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Funders to approach for Big Ears Festival

Knoxville, Tennessee$4.2M revenue27 funders on file

The mission of the Big Ears Festival is to create, nurture, and support artistic expression and cultural education that transcends traditional boundaries, strengthens and builds relationships, and connects across Knoxville through genre-defying music, film and arts programming, and interactive…

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Best betsLikely, smaller grants1 in 40$19k, your typical grantunder 1 in 1001 in 1001 in 401 in 201 in 10$1k$3k$10k$30k$100k$300k$1.0MChance of a first grant within two years →Likely grant for you →
Expected from this list$53k–$340kover two years, from 3–6 new funders
Last two years (2023–24)$880kfrom 8 new funders

Half the value is in your top 4 funders, of 152

$0$170k$340khalf from the top 4likely range1st10thAll 152
FunderWay inChanceLikely grant
  1. 1The Andrew W Mellon FoundationSimilar grantees: Gateways Music Festival Inc ($640k/yr), New Music USA Inc ($630k/yr), The Louisville Orchestra Inc ($750k/yr)1 in 17$520k
  2. 2Lawson Family FoundationGives in Tennessee (68 of 84)Similar grantees: Historic Tennessee Theatre Foundation ($15k/yr), Knoxville Symphony Society Incorporated ($45k/yr), Knoxville Entrepreneur Center ($25k/yr)1 in 10$18k
  3. 3United Way of Greater KnoxvilleincGives in Tennessee (98 of 119)Similar grantees: Epilepsy Foundation of East Tennessee ($42k/yr)1 in 18$66k

149 more funders on the list for Big Ears Festival

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