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Robert Lee Weiss Foundation 15-3002252

Accepts applications Knoxville, Tennessee · EIN 621261218

Robert Lee Weiss Foundation 15-3002252 is a private foundation in Knoxville, Tennessee. In tax year 2024 it gave $159,500 in 26 grants; the typical grant was $4,000 and the largest $22,000. 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 $292,300 the year before.

4% 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$292,30028$3.0 million
2024$159,50026$3.2 million

How to apply

ContactBruce C Bryant
First Horizon Bank, Knoxville, TN 37995-1230
Phone or email(865) 971-2023
What to submitGrant application form - contact the foundation for a copy
DeadlinesJune 30 of current fiscal year
RestrictionsSee grant policy - contact the foundation for a copy

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Robert Lee Weiss Foundation 15-3002252 funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Tennessee.

StateGrantsAmount
Tennessee26$159,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 26 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Central Baptist Church of Fountain City
Knoxville, TN
Leadership training and$22,000
Interfaith Health Clinic
Knoxville, TN
Patient care$20,000
Knox County Association of Baptists
Knoxville, TN
Missions support$13,000
Knoxville Habitat for Humanity
Knoxville, TN
Home construction materials$12,000
Young Life
Knoxville, TN
Outreach to teenagers -$7,500
Emerald Youth Foundation
Knoxville, TN
Leadership training for$7,000
TN Baptist Adult Home
Brentwood, TN
Purchase of van for group$6,000
Catholic Charities of East Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Senior citizen housing and$6,000
Second Harvest Food Bank
Maryville, TN
Purchase of food$5,000
Remote Area Medical
Rockford, TN
Community service projects$5,000
Carecuts Inc
Knoxville, TN
Program support$5,000
Operation Inasmuch
Knoxville, TN
Community service projects$4,000
Baptist Collegiate Ministry
Knoxville, TN
Capital projects$4,000
Knoxville-Knox County Council on Aging
Knoxville, TN
Accessible equipment for$4,000
King College Inc
Bristol, TN
Scholarship funding$4,000
Carson-Newman University
Jefferson City, TN
Vocational ministry$4,000
Senior Citizens Home Assistance Service
Knoxville, TN
Facilities improvement$4,000
Big Brothers Big Sister of TN Valley
Knoxville, TN
General operating budget$4,000
Volunteer Ministry Center
Knoxville, TN
Housing support, refuge,$4,000
Johnson University F/K/A Johnson Bible College
Knoxville, TN
Scholarship funding$4,000
The Salvation Army Knoxville Area Command
Knoxville, TN
Emergency assistance$3,000
Shangri-La Therapeutic Academy of Riding
Lenoir City, TN
Program support$3,000
Focus Group Prison Ministries
Knoxville, TN
Financial assistance to$3,000
Mental Health Association of East Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Outreach activities to$2,000
Knoxville Inner City Kids Outreach
Knoxville, TN
Meeting space$2,000
Breakthrough Corporation
Knoxville, TN
Autism support$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Robert Lee Weiss Foundation 15-3002252 accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: June 30 of current fiscal year.

How much does Robert Lee Weiss Foundation 15-3002252 give?

$159,500 in tax year 2024, across 26 grants, with a typical grant of $4,000.

Who runs Robert Lee Weiss Foundation 15-3002252?

Its 2024 filing lists First Horizon Bank (Trustee), Mrs Mary Ellen Roddy Mitchell (Manager), Mark Rosser (Manager) and Bruce Bryant Executive Vice Presid (Manager).

What does Robert Lee Weiss Foundation 15-3002252 fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, health and housing and homelessness.

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