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Private foundation (trust)EIN 861740122Est. 2021-10

LAWSON FAMILY FOUNDATION

KNOXVILLE, TN 37917

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$76K

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$2.4M

FY 2024

Grants Made

86

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$28K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$500K

Typical

Deadlines

Open applications

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.3M

Total Expenses

$2.6M

Qualifying Distributions

$2.4M

Distributable Amount

$35K

Min. Investment Return

$35K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

86 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $10K to maximum $500K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

3 years

Giving over time from 2022 to 2024. Peak $2.4M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

152 grants

EMERALD CHARTER SCHOOLS
$750K
3 grants
Emerald Charter School
$250K
1 grant
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE FOUNDATION
$200K
1 grant
Shangri-La Academy of Riding
$200K
1 grant
UNITED WAY OF GREATER KNOXVILLE
$175K
1 grant
EAST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY DESIGN CEN
$150K
1 grant
KNOX COUNTY COMMUNITY GARDENERS
$150K
2 grants
KNOXVILLE LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION
$120K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

151 grants

<$10K
75
grants
$10–50K
65
grants
$50–250K
10
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

8 states

Tennessee
$3.9M
96% of total
Georgia
$100K
2% of total
District of Columbia
$24K
1% of total
Virginia
$21K
1% of total
Texas
$16K
0% of total
California
$13K
0% of total
Maryland
$5K
0% of total
New York
$3K
0% of total

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