The Jordan Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Brentwood, TN EIN: 62-6402992

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

Andrew Jackson Police Youth Camp: $4KAndrew Jackson Police YouthCamp$4KAmerican Cancer Society: $1KAmerican Cancer Society$1K

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

16<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 19 (84%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

NashvilleCookEvelethHagerstown

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

$0$200K$400K$600K5 grants2020 4 grants2021 4 grants2022 7 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Andrew Jackson Police Youth Camp Nashville, TNUnrestricted$4,000
American Cancer Society Hagerstown, MDUnrestricted$1,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$2,673,887$286,852$15,342$5,0002$5,000$280,577$151,756
2024$2,402,377$129,592$12,601$4,1002$4,100$124,291$136,803
2023$2,285,386$116,196$24,641$15,7007$15,700$110,965$118,126
2022$2,193,831$97,283$280,393$256,5004$256,500$91,299$122,368
2021$2,376,941$246,769$585,339$564,0004$564,000$241,038$144,965
2020$2,715,511$59,126$137,373$108,5005—$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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 26, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 7, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 28, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 21, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 10, 2026)

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