Tibbals Foundation
Private foundation · Knoxville, TN · EIN 58-1830372 · reported 2023–2025
29grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$1.1Mtotal paid
3states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 7 of its 29 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $428K 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
4823 Old Kingston Pike Ste 100
Knoxville, TN 37919-6499
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ringling Museum of Art | Sarasota, FL | $291,577 |
| National Christian Foundation East Tenne GENERAL FUNDING | Knoxville, TN | $212,345 |
| First Sarasota GENERAL FUNDING | Sarasota, FL | $122,000 |
| West Hills Baptist Church GENERAL FUNDING | Knoxville, TN | $68,000 |
| Ringling Museum of Art | Sarasota, FL | $66,250 |
| West Hills Baptist Church GENERAL FUNDING | Knoxville, TN | $58,000 |
| Interfaith Health Center Inc | Knoxville, TN | $50,000 |
| Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation GENERAL FUNDING | Sarasota, FL | $30,000 |
| West Hills Baptist Church GENERAL FUNDING | Knoxville, TN | $28,500 |
| United Way of Greater Knoxville GENERAL FUNDING | Knoxville, TN | $25,000 |
| United Way of Greater Knoxville GENERAL FUNDING | Knoxville, TN | $25,000 |
| United Way of Greater Knoxville GENERAL FUNDING | Knoxville, TN | $20,000 |
| First Sarasota GENERAL FUNDING | Sarasota, FL | $12,000 |
| First Sarasota GENERAL FUNDING | Sarasota, FL | $12,000 |
| Circus Ring of Fame Foundation GENERAL FUNDING | Sarasota, FL | $10,000 |
| First Baptist Church of Lafollette GENERAL FUNDING | Lafollette, TN | $10,000 |
| Ringling College of Art and Design GENERAL FUNDING | Sarasota, FL | $10,000 |
| Ringling Museum of Art | Sarasota, FL | $10,000 |
| Carson Newman University GENERAL FUNDING | Jefferson City, TN | $10,000 |
| Denison Education Foundation GENERAL FUNDING | Denison, TX | $7,000 |
| The Circus Arts Conservatory GENERAL FUNDING | Sarasota, FL | $5,000 |
| The Circus Arts Conservatory GENERAL FUNDING | Sarasota, FL | $5,000 |
| The Circus Arts Conservatory GENERAL FUNDING | Sarasota, FL | $5,000 |
| 1907 Foundation | Knoxville, TN | $5,000 |
| Denison Education Foundation | Denison, TX | $3,000 |
| 1907 Foundation GENERAL FUNDING | Knoxville, TN | $2,500 |
| Knoxville Museum of Art GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | Knoxville, TN | $1,500 |
| Scott Christian Care Center GENERAL FUNDING | Oneida, TN | $1,223 |
| Johns Hopkins All Children S Foundation GENERAL FUNDING | St Petesrburg, FL | $1,000 |
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