Private foundation · Lenoir City
Lucille S Thompson Fam Foundation
In 2025 it gave 1 grant worth $5,000 to Tennessee groups. A typical grant was $5,000 (1 grant).
Takes applications. See how to apply below.
Key facts
- Grants in Tennessee
- 1 totaling $5,000
- Typical grant How we figure this
- $5,000 (1 grant)
- A realistic first ask How we figure this
- About $5,000, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
- Where it gives
- Knox County · plus 10 grants outside Tennessee
- Buildings & equipment
- None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
- Total giving that year
- $109,750
Giving by year
| Tax year | Total grants paid | To Tennessee | Tennessee grants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $110K | $5,000 | 1 |
| 2024 | $223K | $75K | 7 |
All grants paid To Tennessee
How to apply
- Contact
- Lucille S Thompson Family Foundatio · Lenoir city · (865) 806-6989 · lpfleger@ltff.org
- What to send
- Submit a letter of request including a detail project budget.
- Limits
- Funding not available for deficit operating budgets or endowments. Limited availabile funds for capital projects.
As the foundation reported to the IRS for tax year 2025. Check its website or call before sending anything, because contacts and deadlines change.
Board and officers
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- Kristin B MacdermottBoard member
- Sandra K BishopChairman
- Archer W Bishop JrBoard member
- Archer W Bishop IIIBoard member
- Baker O BishopBoard member
- Thompson A BishopBoard member
- John W Baker JrBoard member
- Cumberland Trust InvestmentTrustee
- Lila PflegerExecutive dir.
As listed in its 2025 IRS filing. Many foundations decide through their board, so a personal connection often matters more than a perfect application.
What it funds most often
- Knoxville challenger (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 11 grants to individual people. We don't list their names.