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Private foundation (trust)EIN 621819796Est. 2000-08

THE POWELL FOUNDATION

BRENTWOOD, TN 37027

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$34.5M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.7M

FY 2024

Grants Made

41

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$41K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$235K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.1M

Total Expenses

$2.0M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.7M

Distributable Amount

$834K

Min. Investment Return

$846K

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

41 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $25K to maximum $235K, 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $1.7M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

205 grants

ETSU FOUNDATION
$1.5M
59 grants
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
$1.1M
17 grants
EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
$913K
32 grants
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE FOUNDATION
$900K
11 grants
BUMC
$376K
12 grants
UT INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE
$150K
2 grants
HOLSTON HOMES
$120K
6 grants
JOHNSON CITY SYMPHONY
$100K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

205 grants

<$10K
72
grants
$10–50K
114
grants
$50–250K
19
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

2 states

Tennessee
$5.9M
100% of total
Virginia
$17K
0% of total

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