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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 81-1015960

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A private foundation in Knoxville, TN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 2 grants and $260,096 paid in grants.

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

    $260,096

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $23,438
  • Tax year 2023

    $372,925

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $105,703
  • Tax year 2022

    $503,087

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $41,219
  • Tax year 2021

    $773,664

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $416,225
  • Tax year 2020

    $501,003

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $112,680
  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $129,013
  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $123,291

Grants paid in 2024

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Blueprint 1543Knoxville, TN

    Development

    $250,096
  2. Unisbc - Thelogian Edu InitiativeCharlotte, NC

    Ongoing support

    $10,000

Approved for future payment

1 grant

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Blueprint 1543Knoxville, TN

    Development

    $92,250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $250,096100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee1 grant $250,096
  2. North Carolina1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Julie BridenbaughDIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $84,529
  • Michael MurrayBOARD PRESID Hours 1Pay $1,500
  • Jeff SchlossDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $1,000
  • David BaerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $1,500

The return

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