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Aslan Foundation

Takes applications · Mostly scholarships or aid to individuals

Takes applications. See how to apply below.

Grants in Tennessee
25 totaling $819,310 · 24 in Knox County
Typical grant
$750 to $25,000 (the middle half of its Tennessee grants)
A realistic first ask
About $10,000, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
Where it gives
Knox County, Blount County · plus 33 grants outside Tennessee
Buildings & equipment
None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
Funds new groups?
9% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2024 were new (not funded in 2022–2023): 2 of 22.
Total giving that year
$917,911

Giving by year

Tax yearTotal grants paidTo TennesseeTennessee grants
2024$918K$819K25
2023$1.1M$1M54
2022$1.3M$1.2M33

How to apply

Its grants listed in GrantMe:

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Contact
Applications to be submitted online · Knoxville · 8655246360 · aslanfoundation.submittable.com
What to send
Foundation's online grant application

As the foundation reported to the IRS for tax year 2024. Check its website or call before sending anything, because contacts and deadlines change.

Board and officers

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  • Lindsay Y McdonoughTreasurer
  • Mark K WilliamsSecretary
  • Robert S YoungPresident

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

  • 2024 grant
  • 2025 grant
  • Baker school contribution

Tennessee organizations it funded

Knox 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 winnerWherePurposeAmount
Young-Williams CenterKnoxville, Knox County2024 grant$275K
Big Ears FestivalKnoxville, Knox County2024 grant$229K
Tri-Star ArtsKnoxville, Knox County2024 grant$80K
Knoxville Symphony OrchestraKnoxville, Knox County2024 grant$38K
Knoxville Museum of ArtKnoxville, Knox County2024 grant$35K
Boys and Girls Club of TN ValleyKnoxville, Knox County2024 grant$25K
Young-Williams Animal CenterKnoxville, Knox County2025 grant$25K
Big Ears FestivalKnoxville, Knox County2025 grant$21K
A Step AheadKnoxville, Knox County2024 grant$20K
Ijams Nature CenterKnoxville, Knox County2024 grant$20K
Appalachian Mountain Bike ClubKnoxville, Knox County2024 grant$16K
Knoxville Opera CompanyKnoxville, Knox County2024 grant$15K
Knoxville History ProjectKnoxville, Knox County2024 grant$10K
Knox HeritageKnoxville, Knox CountyContribution$2,700
Ijams Nature CenterKnoxville, Knox CountyContribution$1,400
East TN Community Design CtrKnoxville, Knox CountyContribution$1,000
Keep Knoxville BeautifulKnoxville, Knox CountyContribution$1,000
Knoxville OperaKnoxville, Knox CountyContribution$765
Leadership KnoxvilleKnoxville, Knox CountyContribution$750
Knoxville SymphonyKnoxville, Knox CountyContribution$700
Knoxville History ProjectKnoxville, Knox CountyContribution$500
Knoxville Botanical Garden & AboretKnoxville, Knox CountyContribution$400
East TN Historical SocietyKnoxville, Knox CountyContribution$396
UT FoundationKnoxville, Knox CountyBaker school contribution$200
Great Smokey Mtn Inst at TremontTownsend, Blount CountyContribution$500

It also made 33 grants to individual people. We don't list their names.

Grants approved for future years

In its tax-year 2024 IRS Form 990-PF the foundation listed grants it had approved but not yet paid: 12 to Tennessee groups totaling $740,167. These are multi-year commitments, so they show what it has promised to keep funding. Some may have been paid since.

RecipientWherePurposeAmountTax year
Young Williams Animal CenterKnoxville, Knox County2024 grant$275K2024
Big Ears FestivalKnoxville, Knox County2025 grant$229K2024
Knoxville Museum of ArtKnoxville, Knox County2025 grant$50K2024
Free Medical Clinic of AmericaKnoxville, Knox County2025 grant$25K2024
Interfaith Health ClinicKnoxville, Knox County2025 grant$25K2024
Knox County Comm Gardens & GrowersKnoxville, Knox County2025 grant$25K2024
Knox Heritage Inc.Knoxville, Knox County2025 grant$25K2024
Ijams Nature CenterKnoxville, Knox County2025 grant$20K2024
Knoxville Botanical Garden & ArbKnoxville, Knox County2025 grant$20K2024
Appalachian Mountain Bike ClubKnoxville, Knox County2025 grant$16K2024
Knoxville Opera CompanyKnoxville, Knox County2025 grant$15K2024
Second Harvest Food BankMaryville, Blount County2025 grant$15K2024

It also approved 24 future grants to individual people. We don't list their names.

Data: GivingTuesday Data Commons, ODbL

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