Private foundation
KNOXVILLE, TNEIN
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $83,261 | $107,427 | $38,986 | $636,969 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 16% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAST TN HISTORICAL SOCIETYKNOXVILLE, TN | TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE THE HISTORY OF TENNESSEE, FOCUSING ON EAST TENNESSEE, TO EDUCATE AND CONNECT THE REGION | $9,000 | 2025 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver A Smith Iv | PRESIDENT | 1.00 | $3,000 |
| Richard D Wynn | SECRETARY | 1.00 | $3,000 |
| Dooley Tombras | DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $3,000 |
| Evelyn Zinaveah | DIRECTOR |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $633,969 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $35,059 | $102,571 | $39,597 | $661,135 | $658,135 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $44,414 | $97,953 | $39,615 | $731,364 | $725,647 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $84,958 | $107,466 | $45,251 | $781,903 | $779,186 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $61,364 | $88,755 | $33,064 | $804,568 | $801,694 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $53,252 | $104,242 | $50,899 | $829,459 | $829,085 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $46,413 | $74,779 | $24,184 | $883,896 | $880,075 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $44,990 | $83,418 | $37,648 | $914,679 | $908,441 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $44,421 | $85,402 | $23,094 | $953,225 | $946,869 |
| EAST TN HISTORICAL SOCIETYKNOXVILLE, TN |
| TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE THE HISTORY OF TENNESSEE, FOCUSING ON EAST TENNESSEE, TO EDUCATE AND CONNECT THE REGION |
| $9,000 |
| 2024 |
| EAST TENNESSEE CHILDREN'S HOSPITALMatched to this organization because 19 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.KNOXVILLE, TN | ANNUAL BUDGET | $7,500 | 2017 |
| EAST TN HISTORICAL SOCIETYKNOXVILLE, TN | TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE THE HISTORY OF TENNESSEE, FOCUSING ON EAST TENNESSEE, TO EDUCATE AND CONNECT THE REGION | $7,500 | 2023 |
| ST JUDE CHILDRENS HOSPITALMEMPHIS, TN | THE MISSION OF ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL IS TO ADVANCE CURES, AND MEANS OF PREVENTION, FOR PEDIATRIC CATASTROPHIC DISEASES THROUGH RESEARCH AND TREATMENT. | $6,000 | 2020 |
| SEVIER HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCHKNOXVILLE, TN | A CHURCH SHARING THE MESSAGE OF JESUS CHRIST. | $6,000 | 2022 |
| CHRISTODORA INCNEW YORK, NY | CONTRIBUTIONS HELP YOUTH TO DISCOVER, PRESERVE AND CELEBRATE NATURE. | $6,000 | 2020 |
| EAST TN HISTORICAL SOCIETYKNOXVILLE, TN | TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE THE HISTORY OF TENNESSEE, FOCUSING ON EAST TENNESSEE, TO EDUCATE AND CONNECT THE REGION | $6,000 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TN - SCHOOL OF ARTKNOXVILLE, TN | PROVIDE CRITICAL SUPPORT FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS AND CREATIVE ACTIVITY. | $6,000 | 2020 |
| SEVIER HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCHKNOXVILLE, TN | ANNUAL BUDGET | $5,000 | 2018 |
| FRIENDS OF PEACE PARKS LLCBOULDER, CO | OUR MISSION IS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE PRESERVATION OF IMPORTANT AFRICAN WILDERNESS AREAS, AS WELL AS TO EMPOWER THE COMMUNITIES LIVING ALONGSIDE THESE SPACES, CONTRIBUTING TO A WORLD IN WHICH PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE LIVE TOGETHER, SUSTAINABLY, FOREVER. | $5,000 | 2020 |
| SEVIER HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCHKNOXVILLE, TN | A CHURCH SHARING THE MESSAGE OF JESUS CHRIST. | $4,900 | 2023 |
| SEQUOYAH HILLS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHKNOXVILLE, TN | A CHURCH SHARING THE MESSAGE OF JESUS CHRIST. | $4,500 | 2025 |
| SEQUOYAH HILLS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHKNOXVILLE, TN | A CHURCH SHARING THE MESSAGE OF JESUS CHRIST. | $4,500 | 2024 |
| FRIENDS OF PEACE PARKS INCBOULDER, CO | TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE PRESERVATION OF IMPORTANT AFRICAN WILDERNESS AREAS, AS WELL AS TO EMPOWER THE COMMUNITIES LIVING ALONGSIDE THESE SPACES, CONTRIBUTING TO A WORLD IN WHICH PEOPLE & WILDLIFE LIVE TOGETHER, SUSTAINABLY, FOREVER. | $4,000 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEEKNOXVILLE, TN | MOVE FORWARD HUMAN KNOWLEDGE AND ENRICH AND ELEVATE THE CITIZENS OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE NATION, AND THE WORLD. | $4,000 | 2022 |
| SEVIER HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCHKNOXVILLE, TN | A CHURCH SHARING THE MESSAGE OF JESUS CHRIST. | $3,900 | 2021 |
| CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHNEW YORK, NY | ANNUAL BUDGET | $3,750 | 2018 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEEKNOXVILLE, TN | EDUCATION | $3,500 | 2025 |
| WE ARE FAMILYNEW YORK, NY | ANNUAL BUDGET | $3,000 | 2017 |
| MANY HOPESEAST FALMOUTH, MA | ANNUAL BUDGET | $2,500 | 2017 |
| UT COLLEGE OF EDUCATIONKNOXVILLE, TN | EDUCATION | $2,500 | 2024 |
| SACRED HEART CATHEDRALKNOXVILLE, TN | ANNUAL BUDGET | $2,500 | 2018 |
| SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL PARISHKNOXVILLE, TN | A CHURCH SHARING THE MESSAGE OF JESUS CHRIST. | $2,500 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEEKNOXVILLE, TN | MOVE FORWARD HUMAN KNOWLEDGE AND ENRICH AND ELEVATE THE CITIZENS OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE NATION, AND THE WORLD. | $2,400 | 2023 |
| 1.00 |
| $3,000 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Mar 31, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202442839349100429
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Mar 31, 2023
Filing id 202322229349100032
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Mar 31, 2022
Filing id 202222519349100312
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Mar 31, 2021
Filing id 202112239349100646
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Mar 31, 2020
Filing id 202130229349100303
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Mar 31, 2019
Filing id 201912559349100221
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Mar 31, 2018
Filing id 201822079349100202
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Mar 31, 2017
Filing id 201702279349100805
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Mar 31, 2016
Filing id 201622519349100112
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.