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Public charity · Rockville, MD (gives in Tennessee from out of state)

Finra Investor Education Foundation

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Its tax filing doesn't say how to apply. Check its website or call before sending anything.

Key facts

Grants in Tennessee
1 totaling $51,956
Typical grant
$51,956 (1 grant)
A realistic first ask
About $51,956, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
Where it gives
Knox County · plus 6 grants outside Tennessee
Buildings & equipment
None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
Funds new groups?
100% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2024 were new (not funded in 2023): 1 of 1.
Total giving that year
$302,145

Giving by year

Giving by year from its IRS filings
Tax yearTotal grants paidTo TennesseeTennessee grants
2024$302K$52K1
2023$443K$51K1

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Board and officers

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  • Ellen FrawleyBoard member - as of 1/08/24
  • Gwen WeithausBoard member - as of 5/21/24
  • Jason FichtnerBoard member - as of 1/08/24
  • Jonathan S SokobinChairperson - as of 2/12/24
  • Menekse GencerBoard member
  • Paul RoyeBoard member - as of 1/08/24
  • Peggy HoBoard member
  • Robert W CookChairperson, thru 2/11/24, ex officio board member
  • Eileen M FamigliettiTreasurer
  • Geraldine M WalshPresident
  • Jennifer P MitchellCorporate secretary
  • John W ThielBoard member

As listed in its 2024 IRS filing. Many foundations decide through their board, so a personal connection often matters more than a perfect application.

What it funds most often

  • To examine the condition of financial education from the perspective of personal finance teachers in high...

Tennessee organizations it funded

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Tennessee grants from Finra Investor Education Foundation
Past winnerWherePurposeAmount
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox CountyTo examine the condition of financial education from the perspective of...$52K

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