k → 16%YMCA of Memphis & the Mid-South: $93k → 17%National Council of Young Men's Christian Associations: $20k → 14%YMCA of East Tennessee: $87k → 12%YMCA of Memphis & the Mid-South: $88k → 17%NATIONAL COUNCIL OF YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS: $20k → 14%YMCA of East Tennessee: $83k → 12%YMCA of Memphis & the Mid-South: $83k → 17%National Council of YMCAs of the USA: $19k → 14%YMCA of East Tennessee: $83k → 12%YMCA of Memphis & the Mid-South: $83k → 17%National Council of YMCAs of the USA: $14k → 14%YMCA of East Tennessee: $83k → 12%From the Heart Internationall Education Foundation: $26k → 14%YMCA of Memphis & the Mid-South: $83k → 17%National Council of YMCAs of the USA: $14k → 14%YMCA of East Tennessee: $83k → 12%From the Heart International Education Foundation: $21k → 14%YMCA of Memphis & the Mid-South: $83k → 17%YMCA of East Tennessee: $83k → 12%Restore Small Groups: $16k → 14%YMCA of Memphis & the Mid-South: $83k → 17%YMCA of East Tennessee: $83k → 12%YMCA of Memphis & the Mid-South: $83k → 17%Conexion Americas: $93k → 14%Conexion Americas: $58k → 14%Conexion Americas: $32k → 14%YMCA Foundation of Middle Tennessee: $500k → 14%Senior Citizens Inc (Fifty Forward): $209k → 14%Senior Citizens Inc: $160k → 14%Senior Citizens Inc: $160k → 14%Senior Citizens Inc: $160k → 14%Senior Citizens Inc (Fifty Forward): $160k → 14%Senior Citizens Inc: $160k → 14%Senior Citizens Inc (Fifty Forward): $160k → 14%SENIOR CITIZENS INC: $160k → 14%Senior Citizens Inc (Fifty Forward): $160k → 14%Bethlehem Centers of Nashville: $28k → 14%Bethlehem Centers of Nashville: $25k → 14%Bethlehem Centers of Nashville: $22k → 14%Bethlehem Centers of Nashville: $15k → 14%Urban League of Middle Tennessee: $17k → 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.

93%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$8.2M · 27 repeat orgs$657k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +51% since the first grant, against +14% for those funded once.

27 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2025, 19 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

27
8

Total granted

$8.2M
$624k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+51%
+14%

Still filing today

89%
88%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $32k 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 ServicesYouth DevelopmentEducationReligionArts & CultureRecreation & SportsOther
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

  • SC
    SENIOR CITIZENS INC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $1.5M · revenue +55%
  • YM
    YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN CHATTANOOGA
    9× · 2017–2025 · $830k · revenue +65%
  • YO
    YMCA OF MEMPHIS & THE MID-SOUTH
    9× · 2017–2025 · $797k · revenue +178%

Funded once

  • YF
    YMCA FOUNDATION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE
    one grant, 2022 · $500k · revenue +14% · 44% of their budget
  • AB
    AMERICAN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY dba AMERICAN BAPTIST COLLEGE
    one grant, 2022 · $30k · revenue +12%
  • CO
    CHURCH ON THE ROCK OF NASHVILLE
    one grant, 2021 · $30k
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
The Young Men's Christian Association of Birmingham Inc

The young men's christian association of birmingham, inc. is a charitable organization that opens its doors to all women, men, families, teenagers, and children regardless of their ability to pay. the mission of the ymca is to put…

Human Services
2
Young Mens Christian Association

The montgomery ymca, reflecting its judeo-christian heritage, is an association of volunteers, members, and staff open to and serving all, providing programs and services which develop spirit, mind, and body. montgomery ymca statement of…

Human Services
3
Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Oklahoma City

To put christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.

