Melrose Foundation
Private foundation · Knoxville, TN · EIN 62-6037984 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Melrose Foundation
101grants reported
$500median award
$300lower quartile
$150smallest grant
$91Ktotal paid
1states reached
3years giving
Gives only in TN. Every grant it reported went to a single state. If you are outside it, this is not a prospect. If you are inside it, that is the strongest signal on this page: a funder with a local mandate and less competition from out of state.
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 11 of its 101 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $22K 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 629
Knoxville, TN 37901-0629
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Interfaith Health Center MEDICAL SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $5,000 |
| Knoxville Museum of Art EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $5,000 |
| Interfaith Health Clinic MEDICAL SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $5,000 |
| Interfaith Health Center MEDICAL SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $5,000 |
| Knoxville Museum of Art EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $4,000 |
| Knoxville Museum of Art EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $4,000 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of East TN CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Maryville, TN | $2,000 |
| Volunteer Ministry Center CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $2,000 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $2,000 |
| Volunteer Ministry Center CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $2,000 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of East TN CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Maryville, TN | $2,000 |
| Volunteer Ministry Center CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $2,000 |
| Emerald Youth Foundation CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $1,500 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of East TN EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $1,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the TN Valley CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $1,000 |
| Fish Hospitality Pantries CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $1,000 |
| Shangri-La Ther Academy of Riding CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Lenoir City, TN | $1,000 |
| Tennessee Wesleyan University EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | Athens, TN | $1,000 |
| University Health System Inc MEDICAL SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $1,000 |
| Wesley House Community Center CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $1,000 |
| Big Brothersbig Sisters of Tennessee Valley Inc EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $1,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of the Tennessee Valley CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $1,000 |
| Emerald Youth Foundation CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $1,000 |
| Fish of Knox County Hospitality Pantries CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $1,000 |
| Shangri-La Therapeutic Academy of Riding Inc CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Lenoir City, TN | $1,000 |
| University of Tennessee Medical Center - Pastoral Care Department MEDICAL SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $1,000 |
| Wesley House CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $1,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of East TN EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $1,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the TN Valley CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $1,000 |
| Emerald Youth Foundation CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $1,000 |
| Fish Hospitality Pantries CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $1,000 |
| Shangri-La Ther Academy of Riding CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Lenoir City, TN | $1,000 |
| University Health System Inc MEDICAL SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $1,000 |
| Wesley House Community Center CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $1,000 |
| Helen Ross McNabb Foundation CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $900 |
| Helen Ross McNabb Center CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $900 |
| Helen Ross McNabb Foundation CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $900 |
| Legal Aid of East Tennessee CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $750 |
| Legal Aid of East Tennessee CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $750 |
| Legal Aid of East Tennessee CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $750 |
| Community School of the Arts CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $500 |
| Florence Crittenton Agency CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $500 |
| Girl Scout Council of Southern Appa CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $500 |
| Ijams Nature Center EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $500 |
| Kapa Kitchen CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $500 |
| Knoxville Family Justice Center CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $500 |
| McClung Museum of Natural History EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $500 |
| Sertoma Center Inc CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $500 |
| The Joy of Music CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $500 |
| YMCA of East Tennessee CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $500 |
| YWCA Knoxville and the TN Valley CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $500 |
| Community School of the Arts CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $500 |
| Florence Crittenton Agency CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $500 |
| Girl Scouts Council of the Southern Appalachians Inc CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $500 |
| Ijams Nature Center EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $500 |
| Knoxville Family Justice Center CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $500 |
| McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $500 |
| Pond Gap Elementary PTA EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $500 |
| Sertoma Center Inc CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $500 |
| The Joy of Music Youth Music School CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $500 |
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