Hobson-Wood Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Knoxville, TN · EIN 62-1586595 · reported 2023–2025
29grants reported
$5,000median award
$2,500lower quartile
$2,000smallest grant
$238Ktotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 4 of its 29 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $12K 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
9202 S Northshore Dr Ste 301
Knoxville, TN 37922-6603
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Big Ears Festival Support Educational artist residencies and youth engagement activities in 2026 and 2027 | Knoxville, TN | $25,000 |
| YWCA Knoxville & the Tennessee Valley Keys of Hope Women's Program | Knoxville, TN | $25,000 |
| Big Ears Festival Big Ears 2024 Outreach Program | Knoxville, TN | $25,000 |
| Big Ears Festival Big Ears 2025 Outreach Program | Knoxville, TN | $25,000 |
| YWCA Knoxville & the Tennessee Valley Renovation Nancy J Land Center & Expand the Jenny Boyd Keys of Hope Program | Knoxville, TN | $25,000 |
| Family Promise Emergency Shelter | Knoxville, TN | $10,000 |
| Notre Dame University LEO Summer internship | Notre Dame, IN | $10,000 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank Food for kids program | Maryville, TN | $8,500 |
| Bijou Theatre Imagination Series | Knoxville, TN | $7,500 |
| Bijou Theatre Imagination Series | Knoxville, TN | $7,500 |
| East Tennessee Children's Hospital Cleft Lip and Palate Clinic | Knoxville, TN | $5,000 |
| Notre Dame University ND Rugby | Notre Dame, IN | $5,000 |
| Faith Lutheran Church | Knoxville, TN | $5,000 |
| Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Music and wellness program | Knoxville, TN | $5,000 |
| Knoxville Jazz Orchestra | Knoxville, TN | $5,000 |
| Knoxville Habitat for Humanity | Knoxville, TN | $5,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of the Tennessee Valley Boys and Girls Club of the Tennessee Valley - Knox County | Knoxville, TN | $5,000 |
| East Tennessee Children's Hospital Cleft Lip and Palate Clinic | Knoxville, TN | $5,000 |
| Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Musical Story Time program | Knoxville, TN | $4,100 |
| Knox Jazz Orchestra Youth Orchestra | Knoxville, TN | $3,000 |
| Isaiah 117 House Furniture | Bristol, TN | $2,558 |
| Faith Lutheran Church The Shepherd of Hope Food Pantry | Knoxville, TN | $2,500 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami Support of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami | Miami, FL | $2,500 |
| Young Lives Division 1705 Programming needs | Greensboro, NC | $2,500 |
| Beals Chapel Baptist Church | Lenoir City, TN | $2,500 |
| Emerald Youth Foundation | Knoxville, TN | $2,500 |
| Wesley House Community Center After School and Summer camp programs | Knoxville, TN | $2,500 |
| Faith Lutheran Church Food Pantry | Knoxville, TN | $2,500 |
| Boys & Girls Club of the Tennessee Valley Boys and Girls Club of the Tennessee Valley - Knox County | Knoxville, TN | $2,000 |
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