Human Services
4
Young Men's Christian Association of Middle Tennessee (6273)

Our mission: a worldwide charitable fellowship united by a common loyalty to jesus christ for the purpose of helping people grow in spirit, mind and body. the ymca of middle tennessee is the region's leading nonprofit dedicated to…

Human Services
5
Young Men's Christian Association of Jamestown New York

The mission of the Jamestown Area Family YMCA is "To put Christian principles into practice through programs that build strong kids, strong families, and strong communities by enriching the lives of all people in spirit, mind, and body."

Human Services
6
Georgia Mountains Young Men's Christian Association Inc

To put christian principles into practice through programs, services and relationships that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.

Human Services
7
Lake County Young Men's Christian Association

The mission of the lake county ymca is to put christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.

Human Services
8
Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Boston Inc

The ymca of greater boston is dedicated to improving the health of mind, body, and spirit of individuals and families in our communities. we promote welcoming, belonging, and opportunity for all.

Human Services
9
The Family Y Young Men's Christian Association/Ywco of the Csra Inc

Our mission is to serve individuals and families in the csra through programs designed to build healthy spirit, mind, and body, reflecting the values of the judeo-christian tradition while maintaining respect for all people.

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10
Cleveland County Family Young Men's Christian Association Inc

The mission of the ymca is to put christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all. the y mission is also to advance our cause of strengthening community through youth development,…

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11
Young Men's Christian Association of Central New Mexico

The mission of the ymca of central new mexico is to put christian principles into practice through programs that build a healthy spirit, mind and body for all. for over 100 years, the ymca of central new mexico has served our community…

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12
Young Men's Christian Association of Pierce and Kitsap Counties

The mission of the YMCA is to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind, and body for all. We are an inclusive organization, serving all people regardless of background, religion, beliefs,…

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Young Men's Christian Association of East Tennessee Inc; the most unlike its peers is In Full Motion 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

35 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. 35 of the 37 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.

4
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
13
Early backer (in before they grew)
33/35
Grantees still filing
25/35
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SENIOR CITIZENS INC: $1,489,026 · Human ServicesSENIOR CITIZENS INCYMCA OF MEMPHIS & THE MID-SOUTH: $796,751 · Human ServicesYMCA OF MEMPHIS & THE MID-SOUTHYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF EAST TENNESSEE INC: $792,098 · Human ServicesYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF EAST TENNESSEE INCYMCA FOUNDATION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE: $500,000 · Human ServicesYMCA FOUNDATION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEESPARTA-WHITE COUNTY FAMILY YMCA: $191,381 · Human ServicesCONEXION AMERICAS: $182,898 · Human Services+9 more: $428,389 · Human Services+9 moreYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN CHATTANOOGA: $830,231 · OtherYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN…METRO NASHVILLE PARKS AND RECREATIO: $384,152 · OtherMETRO NASHVILLE PARKS…ATHENS-MCMINN FAMILY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION: $194,876 · OtherATHENS-MCMINN FAMILY …GLOBAL OUTREACH DEVELOPMENTS INTERNATIONAL: $231,506 · OtherGLOBAL OUTREACH DEVEL…+4 more: $86,834 · OtherMOVES AND GROOVES INC: $403,662 · Youth DevelopmentMOVES AND G…WHY WE CAN T WAIT: $205,727 · Youth DevelopmentWHY WE CAN …BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE: $159,932 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS AND GI…ASPIRING YOUTH ENRICHMENT SERVICES: $96,807 · Youth DevelopmentASPIRING YO…MARTHA O'BRYAN CENTER INC: $369,611 · ReligionNATIONS MINISTRY CENTER: $249,339 · ReligionPROJECT TRANSFORMATION TENNESSEE INC: $41,988 · ReligionIN FULL MOTION INC: $254,805 · EducationBEECH CREEK MINISTRIES INC: $185,454 · EducationMEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE: $38,850 · EducationAMERICAN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY dba AMERICAN BAPTIST COLLEGE: $30,000 · EducationBACKFIELD IN MOTION: $421,290 · Recreation & SportsDYNAMIC YOUNG MINORITIES OF NASHVILLE D-Y-M-O-N IN THE ROUGH: $270,646 · Arts & CultureNASHVILLE INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR EMPOWERMENT: $84,888 · Arts & Culture
Human Services$4,380,543Other$1,727,599Youth Development$866,128Religion$660,938Education$509,109Recreation & Sports$421,290Arts & Culture$355,534

