Public charity · Birmingham, AL (gives in Tennessee from out of state)
Reel Life International Inc.
In 2024 it gave 3 grants worth $211,345 to Tennessee groups, 2 of them in Hamilton County. A typical grant was $24,800 to $117,050.
Its tax filing doesn't say how to apply. Check its website or call before sending anything.
Key facts
- Grants in Tennessee
- 3 totaling $211,345 · 2 in Hamilton County
- Typical grant How we figure this
- $24,800 to $117,050 (the middle half of its Tennessee grants over $5,000, the only ones its filing lists)
- A realistic first ask How we figure this
- About $69,495, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
- Where it gives
- Hamilton County, Fentress County · plus 7 grants outside Tennessee
- Buildings & equipment
- None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
- Funds new groups? How we figure this
- 33% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2024 were new (not funded in 2023): 1 of 3.
- Total giving that year
- $594,365
Giving by year
| Tax year | Total grants paid | To Tennessee | Tennessee grants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $594K | $211K | 3 |
| 2023 | $355K | $181K | 2 |
All grants paid To Tennessee
How to apply
Public charities don't report how to apply on their IRS return. Check its website for open grant rounds, or search GrantMe for its programs.
Board and officers
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- Godbehere RickDirector
- Russell KeithDirector
- Brown EddyDirector
- Jones HarrisonDirector
- Abernathy JohnDirector
- Shamblin KeithDirector
- Key JenniferDirector
- Cound DougDirector
- Brown LeslieDirector
- Smith TimSecretary
- Key JimTreasurer
- Splawn DavidVice chairman
- O'neal MichaelChairman
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
- Various monthly grants: rincon family & church ministries, emmanuel house school, and pasitos de jesus... (1 grant)
- Guatemala baptist camp mission project (1 grant)
- Grant for pastor missionary support. (1 grant)
Tennessee organizations it funded
Hamilton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score International | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | Various monthly grants: rincon family & church ministries, emmanuel house... | $69K |
| Caribbean Ministries Association | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | Grant for pastor missionary support. | $25K |
| E3 Volunteers | Jamestown, Fentress County | Guatemala baptist camp mission project | $117K |
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