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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 30-1224894

Choicedata Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Knoxville, TN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $1.3 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,260,100

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $26,898,668

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,177,440

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $25,760,169

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,082,742

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $24,616,972

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,225,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $20,815,585

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $25,079,381

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $21,367,404

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee ValleyKnoxville, TN

    To use the funds from this award only for the designated charitable purpose.

    $261,200
  2. TnachievesKnoxville, TN

    To use the funds from this award only for the designated charitable purpose.

    $250,000
  3. Helen Ross McNabb CenterKnoxville, TN

    To use the funds from this award only for the designated charitable purpose.

    $234,375
  4. Boys & Girls Clubs of ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN

    To use the funds from this award only for the designated charitable purpose.

    $200,000
  5. Emerald Youth FoundationKnoxville, TN

    To use the funds from this award only for the designated charitable purpose.

    $190,121
  6. Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramMalvern, PA

    To use the funds from this award only for the designated charitable purpose.to use the funds from this award only for the designated charitable purpose.to use the funds from this award only for the designated charitable purpose.

    $124,404

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Youth development2 grants $451,32143% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $250,00024% of the total
  3. Mental health1 grant $234,37522% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $124,40412% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee5 grants $1,135,696
  2. Maryland1 grant $124,404

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Dan M BechtolDIRECTOR, PRESIDENT/CEO Hours 1Pay $0
  • Gerald D DavesDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Bob DixonDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • John W Holden JrDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Timothy M McLemoreDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Tim WilliamsDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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