Funding search · EIN 626344538 · Nashville, TN

Bradford Family Foundation

Name: Bradford Family Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

129
grants reported: $2.4M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $3,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

scholarship bradford jennifer johnson katie memorial circle computer

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Montgomery Bell Academy2 grants · $654,300
Vanderbilt University3 grants · $610,000
Cheekwood3 grants · $318,600
St George'S2 grants · $73,000
St Bonaventure University2 grants · $60,000
Nashville Symphony2 grants · $60,000
Trust for Public Land1 grant · $50,000
Alive Hospice1 grant · $50,000
Frontline Policy Council2 grants · $45,000
Episcopal School of Nashville3 grants · $35,000

Giving over time

$368,391

2022

$923,632

2023

$1.2M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 129 grants.

$348,600
Montgomery Bell Academy · Nashville, TN · 2023
General fund
$305,700
Montgomery Bell Academy · Nashville, TN · 2024
General fund
$210,000
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2022
General fund
$200,000
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2024
General fund
$200,000
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2023
General fund
$131,950
Cheekwood · Nashville, TN · 2024
General fund
$130,800
Cheekwood · Nashville, TN · 2023
General fund
$55,850
Cheekwood · Nashville, TN · 2022
General fund
$50,000
St Bonaventure University · St Bonaventure, NY · 2024
Endowed scholarship for robert dubill
$50,000
Alive Hospice · Nashville, TN · 2023
General fund
$50,000
Trust for Public Land · Chattanooga, TN · 2022
General fund
$42,000
St George'S · Nashville, TN · 2024
General fund
$40,000
Frontline Policy Council · Newnan, GA · 2024
General fund
$40,000
Nashville Symphony · Nashville, TN · 2024
General fund
$31,000
St George'S · Nashville, TN · 2023
General fund
$26,175
Friends of Warner Park · Nashville, TN · 2024
General fund
$25,000
United Way (Designation Below) 1000 Each Organization · Nashville, TN · 2024
General fund
$20,000
Austin Institute · Austin, TX · 2024
General fund
$20,000
Berkley Institute · Berkeley, CA · 2024
General fund
$20,000
Episcopal School of Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2024
General fund
$20,000
Trinity School · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General fund
$20,000
Nashville Symphony · Nashville, TN · 2023
General fund
$19,000
All Saints Episcopal Church Linville · Nashville, TN · 2024
General fund
$15,000
American Red Cross · Boone, IA · 2024
Tiffany circle
$15,000
Aphesis House · Madison, TN · 2024
General fund
$15,000
Netterville Dr Jim - Intern'L Healthcare Foundation - Med Missions · Searcy, AR · 2024
General fund
$11,000
Centerstone · Nashville, TN · 2024
General fund
$10,000
Cathedral of Christ the King · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General fund
$10,000
Colgate University · Hamilton, NY · 2024
Jennifer w. Johnson memorial scholarship for katie bradford
$10,000
Eastern European Mission · Hurst, TX · 2024
General fund
$10,000
Helping Hearts Project · Riverside, CA · 2024
General fund
$10,000
Hermitage · Hermitage, TN · 2024
General fund
$10,000
Nature Conservancy · Brentwood, TN · 2024
General fund
$10,000
Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2024
General fund
$10,000
The Witherspoon Institute · Princeton, NJ · 2024
General fund
$10,000
American Red Cross · Boone, IA · 2023
Tiffany circle
$10,000
Austin Institute · Austin, TX · 2023
General fund
$10,000
Berkley Institute · Berkeley, CA · 2023
General fund
$10,000
Eastern European Mission · Hurst, TX · 2023
General fund
$10,000
Episcopal School of Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2023
General fund
$10,000
Netterville Dr Jim - Intern'L Healthcare Foundation - Med Missions · Searcy, AR · 2023
General fund
$10,000
St Bonaventure University · St Bonaventure, NY · 2023
Endowed scholarship for robert dubill
$10,000
United Way (Designation Below) 1000 Each Organization · Nashville, TN · 2023
