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Jane L Pettway Foundation

Accepts applications Knoxville, Tennessee · EIN 626371465

Jane L Pettway Foundation is a private foundation in Knoxville, Tennessee. In tax year 2024 it gave $334,276 in 40 grants; the typical grant was $8,000 and the largest $23,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $334,388 the year before.

15% of its 2024 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$334,38838$8.9 million
2024$334,27640$9.2 million

How to apply

ContactChristopher Lambert
4823 Old Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919
Phone or email(865) 971-1902
What to submitApplication form provided by the foundation and is available upon request.
DeadlinesMarch 31 for funding in the current fiscal year.
RestrictionsDetails are in the grant information, policy and procedure document which is available upon request.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Jane L Pettway Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Tennessee.

StateGrantsAmount
Tennessee40$334,276

Grants paid in 2024

All 40 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Helen Ross McNabb Center Inc
Knoxville, TN
Social services$23,000
St James Episcopal Church
Knoxville, TN
St. James feeding ministry$20,000
Friends of Knox County Library
Knoxville, TN
Digital collection read$18,000
Goodwill Industries Knoxville
Knoxville, TN
Certified nurse assistant$12,000
Interfaith Health Clinic Inc
Knoxville, TN
Affordable health care for$12,000
Safespace Inc
Sevierville, TN
Emer.&support service for$12,000
Sertoma Center Inc
Knoxville, TN
Girls just wanna have fun$12,000
Volunteer Ministry Center
Knoxville, TN
Case mgmt housing services$12,000
Loudon County Government
Loudon, TN
Various public libraries$11,700
Centro Hispano de East Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Latina mothers: parent$11,000
Friends of the Parrott-Wood Memorial Lib
Strawberry Plains, TN
Refreshing library$11,000
East Tennessee Human Resource Agency
Knoxville, TN
Jane pettway helping women$10,000
Haven House Inc
Alcoa, TN
Haven house domestic$10,000
Public Library at Tellico Village
Loudon, TN
Community services outreach$9,150
Aid to Distressed Families Appalachian Counties (Adfac)
Oak Ridge, TN
Utility assistance for$9,000
Legal Aid of East Tennessee Inc
Knoxville, TN
Domestic violence legal$9,000
The Salvation Army A Georgia Corporation
Knoxville, TN
The joy baker center for$9,000
Emory Valley Center
Oak Ridge, TN
Housing for low income$9,000
St Paul's Episcopal Church Kingsport
Kingsport, TN
Support of st. Paul's$8,750
Dandridge Memorial Library
Dandridge, TN
Feeding minds$8,000
Knoxville Family Justice Center
Knoxville, TN
Knoxville family justice$8,000
Blaine Public Library
Blaine, TN
Support of library$7,726
Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee
Maryville, TN
Healthy food initiative$7,500
Michael Dunn Center
Kingston, TN
Assistance for women$6,300
Knoxville Leadership Foundation
Knoxville, TN
Case mgt for women at$6,000
Madisonville Public Library
Madisonville, TN
Art classes$5,500
Maynardville Public Library
Maynardville, TN
Reading rainbow$5,200
Hope Resource Center
Knoxville, TN
Medical services and$5,000
YWCA of Knoxville
Knoxville, TN
Jenny boyd keys of hope$5,000
Compassion Coalition
Knoxville, TN
Compassion coalition - case$5,000
Kim Health Center
Knoxville, TN
Financially needy women$5,000
Luttrell Public Library
Luttrell, TN
Radical reading$4,600
White Pine Public Library
White Pine, TN
Completing ada compliance$4,350
Friends of the Jefferson City Library
Jefferson City, TN
Enhancements & repairs$4,000
Fostering Hope TN
Knoxville, TN
Financially needy women$4,000
Church of the Good Shepherd
Knoxville, TN
Episcopal technology$3,500
Catholic Charities of East Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Samaritan place$3,000
Senior Citizens Home Asst SRVC
Knoxville, TN
Schsa fin. Aid for$3,000
Bean Station Public Library
Bean Station, TN
Bean station public$3,000
Seeed Inc
Knoxville, TN
Career readiness program$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Jane L Pettway Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: March 31 for funding in the current fiscal year.

How much does Jane L Pettway Foundation give?

$334,276 in tax year 2024, across 40 grants, with a typical grant of $8,000.

Who runs Jane L Pettway Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists The Trust Company of Tennessee (Trustee), Dean John Ross (Director), Myretta Black (Director) and Kassandra Richardson (Director).

What does Jane L Pettway Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, human services and faith communities.

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