About Boedecker Foundation
To provide critical resources to nonprofit organizations that inspire positive change within diverse communities around the world.
Focus Areas
EducationYouth developmentFamily & community developmentHealth & wellnessEnvironmental improvementGlobal partnerships
Who They Fund
not specifiedunknown
Funding Style
unspecifiednot providedunknown
Topics
program needs (unspecified)
About Boedecker Foundation
One of The Boedecker Foundation’s clearest recent signals is repeated support for Nashville-based nonprofits, alongside larger one-off grants to organizations in California, Texas, New York, and Mexico. The foundation’s giving is broad across education, youth development, family and community development, health and wellness, and environmental improvement, with grants used for program needs, operating support, capital, and project work. Recent awards range from $141,416 to La Foundacion Lanctot (LA PAX BCS) to $100,000 to Settlement Home for Children in Austin, Texas, showing both scale and a willingness to back organizations at meaningful levels. The same pattern appears in recurring support for groups such as Nashville Food Project, Fannie Battle, Ready Nest Foundation, and There with Care, which each appear multiple times in the recent-grants list. That mix suggests a funder that backs established nonprofits with flexible support rather than narrowly targeted project-only awards. The foundation also operates a Collaborative Campus that provides space and resources for nonprofit organizations, adding a non-grant form of capacity support to its portfolio.
What Boedecker Foundation Funds
In family and community development, the foundation has funded several Nashville organizations, including $60,000 to Nashville Food Project for program needs and $55,000 to New Beginnings Church for program needs. Health and wellness is another visible area: it gave $50,000 to Every Mother Counts in New York for program needs and $50,484 to Nurses for Newborns in Nashville for program needs. Education and youth development also appear in the recent list through support for youth-serving organizations such as Backfield in Motion in Nashville at $55,000 and Ready Nest Foundation at $81,000 in 2024 and $60,000 in 2025. The foundation’s recent grants show that it uses program funding across multiple cause areas rather than limiting support to a single issue.
How Boedecker Foundation Gives
Typical grant size sits at $15,000 at the 25th percentile, $28,154 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile, so many awards cluster around the mid-five-figure range. The recent-grants list also shows repeat support: Nashville Food Project, Fannie Battle, Ready Nest Foundation, There with Care, and World Spark each received more than one grant. The foundation gives general operating, program, and capital support, and it also operates a Collaborative Campus for space and in-kind support. Grants are invitation-only; the foundation does not accept unsolicited requests through the active programs listed.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.5M
Total Assets
$34.5M
Total Revenue
$2M
Total Expenses
$4.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $15K and $50K, with a median of $28K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$28K
75th Percentile
$50K
Geographic Reach
National15 states funded
About 23% of grants go to recipients in TN.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Boedecker Foundation Funds
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Boedecker Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 153 | $4.5M | 98.7% |
| 2 | Mexico | 2 |
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