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Carolyn M Cate Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Knoxville, Tennessee · EIN 800878337

Carolyn M Cate Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Knoxville, Tennessee. In tax year 2025 it gave $3,400 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $1,700 and the largest $1,700. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $6,200 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$00$62,865
2024$6,2003$67,044
2025$3,4002$72,154

How to apply

Carolyn M Cate Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Carolyn M Cate Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Tennessee.

StateGrantsAmount
Tennessee2$3,400

Grants paid in 2025

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Western Heights Baptist Center
Knoxville, TN
Providing physical and spiritual support by offering food clothing etc.$1,700
Hand Up For Women
Knoxville, TN
Helping underprivileged women become self-sufficient$1,700

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Carolyn M Cate Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Carolyn M Cate Foundation Inc give?

$3,400 in tax year 2025, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $1,700.

Who runs Carolyn M Cate Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Tonya Bales (Treasurer), Heather Sieber (Secretary), Carolyn Cate (President) and Beverly Shepherd (Board Member) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Carolyn M Cate Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and food and hunger.

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