Funding search · EIN 825114045 · Knoxville, TN

Stowers Machinery Foundation

Name: Stowers Machinery Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

591
grants reported: $5.8M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $2,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

75 grants matching “knoxville” · $663,321

$21,500
The Episcopal School of Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2025
2025 - annual donation, scholarship, and gala
$13,000
Leadership Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2025
2025 - flagship program, intro to knox, leadership luncheon
$10,200
Zoo Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2025
Zoofari - exceptional elephant
$10,000
American Heart Association · Knoxville, TN · 2025
Knoxville go red for women luncheon + kids cook with heart program
$10,000
Helen Ross McNabb Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2025
2025 - grand slam sponsor knoxville challenger
$5,500
Rotary Foundation of Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2025
2025 - annual gala
$5,000
Leadership Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2025
2025 - arts & culture in our region
$2,500
Holston Home for Children · Greeneville, TN · 2025
2025 - friends of children knoxville
$2,500
Knoxville Area Urban League · Knoxville, TN · 2025
2025 - equal opportunity awards gala silver
$2,000
Knoxville Habitat for Humanity · Knoxville, TN · 2025
2025 - ceo build
$1,000
Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum · Knoxville, TN · 2025
General donation
$20,000
Knoxville Habitat for Humanity · Knoxville, TN · 2024
2024 - general donation
$10,000
Helen Ross McNabb Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2024
2024 - grand slam sponsor knoxville challenger
$8,000
Zoo Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2024
2024 - zoofari exceptional elephant
$5,500
Rotary Foundation of Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2024
2024 - annual gala - no tickets
$5,000
Knoxville Kiwanis Youth Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2024
2024 - touch a truck
$5,000
American Heart Association · Knoxville, TN · 2024
2024 - knoxville go red for women luncheon
$5,000
Knoxville History Project · Knoxville, TN · 2024
2024 - birth of a national park in the smokies
$2,500
Holston Home for Children · Greeneville, TN · 2024
2024 - friends of children knoxville
$2,500
Knoxville Area Urban League · Knoxville, TN · 2024
2024 - equal opportunity awards gala silver
$2,500
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra · Knoxville, TN · 2024
2024 - young people's concert
$2,500
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra · Knoxville, TN · 2024
2024 - corporate donor
$2,500
Senior Citizen Home Assistance Service · Knoxville, TN · 2024
2022 - annual knoxville awards - ** no services or goods**
$1,000
The Episcopal School of Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2024
2024 - paddle raise donation
$500
Goodwill Industries-Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2024
2024 - annual meeting and awards breakfast
$300
Generous House Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2024
2024 - donation for christmas mall
$100,000
Zoo Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2023 - enchanted forest campaign
$20,000
Knoxville Habitat for Humanity · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2023 - general donation
$19,930
The Episcopal School of Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2023 - cross garden in memory of sarah stowers
$17,000
The Episcopal School of Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2022 - annual donation - the episcopal school of knoxville
$17,000
The Episcopal School of Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2023 - annual donation - the episcopal school of knoxville
$16,800
Leadership Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2023 - mayors lucheon, class session, intro to knox
$15,500
Webb School of Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2023 - donation for skid steer
$10,000
American Heart Association · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2023 - knoxville go red for women luncheon + kids cook with heart program
$10,000
Knoxville Area Urban League · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2023 - phylis young nichols scholarship fund
$10,000
