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Public charity · Johnson City

First Tennessee Development District Foundation

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Its tax filing doesn't say how to apply. Check its website or call before sending anything.

Key facts

Grants in Tennessee
2 totaling $7.9 million
Typical grant
$2.7 million to $5.2 million (the middle half of its Tennessee grants)
A realistic first ask
About $3.9 million, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
Where it gives
Washington County
Buildings & equipment
None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
Funds new groups?
Rarely: every Tennessee group it funded in 2024 had also been funded in 2023. Build a relationship before asking.
Total giving that year
$8.2 million

Giving by year

Giving by year from its IRS filings
Tax yearTotal grants paidTo TennesseeTennessee grants
2024$8.2M$7.9M2
2023$3.9M$3.8M2

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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  • Cal DotyVice chair
  • William CarterBoard member
  • David HawkBoard member
  • Mark HuttonBoard member
  • Garland EvelyBoard member
  • Glenn WhiteBoard member
  • Jerry JordanBoard member
  • Paul MontgomeryBoard member
  • Joe GrandyBoard member
  • Kevin MorrisonBoard member
  • Larry PotterTreasurer
  • Mark DewitteChairman
  • Tony SealBoard member
  • Patty WoodbyBoard member
  • Richard VenableBoard member
  • Rusty CroweBoard member
  • Thomas HarrisonBoard member
  • John MetzBoard member
  • John HunterBoard member

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

  • Operations & passthrough tanf opportunity act pilot grant
  • Passthrough tanf opportunity act pilot 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.

Tennessee grants from First Tennessee Development District Foundation
Past winnerWherePurposeAmount
Ballad HealthJohnson City, Washington CountyPassthrough tanf opportunity act pilot grant$5.2M
First Tennessee Development DistrictJohnson City, Washington CountyOperations & passthrough tanf opportunity act pilot grant$2.7M

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