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Private foundation (trust)EIN 621266284Est. 1987-07

THE BILL GATTON FOUNDATION

BRISTOL, TN 37621

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$1.1B

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$27.1M

FY 2024

Grants Made

9

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$3.0M

FY 2024

Grant Range

$43K–$13.2M

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$97.5M

Total Expenses

$30.9M

Qualifying Distributions

$28.8M

Distributable Amount

$47.7M

Min. Investment Return

$48.3M

Undistributed Income

$41.8M

Payout rate 60%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.60%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

9 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $43K through median $1.8M to maximum $13.2M, 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

5 years

Giving over time from 2019 to 2024. Peak $27.1M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

34 grants

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
$41.5M
5 grants
KING UNIVERSITY
$9.6M
2 grants
ALICE LLOYD COLLEGE
$4M
1 grant
VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
$2M
1 grant
EMORY & HENRY COLLEGE
$2M
1 grant
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA COLLEGE AT WISE
$1.8M
1 grant
BETHLEHEM BAPTIST CHURCH
$1.3M
1 grant
UNITED WAY OF BRISTOL ENDOWMENT
$1M
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

34 grants

<$10K
8
grants
$10–50K
8
grants
$50–250K
3
grants
$250K–1M
3
grants
$1–5M
7
grants
$5M+
5
grants

Geographic Focus

5 states

Kentucky
$47.3M
73% of total
Tennessee
$11.1M
17% of total
Virginia
$5.9M
9% of total
Minnesota
$200K
0% of total
Illinois
$500
0% of total

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