A museum gallery with a large landscape painting in a gilt frame

Grant recipient EIN 23-7039472Arts and culture

Who funds Muse Knoxville?

16 private foundations gave Muse Knoxville in Knoxville, TN $1.4 million across 49 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

49 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Smith Family FoundationKnoxville, TN 2025

    "to inspire and empowering all children through transformative learning experiences. As a children's steam museum located in east knoxville, we engage youth in hands-on, inquiry-based education in science,

    $5,000
  2. The Melrose FoundationKnoxville, TN 2025

    Charitable support

    $250
  3. The Boyd FoundationKnoxville, TN 2024

    To inspire and empower all children thorugh transformative learning experiences.

    $250,000
  4. The Clayton Homes FoundationMaryville, TN 2024

    General Support

    $128,725
  5. The Clayton Family FoundationKnoxville, TN 2024

    Muse pop summer program

    $50,000
  6. The Melrose FoundationKnoxville, TN 2024

    Charitable support

    $250
  7. The Boyd FoundationKnoxville, TN 2023

    To inspire and empower all children thorugh transformative learning experiences.

    $250,000
  8. The Clayton Family FoundationKnoxville, TN 2023

    Muse pop summer program

    $50,000
  9. The Clayton Homes FoundationMaryville, TN 2023

    Muse for All Scholarship Grant 22-23 Installment #3

    $25,000
  10. The Clayton Homes FoundationMaryville, TN 2023

    Muse for All Scholarship Grant 22-23 Installment #1

    $25,000
  11. The Clayton Homes FoundationMaryville, TN 2023

    Muse for All Scholarship Grant 22-23 Installment #2

    $25,000
  12. The Siddiqi Charitable Foundation Formerly Fort Sanders Kidney CenterKnoxville, TN 2023

    Sponsorship for healthy kids exibit

    $21,000
  13. Lawson Family FoundationKnoxville, TN 2023

    General support

    $20,000
  14. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2023

    Program/operating support

    $8,000
  15. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2023

    Program/operating support

    $5,000
  16. The Melrose FoundationKnoxville, TN 2023

    Charitable support

    $250
  17. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $69
  18. Timken Foundation of CantonCanton, OH 2022

    Tech play

    $50,000
  19. The Clayton Homes FoundationMaryville, TN 2022

    Children's Educational Learning

    $50,000
  20. The Clayton Family FoundationKnoxville, TN 2022

    Muse pop summer program

    $20,000
  21. The Boyd FoundationKnoxville, TN 2022

    To inspire and empower all children thorugh transformative learning experiences.

    $15,000
  22. The Siddiqi Charitable Foundation Formerly Fort Sanders Kidney CenterKnoxville, TN 2022

    Sponsorship for healthy kids exibit

    $10,000
  23. The Gap FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    For civic & community engagement

    $1,000
  24. The Melrose FoundationKnoxville, TN 2022

    Charitable support

    $250
  25. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $115
  26. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2022

    Program/operating support

    $50
  27. Arconic FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2021

    STEM programming for underserved communities

    $55,000
  28. The Clayton Homes FoundationMaryville, TN 2021

    Children's Educational Learning

    $25,000
  29. Truist Foundation IncOrlando, FL 2021

    General operating

    $20,000
  30. The Clayton Family FoundationKnoxville, TN 2021

    Summer pop-up event

    $20,000
  31. The Melrose FoundationKnoxville, TN 2021

    Charitable support

    $250
  32. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $132
  33. The Clayton Homes FoundationMaryville, TN 2020

    Children's Educational Learning

    $105,000
  34. Arconic FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2020

    Advancing equity in STEM learning access for blount county students

    $30,000
  35. The Clayton Family FoundationKnoxville, TN 2020

    Covid relief

    $25,000
  36. The Clayton Family FoundationKnoxville, TN 2020

    Covid relief

    $25,000
  37. The Siddiqi Charitable Foundation Formerly Fort Sanders Kidney CenterKnoxville, TN 2020

    Family education nights

    $25,000
  38. Ahb Foundation IncKnoxville, TN 2020

    To bring STEM, the arts, health & wellness, & emergent literacy to life in the minds of children.

    $12,500
  39. Graham FoundationKnoxville, TN 2020

    Educational - Children's museum

    $1,000
  40. The Melrose FoundationKnoxville, TN 2020

    Charitable support

    $250
  41. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $84
  42. The Siddiqi Charitable Foundation Formerly Fort Sanders Kidney CenterKnoxville, TN 2019

    Family education nights

    $23,200
  43. The Aslan FoundationKnoxville, TN 2019

    Restricted grant - program support

    $2,000
  44. Graham FoundationKnoxville, TN 2019

    Educational - children's museum

    $1,000
  45. The Melrose FoundationKnoxville, TN 2019

    Charitable support

    $250
  46. The Aslan FoundationKnoxville, TN 2018

    Restricted - program support

    $2,000
  47. The Siddiqi Charitable Foundation Formerly Fort Sanders Kidney CenterKnoxville, TN 2018

    Family education nights

    $250
  48. The Melrose FoundationKnoxville, TN 2018

    Charitable support

    $250
  49. The Siddiqi Charitable Foundation Formerly Fort Sanders Kidney CenterKnoxville, TN 2017

    Family education nights

    $10,500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Knoxville, TN and are not among Muse Knoxville’s funders above.

  1. Haslam Family Foundation IncKnoxville, TN 29 grants Preselected only $3,915,789 to similar organizations
  2. Regal FoundationKnoxville, TN 12 grants Accepts applications $266,490 to similar organizations
  3. Texas Instruments FoundationDallas, TX 15 grants Accepts applications $16,769 to similar organizations
  4. Bill and Crissy Haslam FoundationKnoxville, TN 27 grants Preselected only $318,167 to similar organizations
  5. Lamp FoundationKnoxville, TN 28 grants Accepts applications $149,705 to similar organizations
  6. Thompson Charitable FoundationNew York, NY 5 grants Accepts applications $35,000 to similar organizations
  7. Perceptics FoundationKnoxville, TN 3 grants Preselected only $5,909 to similar organizations
  8. IBM International FoundationArmonk, NY 3 grants Preselected only $2,583 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 23-7039472 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.