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Public charity · Sumner, WA (gives in Tennessee from out of state)

Rei Cooperative Action Fund

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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
7 totaling $185,000
Typical grant
$10,000 to $25,000 (the middle half of its Tennessee grants)
A realistic first ask
About $15,000, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
Where it gives
Knox County, Blount County, Williamson County, Hamilton County, Shelby County, Marion County · plus 250 grants outside Tennessee
Buildings & equipment
None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
Funds new groups?
29% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2024 were new (not funded in 2023): 2 of 7.
Total giving that year
$5.1 million

Giving by year

Giving by year from its IRS filings
Tax yearTotal grants paidTo TennesseeTennessee grants
2024$5.1M$185K7
2023$8.5M$90K6

How to apply

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Board and officers

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  • Ben SteeleChair thru 08/24
  • Roma MccaigChair from 10/24
  • Eric ArtzDirector
  • Wilma WallaceDirector
  • Katie KniffenDirector
  • Squire SimpsonDirector
  • Sharon PhilpottDirector
  • Michelle KirkpatrickDirector from 10/24
  • Marc BerejkaPresident
  • Jeremy KellyTreasurer
  • Raelynn HulseSecretary thru 09/24
  • Nina FreedmanSecretary from 09/24
  • Kristen RagainManaging director

As listed in its 2024 IRS filing. Many foundations decide through their board, so a personal connection often matters more than a perfect application.

Tennessee organizations it funded

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Tennessee grants from Rei Cooperative Action Fund
Past winnerWherePurposeAmount
The University of Tennessee Foundation Inc.Knoxville, Knox CountyGeneral support$100K
Memphis RoxMemphis, Shelby CountyGeneral support$25K
Great Smoky Mountains Institute at TremontTownsend, Blount CountyGeneral support$15K
Harpeth ConservancyBrentwood, Williamson CountyGeneral support$15K
Lookout Mountain ConservancyLookout Mountain, Hamilton CountyGeneral support$10K
Reflection RidingChattanooga, Marion CountyGeneral support$10K
Two BikesKnoxville, Knox CountyGeneral support$10K

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