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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 62-1725360

Pya Foundation

A private foundation in Knoxville, TN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 11 grants and $67,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $67,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $831

  • Tax year 2023

    $24,150

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,096

  • Tax year 2022

    $25,250

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $745

  • Tax year 2021

    $36,272

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $7,636

  • Tax year 2020

    $73,050

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,593

  • Tax year 2019

    $80,595

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $4,638

  • Tax year 2018

    $59,400

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $3,287

Grants paid in 2024

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. American Red CrossWashington, DC

    General support/hurricane helene

    $20,250
  2. Ballad Health FoundationJohnson City, TN

    General support/hurricane helene

    $20,250
  3. American Cancer SocietyAtlanta, GA

    Sponsorship

    $10,000
  4. Cystic Fibrosis FoundationBethesda, MD

    Sponsorship

    $5,000
  5. Helen Ross McNabb FoundationKnoxville, TN

    Sponsorship

    $5,000
  6. Random Acts of FlowersKnoxville, TN

    General support

    $2,500
  7. The Dollywood Foundation Knox County Imagination LibraryPigeon Forge, TN

    Sponsorship

    $1,500
  8. My Good Deed DBA 911 DayIrvine, CA

    General support

    $1,000
  9. United Way of Greater KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN

    Sponsorship

    $1,000
  10. Brave Step IncConcord, NC

    General support

    $250
  11. West Knox County Little League Little League Baseball IncKnoxville, TN

    Sponsorship

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health2 grants $22,75047% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $20,25042% of the total
  3. Mental health2 grants $5,25011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee6 grants $30,500
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $20,250
  3. Georgia1 grant $10,000
  4. Maryland1 grant $5,000
  5. California1 grant $1,000
  6. North Carolina1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Jeff PateCHAIR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Tynan KuglerPRESIDENT Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Deborah O ErnsbergerSECRETARY Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Andrew StaffordDIRECTOR Hours 0.2Pay $0

The return

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