Helen Ross McNabb Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2023 - grand slam sponsor for knoxville challenger
$8,000
Zoo Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2023 - zoofari exceptional elephant
$5,000
Knoxville Area Urban League · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2023 - luncheon sponsorship
$5,000
Leadership Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2023 - arts & culture in our region
$5,000
Rotary Foundation of Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2023 - annual gala
$2,500
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2023 - young people's concert
$2,500
Holston Home for Children · Greeneville, TN · 2023
2023 - friends of children knoxville
$2,500
Senior Citizen Home Assistance Service · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2023 - annual knoxville award honoring sharon j pryse
$2,500
Knoxville Area Urban League · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2023 - equal opportunity awards gala silver
$2,000
Knoxville Habitat for Humanity · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2023 - ceo build
$1,858
Helen Ross McNabb Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2023 - donation for generator for knoxville challenger
$1,000
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2023 - corporate donor
$1,000
The Episcopal School of Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2023 - paddle raise donation - lr ask
$1,000
The Episcopal School of Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2023 - annual saints' gala
$1,000
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2022 - corporate donor
$750
Knoxville Montessori School · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2023 - general donation
$500
Goodwill Industries-Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2023 - annual meeting and awards breakfast
$500
Rotary Foundation of Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2023 - annual gala
$300
Kingdom Life Church of Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2023 - good neighbors community block party - employee ask lashaunda shaw
$83,333
Zoo Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2022
2021 - pledge for dream wilder
$50,000
United Way of Greater Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2022
2022 - corporate pledge
$25,000
Cmohs Convention Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2022
2022 - medal of honor dinner
$10,000
American Heart Association · Knoxville, TN · 2022
2022 - heart walk knoxville
$10,000
Helen Ross McNabb Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2022
2022 - grand slam sponsor for knoxville challenger
$7,000
Zoo Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2022
Zoofari - exceptional elephant
$6,000
Leadership Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2022
2022 - intro to knox sponsor
$6,000
Leadership Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2022
Class session sponsor
$5,000
Rotary Foundation of Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2022
2022 - annual gala
$5,000
Leadership Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2022
2022 - arts & culture in our region
$4,800
Leadership Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2022
Mayors luncheon legacy
$2,500
Holston Home for Children · Greeneville, TN · 2022
2022 friends of children knoxville
$2,500
Knoxville Area Urban League · Knoxville, TN · 2022
Equal opportunity awards gala
$2,500
Zoo Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2022
Touch a truck
$2,500
Senior Citizen Home Assistance Service · Knoxville, TN · 2022
2022 annual knoxville award
$1,550
Helen Ross McNabb Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2022
2022 - knoxville challenger tournament - donation for generator and light tower rental
$1,000
Honor Air Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2022
2022 - in memory of cecil mannis
$1,000
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra · Knoxville, TN · 2022
2021 - corporate donor
$1,000
The Episcopal School of Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2022
2021 - annual saints' gala
$1,000
The Episcopal School of Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2022
2022 - annual saints' gala
$500
Goodwill Industries-Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2022
2022 - annual meeting and awards breakfast

