The Jordan Family Foundation
The Jordan Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Brentwood, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $5K. Net investment income was $281K.
The Jordan Family Foundation at a glance
In short: The Jordan Family Foundation gave $5K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,000
- +22.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,500
- +22.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,500
- Total assets
- $2,673,887
- +11.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Tennessee (80% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Jordan Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Andrew Jackson Police Youth Camp ($4K). Together the top 2 received $5K.
Grant Size Distribution
19 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 19 (84%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How The Jordan Family Foundation gives
- Giving fell 98% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 3% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2024) to $564K (2021). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $5K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Jackson Police Youth Camp Nashville, TN | Unrestricted | $4,000 |
| American Cancer Society Hagerstown, MD | Unrestricted | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,673,887 | $286,852 | $15,342 | $5,000 | 2 | $5,000 | $280,577 | $151,756 |
| 2024 | $2,402,377 | $129,592 | $12,601 | $4,100 | 2 | $4,100 | $124,291 | $136,803 |
| 2023 | $2,285,386 | $116,196 | $24,641 | $15,700 | 7 | $15,700 | $110,965 | $118,126 |
| 2022 | $2,193,831 | $97,283 | $280,393 | $256,500 | 4 | $256,500 | $91,299 | $122,368 |
| 2021 | $2,376,941 | $246,769 | $585,339 | $564,000 | 4 | $564,000 | $241,038 | $144,965 |
| 2020 | $2,715,511 | $59,126 | $137,373 | $108,500 | 5 | — | $58,110 | $134,169 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Jordan Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $152K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Jordan Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Joan C. Jordan
Trustee
Co-Trustee → Trustee, 2022
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Laurie Sullivan
Secretary
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Steven R. Adams
Treasurer
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: John F. Jordan III (2020–2021) — Co-Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 The Jordan Family Foundation
How much does The Jordan Family Foundation give each year?
The Jordan Family Foundation gave $5K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4K across 2 grants.
How large is The Jordan Family Foundation?
The Jordan Family Foundation reported $2.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $152K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does The Jordan Family Foundation operate?
The Jordan Family Foundation has awarded grants in Maryland, Minnesota, Tennessee.
What is The Jordan Family Foundation's EIN?
The Jordan Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 62-6402992. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 26, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 28, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 21, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 10, 2026)
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