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 budgetSENIOR CITIZENS INC: $1,489,026 over 9y, 4.8% of budgetYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN CHATTANOOGA: $830,231 over 9y, 0.7% of budgetYMCA OF MEMPHIS & THE MID-SOUTH: $796,751 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF EAST TENNESSEE INC: $792,098 over 9y, 0.9% of budgetYMCA FOUNDATION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE: $500,000 over 1y, 44% of budgetBACKFIELD IN MOTION: $421,290 over 5y, 11% of budgetMOVES AND GROOVES INC: $403,662 over 5y, 28% of budgetMARTHA O'BRYAN CENTER INC: $369,611 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetDYNAMIC YOUNG MINORITIES OF NASHVILLE D-Y-M-O-N IN THE ROUGH: $270,646 over 5y, 24% of budgetIN FULL MOTION INC: $254,805 over 5y, 9.8% of budgetNATIONS MINISTRY CENTER: $249,339 over 3y, 13% of budgetGLOBAL OUTREACH DEVELOPMENTS INTERNATIONAL: $231,506 over 3y, 2.3% of budgetWHY WE CAN T WAIT: $205,727 over 3y, 36% of budgetATHENS-MCMINN FAMILY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION: $194,876 over 2y, 3.5% of budgetSPARTA-WHITE COUNTY FAMILY YMCA: $191,381 over 2y, 8.2% of budgetBEECH CREEK MINISTRIES INC: $185,454 over 5y, 85% of budgetCONEXION AMERICAS: $182,898 over 3y, 2.3% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE: $159,932 over 5y, 1.5% of budgetNational Council of YMCAs of the USA: $133,100 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetBETHLEHEM CENTERS OF NASHVILLE: $98,224 over 5y, 5.2% of budgetNASHVILLE INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR EMPOWERMENT: $84,888 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetFROM THE HEART INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $54,612 over 3y, 13% of budgetPROJECT TRANSFORMATION TENNESSEE INC: $41,988 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetYMCA BLUE RIDGE ASSEMBLY INC: $39,100 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetMEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE: $38,850 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRESTORE SMALL GROUPS: $35,000 over 3y, 3.6% of budgetAMERICAN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY dba AMERICAN BAPTIST COLLEGE: $30,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetNASHVILLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: $28,336 over 3y, 0.1% of budget413 STRONG INC: $18,798 over 1y, 4.8% of budgetURBAN LEAGUE OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE: $16,882 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF COLUMBIA-WILLAMETTE: $12,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGREATER KINGSPORT FAMILY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMAUI FAMILY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION: $6,500 over 1y, 0.2% 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…Hca Healthcare Founda…Memorial Foundation I…United Way of Middle …The Dan and Margaret …The Frist FoundationDollar General Litera…Nashville Predators F…National Council of Y…The Healing Trust For…Joe C Davis FoundationTruist Foundation Inc
The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee IncTN38.4× affinity20 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 · Hca Healthcare Foundation · Memorial Foundation Inc · United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc · The Dan and Margaret Maddox Fund Inc · The Frist Foundation · Dollar General Literacy Foundation · Nashville Predators Foundation · National Council of YMCAs of the USA · The Healing Trust Formerly Baptist Healing Hospital Trust · Joe C Davis Foundation · Truist 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 Young Men's Christian Association of Middle Tennessee (6273) funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Young Men's Christian Association of Middle Tennessee (6273). Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%5%19%42%75%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • Young Men's Christian Association of Columbia-Willamette: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
18report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
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 37 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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