Funding search · EIN 621306906 · Nashville, TN
The Joel C & Bernice W Gordon Family
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 112
- grants reported
- $1.3M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $2,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Jewish Federation of Nashville4 grants · $283,200
- Gordon Jewish Community Center4 grants · $174,514
- The Temple4 grants · $130,681
- Frist Art Museum4 grants · $121,400
- United Way of Greater Nashville3 grants · $90,000
- The University School of Nashville4 grants · $90,000
- Abe'S Garden1 grant · $75,000
- Vanderbilt Athletics3 grants · $51,000
- West End Synagogue3 grants · $50,100
- Tennessee Performing Arts Center4 grants · $36,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 112 grants.
- $165,800
Jewish Federation of Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $136,215
Gordon Jewish Community Center · Nashville, TN · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $75,000
Abe'S Garden · Nashville, TN · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $65,000
The University School of Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2021
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $53,800
Jewish Federation of Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2021
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $49,740
The Temple · Nashville, TN · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $48,000
Frist Art Museum · Nashville, TN · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $47,800
Jewish Federation of Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $37,500
West End Synagogue · Nashville, TN · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $34,600
Frist Art Museum · Nashville, TN · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $32,726
The Temple · Nashville, TN · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $30,180
The Temple · Nashville, TN · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $30,000
United Way of Greater Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $30,000
United Way of Greater Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $30,000
United Way of Greater Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2021
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $24,000
Vanderbilt Athletics · Nashville, TN · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $21,300
Frist Art Museum · Nashville, TN · 2021
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $20,000
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $18,035
The Temple · Nashville, TN · 2021
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $17,500
Frist Art Museum · Nashville, TN · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $15,800
Jewish Federation of Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $15,500
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $15,000
Vanderbilt Athletics · Nashville, TN · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $13,939
Gordon Jewish Community Center · Nashville, TN · 2021
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $12,500
Vanderbilt University Children'S Hospital · Nashville, TN · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $12,500
West End Synagogue · Nashville, TN · 2021
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $12,260
Gordon Jewish Community Center · Nashville, TN · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $12,100
Gordon Jewish Community Center · Nashville, TN · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $12,000
Vanderbilt Athletics · Nashville, TN · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $10,000
The University School of Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $9,000
Tennessee Performing Arts Center · Nashville, TN · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $9,000
Tennessee Performing Arts Center · Nashville, TN · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $9,000
Tennessee Performing Arts Center · Nashville, TN · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $9,000
Tennessee Performing Arts Center · Nashville, TN · 2021
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $7,500
The University School of Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $7,500
Ensworth · Nashville, TN · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $7,500
The University School of Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $7,500
Ensworth · Nashville, TN · 2021
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $6,000
Ensworth School · Nashville, TN · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $5,500
Ensworth School · Nashville, TN · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $5,000
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces · New York, NY · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $5,000
University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $5,000
Bowdoin College · Brunswick, ME · 2021
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $5,000
Cheekwood · Nashville, TN · 2021
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $5,000
Jewish Middle School · Nashville, TN · 2021
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $4,000
Nashville Zoo · Nashville, TN · 2021
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $3,500
Cheekwood · Nashville, TN · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $3,470
Congregation Sherith Israel · Nashville, TN · 2021
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $3,200
Nashville Public Library Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2021
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $3,000
Jewish Family Service · Nashville, TN · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $2,500
Friends of Warner Parks · Nashville, TN · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $2,500
Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee · Murfreesboro, TN · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $2,500
Nashville Zoo · Nashville, TN · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $2,500
Water Walkers · Nashville, TN · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $2,500
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces · New York, NY · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $2,500
Water Walkers · Nashville, TN · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $2,500
Legal Aid Society · Nashville, TN · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $2,500
Second Harvest Food Bank · Nashville, TN · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $2,500
University of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $2,500
Second Harvest Food Bank · Nashville, TN · 2021
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $2,180
Congregation Sherith Israel · Nashville, TN · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $2,170
Congregation Sherith Israel · Nashville, TN · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $2,000
Jewish Family Service · Nashville, TN · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $2,000
Centennial Park Conservancy · Nashville, TN · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $2,000
Jewish Family Service · Nashville, TN · 2021
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $2,000
Middle Tennessee Council - Bsa · Nashville, TN · 2021
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,920
Congregation Sherith Israel · Nashville, TN · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,700
Nashville Public Library Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,500
Nashville Zoo · Nashville, TN · 2023
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,500
Nashville Zoo · Nashville, TN · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,500
National Public Television · Nashville, TN · 2021
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,300
Nashville Public Library · Nashville, TN · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,035
Leadership Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,000
Kipp Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,000
Oz Arts · Nashville, TN · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,000
Centennial Park Conservancy · Nashville, TN · 2021
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,000
Country Music Hall of Fame · Nashville, TN · 2021
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,000
Leadership Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2021
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,000
Nashville Jewish Film Festival · Nashville, TN · 2021
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,000
Nashville Public Radio · Nashville, TN · 2021
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,000
Roots of Reform Judaism · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $1,000
Vanderbilt Hillel · Nashville, TN · 2021
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $500
National Council of Jewish Women · Washington, DC · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $400
Macular Degeneration Research · Clarksburg, MD · 2021
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $325
Nashville Jewish Film Festival · Nashville, TN · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $300
Nashville Symphony · Nashville, TN · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $300
Nashville Symphony · Nashville, TN · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $300
Symphony Ball · Nashville, TN · 2021
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $250
Gilda'S Club · Nashville, TN · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $250
The Observer · New York, NY · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $200
Age Well Middle Tn · Nashville, TN · 2024
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $200
Macular Degeneration Research · Clarksburg, MD · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $200
World War Ii Veterans Committee · Arlington, VA · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $200
Agewell Middle Tennessee · Nashville, TN · 2021
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $200
Comm Fdn of Middle Tn · Nashville, TN · 2021
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $200
Nashville Public Education Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2021
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $200
The Temple Yahrzeit Fund · Nashville, TN · 2021
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $200
World War Ii Veterans Committee · Arlington, VA · 2021
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $180
Chabad of Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2021
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
- $150
US Holocaust Mem Museum · Washington, DC · 2022
To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity
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