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

University of Tennessee Foundation14 grants · $568,500
Ut Medical Ctr6 grants · $513,000
Air Force Academy Foundation (Usafa)4 grants · $377,500
Sacred Heart Cathedral3 grants · $300,000
Chattanooga Christian Community Foundatio1 grant · $300,000
East Tenn Childrens Hospital10 grants · $232,500
Great Smoky Mtn Council16 grants · $231,950
Zoo Knoxville7 grants · $219,033
Helen Ross McNabb Foundation31 grants · $203,061
Boys and Girls Club9 grants · $143,100

Giving over time

$955,561

2022

$2.2M

2023

$1.6M

2024

$1.0M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 591 grants.

$500,000
Ut Medical Ctr · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2023 - emergency center capital campaign
$300,000
Air Force Academy Foundation (Usafa) · Usafa, CO · 2024
2024 - donation
$300,000
Chattanooga Christian Community Foundatio · Chattanooga, TN · 2024
2024 - medal of honor sustaining fund
$100,000
East Tenn Childrens Hospital · Knoxville, TN · 2025
2025 - annual donation myp
$100,000
Family Investment Foundation · Bethesda, MD · 2025
General donation
$100,000
Inter Faith Health Center · Knoxville, TN · 2025
General donation
$100,000
Jim Haslam Leadership Center · Knoxville, TN · 2025
General donation
$100,000
University of Tennessee Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2025
2025 - multi year pledge clarence brown theater carousel capital campaign
$100,000
East Tenn Childrens Hospital · Knoxville, TN · 2024
2024 - annual donation myp
$100,000
University of Tennessee Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2024
2024 - multi year pledge clarence brown theater carousel capital campaign
$100,000
East Tn Historical Society · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2023 production, appalachia sessions
$100,000
Roane State Community College · Harriman, TN · 2023
2023 - general donation
$100,000
Sacred Heart Cathedral · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2024 - home campaign
$100,000
Sacred Heart Cathedral · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2023 - home campaign
$100,000
University of Tennessee Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2023 - multi year pledge clarence brown theater carousel capital campaign
$100,000
University of Tennessee Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2022 - multi year pledge clarence brown theater carousel capital campaign
$100,000
Zoo Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2023 - enchanted forest campaign
$100,000
Sacred Heart Cathedral · Knoxville, TN · 2022
2022 - home campaign
$100,000
University of Tennessee Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2022
2021 - multi year pledge clarence brown theater carousel capital campaign
$83,333
Zoo Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2022
2021 - pledge for dream wilder
$50,000
Boy Scouts of America · Irving, TX · 2025
Donation for kids prime, gift of hope, and gkshof
$50,000
Great Smoky Mtn Council · Knoxville, TN · 2025
2025 - friedns of scouting campaign, shoot for scouting, annual recognistion banquet
$50,000
Helen Ross McNabb Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2025
2025 - partial pledge payment
$50,000
Boys and Girls Club · Knoxville, TN · 2024
2024 - donation for kids prime, gift of hope, and gkshof
$50,000
Great Smoky Mtn Council · Knoxville, TN · 2024
2024 - friedns of scouting campaign, shoot for scouting, annual recognistion banquet, and...
$50,000
Boys and Girls Club · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2023 - donation for kids prime, gift of hope, and gkshof
$50,000
Air Force Academy Foundation (Usafa) · Usafa, CO · 2022
2022 - davis airfield display project fund
$50,000
United Way of Greater Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2022
2022 - corporate pledge
$32,000
Great Smoky Mtn Council · Knoxville, TN · 2024
2024 - donation to cover generators
$30,000
Emerald Youth Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2025
Donation
$30,000
University of Tennessee Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2024
2024 - shareholders society donation for 2024-25
$30,000
Great Smoky Mtn Council · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2023 - friends of scouting
$30,000
Great Smoky Mtn Council · Knoxville, TN · 2022
2022 - friends of scouting
$25,000
Lakeshore Park Conservancy · Knoxville, TN · 2025
2025 - capital campaign pledge
$25,000
Air Force Academy Foundation (Usafa) · Usafa, CO · 2024
2024 - director pledge
$25,000
Air Force Museum Foundation · Wpafb, OH · 2024
2024 - director pledge
$25,000
Lakeshore Park Conservancy · Knoxville, TN · 2024
2024 - capital campaign pledge
$25,000
Legacy Parks Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2024
2024 - east tennesseee veterans park
$25,000
Air Force Museum Foundation · Wpafb, OH · 2023
2023 - unrestricted donation
$25,000
Lakeshore Park Conservancy · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2023 - capital campaign pledge
$25,000
Legacy Parks Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2022 - east tennesseee veterans park
$25,000
Legacy Parks Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2023 - east tennesseee veterans park
$25,000
Air Force Museum Foundation · Wpafb, OH · 2022
2022 - unrestricted donation
$25,000
Cmohs Convention Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2022
2022 - medal of honor dinner
$22,500
East Tennessee Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2022
Kpd support fund
$21,500
The Episcopal School of Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2025
2025 - annual donation, scholarship, and gala
$20,000
Associated Equipment Distributors · Schaumburg, IL · 2025
Vision 2025 campaign
$20,000
(Aed) Foundation · Schaumburg, IL · 2024
2024 - vision 2025 campaign
$20,000
