Tennessee · Private foundation
The Powell Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
- $1.7M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 41
- Grants FY2024
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 71%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $25,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $235,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 7 to 16
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $31M
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 71% of the organizations The Powell Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 99% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 1% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.1M 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 11 | $1.7M | 36% |
| FY2023 | 7 | $1.2M | 71% |
| FY2022 | 15 | $678k | 7% |
| FY2021 | 16 | $818k | 13% |
| FY2020 | 14 | $823k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 14 | $1.1M | 14% |
| FY2018 | 13 | $751k | 15% |
| FY2017 | 15 | $1.5M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State University Foundation | $3,083,150 | 6 | 7% |
| The University of Tennessee Foundation Inc | $1,653,000 | 6 | 0% |
| The Chamber of Commerce | $100,000 | 3 | 7% |
| United Way of East Tennessee Highlands Inc | $60,000 | 6 | 1% |
| Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Inc | $45,000 | 8 | 4% |
| The Coalition for Kids Inc | $45,000 | 6 | 2% |
| Johnson City Symphony Orchestra Inc | $35,000 | 6 | 5% |
| Hands on Discovery Center | $35,000 | 6 | 1% |
| Ballad Health Foundation | $25,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Mountain Mission School Inc | $25,000 | 3 | 0% |
Show all 12 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State University Foundation | $3,083,150 | 6 | 7% |
| The University of Tennessee Foundation Inc | $1,653,000 | 6 | 0% |
| The Chamber of Commerce | $100,000 | 3 | 7% |
| United Way of East Tennessee Highlands Inc | $60,000 | 6 | 1% |
| Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Inc | $45,000 | 8 | 4% |
| The Coalition for Kids Inc | $45,000 | 6 | 2% |
| Johnson City Symphony Orchestra Inc | $35,000 | 6 | 5% |
| Hands on Discovery Center | $35,000 | 6 | 1% |
| Ballad Health Foundation | $25,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Mountain Mission School Inc | $25,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Mountain States Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Frontier Health Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
Plus 19 recipients with no EIN on record ($3.4M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Powell Foundation 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: Eastman Credit Union · Food City Charitable Foundation · Tennessee Health Foundation Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · American Endowment Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · 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 The Powell Foundation
- How much does The Powell Foundation give?
- The Powell Foundation reported 41 grants totaling $1,661,295 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 16 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does The Powell Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (71%), Science & Tech (10%), Community Improvement (5%).
- Who are The Powell Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: East Tennessee State University Foundation ($3.1M), The University of Tennessee Foundation Inc ($1.7M), The Chamber of Commerce ($100k).
- Does The Powell Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 71% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Powell Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Powell Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Eastman Credit Union, Food City Charitable Foundation, Tennessee Health Foundation Inc.
- Where is The Powell Foundation based?
- The Powell Foundation is based in TN.
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