Tennessee · Public charity
Cornerstone Foundation of Knoxville
To serve as a catalyst to reach our god-given potential as a community with funding, activities, and effective strategic actions focused on the greater knoxville geographic area.
- $1.5M
- Granted FY2017
- 22
- Itemized grants FY2017
- 20
- Organizations funded FY2017
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of Cornerstone Foundation of Knoxville’s FY2018 grant dollars went to East Tennessee Foundation, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2018 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2017, the last year Cornerstone Foundation of Knoxville named its own grantees at scale: 20 organizations, $1M. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Itemized, FY2017
- $1.4M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2017
- $20,000
- Largest grant, FY2017
- $300,000
- States reached, FY2017
- 2
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2018.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2017, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Schools Partnership Charitable Trust | $300,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Emerald Youth Foundation | $200,250 | 1 | 2% |
| Compassion Coalition Inc | $160,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Young Life | $107,000 | 1 | 0% |
| United Way of Greater Knoxvilleinc | $100,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Leadership Knoxville Inc | $83,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Joni and Friends | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Vine International Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Arts and Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville | $20,000 | 1 | 3% |
Show all 20 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Schools Partnership Charitable Trust | $300,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Emerald Youth Foundation | $200,250 | 1 | 2% |
| Compassion Coalition Inc | $160,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Young Life | $107,000 | 1 | 0% |
| United Way of Greater Knoxvilleinc | $100,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Leadership Knoxville Inc | $83,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Joni and Friends | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Vine International Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Arts and Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville | $20,000 | 1 | 3% |
| The University of Tennessee Foundation Inc | $18,320 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| United Way of Blount County | $11,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Yoke Youth Ministries | $10,250 | 1 | 2% |
| Lincoln Memorial University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| All Souls Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Habitat for Humanity of Findlayhancock County | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hope Resource Center | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Knox Heritage Inc | $7,950 | 1 | n/a |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Vall | $6,400 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Cornerstone Foundation of Knoxville supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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: East Tennessee Foundation · Haslam Family Foundation Inc · Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc · University Health System Inc · The Aslan Foundation · The Clayton Family Foundation · The Boyd Foundation · Bill and Crissy Haslam Foundation · Food City Charitable Foundation · The Clayton Homes Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · The Charlie & Moll Anderson Foundation
How this is measured
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About Cornerstone Foundation of Knoxville
- How much does Cornerstone Foundation of Knoxville give?
- Cornerstone Foundation of Knoxville reported 22 itemized grants totaling $1,373,066, out of $1,499,288 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2017 IRS filing.
- What does Cornerstone Foundation of Knoxville fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2017, its largest causes are Philanthropy (60%), Education (16%), Youth Development (12%).
- Who are Cornerstone Foundation of Knoxville's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2017: The Great Schools Partnership Charitable Trust ($300k), Emerald Youth Foundation ($200k), Compassion Coalition Inc ($160k).
- Which funders back the same organizations as Cornerstone Foundation of Knoxville?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include East Tennessee Foundation, Haslam Family Foundation Inc, Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc.
- Where is Cornerstone Foundation of Knoxville based?
- Cornerstone Foundation of Knoxville is based in TN.
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