Knoxville Habitat for Humanity · Knoxville, TN · 2024
2024 - general donation
$20,000
The Mend House Sober Living Community · Knoxville, TN · 2024
2024 - constructing addition of woman's theater center
$20,000
Associated Equipment Distributors · Schaumburg, IL · 2023
2023 - vision 2025 campaign
$20,000
Great Smoky Mtn Institute Tremont · Townsend, TN · 2023
2023 - keystone campaign
$20,000
Knoxville Habitat for Humanity · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2023 - general donation
$20,000
Pellissippi State Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2023 - bill haslam center for math & science multi year pledge
$20,000
Associated Equipment Distributors · Schaumburg, IL · 2022
2022 - vision 2025 campaign
$20,000
Boys and Girls Club · Knoxville, TN · 2022
2022 - gift of hope sponsor
$20,000
Pellissippi State Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2022
2022 - bill haslam center for math & science multi year pledge
$19,930
The Episcopal School of Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2023 - cross garden in memory of sarah stowers
$17,000
The Episcopal School of Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2022 - annual donation - the episcopal school of knoxville
$17,000
The Episcopal School of Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2023 - annual donation - the episcopal school of knoxville
$16,800
Leadership Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2023 - mayors lucheon, class session, intro to knox
$15,500
Webb School of Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2023 - donation for skid steer
$15,000
Junior Achievement of East Tn · Clinton, TN · 2025
2025 - ja biz town
$15,000
Catholic Charities of East Tennessee · Knoxville, TN · 2024
2024 - annual donation - catholic charities of east tennessee
$15,000
Emerald Charter Schools · Knoxville, TN · 2024
2024 - annual donation emerald academy
$15,000
Tennessee Kids Belong · Franklin, TN · 2024
2024 - contribution
$15,000
The Change Center · Knoxville, TN · 2024
2024 - general donation
$15,000
Catholic Charities of East Tennessee · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2022 - annual donation - catholic charities of east tennessee
$15,000
Catholic Charities of East Tennessee · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2023 - annual donation - catholic charities of east tennessee
$15,000
Emerald Charter Schools · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2023 - annual donation emerald academy
$15,000
Junior Achievement of East Tn · Clinton, TN · 2023
2023 - ja biz town
$15,000
Tennessee Kids Belong · Franklin, TN · 2023
2023 - contribution
$15,000
Emerald Charter Schools · Knoxville, TN · 2022
2022 - annual donation - emerald academy
$15,000
Junior Achievement of East Tn · Clinton, TN · 2022
2022 - ja biz town
$15,000
Tennessee Kids Belong · Franklin, TN · 2022
2022 donation
$13,000
Leadership Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2025
2025 - flagship program, intro to knox, leadership luncheon
$12,400
Commemorative Air Force · Peachtree City, GA · 2022
2022 - annual donation - caf - commemorative air force airbase georgia
$12,000
Historic Tennessee Theatre Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2025
2025 - spotlight club sponsorship and youth arts alliance
$12,000
Historic Tennessee Theatre Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2024
2024 - spotlight club sponsorship and youth arts alliance
$12,000
Historic Tennessee Theatre Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2022 - spotlight club sponsorship and youth arts alliance
$12,000
Historic Tennessee Theatre Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2023
2023 - spotlight club sponsorship and youth arts alliance ** no benefits**
$10,200
Zoo Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2025
Zoofari - exceptional elephant
$10,000
American Heart Association · Knoxville, TN · 2025
Knoxville go red for women luncheon + kids cook with heart program
$10,000
Helen Ross McNabb Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2025
2025 - grand slam sponsor knoxville challenger
$10,000
Helen Ross McNabb Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2025
2025 - spirit award dinner presenting sponsorship
$10,000
Seeed · Knoxville, TN · 2025
2025 - inner city workforce development program
$10,000
Tennessee Valley Partner in Education Pie · Signal Mountain, TN · 2025
2025 - platnium sponsorship
$10,000
University of Tennessee Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2025
Production sponsorship
$10,000
Aircraft Owner & Pilot Foundation (Aopa) · Frederick, MD · 2024
2024 - annual donation
$10,000
Commemorative Air Force · Peachtree City, GA · 2024
2024 - for p-47 donation
$10,000
Emerald Youth Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2024
2024 - prayer breakfast major sponsor
$10,000
Helen Ross McNabb Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2024
2024 - grand slam sponsor knoxville challenger
$10,000
Helen Ross McNabb Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2024
2024 - spirit award dinner presenting sponsorship
$10,000
Hope Well Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2024
2024 - transfomation trailblazer
$10,000
Knox Education Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2024
2024 - multi year pledge payment (great schools partnership)
$10,000
Seeed · Knoxville, TN · 2024
2024 - inner city workforce development program
$10,000
Tennessee Financial Literacy Commission · Nashville, TN · 2024
2024 - annual donation
$10,000
The Heritage Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
2024 - heritage action
$10,000
Veterans Airlift Command · St Louis Park, MN · 2024
2024 hero flight donation
$10,000
Aircraft Owner & Pilot Foundation (Aopa) · Frederick, MD · 2023
2023 - annual donation

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