Lawson Family Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 86-1740122
Foundation Overview
Based in Knoxville, TN, Lawson Family Foundation has awarded 252 grants totaling $7,419,000 to organizations in Tennessee, Virginia and 6 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $1,000 to $500,000, with a median award of $15,000.
Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$7,419,000
Total Assets
$76,463
Median Grant (all grants)
$15,000
Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot
Total Grants
86
Median Grant
$10,000
% Median Grant Decline
-44%
(vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year:
February 2026
Foundation Intelligence
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New Applicant Friendliness
Highly Accessible: 77%
66 of 86 recipients (77%) were new grantees. Foundation prioritizes discovering new partners. Most funding supports first-time applicants with compelling missions.
Geographic Focus
Tennessee
92% of all grants are concentrated in Tennessee, demonstrating highly focused geographic giving. This foundation prioritizes deep community impact in its primary service area. Within Tennessee, funding concentrates in Knoxville (83%), Powell (2%), Jefferson City (2%).
Funding Trajectory
+468%
Strong 468% growth in annual giving over 3 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.
Program Areas
General Purposes + 2 others
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (62%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Lawson Family Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Step Ahead Foundation Of East Tn | $20,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Angelic Ministries International | $5,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Appalachian Ballet Company | $5,000 | Maryville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Audubon | $5,000 | Chattanooga, TN, US | Membership - Great Egret Society | 2024 |
| Austin & Austin-east Alumni Associa | $5,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Autism Breakthrough Of Knoxville | $50,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Bearden Middle School Foundation | $1,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Beck Cultural Exchange Center | $5,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Beta Theta Boule Foundation | $5,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Bijou Theater | $5,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Bip Knoxville | $5,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Campbell Culture Coalition | $10,000 | Lafollette, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Cherokee Health | $10,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Childhelp Inc | $15,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Community Action For Affordable Nei | $10,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | Sponsorship | 2024 |
| Community Shares Inc | $10,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Consumer Reports | $2,500 | Yonkers, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Dream Connection | $5,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| East Tennessee Childrens Hospital | $50,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| East Tennessee Community Design Cen | $150,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | Sponsorship | 2024 |
| East Tennessee Historical Society | $5,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| East Tennessee Pbs | $5,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Emerald Charter Schools | $500,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Emerald Youth Foundation | $5,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | Sponsorship | 2024 |
| Focus Ministies | $25,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Friends Of Sequoyah | $1,000 | Vonore, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Fulton High School | $1,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Girl Talk Inc | $15,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | Life Prep Academy | 2024 |
| Girls Inc Of Tn Valley | $10,000 | Oak Ridge, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Great Smoky Mountain Council | $1,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Great Smoky Mountains Institute Of | $5,000 | Townsend, TN, US | Sponsorship | 2024 |
| Guide Dog For The Blind | $5,000 | San Rafael, CA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Healing The Home | $30,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Historic Tennessee Theater Foundati | $15,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Holston Home For Children | $5,000 | Greenville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Interfaith Health Clinic | $25,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| International Campaign For Tibet | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Jane Goodall Institute | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Joel Osteen Ministries | $5,000 | Houston, TX, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Kicko | $15,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Kim Health Center | $50,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Knox County Community Gardeners | $100,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Knoxville Entrepreneur Center | $25,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | 100knoxville | 2024 |
| Knoxville Heritage | $10,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Knoxville History Project | $25,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Knoxville Leadership Foundation | $100,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Knoxville Opera | $50,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Knoxville Symphony Orchestra | $40,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | Sponsorship Of Concert | 2024 |
| Knoxville Symphony Orchestra | $5,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Koinonia Foundation Of Knoxville | $50,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Maryville Alcoa Animal Rescue Cente | $10,000 | Maryville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Mclung Museum | $10,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | Mmiw Exhibit/directors Circle | 2024 |
| Men Of Valor | $25,000 | Antioch, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| My Daughter's Journey | $5,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Oasis Institute | $2,500 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Olive Tree Learning Academy | $10,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Paralyzed Veterans Of America | $1,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Partnership Tennessee | $25,000 | Nashville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Partnership With Native Americans | $10,000 | Addison, TX, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Positively Living | $5,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Raising A Voice | $25,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Random Acts Of Flowers | $2,500 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Real Talk Mentoring Inc | $35,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | $10,000 | Maryville, TN, US | Food For Kids | 2024 |
| Seed | $20,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | $5,000 | Oakland, CA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Smithsonian | $2,500 | Washington, DC, US | Membership | 2024 |
| Southside Boarding Club | $15,000 | Jacksboro, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Spark | $25,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital | $5,000 | Memphis, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Street Hope Tn | $25,000 | Powell, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| The National Vietnam War Museum | $1,000 | Weatherford, TX, US | General Support | 2024 |
