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Jolley Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Morristown, Tennessee · EIN 863329773

Jolley Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Morristown, Tennessee. In tax year 2024 it gave $104,293 in 16 grants; the typical grant was $1,750 and the largest $50,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $154,018 the year before.

64% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$154,01815$246,304
2024$104,29316$100,873

How to apply

Jolley 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 Jolley Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Tennessee.

StateGrantsAmount
Tennessee16$104,293

Grants paid in 2024

All 16 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Walters State Comm College Fdn
Morristown, TN
Scholarships$50,000
Liberty Hill Methodist Church
Morristown, TN
Donation for flood victims$25,000
Hamblen County Special Olympics
Nashville, TN
Special olympics bus$5,500
Individual
TN
Son with cancer$5,000
Individual
TN
Assistance after death of husband$5,000
Individual
TN
Medical & living expenses$2,500
Hamblen Co Special Educ Teachers
Morristown, TN
Appreciation gifts of meal vouchers$2,028
Hamblen Co Special Educ Teachers
Morristown, TN
Classroom expenses$2,000
West High School Quarterback Club
Morristown, TN
High school football program$1,500
Individual
TN
Financial need - rent payment$1,465
Daily Bread Community Kitchen
Morristown, TN
Feeding the hungry$1,000
Great Smoky Mtn Council Bsa
Knoxville, TN
Hamblen co good scout award$1,000
Lakeway Soccer Club
Morristown, TN
Soccer scholarships$1,000
East High Football Boosters Club
Morristown, TN
High school football program$500
Kiwanis Club of Morristown
Morristown, TN
Various charitable activities$500
Morristown-Hamblen High School West
Morristown, TN
Yearbook$300

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Jolley Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Jolley Foundation Inc give?

$104,293 in tax year 2024, across 16 grants, with a typical grant of $1,750.

Who runs Jolley Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Joyce W Jolley (President), Randall Jolley (Secretary) and Kellie Kitts (Treasurer).

What does Jolley Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, health and food and hunger.

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