Phoenix Benefit Inc
To benefit underserved youth in Middle Tennessee and develop members into leaders in their community and in business.
Phoenix Benefit Inc at a glance
In short: Phoenix Benefit Inc gave $74K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $73,500
- +5.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 6
- Average grant
- $12,250
- Median grant
- $10,250
- Total assets
- $539,985
- +39.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Tennessee (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Phoenix Benefit Inc
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Phoenix Benefit Inc
Who Phoenix Benefit Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 6 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Jonathans Path ($20K). Together the top 6 received $74K.
Grant Size Distribution
30 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 29 grants of 30 (97%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.
Cities
How Phoenix Benefit Inc gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−16%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $70K (2024) to $185K (2023). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $74K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathans Path Franklin, TN | — | $20,000 |
| Junior Achievement Nashville, TN | To advance mission | $15,000 |
| Turnip Green Creative Reuse Nashville, TN | — | $10,500 |
| Move Music City Nashville, TN | — | $10,000 |
| Youth Villages Nashville, TN | — | $10,000 |
| Be About Change Nashville, TN | — | $8,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $539,985 | $300,080 | $145,960 | $73,500 | 6 | $323 |
| 2024 | $385,865 | $284,214 | $115,187 | $69,901 | Total only | $1,189 |
| 2023 | $216,838 | $296,193 | $244,080 | $184,720 | 9 | $693 |
| 2022 | $164,725 | $224,211 | $137,059 | $87,405 | 7 | $221 |
| 2021 | $77,573 | $167,191 | $181,162 | $117,395 | 8 | $56 |
| 2020 | $112,759 | $174,642 | $162,330 | $103,275 | 8 | $204 |
| 2019 | $137,083 | $164,444 | $147,643 | $83,400 | 7 | $243 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Phoenix Benefit Inc
Based on IRS filings
Phoenix Benefit Inc is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Nashville, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $540K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $74K. Net investment income was $323.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Phoenix Benefit Inc is led by Sam High, President since 2025 (on filings since 2024); none of the 22 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sam High
President
Director → President, 2025
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian Nock
Director
Vice President → President, 2022
President → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Brophy
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Greg Skloot
Director
Director → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carson West
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alex Nicholson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chad Camp
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christian Cox
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cisco Carter
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dane Brunett
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dillon Eaks
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Grant Altshuler
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jacob Delk
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nathan Frigge
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Kapla
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Renato Antun
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Ledet
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sam Oliver
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Travis Guerra
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Larry Kloess
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Keenan
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kyle Pilcher
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (57)
- Former: Cory Cain (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Pat O'Brien (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Warren Hawkins (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Ben Chandler (2022–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Rohit Padmanabhan (2022–2024) — President
- Former: Andrew Mitchell (2023–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Andrew Schaffer (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Chase Markham (2024) — Director
- Former: Connor Pera (2024) — Director
- Former: David Bess (2024) — Director
- Former: Jake Morris (2024) — Director
- Former: Jake Pence (2024) — Director
- Former: Lee McClellan (2024) — Director
- Former: Mason McSpadden (2024) — Director
- Former: Max Adler (2024) — Director
- Former: Michael Majors (2024) — Director
- Former: Noah Wessel (2024) — Director
- Former: Brandon Ernstes (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Daniel Ryan (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: John Boots (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Ben Khouri (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Michael Grenaway (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Patrick Fears (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: William Crenshaw (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Brandon Haskins (2023) — Secretary
- Former: Evan Kramer (2023) — Director
- Former: Jack Hudson (2023) — Director
- Former: Josh Scales (2023) — Director
- Former: Jovica Djurdjevic (2023) — Director
- Former: Tim Sears (2023) — Director
- Former: Whit Murray (2023) — Director
- Former: Patrick Baird (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Lincoln Priest (2020–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Rob Graham (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Garrison Snell (2022) — Director
- Former: Jonathan Leiter (2022) — Director
- Former: Kris Kirby (2022) — Director
- Former: Neil Parrish (2022) — Director
- Former: Phillip Weinstein (2022) — Director
- Former: David Pemberton (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Alex Haltom (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Clint Atkins (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Colin Montemarano (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Matt Brown (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Nick Streff (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Andrew H Digby (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Andrew Maxwell (2019) — Director
- Former: Chris Morris (2019) — President
- Former: Dave Hanson (2019) — Director
- Former: David Scott Matthews (2019) — Director
- Former: Erik James Byrum (2019) — Director
- Former: Hampton Bourne (2019) — Director
- Former: Hunter Reed (2019) — Director
- Former: Jason Roberson (2019) — Director
- Former: Nick Harb (2019) — Director
- Former: Parker Prevost (2019) — Director
- Former: Wade Nelson (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Phoenix Benefit Inc
How much does Phoenix Benefit Inc give each year?
Phoenix Benefit Inc gave $74K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $70K in grants paid.
What is Phoenix Benefit Inc's typical grant size?
Phoenix Benefit Inc's median grant in 2025 was $10,250, and its average grant was $12,250, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Phoenix Benefit Inc give grants?
Phoenix Benefit Inc gives mostly in Tennessee: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Nashville, TN (5 grants).
Who are Phoenix Benefit Inc's largest grantees?
Phoenix Benefit Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Jonathans Path ($20,000), Junior Achievement ($15,000) and Turnip Green Creative Reuse ($10,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 62% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Phoenix Benefit Inc?
Phoenix Benefit Inc reported $540K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $300K.
What is Phoenix Benefit Inc?
Phoenix Benefit Inc is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Nashville, TN. It holds $540K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Phoenix Benefit Inc's EIN?
Phoenix Benefit Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 62-1855716. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 6, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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