Massengill-Defriece Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Bristol, TN · EIN 62-6044873 · reported 2023–2025
50grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$2,000smallest grant
$603Ktotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
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 966
Bristol, TN 37621-0966
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mount Museum HISTORY | Piney Flats, TN | $72,390 |
| Rocky Mount Museum EX DIRECTOR SALARY | Piney Flats, TN | $46,295 |
| Rocky Mount Museum HISTORY | Piney Flats, TN | $35,500 |
| Paramount Theater NEW CONCESSION SPACE | Bristol, TN | $35,000 |
| Theatre Bristol SEATING | Bristol, TN | $30,000 |
| Barter Theater ARTS | Abingdon, VA | $25,000 |
| Friends in Need DENTAL EQUIPMENT | Kingsport, TN | $20,000 |
| King University PATIENT SIMULATOR | Bristol, TN | $20,000 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank COVID | Gray, TN | $20,000 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank COVID | Gray, TN | $14,000 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank COVID | Gray, TN | $12,000 |
| Birthplace of Country Music Museum SONGWRITER EXHIBIT | Bristol, VA | $11,400 |
| Rise UP LAMINATE FLOORING | Johnson City, TN | $10,700 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Mountain Empire AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM | Bristol, VA | $10,000 |
| Bristol Food Pantry | Bristol, VA | $10,000 |
| Bristol Speech and Hearing ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS | Bristol, VA | $10,000 |
| Communities in Schools STUDENT COORDINATORS | Bristol, VA | $10,000 |
| Feeding America Southwest Virginia FOOD | Salem, VA | $10,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Mountain Empire AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM | Bristol, VA | $10,000 |
| Bristol Food Pantry | Bristol, VA | $10,000 |
| US Coast Guard Foundation | Stonington, CT | $10,000 |
| Appalachian Trail Conservancy RESILIENCY FUND | Harpers Ferry, WV | $10,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Mountain Empire AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM | Bristol, VA | $10,000 |
| Bristol Food Pantry | Bristol, VA | $10,000 |
| Bristol Speech and Hearing ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS | Bristol, VA | $10,000 |
| Feeding America Southwest Virginia FOOD | Salem, VA | $10,000 |
| King University NUCLEAR SPECTROMETER | Bristol, TN | $10,000 |
| YMCA of Bristol HURRICANE RELIEF | Bristol, TN | $10,000 |
| Rise UP REFRIDGERATOR, FENCE | Johnson City, TN | $7,850 |
| Birthplace of Country Music Museum SONGWRITER EXHIBIT | Bristol, VA | $7,500 |
| Sullivan County Imagination Library BOOKS FOR PRESCHOOL | Kingsport, TN | $7,000 |
| Sullivan County Imagination Library BOOKS FOR PRESCHOOL | Kingsport, TN | $6,000 |
| Rotary of Bristol ROTARY TEACHER'S AWARD | Bristol, VA | $5,000 |
| Communities in Schools YOUTH CASE MANAGEMENT | Bristol, VA | $5,000 |
| Rotary of Bristol ROTARY TEACHER'S AWARD | Bristol, VA | $5,000 |
| Small Miracles Equestrian Ctr STUDENT SPONSORSHIP | Kingsport, TN | $5,000 |
| Appalachian Literacy Initiative BOOKS FOR FAIRMOUNT ELEMENTARY | Bristol, TN | $5,000 |
| Communities in Schools STUDENT COORDINATORS | Bristol, VA | $5,000 |
| Rotary of Bristol ROTARY TEACHER'S AWARD | Bristol, VA | $5,000 |
| Sullivan County Imagination Library BOOKS FOR PRESCHOOL | Kingsport, TN | $5,000 |
| William King Museum POTTERS ON THE HOLSTON | Abingdon, VA | $5,000 |
| Appalachian Literacy Initiative BOOKS FOR FAIRMOUNT ELEMENTARY | Bristol, TN | $4,050 |
| River's Way HOOP HOUSE IRRIGATION | Bluff City, TN | $3,650 |
| Grace Manor Inc MOBILE FOOD PANTRY | Sevierville, TN | $3,600 |
| Kingsport Ballet CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS | Kingsport, TN | $3,000 |
| United Way YOUTH | Bristol, TN | $3,000 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities SHARE A NIGHT | Johnson City, TN | $3,000 |
| Girls on the Run YOUTH DEVELOPMENT | Johnson City, TN | $3,000 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities SHARE A NIGHT | Johnson City, TN | $2,000 |
| Tipton-Haynes | Johnson City, TN | $2,000 |
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