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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 99-2952595

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A private foundation in Cleveland, TN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $45,165 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $45,165

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $105,331

  • Tax year 2024

    $10,200

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $89,892

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Eagles of PeaceChattanooga, TN

    Operating funds

    $12,000
  2. Dao MinistriesSale Creek, TN

    Operating funds

    $6,000
  3. Encouragement IncColorado SPGS, CO

    Operating funds

    $6,000
  4. Isaiah 117 HouseElizabethton, TN

    Operating funds

    $6,000
  5. Individual

    Operating funds

    $6,000
  6. Fellowship of Christian AthletesKansas City, MO

    Operating funds

    $5,016
  7. Kusel Mission MinistryLynchburg, VA

    Operating funds

    $2,649
  8. Individual

    Operating funds

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $6,00035% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $6,00035% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $5,01629% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee4 grants $29,016
  2. Colorado1 grant $6,000
  3. Virginia1 grant $2,649

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Terry KnechtDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Stuart BelvaDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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