Tennessee · Public charity
Bicentennial Volunteers Incorporated
Bicentennial volunteers (bvi) supports the tennessee valley authority (tva) and the people of the tva service area by providing funding for charitable projects including funding for robotics education and competitions, stem education at schools within the tva service area, as well as supporting other charitable organizations and related…
- $1.4M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 6
- Grants FY2025
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 17%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $194,373
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $750,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 9
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 3
- Total assets, FY2025
- $29M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 17% of the organizations Bicentennial Volunteers Incorporated funded were first-time grantees, receiving 1% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 6 | $1.3M | 33% |
| FY2024 | 6 | $1.4M | 17% |
| FY2023 | 9 | $1.3M | 44% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $1.0M | 20% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $754k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 3 | $817k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 5 | $692k | 60% |
| FY2018 | 4 | $489k | 75% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battelle Education | $3,405,000 | 7 | 12% |
| Tennessee Valley Robotics | $2,418,473 | 8 | 63% |
| Tva Retirees Association | $1,408,870 | 9 | n/a |
| Tennessee Valley Authority | $328,720 | 4 | n/a |
| Creative Discovery Museum | $200,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Sleep in Heavenly Peace Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| American Legion | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Happy Valley Community Club | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of North Alabama Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| US Space & Rocket Center Education Foundation | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battelle Education | $3,405,000 | 7 | 12% |
| Tennessee Valley Robotics | $2,418,473 | 8 | 63% |
| Tva Retirees Association | $1,408,870 | 9 | n/a |
| Tennessee Valley Authority | $328,720 | 4 | n/a |
| Creative Discovery Museum | $200,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Sleep in Heavenly Peace Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| American Legion | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Happy Valley Community Club | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of North Alabama Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| US Space & Rocket Center Education Foundation | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Dekalb County Foundation for Education Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Rutherford County Board of Education | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Chattanooga Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Chattanooga Technology Council Inc | $6,250 | 1 | 3% |
| Legacy Parks Foundation | $5,150 | 1 | n/a |
| Chambliss Center for Children | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
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.
Open a dossier: Tennessee Health Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Bicentennial Volunteers Incorporated
- How much does Bicentennial Volunteers Incorporated give?
- Bicentennial Volunteers Incorporated reported 6 grants totaling $1,364,729 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 9 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Bicentennial Volunteers Incorporated fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (46%), Youth Development (31%), Employment (18%).
- Who are Bicentennial Volunteers Incorporated's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Battelle Education ($3.4M), Tennessee Valley Robotics ($2.4M), Tva Retirees Association ($1.4M).
- Does Bicentennial Volunteers Incorporated fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 17% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Bicentennial Volunteers Incorporated?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Tennessee Health Foundation Inc, The Blackbaud Giving Fund, Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc.
- Where is Bicentennial Volunteers Incorporated based?
- Bicentennial Volunteers Incorporated is based in TN.
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