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Filing year 2024

THE JOEL C & BERNICE W GORDON FAMILY FOUNDATION

Nashville, Tennessee·EIN 62-1306906·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

* Sector derived from filing type (Form 990-PF), not IRS-assigned

Total revenue
$437k
Total assets
$1.9M
Total expenses
$338k
Reported officers
8

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. THE JOEL C & BERNICE W GORDON FAMILY FOUNDATION reported 8 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

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President
Secretary

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$330k

Itemized grants

27

Median grant

$3k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
ABE'S GARDENNASHVILLE, TNTO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY$75k
FRIST ART MUSEUMNASHVILLE, TNTO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY$48k
JEWISH FEDERATION OF NASHVILLENASHVILLE, TNTO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY$48k
THE TEMPLENASHVILLE, TNTO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY$30k
UNITED WAY OF GREATER NASHVILLENASHVILLE, TNTO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY$30k
VANDERBILT ATHLETICSNASHVILLE, TNTO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY$24k
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY CHILDREN'S HOSPITALNASHVILLE, TNTO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY$13k
GORDON JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERNASHVILLE, TNTO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY$12k
TENNESSEE PERFORMING ARTS CENTERNASHVILLE, TNTO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY$9k
THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NASHVILLENASHVILLE, TNTO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY$8k
ENSWORTH SCHOOLNASHVILLE, TNTO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY$6k
FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCESNEW YORK, NYTO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY$5k
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINAUSTIN, TXTO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY$5k
NASHVILLE ZOONASHVILLE, TNTO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY$3k
WATER WALKERSNASHVILLE, TNTO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY$3k
FRIENDS OF WARNER PARKSNASHVILLE, TNTO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY$3k
LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEEMURFREESBORO, TNTO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY$3k
CONGREGATION SHERITH ISRAELNASHVILLE, TNTO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY$2k
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICENASHVILLE, TNTO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY$2k
NASHVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARYNASHVILLE, TNTO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY$1k
KIPP NASHVILLENASHVILLE, TNTO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY$1k
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMENWASHINGTON, DCTO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY$500
NASHVILLE JEWISH FILM FESTIVALNASHVILLE, TNTO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY$325
NASHVILLE SYMPHONYNASHVILLE, TNTO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY$300
GILDA'S CLUBNASHVILLE, TNTO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY$250
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

THE JOEL C & BERNICE W GORDON FAMILY FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$547k
$479k
2023
$437k
$338k
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Tennessee

THE JOEL C & BERNICE W GORDON FAMILY FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in Tennessee earns a median of $35,455.

25th percentile
$11k
Median
$35,455
75th percentile
$87k
90th percentile
$212k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 340 organizations across 340 filings (2021 – 2024).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for Tennessee
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What are THE JOEL C & BERNICE W GORDON FAMILY FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, THE JOEL C & BERNICE W GORDON FAMILY FOUNDATION reported $437k in total revenue and $338k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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