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Public charity · Zionsville, IN (gives in Tennessee from out of state)

Aes Restaurant Foundation Inc.

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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
12 totaling $195,726 · 8 in Sullivan County
Typical grant
$10,000 to $19,054 (the middle half of its Tennessee grants)
A realistic first ask
About $12,366, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
Where it gives
Sullivan County, Greene County, Washington County, Carter County · plus 77 grants outside Tennessee
Buildings & equipment
None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
Funds new groups?
100% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2024 were new (not funded in 2023): 12 of 12.
Total giving that year
$1.6 million

Giving by year

Giving by year from its IRS filings
Tax yearTotal grants paidTo TennesseeTennessee grants
2024$1.6M$196K12
2023$756K—0

How to apply

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Board and officers

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  • John WadePresident
  • Jay BedrosianVice president
  • David EarlyTreasurer & secretary

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

  • Various

Tennessee organizations it funded

Sullivan 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.

Tennessee grants from Aes Restaurant Foundation Inc.
Past winnerWherePurposeAmount
Tennessee High SchoolBristol, Sullivan CountyVarious$45K
United Way of Greater Kingsport Inc.Kingsport, Sullivan CountyVarious$19K
Cfrs Meals On Wheels Inc.Kingsport, Sullivan CountyVarious$15K
Waiting to HearKingsport, Sullivan CountyVarious$14K
Small Miracles Therapeutic Equestrian Cetner Inc.Kingsport, Sullivan CountyVarious$11K
Somebody Loves Me Inc.Bristol, Sullivan CountyVarious$10K
Tri-Cities ChampionsBristol, Sullivan CountyVarious$10K
Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast TennesseeKingsport, Sullivan CountyVarious$5,967
Greeneville-Greene County Humane SocietyGreeneville, Greene CountyVarious$31K
Isaiah 117 HouseElizabethton, Carter CountyVarious$15K
First Tennessee Human Resource AgencyJohnson City, Washington CountyVarious$10K
First to Deploy Inc.Greeneville, Greene CountyVarious$10K

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