General fund
$10,000
Netterville Dr Jim - Intern'L Healthcare Foundation - Med Missions · Searcy, AR · 2022
General fund
$8,000
Salvation Army · Nashville, TN · 2024
General fund
$8,000
All Saints Episcopal Church Linville · Nashville, TN · 2023
General fund
$8,000
Trinity School · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General fund
$6,000
Second Harvest Food Bank · Nashville, TN · 2024
General fund
$5,000
Crossmore School · Newland, NC · 2024
Computer fund
$5,000
Frist Art Museum · Nashville, TN · 2024
General fund
$5,000
Nature Sacred Memorial · Annapolis, MD · 2024
General fund
$5,000
Saddle Up · Franklin, TN · 2024
General fund
$5,000
Aphesis House · Madison, TN · 2023
General fund
$5,000
Colgate University · Hamilton, NY · 2023
Jennifer w. Johnson memorial scholarship for katie bradford
$5,000
Frontline Policy Council · Newnan, GA · 2023
General fund
$5,000
Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2023
General fund
$5,000
Salvation Army · Nashville, TN · 2023
General fund
$5,000
All Saints Episcopal Church Linville · Nashville, TN · 2022
General fund
$5,000
Colgate University · Hamilton, NY · 2022
Jennifer w. Johnson memorial scholarship for katie bradford
$5,000
Episcopal School of Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2022
General fund
$5,000
Trinity School · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General fund
$4,000
Nashville Opera · Nashville, TN · 2024
General fund
$3,600
Friends of Warner Park · Nashville, TN · 2023
General fund
$3,000
Nashville Humane Association · Nashville, TN · 2024
General fund
$3,000
Nashville Public Television · Nashville, TN · 2024
General fund
$3,000
St Luke'S Community House (Family Christmas Program) · Nashville, TN · 2024
General fund
$3,000
Second Harvest Food Bank · Nashville, TN · 2023
General fund
$3,000
Frist Art Museum · Nashville, TN · 2022
General fund
$3,000
Second Harvest Food Bank · Nashville, TN · 2022
General fund
$2,500
Crossmore School · Newland, NC · 2023
Computer fund
$2,500
Portrait Society of America · Tallahassee, FL · 2022
General fund
$2,000
Nashville Opera · Nashville, TN · 2023
General fund
$2,000
Nashville Opera · Nashville, TN · 2022
General fund
$1,750
Nashville Humane Association · Nashville, TN · 2023
General fund
$1,500
Conservancy (Parthenon Gala Patron) · Nashville, TN · 2022
General fund
$1,260
Friends of Warner Park · Nashville, TN · 2022
General fund
$1,086
Volunteer State Horsemen'S · Franklin, TN · 2024
General fund
$1,082
Volunteer State Horsemen'S · Franklin, TN · 2023
General fund
$1,000
Avery County Humane · Newland, NC · 2024
General fund
$1,000
Brightstone · Franklin, TN · 2024
General fund
$1,000
Linville Foundation · Winston Salem, NC · 2024
General fund
$1,000
Stuart Hall · Staunton, VA · 2024
General fund
$1,000
Traveller'S Rest · Nashville, TN · 2024
General fund
$1,000
Westminster Home Connection · Nashville, TN · 2024
General fund
$1,000
Crossmore School · Newland, NC · 2023
General fund
$1,000
Linville Foundation · Winston Salem, NC · 2023
General fund
$1,000
Nashville Public Television · Nashville, TN · 2023
General fund
$1,000
St Luke'S Community House (Family Christmas Program) · Nashville, TN · 2023
General fund
$1,000
Garden Club of Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2022
General fund
$1,000
Linville Foundation · Winston Salem, NC · 2022
General fund
$1,000
Luke Lea Society · Nashville, TN · 2022
General fund
$1,000
Nashville Ballet · Nashville, TN · 2022
General fund
$1,000
Nashville Humane Association · Nashville, TN · 2022
General fund
$1,000
Nashville Public Television · Nashville, TN · 2022
General fund
$500
Belle Meade Society of Ceres · Nashville, TN · 2024
General fund
$500
Garden Club of Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2024
General fund
$500
Linville Fire Department · Linville, NC · 2024
General fund
$500
Frist Art Museum · Nashville, TN · 2023
General fund
$500
Hermitage · Hermitage, TN · 2023
General fund
$500
Nature Conservancy · Brentwood, TN · 2023
General fund

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.