Emerald Charter Schools Emerald Charter Schools
Knoxville, TN
$500KTax year 2024
General support
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Lawson Family Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 86-1740122 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
How to apply
Open to applications: its latest 990-PF publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- Lawson Family Foundation
- Phone
- (865) 229-8206
- Deadlines
- Open applications
- Application materials
- Website application: https://www.lawsonfamilyfoundation.org/grants
- Restrictions
- Only tax exempt 501c3 organizations. Preference given to organizations in knox county, tn and meeting funding priorities outlined at: https://www.lawsonfamilyfoundation.org/strategic- priorities
Original filing text
- Contact
- LAWSON FAMILY FOUNDATION
- Address
- 900 S GAY ST SUITE 2000 KNOXVILLE, TN, 37902
- Phone
- 8652298206
- INFO@LAWSONFAMILYFOUNDATION.ORG
- Deadlines
- OPEN APPLICATIONS
- Application materials
- WEBSITE APPLICATION: HTTPS://WWW.LAWSONFAMILYFOUNDATION.ORG/GRANTS
- Restrictions
- ONLY TAX EXEMPT 501C3 ORGANIZATIONS. PREFERENCE GIVEN TO ORGANIZATIONS IN KNOX COUNTY, TN AND MEETING FUNDING PRIORITIES OUTLINED AT: HTTPS://WWW.LAWSONFAMILYFOUNDATION.ORG/STRATEGIC- PRIORITIES
Reported organization name: LAWSON FAMILY FOUNDATION
Application information: https://www.lawsonfamilyfoundation.org/GRANTS
Where Lawson Family Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
University of Tennessee Foundation University of Tennessee Foundation
Knoxville, TN
$200KTax year 2024
College of social work
United Way of Greater Knoxville United Way of Greater Knoxville
Knoxville, TN
$175KTax year 2024
General support
East Tennessee Community Design Cen East Tennessee Community Design Center
Knoxville, TN
$150KTax year 2024
Sponsorship
Knox County Community Gardeners Knox County Community Gardeners
Knoxville, TN
$100KTax year 2024
General support
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (86 reported in all).
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Start freeAbout this data
Figures are aggregated from Lawson Family Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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