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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 58-1830372

Tibbals Foundation

A private foundation in Knoxville, TN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 14 grants and $570,595 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 30, 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 2024

    $570,595

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $11,768,511
  • Tax year 2023

    $449,577

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $11,645,728
  • Tax year 2022

    $86,723

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $11,818,017
  • Tax year 2021

    $4,672

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $11,763,349
  • Tax year 2020

    $4,087

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $105,031
  • Tax year 2019

    $4,158

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $105,010

Grants paid in 2024

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. National Christian Foundation East TenneKnoxville, TN

    General funding

    $212,345
  2. First SarasotaSarasota, FL

    General funding

    $122,000
  3. West Hills Baptist ChurchKnoxville, TN

    General funding

    $68,000
  4. Ringling Museum of ArtSarasota, FL

    General support

    $66,250
  5. Sarasota Memorial Healthcare FoundationSarasota, FL

    General funding

    $30,000
  6. United Way of Greater KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN

    General funding

    $25,000
  7. Circus Ring of Fame FoundationSarasota, FL

    General funding

    $10,000
  8. First Baptist Church of LafolletteLafollette, TN

    General funding

    $10,000
  9. Ringling College of Art and DesignSarasota, FL

    General funding

    $10,000
  10. Denison Education FoundationDenison, TX

    General funding

    $7,000
  11. The Circus Arts ConservatorySarasota, FL

    General funding

    $5,000
  12. 1907 FoundationKnoxville, TN

    General funding

    $2,500
  13. Knoxville Museum of ArtKnoxville, TN

    General program support

    $1,500
  14. Johns Hopkins All Children S FoundationSt Petesrburg, FL

    General funding

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $30,00053% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $15,00027% of the total
  3. Arts and culture2 grants $11,50020% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee6 grants $319,345
  2. Florida7 grants $244,250
  3. Texas1 grant $7,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Janice TibbalsPRESIDENT Hours 3Pay $0
  • Sharon Miller PryseVP/TREASURER Hours 3Pay $0
  • The Trust Company of TennesseeTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $82,702
  • Joseph P CongletonSECRETARY Hours 3Pay $0

The return

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