| The Nature Conservacy | $5,000 | Arlington, VA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Thrive | $25,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Tn Achieves | $25,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | Education | 2024 |
| Two Bikes | $1,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| United Way Of Greater Knoxville | $175,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| University Of Tennessee College Of | $15,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| University Of Tennessee Foundation | $200,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | College Of Social Work | 2024 |
| Vietnam Veterans Of America | $5,000 | Silver Spring, MD, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Wikimedia Foundation | $2,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| World Central Kitchen | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Wuot | $15,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Your Move Collective | $100,000 | Alpharetta, GA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Youth Outreach In Stem | $15,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | Vine Middle School Robotics | 2024 |
| Ywca Knoxville | $25,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | Tech Center | 2024 |
| A Step Ahead Foundation Of East Tn | $20,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Girls Inc Of Tn Valley | $2,500 | Oak Ridge, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Kicko | $15,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| The Restoration House Of East Tenne | $10,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Street Hope Tn | $20,000 | Powell, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| 100 Black Men Of Knoxville | $10,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Connect Ministries | $50,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Kim Health Center | $25,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Real Talk Mentoring Inc | $5,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Two Bikes | $15,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Beardsley Community Farm | $10,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Welcome House Knoxville | $5,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Emerald Charter Schools | $240,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Uunik Academy | $25,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Soar Youth Ministries | $15,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Southside Boarding Club | $13,500 | Jacksboro, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| The Change Center | $50,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Safe Families For Children | $15,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Girls On The Run Of Greater Knoxvil | $10,000 | Powell, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| East Tennessee Freedom Schools | $25,000 | Jefferson City, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Junior Appalachian Musicians | $16,000 | Independence, VA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| For The Love Of Reading | $5,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Hand Up For Women | $20,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| National Campaign To Stop Violence | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Childhelp Inc | $15,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Community Coalition Against Human T | $50,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| University Of Tennessee College Of | $10,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| East Knoxville Free Medical Clinic | $5,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Emerald Charter Schools | $10,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Interfaith Health Clinic | $25,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Soar Youth Ministries Thrive | $10,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| New Direction Healthcare Solutions | $26,500 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Spark | $25,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Knox County Community Gardeners | $50,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Real Good Kitchen Foundation | $50,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Knoxville Leadership Foundation | $20,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Knoxville Opera | $10,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Bridge Refugee Services | $25,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Karate Five Association Inc | $25,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Men Of Valor | $25,000 | Antioch, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| The Muse Knoxville | $20,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Knoxville Botanical Garden | $25,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| A Step Ahead Foundation Of East Tn | $20,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Girls Inc Of Tn Valley | $2,500 | Oak Ridge, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Kicko | $15,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| The Restoration House Of East Tenne | $10,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Street Hope Tn | $20,000 | Powell, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| 100 Black Men Of Knoxville | $10,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Connect Ministries | $50,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Kim Health Center | $25,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Real Talk Mentoring Inc | $5,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Two Bikes | $15,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Beardsley Community Farm | $10,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Welcome House Knoxville | $5,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Emerald Charter Schools | $240,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Uunik Academy | $25,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Soar Youth Ministries | $15,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Southside Boarding Club | $13,500 | Jacksboro, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| The Change Center | $50,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Safe Families For Children | $15,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Girls On The Run Of Greater Knoxvil | $10,000 | Powell, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| East Tennessee Freedom Schools | $25,000 | Jefferson City, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Junior Appalachian Musicians | $16,000 | Independence, VA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| For The Love Of Reading | $5,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Hand Up For Women | $20,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| National Campaign To Stop Violence | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Childhelp Inc | $15,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Community Coalition Against Human T | $50,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| University Of Tennessee College Of | $10,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| East Knoxville Free Medical Clinic | $5,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Emerald Charter Schools | $10,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Interfaith Health Clinic | $25,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Soar Youth Ministries Thrive | $10,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| New Direction Healthcare Solutions | $26,500 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Spark | $25,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Knox County Community Gardeners | $50,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Real Good Kitchen Foundation | $50,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Knoxville Leadership Foundation | $20,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Knoxville Opera | $10,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Bridge Refugee Services | $25,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Karate Five Association Inc | $25,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Men Of Valor | $25,000 | Antioch, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| The Muse Knoxville | $20,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Knoxville Botanical Garden | $25,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Focus Ministries | $15,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Helen Ross Mcnabb Foundation | $100,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Penultimate Development | $20,000 | Jefferson City, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Carecuts | $2,500 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Fdset | $2,500 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Two Bikes | $12,500 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| The Mend House | $25,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Interfaith Health Clinic | $25,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Soar Youth Ministries | $25,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| 100 Black Men Knoxville | $5,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Drums Up Guns Down | $5,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Tennessee Innocence Project | $10,000 | Nashville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Safe Families For Children | $10,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Raising A Voice | $50,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Healing The Home | $10,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Yo-stem | $10,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Wesley House Community Center | $10,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Great Smoky Mtn Institute Tremont | $25,000 | Townsend, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Joy Of Music School | $2,500 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Girl Talk | $10,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Beardsley Farms | $5,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Shangri-la Academy Of Riding | $200,000 | Lenior City, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Emerald Charter School | $250,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Focus Ministries | $15,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Helen Ross Mcnabb Foundation | $100,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Penultimate Development | $20,000 | Jefferson City, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Carecuts | $2,500 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Fdset | $2,500 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Two Bikes | $12,500 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| The Mend House | $25,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Interfaith Health Clinic | $25,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Soar Youth Ministries | $25,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| 100 Black Men Knoxville | $5,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Drums Up Guns Down | $5,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Tennessee Innocence Project | $10,000 | Nashville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Safe Families For Children | $10,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Raising A Voice | $50,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Healing The Home | $10,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Yo-stem | $10,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Wesley House Community Center | $10,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Great Smoky Mtn Institute Tremont | $25,000 | Townsend, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Joy Of Music School | $2,500 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Girl Talk | $10,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Beardsley Farms | $5,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Shangri-la Academy Of Riding | $200,000 | Lenior City, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Emerald Charter School | $250,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Focus Ministries | $15,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Helen Ross Mcnabb Foundation | $100,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Penultimate Development | $20,000 | Jefferson City, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Carecuts | $2,500 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Fdset | $2,500 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Two Bikes | $12,500 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| The Mend House | $25,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Interfaith Health Clinic | $25,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Soar Youth Ministries | $25,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| 100 Black Men Knoxville | $5,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Drums Up Guns Down | $5,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Tennessee Innocence Project | $10,000 | Nashville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Safe Families For Children | $10,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Raising A Voice | $50,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Healing The Home | $10,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Yo-stem | $10,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Wesley House Community Center | $10,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Great Smoky Mtn Institute Tremont | $25,000 | Townsend, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Joy Of Music School | $2,500 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Girl Talk | $10,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Beardsley Farms | $5,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Shangri-la Academy Of Riding | $200,000 | Lenior City, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Emerald Charter School | $250,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Girls Inc | $2,500 | Oak Ridge, TN, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Knoxville College | $25,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Uunik Academy | $25,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2021 |
| A Step Ahead Foundation | $10,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2021 |
| E Knoxville Free Medical Ctr | $5,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Positively Living | $10,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Focus Ministries | $10,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Knoxville Family Justice Ctr | $15,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Helen Ross Mcnabb Foundation | $200,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Williams Creek Youth Fdn | $100,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Martin Luther King Jr Comm | $2,500 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Street Hope Tn | $15,000 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Childhelp Inc | $2,500 | Knoxville, TN, US | General Support | 2021 |
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Contact Information
Official contact details for Lawson Family Foundation as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.
| EIN | 86-1740122 |
| Website | http://lawsonfamilyfoundation.org |
| Address | 900 S GAY ST STE 2000 Knoxville, TN 37902-1861 |
Key People (9)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Lawson Family Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Chairman | Phillip Lawson |
|---|---|
| Director | Cristy Lockwood |
| Director | Gwen Mckenzie |
| Director | Tim Mclemore |
| Director | Carey Parker |
Forms 990-PF
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