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Ahb Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.5M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
38
Grants FY2024
29
Organizations funded FY2023
24%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$496,000
Organizations funded a year
23 to 34
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
10
Total assets, FY2024
$46M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 24% of the organizations Ahb Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 17% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $65k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23
EnvironmentHealthEducationAnimalsArts & CultureCivil RightsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving37$1.5M49%
FY202329$370k24%
FY202228$374k25%
FY202134$405k38%
FY202034$421k41%
FY201928$401k32%
FY201823$395k22%
FY201723$390kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$943kAnimals$794kEducation$739kHealth$541kYouth Development$310kInternational$272kRecreation & Sports$235kEnvironment$229kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
NY
CA
CO
MO
VA
TN
DC
HI
LA
MS
AL
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of Ahb Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Webb School of Knoxville$662,00071%
Knoxville Museum of Art$357,79785%
Defenders of Wildlife$316,00080%
Epic Foundation Inc$245,00076%
East Tennessee Children's Hospital Association Inc$215,00070%
Lakeshore Park Conservancy$200,00011%
Knoxville Zoological Gardens Inc$189,20061%
Farm Sanctuary Inc$157,00080%
New Orleans Airlift$135,00074%
Pablove Foundation Inc$125,00054%
Contemporary Arts Center$117,00061%
Big Ears Festival$75,00012%
Young-Williams Animal Center of East Ten$73,50080%
World Wildlife Fund Inc$67,30040%
Metro Drug Coalition Inc$65,00021%
Kid Smart$62,50061%
Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee$46,55070%
Sjogren's Foundation Inc$40,45060%
Son of a Saint$40,00040%
Knoxville Opera Company$40,00061%
Emerald Youth Foundation$40,00040%
Community School of the Arts$38,35047%
Knox Youth Sports Inc$35,00052%
Boulder Valley Women's Health Center Inc$29,50020%
University of Santa Monica$26,70011%
Ocean Conservancy$23,00030%
Mercy for Animals Inc$22,50030%
The Center for Reproductive Rights Inc$19,00030%
The Surfrider Foundation$18,00020%
Amazon Watch Inc$18,00020%
Oceana Inc$18,00020%
Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art Inc$15,00011%
Amazon Conservation Association$14,00020%
Great Smoky Mountains Institute Inc$13,70030%
East Tennessee Historical Society Inc$12,50011%
The Muse Knoxville$12,50011%
The A21 Campaign Inc$12,00020%
American Heart Association Inc$11,44020%
Ninos de Sol Peru Inc$10,00017%
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$10,00010%
Answer Als$10,00010%
Healthy Gulf$10,00021%
Hollins University Corporation$10,00010%
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund$10,00020%
Kiss the Ground$10,00020%
Sequoyah Elementary Foundation$9,50042%
Abortion Care Network$8,00010%
Western Resource Advocates$8,00010%
Global Fund for Women Inc$8,00010%
Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts$7,50030%
St John's Cathedral$7,2501n/a
Earth Island Institute Inc$7,00010%
Rainforest Trust$7,00010%
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc$6,00010%
Happy Dog Ranch Foundation Inc$6,00021%
The Love Kitchen Inc$5,50021%
Preservation Hall Foundation Inc$5,00010%
The Loveland Foundation Inc$5,0001n/a
Cherokee Country Club Foundation$5,00011%
Knoxville Montessori Association Inc$5,00011%
Sustainable Harvest International$5,00010%
Slow Money Institute Inc$5,00012%
Conservation Colorado Education Fund$5,00010%
Kingston Pike Sequoyah Hills Association$5,00016%
Denver Urban Gardens$5,00010%
University of the South$5,00010%
Parkwest Medical Center$5,00010%
Wild Canid Survival and Research Center Inc Dba Endangered Wolf Center$5,0001n/a
Habitat for Humanity$5,00016%
Hope Well Foundation$5,00011%
Native American Rights Fund Inc$5,00010%
Revision$3,00010%
Yellowhammer Fund$3,00010%
Sisterreach$3,00010%
African Women Rising$2,50010%
Sheridan Arts Foundation$2,50010%
Community Coalition Against Human Trafficking$2,50010%
West Hills Baptist Church$2,5001n/a
Ah Haa School for the Arts$2,50010%
Leilani Farm Sanctuary$2,00011%
National Wildlife Federation$2,00010%
ChainFree USA$1,06011%
