Private foundation · Mequon, WI (gives in Tennessee from out of state)
Paul F and Lois K Heiss Family Foundation Inc.
In 2023 it gave 1 grant worth $10,000 to Tennessee groups. A typical grant was $10,000 (1 grant).
Takes applications. See how to apply below.
Key facts
- Giving lately
- No grants paid in 2025, per its IRS returns for those years. The grants below are from 2023.
- Grants in Tennessee
- 1 totaling $10,000
- Typical grant How we figure this
- $10,000 (1 grant)
- A realistic first ask How we figure this
- About $10,000, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
- Where it gives
- Knox County · plus 22 grants outside Tennessee
- Buildings & equipment
- None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
- Total giving that year
- $260,840
Giving by year
| Tax year | Total grants paid | To Tennessee | Tennessee grants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | $97K | — | 0 |
| 2023 | $261K | $10K | 1 |
All grants paid To Tennessee
How to apply
- Contact
- Paul F Heiss · Mequon · (414) 704-9726 · paulheiss@aol.com
- What to send
- Written grant request with project name amount requested purpose of project importance of project worst possible outcome if grant request is rejected best possible outcome if grant request approved success criteria
- Limits
- Priority given to Christian mission activities among unreached and unengaged people groups in the 10-40 window.
As the foundation reported to the IRS for tax year 2023. Check its website or call before sending anything, because contacts and deadlines change.
Board and officers
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- Paul F HeissPresident
- Lois K HeissDirector
As listed in its 2023 IRS filing. Many foundations decide through their board, so a personal connection often matters more than a perfect application.
What it funds most often
- Providing clean water in Africa (1 grant)
Tennessee organizations it funded
Largest first. Past winners are good people to ask what the foundation looks for. Select a group to see who else funds it.
It also made 1 grant to individual people. We don't list their names.