Private foundation · Pittsburgh, PA (gives in Tennessee from out of state)
Arconic Foundation
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Key facts
- Grants in Tennessee
- 17 totaling $588K
- Typical grant
- $25K to $30K (middle half of its Tennessee grants)
- A realistic first ask
- About $25K, its median Tennessee grant. New grantees usually get less than long-time ones.
- Where it gives
- Blount County, Knox County, Davidson County, Sevier County · plus 130 grants outside Tennessee
- Buildings & equipment
- 1 of its Tennessee grants went to buildings, renovations or equipment, e.g. “Knox pride food system expansion”
- Funds new groups?
- 41% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2024 were new (not funded in 2023): 7 of 17.
- Total giving that year
- $7.2M
Giving by year
| Tax year | Total grants paid | To Tennessee | Tennessee grants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7.2M | $588K | 17 |
| 2023 | $7M | $530K | 14 |
How to apply
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Board and officers
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- Ryan KishPresident/treasurer/secretary
- Samantha CaruthersSecretary (exit 3/24)
- Melissa MillerChairperson
- Diana PerreiahDirector
- Lauren WilkDirector
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
- Work-ready students through robotics and stem
- 2024 sons & daughters scholarship awards for 19 recipients
- Mystem (mentoring youth through stem)
- Youth leadership development program at the richard williams jr. leadership academy
- Diversity task force
- Project learn program
- Reducing food insecurity for citizens of blount county
- Knox pride food system expansion
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Knoxville | Knoxville, Knox County | Industry 4.0 advanced manufacturing blount county | $100K |
| American Educational Assistance Foundation | Nashville, Davidson County | 2024 sons & daughters scholarship awards for 19 recipients | $93K |
| Great Smoky Mountain Institute | Townsend, Blount County | Increasing outdoor education pathways through teacher development and training | $35K |
| United Way of Blount County | Maryville, Blount County | Advancing equity across nonprofits | $35K |
| Blount County Education Foundation | Maryville, Blount County | Diversity task force | $30K |
| East Tennessee Equality Council | Knoxville, Knox County | Knox pride food system expansion | $30K |
| Tennessee State Parks Conservancy | Nashville, Davidson County | Promotion of education and environmental sustainability through the power of parks | $28K |
| Foothills Community Development Corp | Maryville, Blount County | Homebuyers assistance fund | $27K |
| Alcoa City Schools | Alcoa, Blount County | Work-ready students through robotics and stem | $25K |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | Mystem (mentoring youth through stem) | $25K |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley | Knoxville, Knox County | Project learn program | $25K |
| Community Food Connection of Blount County Inc. | Alcoa, Blount County | Reducing food insecurity for citizens of blount county | $25K |
| Friends of the Smokies | Kodak, Sevier County | Stem programing in the smokies for students and teachers | $25K |
| Harbours Gate | Louisville, Blount County | Gateway to recovery | $25K |
| Keep Blount Beautiful | Maryville, Blount County | Glass waste diversion program | $25K |
| Helen Ross Mcnabb Mental Health Foundation Inc. | Knoxville, Knox County | Mental health services for East Tennessee veterans | $20K |
| Blount County Chamber Foundation | Alcoa, Blount County | Youth leadership development program at the richard williams jr. Leadership academy | $15K |
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