3b Initiative Inc$1,0001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 13 recipients with no EIN on record ($357k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Ahb Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWebb School of Knoxville: $662,000 over 7y, 1.5% of budgetKnoxville Museum of Art: $357,797 over 8y, 5.4% of budgetDefenders of Wildlife: $316,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetEpic Foundation Inc: $245,000 over 7y, 6.5% of budgetEast Tennessee Children's Hospital Association Inc: $215,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetLakeshore Park Conservancy: $200,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetKnoxville Zoological Gardens Inc: $189,200 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetFarm Sanctuary Inc: $157,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetNew Orleans Airlift: $135,000 over 7y, 3.9% of budgetPablove Foundation Inc: $125,000 over 5y, 4.3% of budgetContemporary Arts Center: $117,000 over 6y, 1.4% of budgetBig Ears Festival: $75,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetYoung-Williams Animal Center of East Ten: $73,500 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetWorld Wildlife Fund Inc: $67,300 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMetro Drug Coalition Inc: $65,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetKid Smart: $62,500 over 6y, 1.2% of budgetSecond Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee: $46,550 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetSjogren's Foundation Inc: $40,450 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetSon of a Saint: $40,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetKnoxville Opera Company: $40,000 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetEmerald Youth Foundation: $40,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetCommunity School of the Arts: $38,350 over 4y, 7.3% of budgetKnox Youth Sports Inc: $35,000 over 5y, 1.7% of budgetBoulder Valley Women's Health Center Inc: $29,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetUniversity of Santa Monica: $26,700 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetOcean Conservancy: $23,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMercy for Animals Inc: $22,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Center for Reproductive Rights Inc: $19,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Surfrider Foundation: $18,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAmazon Watch Inc: $18,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetOceana Inc: $18,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOhr-O'Keefe Museum of Art Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetAmazon Conservation Association: $14,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetGreat Smoky Mountains Institute Inc: $13,700 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetEast Tennessee Historical Society Inc: $12,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetThe Muse Knoxville: $12,500 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetThe A21 Campaign Inc: $12,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $11,440 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNinos de Sol Peru Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 6.9% of budgetEnvironmental Defense Fund Incorporated: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAnswer Als: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHealthy Gulf: $10,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetHollins University Corporation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKiss the Ground: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSequoyah Elementary Foundation: $9,500 over 4y, 2.2% of budgetAbortion Care Network: $8,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWestern Resource Advocates: $8,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 78.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Haslam Family Foundation IncTN40.6× affinity17 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Haslam Family Foundation Inc · The Clayton Family Foundation · East Tennessee Foundation · Bill and Crissy Haslam Foundation · The Boyd Foundation · Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc · University Health System Inc · Battelle Memorial Institute · The Aslan Foundation · Lawson Family Foundation · The Clayton Homes Foundation · Impactassetsinc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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How do I get to Ahb Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to Ahb Foundation Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Ahb Foundation Inc

How much does Ahb Foundation Inc give?
Ahb Foundation Inc reported 38 grants totaling $1,472,797 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 23 and 34 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Ahb Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (22%), Animals (19%), Education (17%).
Who are Ahb Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Webb School of Knoxville ($662k), Knoxville Museum of Art ($358k), Defenders of Wildlife ($316k).
Does Ahb Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 24% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Ahb Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Ahb Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Haslam Family Foundation Inc, The Clayton Family Foundation, East Tennessee Foundation.
Where is Ahb Foundation Inc based?
Ahb Foundation Inc is based in TN.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 98 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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