Private foundation · Seattle, WA (gives in Tennessee from out of state)
Amazonsmile 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
- 7,033 totaling $3.5 million · 86 in Sevier County
- Typical grant
- $27 to $147 (the middle half of its Tennessee grants)
- A realistic first ask
- About $59, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
- Where it gives
- Davidson County, Shelby County, Knox County, Williamson County, Hamilton County, Rutherford County, Sumner County, Wilson County and 87 more · plus 356642 grants outside Tennessee
- Buildings & equipment
- None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
- Total giving that year
- $72.9 million
How to apply
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Board and officers
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- Jenny FreshwaterDirector, president, asst treasurer
- Luke SternbergDirector, vp, secretary, treasurer
As listed in its 2023 IRS filing. Many foundations decide through their board, so a personal connection often matters more than a perfect application.
Tennessee organizations it funded
Sevier 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Eagle Foundation | Pigeon Forge, Sevier County | General support | $2,838 |
| Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park | Kodak, Sevier County | General support | $2,335 |
| Dollywood Foundation | Sevierville, Sevier County | General support | $903 |
| Church of God | Sevierville, Sevier County | General support | $868 |
| Sevier County Humane Society | Pigeon Forge, Sevier County | General support | $842 |
| Great Smoky Mountains Association | Gatlinburg, Sevier County | General support | $830 |
| Wears Valley Ranch Inc. | Sevierville, Sevier County | General support | $546 |
| Harrison Chilhowee Baptist Academy | Seymour, Sevier County | General support | $431 |
| Sevier County Animal Shelter | Sevierville, Sevier County | General support | $368 |
| Sevier County Food Ministries | Sevierville, Sevier County | General support | $318 |
| Southern Gospel Music Association Inc. | Sevierville, Sevier County | General support | $297 |
| Pi Beta Phi Settlement School | Gatlinburg, Sevier County | General support | $249 |
| Live-It Ministries Inc. | Seymour, Sevier County | General support | $240 |
| Friends of the Seymour Branch Library | Seymour, Sevier County | General support | $200 |
| Safe Harbor Child Advocacy Center Inc. | Sevierville, Sevier County | General support | $183 |
| Kindness Counts | Sevierville, Sevier County | General support | $144 |
| Crossing Church | Kodak, Sevier County | General support | $143 |
| Grace Fellowship USA Inc. | Pigeon Forge, Sevier County | General support | $140 |
| Orbit Village Project Inc. | Sevierville, Sevier County | General support | $135 |
| Boys & Girls Club of the Smoky Mountains Inc. | Sevierville, Sevier County | General support | $116 |
| Recovery Trail Inc. | Sevierville, Sevier County | General support | $112 |
| Great Smoky Mountain Dance Theatre | Sevierville, Sevier County | General support | $105 |
| Misfit Dog Project | Pigeon Forge, Sevier County | General support | $101 |
| Gatlinburg Sportsmans Club | Sevierville, Sevier County | General support | $97 |
| Sevier County Partners in Progress Education Foundation | Sevierville, Sevier County | General support | $88 |