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Clarke Charitable Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$145k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
43
Grants FY2024
64
Organizations funded FY2023
30%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$27,000
Organizations funded a year
31 to 64
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
11
Total assets, FY2024
$305k
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 30% of the organizations Clarke Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 7% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $6k 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
HealthEducationYouth DevelopmentHuman ServicesFood & NutritionArts & CultureOther
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 arriving43$145k26%
FY202364$93k30%
FY202254$82k35%
FY202142$122k33%
FY202034$83k32%
FY201932$58k25%
FY201831$40k45%
FY201731$63kn/a
92% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$190kYouth Development$176kArts & Culture$60kPhilanthropy$52kHuman Services$49kHealth$41kFood & Nutrition$23kEnvironment$18kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

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

Show all 70 grantees
All grantees of Clarke Charitable Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Mountain Mission School Inc$115,00071%
United Way of Bristol Tn-Va Inc$47,40061%
Boy Scouts of America Council 713 Sequoyah$28,15060%
Birthplace of Country Music Inc$18,00050%
Foundation for Educational and Deve Lopmental Opportunity School$17,55051%
Barter Foundation Inc State Theatre of Virginia$16,70080%
Appalachian Sustainable Development$16,25070%
Samaritan's Purse$15,40040%
Feeding My Sheep Inc$15,30038%
Crossroads Medical Mission$13,20071%
Theatre Guild of Buchanan County$10,80041%
Holston Home for Children Inc$10,75050%
King University$7,50030%
Appalachian College of Pharmacy$6,30030%
Bristol Humane Society Inc$6,20070%
Young Life$4,70050%
Feeding America$4,50030%
Doe River Gorge Ministries Inc$4,25060%
Fellowship of Christian Athletes$3,50020%
The a Partners Dba the Antioch Partners$3,50040%
Sullins Academy$3,50050%
Bristol Tennessee City Schools Foundation$3,300228%
Rivers Way Outdoor Adventure$3,25061%
Ballad Health Foundation$3,10030%
The Crisis Center Inc$2,60031%
The Viking Booster Club$2,5001n/a
Highlands Emmaus Community of Virginia$2,5001n/a
Alice Lloyd College$2,50030%
Christs Hands Inc$2,00040%
Dawn of Hope Inc$1,70030%
Speedway Children's Charities$1,70020%
Holston Habitat for Humanity Inc$1,45030%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$1,30040%
Friends of Steele Creek Nature Center & Park Inc$1,10041%
Bristol Emergency Food Pantry$1,00010%
Tennessee Lions Charities Inc$1,00011%
Edward via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine$1,00010%
Shriners Hospitals for Children$85020%
Santa Pal Inc$80051%
The Bristol Public Library Foundation$75021%
Symphony of the Mountains$75020%
American Heart Association Inc$63530%
Childrens Advocacy Center of Virginia$50010%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$50030%
Highlands Fellowship Church$5001n/a
Special Olympics Inc$50040%
The National World War II Museum Inc$50010%
Disabled American Veterans$50040%
Hope Center Inc$5001n/a
National Parks Conservation Association$45020%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$32030%
American Cornerstone Institute Inc$30020%
Bristol Life Saving Crew Inc$30030%
Adventures in Missions Inc$3001n/a
AARP$3002n/a
March of Dimes Inc$30020%
National Children's Advocacy Center Inc$22010%
Christian Appalachian Project Inc$20010%
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the US$2002n/a
Princeton Rescue Squad Inc$20010%
American Lung Association$14020%
National Wildlife Federation$10010%
Holston Valley Rescue Squad$10010%
The Eisenhower Foundation$10010%
The Navigators$1001n/a
Judicial Watch Inc$10010%
USA Shooting Inc$10010%
St Bonaventure Indian Missions & School$1001n/a
American Kidney Fund Inc$5010%
Tennessee Sheriffs Association$2510%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 57 recipients with no EIN on record ($273k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Clarke Charitable Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 61 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMountain Mission School Inc: $115,000 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetUnited Way of Bristol Tn-Va Inc: $47,400 over 6y, 1.2% of budgetBoy Scouts of America Council 713 Sequoyah: $28,150 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetBirthplace of Country Music Inc: $18,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetFoundation for Educational and Deve Lopmental Opportunity School: $17,550 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetBarter Foundation Inc State Theatre of Virginia: $16,700 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetAppalachian Sustainable Development: $16,250 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetSamaritan's Purse: $15,400 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding My Sheep Inc: $15,300 over 3y, 7.5% of budgetCrossroads Medical Mission: $13,200 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetTheatre Guild of Buchanan County: $10,800 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetHolston Home for Children Inc: $10,750 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetKing University: $7,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAppalachian College of Pharmacy: $6,300 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBristol Humane Society Inc: $6,200 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetYoung Life: $4,700 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $4,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDoe River Gorge Ministries Inc: $4,250 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetFellowship of Christian Athletes: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe a Partners Dba the Antioch Partners: $3,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSullins Academy: $3,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetBristol Tennessee City Schools Foundation: $3,300 over 2y, 28% of budgetRivers Way Outdoor Adventure: $3,250 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetBallad Health Foundation: $3,100 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Crisis Center Inc: $2,600 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetAlice Lloyd College: $2,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetChrists Hands Inc: $2,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetDawn of Hope Inc: $1,700 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSpeedway Children's Charities: $1,700 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHolston Habitat for Humanity Inc: $1,450 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $1,300 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Steele Creek Nature Center & Park Inc: $1,100 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetBristol Emergency Food Pantry: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTennessee Lions Charities Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetEdward via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetShriners Hospitals for Children: $850 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSanta Pal Inc: $800 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetThe Bristol Public Library Foundation: $750 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetSymphony of the Mountains: $750 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $635 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetChildrens Advocacy Center of Virginia: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSpecial Olympics Inc: $500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe National World War II Museum Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDisabled American Veterans: $500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNational Parks Conservation Association: $450 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $320 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Cornerstone Institute Inc: $300 over 2y, 0.0% 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 61.

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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.

The United Company FoundationVA45.2× affinity19 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The United Company Foundation · The James W and Frances Gibson McGlothlin Foundation · The Joe W and Frankie Mae Street Foundat · The McGlothlin Foundation · Food City Charitable Foundation · Speedway Children's Charities · Eastman Credit Union · Wellmont Health System · The Horizon Foundation Inc · Ty & Julann Warren Family Foundation · East Tennessee Foundation · Bella Vista Foundation

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 Clarke Charitable Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Clarke Charitable Foundation 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 Clarke Charitable Foundation

How much does Clarke Charitable Foundation give?
Clarke Charitable Foundation reported 43 grants totaling $144,870 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 31 and 64 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Clarke Charitable Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (28%), Youth Development (26%), Arts & Culture (9%).
Who are Clarke Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Mountain Mission School Inc ($115k), United Way of Bristol Tn-Va Inc ($47k), Boy Scouts of America Council 713 Sequoyah ($28k).
Does Clarke Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 30% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Clarke Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Clarke Charitable Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The United Company Foundation, The James W and Frances Gibson McGlothlin Foundation, The Joe W and Frankie Mae Street Foundat.
Where is Clarke Charitable Foundation based?
Clarke Charitable Foundation 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 128 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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