Burnett Unity Foundation
Private foundation · Cookeville, TN · EIN 83-2702005 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Burnett Unity Foundation Inc
45grants reported
$5,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$710Ktotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 19 of its 45 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $538K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
4420 Hilham RD
Cookeville, TN 38506-7118
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The River Community Church PROMOTE THE SALVATION MESSAGE THROUGH COMMUNITY GATHERINGS. | Cookeville, TN | $400,000 |
| Buck Lake Outdoors PROVIDE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES FOR DISABLED VETERANS AND SPECIAL NEEDS INDIVIDUALS | Cookeville, TN | $50,000 |
| Rising Above Ministries ASSIST SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN. | Cookeville, TN | $25,000 |
| Tennessee Technological University Foundation PROMOTE CROSS COUNTRY ATHLETICS | Cookeville, TN | $20,000 |
| Tennessee Technological University Foundation PROMOTE CROSS COUNTRY ATHLETICS | Cookeville, TN | $16,000 |
| Tennessee Technological University Foundation PROMOTE CROSS COUNTRY ATHLETICS THROUGH THE COVID CRISIS | Cookeville, TN | $15,000 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes PROMOTE THE SALVATION MESSAGE TO ATHLETES | Kansas City, MO | $13,000 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes PROMOTE THE SALVATION MESSAGE TO ATHLETES | Kansas City, MO | $12,000 |
| Cookeville Pregnancy Clinic PROVIDE WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES. | Cookeville, TN | $10,000 |
| Cookeville Rescue Mission PROVIDE TEMPORARY SHELTER FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS | Cookeville, TN | $10,000 |
| Pioneer Church PROMOTE THE SALVATION MESSAGE THROUGH COMMUNITY GATHERINGS. | Corvallis, OR | $10,000 |
| Cookeville Pregnancy Clinic PROVIDE WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES. | Cookeville, TN | $10,000 |
| Rising Above Ministries ASSIST SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN. | Cookeville, TN | $10,000 |
| The River Community Church PROMOTE THE SALVATION MESSAGE THROUGH COMMUNITY GATHERINGS. | Cookeville, TN | $10,000 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes PROMOTE THE SALVATION MESSAGE TO ATHLETES | Kansas City, MO | $7,500 |
| Alpha Ministries International Inc PROMOTE THE SALVATION MESSAGE THROUGH THE GOSPEL MESSAGE. | Metuchen, NJ | $7,500 |
| Lighthouse Christian Camp PROMOTE THE SALVATION MESSAGE THROUGH CHILDREN CAMPS | Smithville, TN | $6,800 |
| Forward Church PROMOTE THE SALVATION MESSAGE THROUGH COMMUNITY GATHERINGS. | Knoxville, TN | $6,000 |
| Stevens Street Care Ministry PROVIDE FOOD FOR LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS. | Cookeville, TN | $5,000 |
| Cookeville High School PROMOTE CROSS COUNTRY ATHLETICS | Cookeville, TN | $5,000 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank PROVIDE FOOD FOR HOMELESS AND THOSE IN POVERTY | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| Cookeville Rescue Mission PROVIDE TEMPORARY SHELTER FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS | Cookeville, TN | $5,000 |
| Lighthouse Christian Camp PROMOTE THE SALVATION MESSAGE THROUGH CHILDREN CAMPS | Smithville, TN | $5,000 |
| Cookeville Rescue Mission PROVIDE TEMPORARY SHELTER FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS | Cookeville, TN | $5,000 |
| Crossroads Community Church PROMOTE THE SALVATION MESSAGE THROUGH COMMUNITY GATHERINGS. | Baxter, TN | $5,000 |
| Pioneer Church PROMOTE THE SALVATION MESSAGE THROUGH COMMUNITY GATHERINGS. | Corvallis, OR | $5,000 |
| Stevens Street Care Ministry PROVIDE FOOD FOR LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS. | Cookeville, TN | $5,000 |
| Lighthouse Christian Camp PROMOTE THE SALVATION MESSAGE THROUGH CHILDREN CAMPS | Smithville, TN | $3,600 |
| Living Light PROMOTE THE SALVATION MESSAGE | Cookeville, TN | $3,500 |
| Heart of the Cumberlands GRIEF SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN | Cookeville, TN | $2,500 |
| Moody Radio PROMOTE THE SALVATION MESSAGE THROUGH RADIO | Chattanooga, TN | $2,000 |
| Moody Radio PROMOTE THE SALVATION MESSAGE THROUGH RADIO | Chattanooga, TN | $2,000 |
| Next Step CHRISTIAN BASED TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM | Cookeville, TN | $1,500 |
| Upper Cumberland Child Advocacy Center PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE | Cookeville, TN | $1,500 |
| Cookeville Regional Medical Center HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | Cookeville, TN | $1,000 |
| Next Step CHRISTIAN BASED TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM | Cookeville, TN | $1,000 |
| Upper Cumberland Child Advocacy Center PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE | Cookeville, TN | $1,000 |
| The Stephens Centerexchange Club PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE | Livingston, TN | $1,000 |
| Avery Trace Middle School PROMOTE CROSS COUNTRY ATHLETICS | Cookeville, TN | $1,000 |
| TN Baptist Children MINISTER TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN CRISIS | Brentwood, TN | $1,000 |
| Moody Radio PROMOTE THE SALVATION MESSAGE THROUGH RADIO | Chattanooga, TN | $1,000 |
| Cookeville Regional Medical Center HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | Cookeville, TN | $1,000 |
| Tennessee Baptist Church PROMOTE THE SALVATION MESSAGE THROUGH COMMUNITY GATHERINGS. | Brentwood, TN | $1,000 |
| King of Kings PROMOTE THE SALVATION MESSAGE THROUGH RADIO. | Somerset, KY | $500 |
| King of Kings PROMOTE THE SALVATION MESSAGE THROUGH RADIO. | Somerset, KY | $500 |
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