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HISPANIC FAMILY FOUNDATION INC

HISPANIC FAMILY FOUNDATION INC (Tennessee) receives grants from 18 organizations whose IRS filings report $493,777 to it, the largest being THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE INC ($243,593). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 64% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.

Revenue FY2024
$562k
Funders on record
18
Grants received
$494k
Net assets
$78k
6/18 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 68%
01What it does

What Hispanic Family Foundation Inc does

Mission

To improve the quality of life for hispanic families in middle tennessee, working through the platforms of economic, education, social services, advocacy, and culture to provide programs that strengthen the nashville hispanic community.

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.

Programs

  1. Walk in services program (formerly known as health program): the walk-in services program is an appointment-free program designed to help meet immediate needs of the hispanic community either through resources, assistance, or referrals. They provide the following types of assistance:immediate needs: crisis assistance - help for anyone seeking emergency support such as filing a police report, shelter, food, financial aid, and counseling services; sexual assault services - direct referrals to the sexual assault center are available; housing assistance - receive referrals for financial aid for rent, disaster relief, and housing stability; snap assistance - assistance in applying for snap, wic, and government insurance; food insecurity -referrals to food pantries as well as direct assistance in conjunction with our partners when available and supplies last. Documentation assistance: we offer further assistance with documentation from your home country and contact information for their consulates; tax document assistance - receive assistance with state, local, and federal tax forms; legal assistance - get legal and notary service referrals to partner and non partner organizations;…

    $249,565 spentof which $174,873 as grants$61,283 earned by the program
    51% of program spending
  2. Cultivate program (formerly known as baila program): cultivate offers after school ballet, folklore dance, art, singing (voice), guitar, piano, and summer camp programs for under resourced kids. The programs nurture creativity, a positive self-esteem, and discipline by creating a supportive environment where students can feel confident and culturally appreciated. These classes also offer a creative space to explore self-expression and connect with their cultural roots as well as develop discipline and teamwork. The cultivate summer camp is an enriching program designed for children ages 7-12. In this camp, instructors provide a safe and engaging environment to learn, play, and grow. There are a number of different activities such as soccer, dance, music, art, and cultural experiences that aim to foster creativity, teamwork, and confidence. This summer camp ensures that children in underserved communities have access to meaningful and fun opportunities for growth and self-expression.the soccer camp at cultivate is a partnered activity with youthco where players ages 5-12 participate in organized soccer practices. Practices are designed to teach basic soccer skills while promoting…

    $67,804 spent$22,758 earned by the program
    14% of program spending
  3. Spanish literacy program (formerly known as education program): this program is designed to help spanish-speaking immigrant adults develop essential reading and writing skills in spanish. This program provides a supportive learning environment by fostering confidence in reading and writing by learning letter sounds, syllable blending, and connecting literacy with personal and cultural storytelling. Through this program students are able to navigate daily tasks such as reading instructions, traffic signs, filling out forms and understanding documents more easily compose simple text messages, use online resources, and engage with digital platforms in spanish.

    $27,265 spent
    6% of program spending
  4. Disaster relief: in 2023, hispanic family foundation raised money to provide aid for community survivors of natural disasters, including fires and tornadoes. Through 2024, hff continued to deliver assistance to those survivors offering essential support and supplies, and aiding in the ongoing recovery process. Community event services: in addition to disaster relief, hispanic family foundation serves the community throughout the year by putting on several events to bring awareness to the organization and its mission. These community events are free to the public and are outreach opportunities for the organzation.

    $144,381 spentof which $50,789 as grants$124 earned by the program
    30% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $489,015.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20192019 Revenue 100 ($136k) Expenses 100 ($156k) Net assets -303 ($-236700)2020 Revenue 99 ($135k) Expenses 81 ($126k) Net assets -292 ($-228207)2021 Revenue 183 ($249k) Expenses 187 ($292k) Net assets -348 ($-271978)2022 Revenue 266 ($361k) Expenses 216 ($337k) Net assets -309 ($-241124)2023 Revenue 253 ($344k) Expenses 213 ($333k) Net assets -176 ($-137235)2024 Revenue 413 ($562k) Expenses 342 ($534k) Net assets 100 ($78k)
201920202021202220232024
Revenue (413)Expenses (342)Net assets (100)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $49k to $81k (+66%).

$21k
$30k
$31k
$49k
$81k
$83k
201920202021202220232024
Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Government-grant reliance: 2022 1% · 2023 2% · 2024 5%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.

85% of HISPANIC FAMILY FOUNDATION INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (91% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 23,870 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 6 reported years ran a deficit.

−$20k
’19
$8k
’20
−$43k
’21
$24k
’22
$12k
’23
$28k
’24
0.7
months of
reserve

Leadership and staff

The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.

Chief executive

Diane Janbakhsh

Executive director

Board chair

Mark Janbakhsh

President/chairman

As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.

The chief executive listed changed between the FY2022 and FY2023 filings.

20192021202220232024
Listed88778
Joined··+0+1+4
No longer listed··113
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2020 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 7 funders, grant income rose $25k → $111k.

5 of 18 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 64% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.

From the IRS filings of HISPANIC FAMILY FOUNDATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 16 of 18 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How concentrated its funding is

HISPANIC FAMILY FOUNDATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 49% of grant income and the top three 76%; half comes from just 2 funders.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left

92% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund HISPANIC FAMILY FOUNDATION INC.

49%
largest funder
76%
top three
~3
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2021 68% · 2022 59% · 2023 45% — diversifying over time.

“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How long its funders stay

29% of HISPANIC FAMILY FOUNDATION INC's funders are still giving 2 years after their first grant; 33% give in more than one year at all.

first grant+1y+2y

Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.

Where its funders are

64% of HISPANIC FAMILY FOUNDATION INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $179k that is directly attributable, 90% of it comes from Tennessee funders.

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In-state vs out-of-state, by year

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’21
’22
’23
Tennessee out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $314k arriving through sponsors registered in 5 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

HISPANIC FAMILY FOUNDATION INC has grown faster than three-quarters of the 21,616 human services nonprofits its size.

Operating margin5% · above the median
Months of reserve0.7mo · bottom quartile
Revenue growth (annualized)33% · top quartile

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 21,616 human services nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024

Organizations like HISPANIC FAMILY FOUNDATION INC

Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

92% of spending goes to programs.

Program 92%Management 6%Fundraising 2%

Governance

3
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990–Audited financials

Public support

91%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

TN

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Questions and answers

Who funds HISPANIC FAMILY FOUNDATION INC?
HISPANIC FAMILY FOUNDATION INC (Tennessee) receives grants from 18 organizations whose IRS filings report $493,777 to it, the largest being THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE INC ($243,593). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 64% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
How many funders does HISPANIC FAMILY FOUNDATION INC have?
IRS filings report 18 organizations giving $493,777 in grants to HISPANIC FAMILY FOUNDATION INC, 6 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of HISPANIC FAMILY FOUNDATION INC?
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE INC is the largest funder on record, with $243,593 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like HISPANIC FAMILY FOUNDATION INC find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Tennessee. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2019–2024), and the filings of 18 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing