Private foundation · Cookeville
Ebenezer Acres Foundation
Invitation only: it picks who to fund. Don't send a proposal. Look for a connection through its board. See its board and officers below: do you or your board know any of them?
Key facts
- Grants in Tennessee
- 14 totaling $56,700 · 1 in McMinn County
- Typical grant
- $1,500 to $5,000 (the middle half of its Tennessee grants)
- A realistic first ask
- About $2,400, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
- Where it gives
- Putnam County, McMinn County
- Buildings & equipment
- None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
- Funds new groups?
- 36% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2025 were new (not funded in 2023–2024): 5 of 14.
- Total giving that year
- $56,700
Giving by year
| Tax year | Total grants paid | To Tennessee | Tennessee grants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $57K | $57K | 14 |
| 2024 | $49K | $49K | 15 |
| 2023 | $19K | $18K | 10 |
How to apply
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Board and officers
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- Kevin BowlingDirector
As listed in its 2025 IRS filing. Many foundations decide through their board, so a personal connection often matters more than a perfect application.
Tennessee organizations it funded
McMinn County grants are listed first, then the largest. Past winners are good people to ask what the foundation looks for. Select a group to see who else funds it.
| Past winner | Where | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Weslyan Ml | Athens, McMinn County | Charitable | $5,000 |
| Younglife | Cookeville, Putnam County | Charitable | $21K |
| Bethel Baptist Church | Cookeville, Putnam County | Charitable | $5,000 |
| Life Regeneration Ministry | Cookeville, Putnam County | Charitable | $5,000 |
| The Biz Foundry | Cookeville, Putnam County | Charitable | $5,000 |
| Cookeville Pregnancy Center | Cookeville, Putnam County | Charitable contribution | $3,000 |
| Highlands Economic Partnership | Cookeville, Putnam County | Charitable | $2,800 |
| Chase Leaders Isde | Cookeville, Putnam County | Charitable | $2,000 |
| Fca | Cookeville, Putnam County | Charitable | $2,000 |
| Life Church | Cookeville, Putnam County | Charitable | $2,000 |
| Hope & Adoption Services | Cookeville, Putnam County | Charitable | $1,500 |
| Chs Wrestling | Cookeville, Putnam County | Charitable | $1,000 |
| Mtjra | Cookeville, Putnam County | Charitable | $1,000 |
| Cookeville Chamber of Commerce | Cookeville, Putnam County | Charitable | $250 |