Private foundation · Knoxville
Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc.
Key facts
- Grants in Tennessee
- 91 totaling $836K
- Typical grant
- $1,000 to $5,000 (middle half of its Tennessee grants)
- A realistic first ask
- About $2,500, its median Tennessee grant. New grantees usually get less than long-time ones.
- Where it gives
- Knox County, Davidson County, Sevier County, Washington County, Anderson County, Blount County, Greene County, Hamilton County and 5 more · plus 15 grants outside Tennessee
- Buildings & equipment
- 3 of its Tennessee grants went to buildings, renovations or equipment, e.g. “2025 - multi year pledge clarence brown theater carousel capital campaign”; “2025 - capital campaign pledge”; “2025 - donation for equipment rental for challenger”
- Total giving that year
- $1M
How to apply
- Contact
- Harry w stowers jr · Knoxville · 8652504119
- What to send
- N/a
- Deadlines
- N/a
- Limits
- N/a
As the foundation reported to the IRS for tax year 2025. Check its website or call before sending anything, because contacts and deadlines change.
What it funds most often
- General donation
- Hope gala
- Knoxville go red for women luncheon + kids cook with heart program
- Annual golf tournament
- 2025 - niswonger radiothon sponsorship
- The classic tee sponsor / clays for a cause
- Celebrity auction
- 2025 gold sponsor
Tennessee organizations it funded
Largest first. Groups it already funds are good people to ask what the foundation looks for.
| Recipient | Where | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tenn Childrens Hospital | Knoxville, Knox County | 2025 - annual donation myp | $100K |
| Inter Faith Health Center Inc. | Knoxville, Knox County | General donation | $100K |
| Jim Haslam Leadership Center | Knoxville, Knox County | General donation | $100K |
| University of Tennessee Foundation Inc. | Knoxville, Knox County | 2025 - multi year pledge clarence brown theater carousel capital campaign | $100K |
| Great Smoky Mtn Council | Knoxville, Knox County | 2025 - friedns of scouting campaign, shoot for scouting, annual recognistion banquet | $50K |
| Helen Ross Mcnabb Foundation | Knoxville, Knox County | 2025 - partial pledge payment | $50K |
| Emerald Youth Foundation | Knoxville, Knox County | Donation | $30K |
| Lakeshore Park Conservancy | Knoxville, Knox County | 2025 - capital campaign pledge | $25K |
| The Episcopal School of Knoxville | Knoxville, Knox County | 2025 - annual donation, scholarship, and gala | $22K |
| Junior Achievement of East TN Inc. | Clinton, Anderson County | 2025 - ja biz town | $15K |
| Leadership Knoxville | Knoxville, Knox County | 2025 - flagship program, intro to knox, leadership luncheon | $13K |
| Historic Tennessee Theatre Foundation | Knoxville, Knox County | 2025 - spotlight club sponsorship and youth arts alliance | $12K |
| Zoo Knoxville | Knoxville, Knox County | Zoofari - exceptional elephant | $10K |
| American Heart Association | Knoxville, Knox County | Knoxville go red for women luncheon + kids cook with heart program | $10K |
| Helen Ross Mcnabb Foundation | Knoxville, Knox County | 2025 - spirit award dinner presenting sponsorship | $10K |
| Helen Ross Mcnabb Foundation | Knoxville, Knox County | 2025 - grand slam sponsor Knoxville challenger | $10K |
| Seeed Inc. | Knoxville, Knox County | 2025 - inner city workforce development program | $10K |
| Tennessee Valley Partner in Education Pie | Signal Mountain, Hamilton County | 2025 - platnium sponsorship | $10K |
| University of Tennessee Foundation Inc. | Knoxville, Knox County | Production sponsorship | $10K |
| Rotary Foundation of Knoxville | Knoxville, Knox County | 2025 - annual gala | $5,500 |
| East TN Historical Society | Knoxville, Knox County | East tennessean of the year table | $5,000 |
| Junior Achievement of East TN Inc. | Clinton, Anderson County | 2025 - hall of fame | $5,000 |
| Knox County Public School Library | Knoxville, Knox County | 2025 - knox county imagination library - gala | $5,000 |
| Knox County Schools | Knoxville, Knox County | 2025 - kcs enlistment luncheon gold sponsor | $5,000 |
| Leadership Knoxville | Knoxville, Knox County | 2025 - arts & culture in our region | $5,000 |