Roger B & Evelyn W Paddison Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Knoxville, TN · EIN 62-6310121 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Paddison Charitable Foundation
68grants reported
$5,000median award
$4,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$503Ktotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 14 of its 68 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $132K 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
1111 N Northshore Dr Ste S800
Knoxville, TN 37919-4047
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Knoxville-Zoological Gardens EDUCATIONAL | Knoxville, TN | $15,000 |
| Knoxville-Zoological Gardens EDUCATIONAL | Knoxville, TN | $15,000 |
| Knoxville-Zoological Gardens EDUCATIONAL | Knoxville, TN | $15,000 |
| Fountain City Ministry Center TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Knoxville, TN | $14,000 |
| Interfaith Health Clinic TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Knoxville, TN | $14,000 |
| Knoxville-Knox County Cac MOBILE MEALS | Knoxville, TN | $14,000 |
| Fountain City Ministry Center TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Knoxville, TN | $14,000 |
| Interfaith Health Clinic TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Knoxville, TN | $14,000 |
| Knoxville-Knox County Cac MOBILE MEALS | Knoxville, TN | $14,000 |
| Maryville College Scholarship Fund FUNDING THE ROGER B & EVELYN W PADDISON SCHOLARSHIP | Maryville, TN | $14,000 |
| Fountain City Ministry Center TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Knoxville, TN | $14,000 |
| Interfaith Health Clinic TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Knoxville, TN | $14,000 |
| Knoxville-Knox County Cac MOBILE MEALS | Knoxville, TN | $14,000 |
| Maryville College Scholarship Fund FUNDING THE ROGER B & EVELYN W PADDISON SCHOLARSHIP | Maryville, TN | $14,000 |
| Friends of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Kodak, TN | $12,000 |
| Susannah's House TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Knoxville, TN | $12,000 |
| Wesley House Foundation TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Knoxville, TN | $12,000 |
| Friends of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Kodak, TN | $12,000 |
| Friends of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Kodak, TN | $12,000 |
| Susannah's House TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Knoxville, TN | $11,000 |
| Wesley House Foundation TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Knoxville, TN | $11,000 |
| Susannah's House TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Knoxville, TN | $11,000 |
| Wesley House Foundation TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Knoxville, TN | $11,000 |
| Maryville College Scholarship Fund FUNDING THE ROGER B & EVELYN W PADDISON SCHOLARSHIP | Maryville, TN | $10,000 |
| St Paul United Methodist Church TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Knoxville, TN | $10,000 |
| St Paul United Methodist Church TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Knoxville, TN | $10,000 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Knoxville, TN | $8,000 |
| Emerald Ave Youth Foundation TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Knoxville, TN | $6,000 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Knoxville, TN | $6,000 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Knoxville, TN | $6,000 |
| Focus Group Prison Ministry TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Knoxville, TN | $5,000 |
| Men of Valor TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Antioch, TN | $5,000 |
| The Covering House TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | St Louis, MO | $5,000 |
| Young Williams Animal Center TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Knoxville, TN | $5,000 |
| Emerald Ave Youth Foundation TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Knoxville, TN | $5,000 |
| Focus Group Prison Ministry TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Knoxville, TN | $5,000 |
| Lost Sheep Ministry TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONN | Knoxville, TN | $5,000 |
| Men of Valor TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Antioch, TN | $5,000 |
| Remote Area Medical (ram) TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Rockford, TN | $5,000 |
| The Covering House TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | St Louis, MO | $5,000 |
| Young Williams Animal Center TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Knoxville, TN | $5,000 |
| Emerald Ave Youth Foundation TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Knoxville, TN | $5,000 |
| Focus Group Prison Ministry TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Knoxville, TN | $5,000 |
| Men of Valor TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Antioch, TN | $5,000 |
| Remote Area Medical (ram) TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Rockford, TN | $5,000 |
| The Covering House TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | St Louis, MO | $5,000 |
| Young Williams Animal Center TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Knoxville, TN | $5,000 |
| Samaritan's Purse TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Boone, NC | $4,000 |
| Volunteer Ministry Center TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Knoxville, TN | $4,000 |
| World Central Kitchen TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Washington, DC | $4,000 |
| World Central Kitchen TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Washington, DC | $4,000 |
| Volunteer Ministry Center TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Knoxville, TN | $4,000 |
| World Central Kitchen TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Washington, DC | $4,000 |
| Assisi House Inc TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Saint Louis, MO | $3,000 |
| Knox County Imagination Library TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Knoxville, TN | $3,000 |
| St Jude TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Memphis, TN | $3,000 |
| Assisi House Inc TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Saint Louis, MO | $3,000 |
| Assisi House Inc TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Saint Louis, MO | $3,000 |
| Knox County Imagination Library TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Knoxville, TN | $3,000 |
| St Jude TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Memphis, TN | $3,000 |
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