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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 82-3270699

John and Doris Clayton Foundation

A private foundation in Gatlinburg, TN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $12,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $12,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $187,823

  • Tax year 2024

    $12,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $194,991

  • Tax year 2023

    $11,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $204,696

  • Tax year 2022

    $12,600

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $217,179

  • Tax year 2021

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $224,509

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,668

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $213,432

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $224,013

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2017

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Knox Area Rescue MinistriesKnoxville, TN

    To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity

    $3,000
  2. Nashville Rescue MissionNashville, TN

    To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity

    $3,000
  3. Second Harvest Food Bank of East TennesseeMaryville, TN

    To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity

    $3,000
  4. Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle TennesseeNashville, TN

    To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity

    $3,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Housing and shelter2 grants $6,00067% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $3,00033% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee4 grants $12,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • John M ClaytonDIRECTOR/PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Doris J ClaytonDIRECTOR/SECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Beth ClaytonDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mark ClaytonDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Stephanie ThompsonDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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