Goodfriend Foundation
Private foundation · Knoxville, TN · EIN 20-3791086 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Goodfriend Foundation
40grants reported
$22Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$225smallest grant
$1.6Mtotal paid
2states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 6 of its 40 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $182K 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
PO Box 22726
Knoxville, TN 37933-0726
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Wesleyan University SUPPORT BUSINESS SCHOOL AT TWU | Athens, TN | $387,500 |
| Tennessee Wesleyan University SUPPORT BUSINESS SCHOOL AT TWU | Athens, TN | $130,000 |
| Univ of Tennessee Foundation GOODFRIEND TENNIS RENO | Knoxville, TN | $120,000 |
| Univ of Tennessee Foundation GOODFRIEND TENNIS RENO | Knoxville, TN | $110,000 |
| The Volunteer Legacy GENERAL MISSION | Knoxville, TN | $85,000 |
| Tennessee Wesleyan University SUPPORT BUSINESS SCHOOL AT TWU | Athens, TN | $60,000 |
| United Way of Greater Knoxville GENERAL SUPPORT FOR MISSION | Knoxville, TN | $50,000 |
| East Tennessee Children's Hospital BUILDINGS/IMPRVT TO FACILITIES | Knoxville, TN | $50,000 |
| United Way of Greater Knoxville GENERAL SUPPORT FOR MISSION | Knoxville, TN | $50,000 |
| East Tennessee Children's Hospital BUILDINGS/IMPRVT TO FACILITIES | Knoxville, TN | $50,000 |
| Univ of Tennessee Foundation GOODFRIEND TENNIS RENO | Knoxville, TN | $50,000 |
| United Way of Greater Knoxville GENERAL SUPPORT FOR MISSION | Knoxville, TN | $50,000 |
| East Tennessee Children's Hospital BUILDINGS/IMPRVT TO FACILITIES | Knoxville, TN | $50,000 |
| Knoxville Jewish Alliance GENERAL SUPPORT FOR MISSION | Knoxville, TN | $36,100 |
| Knoxville Jewish Alliance GENERAL SUPPORT FOR MISSION | Knoxville, TN | $36,000 |
| Knoxville Jewish Alliance GENERAL SUPPORT FOR MISSION | Knoxville, TN | $35,000 |
| Jewish Federation of the Desert GENERAL SUPPORT FOR MISSION - RELIGI | Rancho Mirage, CA | $25,250 |
| Jewish Federation of the Desert GENERAL SUPPORT FOR MISSION - RELIGI | Rancho Mirage, CA | $25,000 |
| The Koinonia Foundation | Knoxville, TN | $25,000 |
| Jewish Federation of the Desert GENERAL SUPPORT FOR MISSION - RELIGI | Rancho Mirage, CA | $25,000 |
| Rancho Mirage Writers Festival | Rancho Mirage, CA | $20,000 |
| Rancho Mirage Writers Festival | Rancho Mirage, CA | $20,000 |
| Rancho Mirage Writers Festival | Rancho Mirage, CA | $20,000 |
| United Way of McMinnmeigs Counties GENERAL SUPPORT FOR MISSION | Athens, TN | $17,500 |
| United Way of McMinnmeigs Counties GENERAL SUPPORT FOR MISSION | Athens, TN | $17,500 |
| Temple Beth-El GEN SUPPORT FOR MISSION - RELIGIOUS | Knoxville, TN | $15,000 |
| United Way of McMinnmeigs Counties GENERAL SUPPORT FOR MISSION | Athens, TN | $15,000 |
| College of the Dessert | Palm Dessert, CA | $15,000 |
| Temple Beth-El GEN SUPPORT FOR MISSION - RELIGIOUS | Knoxville, TN | $15,000 |
| Temple Beth-El GEN SUPPORT FOR MISSION - RELIGIOUS | Knoxville, TN | $12,000 |
| Lady Vol Booster Club Inc | Knoxville, TN | $10,000 |
| Tamarisk Scholarship | Rancho Mirage, CA | $5,000 |
| College of the Dessert | Palm Dessert, CA | $5,000 |
| Rancho High School | Rancho Mirage, CA | $2,500 |
| Sinatra Children's Charity GENERAL MISSION | Rancho Mirage, CA | $2,000 |
| Sinatra Children's Charity GENERAL MISSION | Rancho Mirage, CA | $2,000 |
| The Koinonia Foundation | Knoxville, TN | $1,000 |
| Dap Health PS AIDES MEMORIAL | Palm Springs, CA | $1,000 |
| The Koinonia Foundation | Knoxville, TN | $1,000 |
| Shepherd of Hope Pantry GENERAL MISSION | Knoxville, TN | $225 |
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