Funding search · EIN 861574125 · Knoxville, TN

Watkins Family Foundation

Name: Watkins Family Foundation grants, 2023–2025
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.

39
grants reported: $382,500
total given: 2023–2025
filing years: $5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2023–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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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.

Grant history

All 39 reported grants, largest first.

$25,000
Knoxville Museum of Art · Knoxville, TN · 2024
Art museum
$25,000
Knoxville Botanical Gardens · Knoxville, TN · 2023
Public gardens
$25,000
Knoxville Museum of Art · Knoxville, TN · 2023
Art museum
$25,000
Lakeshore Park Conservancy · Knoxville, TN · 2023
Public park
$25,000
Ywca Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2023
Keys of hope campaign
$25,000
Zoo Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2023
Ravine renovation
$15,000
Knoxville Museum of Art · Knoxville, TN · 2025
Art museum
$10,000
Boys & Girls Club of the Tn Valley · Knoxville, TN · 2025
Youth programs
$10,000
Helen Ross McNabb Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2025
Elevate recovery high school
$10,000
Knoxville Botanical Gardens · Knoxville, TN · 2025
Public gardens
$10,000
Lakeshore Park Conservancy · Knoxville, TN · 2025
Public park
$10,000
Ywca Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2025
Social services for women
$10,000
Zoo Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2025
Support of zoo
$10,000
Boys & Girls Club of the Tn Valley · Knoxville, TN · 2024
Youth programs
$10,000
Knoxville Botanical Gardens · Knoxville, TN · 2024
Public gardens
$10,000
Lakeshore Park Conservancy · Knoxville, TN · 2024
Public park
$10,000
University of Tennessee Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2024
Haslam college of business
$10,000
Ywca Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2024
Social services for women
$10,000
Zoo Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2024
Support of zoo
$5,000
Emerald Youth Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2025
Youth leadership programs
$5,000
Legacy Parks Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2025
Public parks & trails
$5,000
Shangri-La Therapeutic Academy · Lenoir City, TN · 2025
Therapy for disabled persons
$5,000
The Joy of Music School · Knoxville, TN · 2025
Youth music education
$5,000
Emerald Youth Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2024
Youth leadership programs
$5,000
Helen Ross McNabb Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2024
Elevate recovery high school
$5,000
Legacy Parks Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2024
Public parks & trails
$5,000
Shangri-La Therapeutic Academy · Lenoir City, TN · 2024
Therapy for disabled persons
$5,000
The Joy of Music School · Knoxville, TN · 2024
Youth music education
$5,000
Thrive · Knoxville, TN · 2024
At-risk youth programs
$5,000
American Cancer Society · Nashville, TN · 2023
Cancer research
$5,000
Emerald Youth Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2023
Youth leadership programs
$5,000
Helen Ross McNabb Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2023
Elevate recovery high school
$5,000
Knoxville Leadership Fdn (Amachi) · Knoxville, TN · 2023
Youth mentoring
$5,000
Legacy Parks Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2023
Public parks & trails
$5,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities · Knoxville, TN · 2023
Housing for families of patients
$5,000
Shangri-La Therapeutic Academy · Lenoir City, TN · 2023
Therapy for disabled persons
$5,000
The Joy of Music School · Knoxville, TN · 2023
Youth music education
$5,000
Thrive · Knoxville, TN · 2023
At-risk youth programs
$2,500
Carecuts · Knoxville, TN · 2024
Haircuts for the homeless

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.