Tennessee · Public charity
The Kind Charities of Tennessee Inc
Provide support to tax-exempt section 501 c 3 organizations that assist individuals with intellectual disabilities in Tennessee.
- $45k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 3
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 56%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $35k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $8,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $19,793
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 9
- FY2017 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $1.1M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 56% of the organizations The Kind Charities of Tennessee Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 63% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 37% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $94k 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 | 3 | $35k | 33% |
| FY2024 | 9 | $149k | 56% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $61k | 60% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $35k | 33% |
| FY2020 | 8 | $153k | 25% |
| FY2019 | 4 | $111k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 3 | $37k | 67% |
| FY2017 | 6 | $46k | n/a |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilltoppers Inc | $123,204 | 6 | 0% |
| The Arc Cumberland County | $71,520 | 7 | 33% |
| Holston Home for Children Inc | $31,089 | 1 | 0% |
| Adult Community Training Inc | $30,938 | 1 | 0% |
| Sumner Special Housing Inc | $20,315 | 2 | 27% |
| Special Olympics Tennessee Inc | $17,456 | 1 | 1% |
| Hand in Hand | $15,427 | 1 | n/a |
| Michael Dunn Center | $12,635 | 2 | 0% |
| Mountain Region Speech and Hearing Center | $11,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Madonna Learning Center Incorporated | $10,504 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 15 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilltoppers Inc | $123,204 | 6 | 0% |
| The Arc Cumberland County | $71,520 | 7 | 33% |
| Holston Home for Children Inc | $31,089 | 1 | 0% |
| Adult Community Training Inc | $30,938 | 1 | 0% |
| Sumner Special Housing Inc | $20,315 | 2 | 27% |
| Special Olympics Tennessee Inc | $17,456 | 1 | 1% |
| Hand in Hand | $15,427 | 1 | n/a |
| Michael Dunn Center | $12,635 | 2 | 0% |
| Mountain Region Speech and Hearing Center | $11,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Madonna Learning Center Incorporated | $10,504 | 1 | 0% |
| Catholic Charities of East Tennessee Inc | $9,951 | 1 | 0% |
| New Life Outreach | $7,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Special Olympics | $6,425 | 1 | n/a |
| Sunshine Services | $6,399 | 1 | 0% |
| The Orange Grove Center Inc | $5,325 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 9 recipients with no EIN on record ($248k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
The Kind Charities of Tennessee Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 13 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
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: National Philanthropic Trust · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Compare The Kind Charities of Tennessee Inc with peer funders
About The Kind Charities of Tennessee Inc
- How much does The Kind Charities of Tennessee Inc give?
- The Kind Charities of Tennessee Inc reported 3 itemized grants totaling $34,793, out of $44,793 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 9 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
- What does The Kind Charities of Tennessee Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (24%), Health (23%), Housing & Shelter (14%).
- Who are The Kind Charities of Tennessee Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Hilltoppers Inc ($123k), The Arc Cumberland County ($72k), Holston Home for Children Inc ($31k).
- Does The Kind Charities of Tennessee Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 56% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Kind Charities of Tennessee Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include National Philanthropic Trust, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is The Kind Charities of Tennessee Inc based?
- The Kind Charities of Tennessee Inc is based in TN.
Play a game based on Kind Charities of Tennessee’s filings →