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Public charity · Hazard, KY (gives in Tennessee from out of state)

Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc.

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Key facts

Grants in Tennessee
3 totaling $257,600
Typical grant
$25,000 to $201,600 (the middle half of its Tennessee grants)
A realistic first ask
About $31,000, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
Where it gives
Knox County, Washington County · plus 78 grants outside Tennessee
Buildings & equipment
None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
Funds new groups?
33% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2024 were new (not funded in 2023): 1 of 3.
Total giving that year
$3.8 million

Giving by year

Giving by year from its IRS filings
Tax yearTotal grants paidTo TennesseeTennessee grants
2024$3.8M$258K3
2023$5.2M$876K3

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Board and officers

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  • Kristin CollinsExecutive director
  • Kathy AtkinsChair
  • Cory ChesnutTreasurer
  • Keith GabbardVice chair
  • Janet SmithSecretary
  • Danny MaggardDirector
  • Randy CraftDirector
  • Simon ChristonDirector
  • Ketaki BhattacharyyaDirector
  • MelissaBond
  • Danielle BocookDirector
  • Casey MichalovicDirector

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

  • To further the exempt of purpose of the organization

Tennessee organizations it funded

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Tennessee grants from Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc.
Past winnerWherePurposeAmount
Appalachia Service ProjectJohnson City, Washington CountyTo further the exempt of purpose of the organization$202K
East Tennessee FoundationKnoxville, Knox CountyTo further the exempt of purpose of the organization$31K
Appalachian Community FundKnoxville, Knox CountyTo further the exempt of purpose of the organization$25K

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