Public charity · Knoxville
Fort Sanders Foundation
Key facts
- Grants in Tennessee
- 6 totaling $2M
- Typical grant
- $27K to $371K (middle half of its Tennessee grants)
- A realistic first ask
- About $300K, its median Tennessee grant. New grantees usually get less than long-time ones.
- Where it gives
- Knox County
- Buildings & equipment
- 2 of its Tennessee grants went to buildings, renovations or equipment, e.g. “To help support cardiac and pulmonary rehab programs, as well as...”; “To help provide equipment, staff and patient education,...”
- Funds new groups?
- 33% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2024 were new (not funded in 2023): 2 of 6.
- Total giving that year
- $2M
Giving by year
| Tax year | Total grants paid | To Tennessee | Tennessee grants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2M | $2M | 6 |
| 2023 | $636K | $631K | 5 |
How to apply
Public charities don't report how to apply on their IRS return. Check its website for open grant rounds, or search GrantMe for its programs.
Board and officers
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- Kathy May-MartinDirector/chair (through dec 2024)
- Chad SchollaertDirector
- Mary ChildDirector
- Jamie WakefieldDirector
- Marty GibbsDirector
- Charles GriffinDirector
- Alan HillDirector
- Rachel HurtDirector
- Tyler JanowDirector
- James D VandersteegPresident & ceo
- William R Bryant JrVp and chief philanthrophy officer
- Patrick J Birmingham IVFmr vp philanthr. (through feb 2024)
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 help provide equipment, staff and patient education, rehabilitation programs and cardiopulmonary...
- To help support cardiac and pulmonary rehab programs, as well as provide for equipment, staff and patient...
- To provide support for fellowship outpatient lodging program which funds hotel stays for patients...
- To help provide patient and family care through homecare/hospice, as well as the katerpillar kids camp...
- Education to help provide stroke rehab therapy training and dry needling courses for therapists of the...
- New covenant health vp philanthropy with exceptional fundraising experience hired in early 2024....
Tennessee organizations it funded
Largest first. Groups it already funds are good people to ask what the foundation looks for. Select a group to see who else funds it.
| Recipient | Where | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkwest Medical Center | Knoxville, Knox County | To help support cardiac and pulmonary rehab programs, as well as provide for... | $1M |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center | Knoxville, Knox County | To help provide equipment, staff and patient education, rehabilitation... | $371K |
| Covenant Homecare | Knoxville, Knox County | To help provide patient and family care through Homecare/Hospice, as well as... | $300K |
| Covenant Health | Knoxville, Knox County | New Covenant Health VP Philanthropy with exceptional fundraising experience... | $300K |
| Thompson Cancer Survival Center | Knoxville, Knox County | To provide support for Fellowship Outpatient Lodging program which funds... | $27K |
| Methodist Medical Center | Knoxville, Knox County | Education to help provide Stroke Rehab Therapy training and Dry Needling... | $5,337 |
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