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Mary GK Fox Foundation 15-5006007

Accepts applications Knoxville, Tennessee · EIN 626160483

Mary GK Fox Foundation 15-5006007 is a private foundation in Knoxville, Tennessee. In tax year 2025 it gave $181,310 in 27 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $50,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $179,250 the year before.

19% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$167,25032$4.3 million
2024$179,25030$4.6 million
2025$181,31027$5.0 million

How to apply

ContactBruce Bryant
First Tennessee Bank, Knoxville, TN 37995-1230
Phone or email(865) 971-2742
What to submitWritten
RestrictionsGreeneville/greene county Tennessee charitable organizations only

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Mary GK Fox Foundation 15-5006007 funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Tennessee.

StateGrantsAmount
Tennessee27$181,310

Grants paid in 2025

All 27 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Boys and Girls Club
Greeneville, TN
After school and summer$50,000
Tusculum College
Greeneville, TN
Scholarship funds$20,000
Niswonger Performing Arts Center
Greeneville, TN
Educational opportunities$20,000
Adventist Community Services Center
Greeneville, TN
Assistance to indigent$12,500
Greeneville Theater Guild
Knoxville, TN
Support$10,000
YMCA of Greene County
Greeneville, TN
Capital improvements$10,000
Greeneville Greene Co History Museum
Knoxville, TN
Support$9,210
Tabernacle Mission Soup Kitchen
Greeneville, TN
Replacement of flooring$6,100
Greene County Firewood Ministry
Greeneville, TN
2022 grant request$5,000
Greeneville Emergency Rescue Squad
Greeneville, TN
Equipment purchases$5,000
Greene County Imagination Library
Greeneville, TN
Books for children$4,500
Greene Local Edu Advance Fdn
Greeneville, TN
Support$3,500
Greene County Tennis Association
Greeneville, TN
Gift$2,500
Karis Heart Foundation
Johnson City, TN
Gift$2,500
Central Ballet Theatre of Greeneville
Greeneville, TN
Production support$2,500
Second Harvest Food Bank of NE TN
Kingsport, TN
Grant request$2,500
Gifts for Kids
Greeneville, TN
Purchase of toys for$2,500
Greene County Law Enforcement Assn
Knoxville, TN
Support$2,500
Canup of Greene County
Greeneville, TN
2024 grant request$2,500
First Presbyterian Church
Greeneville, TN
Community outreach programs$1,500
Boy Scouts of America National Sequoyah Council C/O Lisa Adkins
Johnson City, TN
2024 grant request$1,000
Girl Scouts
Knoxville, TN
2022 grant request$1,000
Friends of Greeneville Greene Co Library
Greeneville, TN
Children and teen reading$1,000
Baileyton Community Chest
Greeneville, TN
Support$1,000
Tusculum Community Band Association
Greeneville, TN
Gift$1,000
Greeneville Arts Council
Greeneville, TN
Web site domain and hosting$750
City Garage Car Museum
Greeneville, TN
Educational audio/video$750

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Mary GK Fox Foundation 15-5006007 accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Mary GK Fox Foundation 15-5006007 give?

$181,310 in tax year 2025, across 27 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs Mary GK Fox Foundation 15-5006007?

Its 2025 filing lists First Horizon Bank (Trustee), Carla Bewley (Board Memb), Terry Bellamy (Board Memb) and John McInturff (Board Memb).

What does Mary GK Fox Foundation 15-5006007 fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, youth programs and arts and culture.

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