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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 62-6371465

Jane L Pettway Foundation

A private foundation in Knoxville, TN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 40 grants and $334,276 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Aug 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Christopher Lambert
4823 Old Kingston Pike
Knoxville, TN 37919
(865) 971-1902
Form and materials
Application form provided by the foundation and is available upon request.
Deadlines
March 31 for funding in the current fiscal year.
Restrictions
Details are in the grant information, policy and procedure document which is available upon request.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $334,276

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $7,154,918
  • Tax year 2023

    $334,388

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $7,075,366
  • Tax year 2022

    $385,205

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $6,994,743
  • Tax year 2021

    $489,533

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $7,181,935
  • Tax year 2020

    $517,645

    Grants listed
    51
    Assets, end of year
    $7,640,839
  • Tax year 2019

    $401,478

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $7,409,082

Grants paid in 2024

40 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Helen Ross McNabb Center IncKnoxville, TN

    Social services

    $23,000
  2. St James Episcopal ChurchKnoxville, TN

    ST. James feeding ministry

    $20,000
  3. Friends of Knox County LibraryKnoxville, TN

    Digital collection read

    $18,000
  4. Goodwill Industries KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN

    Certified nurse assistant

    $12,000
  5. Interfaith Health Clinic IncKnoxville, TN

    Affordable health care for

    $12,000
  6. Safespace IncSevierville, TN

    Emer.&support service for

    $12,000
  7. Sertoma Center IncKnoxville, TN

    Girls just wanna have fun

    $12,000
  8. Volunteer Ministry CenterKnoxville, TN

    Case MGMT housing services

    $12,000
  9. Loudon County GovernmentLoudon, TN

    Various public libraries

    $11,700
  10. Centro Hispano de East TennesseeKnoxville, TN

    Latina mothers: parent

    $11,000
  11. Friends of the Parrott-Wood Memorial LibStrawberry Plains, TN

    Refreshing library

    $11,000
  12. East Tennessee Human Resource AgencyKnoxville, TN

    Jane pettway helping women

    $10,000
  13. Haven House IncAlcoa, TN

    Haven house domestic

    $10,000
  14. Public Library at Tellico VillageLoudon, TN

    Community services outreach

    $9,150
  15. Aid to Distressed Families Appalachian Counties (adfac)Oak Ridge, TN

    Utility assistance for

    $9,000
  16. Legal Aid of East Tennessee IncKnoxville, TN

    Domestic violence legal

    $9,000
  17. The Salvation Army A Georgia CorporationKnoxville, TN

    The joy baker center for

    $9,000
  18. Emory Valley CenterOak Ridge, TN

    Housing for low income

    $9,000
  19. St Paul's Episcopal Church KingsportKingsport, TN

    Support of ST. Paul's

    $8,750
  20. Dandridge Memorial LibraryDandridge, TN

    Feeding minds

    $8,000
  21. Knoxville Family Justice CenterKnoxville, TN

    Knoxville family justice

    $8,000
  22. Blaine Public LibraryBlaine, TN

    Support of library

    $7,726
  23. Second Harvest Food Bank of East TennesseeMaryville, TN

    Healthy food initiative

    $7,500
  24. Michael Dunn CenterKingston, TN

    Assistance for women

    $6,300
  25. Knoxville Leadership FoundationKnoxville, TN

    Case MGT for women at

    $6,000
  26. Madisonville Public LibraryMadisonville, TN

    Art classes

    $5,500
  27. Maynardville Public LibraryMaynardville, TN

    Reading rainbow

    $5,200
  28. Hope Resource CenterKnoxville, TN

    Medical services and

    $5,000
  29. YWCA of KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN

    Jenny boyd keys of hope

    $5,000
  30. Compassion CoalitionKnoxville, TN

    Compassion coalition - case

    $5,000
  31. Kim Health CenterKnoxville, TN

    Financially needy women

    $5,000
  32. Luttrell Public LibraryLuttrell, TN

    Radical reading

    $4,600
  33. White Pine Public LibraryWhite Pine, TN

    Completing ada compliance

    $4,350
  34. Friends of the Jefferson City LibraryJefferson City, TN

    Enhancements & repairs

    $4,000
  35. Fostering Hope TNKnoxville, TN

    Financially needy women

    $4,000
  36. Church of the Good ShepherdKnoxville, TN

    Episcopal technology

    $3,500
  37. Catholic Charities of East TennesseeKnoxville, TN

    Samaritan place

    $3,000
  38. Senior Citizens Home Asst SRVCKnoxville, TN

    Schsa fin. Aid for

    $3,000
  39. Bean Station Public LibraryBean Station, TN

    Bean station public

    $3,000
  40. Seeed IncKnoxville, TN

    Career readiness program

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services6 grants $49,30043% of the total
  2. Mental health1 grant $23,00020% of the total
  3. Health2 grants $17,00015% of the total
  4. Housing and shelter1 grant $12,00010% of the total
  5. Religion2 grants $11,00010% of the total
  6. Community development1 grant $2,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee40 grants $334,276

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • The Trust Company of TennesseeTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $57,844
  • Dean John RossDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Myretta BlackDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kassandra RichardsonDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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