Funding search · EIN 203791086 · Knoxville, TN

The Goodfriend Foundation

Name: The Goodfriend 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.

55
grants reported: $2.0M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $20,000
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

buildings business facilities imprvt religi religious school goodfriend

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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.

Top recipients

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

Tennessee Wesleyan University4 grants · $668,000
Univ of Tennessee Foundation3 grants · $280,000
East Tennessee Children'S Hospital4 grants · $200,000
United Way of Greater Knoxville4 grants · $200,000
Knoxville Jewish Alliance4 grants · $142,100
Jewish Federation of the Desert4 grants · $100,250
The Volunteer Legacy1 grant · $85,000
United Way of McMinnmeigs Counties4 grants · $65,000
Rancho Mirage Writers Festival3 grants · $60,000
Temple Beth-El4 grants · $54,000

Giving over time

$337,000

2022

$434,325

2023

$485,500

2024

$726,750

2025

Grant history

All 55 reported grants, largest first.

$387,500
Tennessee Wesleyan University · Athens, TN · 2025
Support business school at twu
$130,000
Tennessee Wesleyan University · Athens, TN · 2023
Support business school at twu
$120,000
Univ of Tennessee Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2024
Goodfriend tennis reno
$110,000
Univ of Tennessee Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2025
Goodfriend tennis reno
$90,500
Tennessee Wesleyan University · Athens, TN · 2022
Support business school at twu
$85,000
The Volunteer Legacy · Knoxville, TN · 2024
General mission
$60,000
Tennessee Wesleyan University · Athens, TN · 2024
Support business school at twu
$50,000
East Tennessee Children'S Hospital · Knoxville, TN · 2025
Buildings/imprvt to facilities
$50,000
United Way of Greater Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2025
General support for mission
$50,000
East Tennessee Children'S Hospital · Knoxville, TN · 2024
Buildings/imprvt to facilities
$50,000
United Way of Greater Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2024
General support for mission
$50,000
East Tennessee Children'S Hospital · Knoxville, TN · 2023
Buildings/imprvt to facilities
$50,000
United Way of Greater Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2023
General support for mission
$50,000
Univ of Tennessee Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2023
Goodfriend tennis reno
$50,000
East Tennessee Children'S Hospital · Knoxville, TN · 2022
Buildings/imprvt to facilities
$50,000
United Way of Greater Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2022
General support for mission
$36,100
Knoxville Jewish Alliance · Knoxville, TN · 2023
General support for mission
$36,000
Knoxville Jewish Alliance · Knoxville, TN · 2025
General support for mission
$35,000
Knoxville Jewish Alliance · Knoxville, TN · 2024
General support for mission
$35,000
Knoxville Jewish Alliance · Knoxville, TN · 2022
General support for mission
$25,250
Jewish Federation of the Desert · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2025
General support for mission - religi
$25,000
Jewish Federation of the Desert · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2024
General support for mission - religi
$25,000
Jewish Federation of the Desert · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2023
General support for mission - religi
$25,000
The Koinonia Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2023
General support
$25,000
Jewish Federation of the Desert · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2022
General support for mission - religi
$25,000
The Koinonia Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2022
General support
$20,000
Rancho Mirage Writers Festival · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2025
General support
$20,000
Rancho Mirage Writers Festival · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2024
General support
$20,000
Rancho Mirage Writers Festival · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2023
General support
$17,500
United Way of McMinnmeigs Counties · Athens, TN · 2025
General support for mission
$17,500
United Way of McMinnmeigs Counties · Athens, TN · 2024
General support for mission
$15,000
Temple Beth-El · Knoxville, TN · 2025
Gen support for mission - religious
$15,000
Temple Beth-El · Knoxville, TN · 2024
Gen support for mission - religious
$15,000
College of the Dessert · Palm Dessert, CA · 2023
General
$15,000
United Way of McMinnmeigs Counties · Athens, TN · 2023
General support for mission
$15,000
United Way of McMinnmeigs Counties · Athens, TN · 2022
General support for mission
$12,500
College of the Dessert · Palm Dessert, CA · 2022
General
$12,000
Temple Beth-El · Knoxville, TN · 2023
Gen support for mission - religious
$12,000
Temple Beth-El · Knoxville, TN · 2022
Gen support for mission - religious
$10,000
Lady Vol Booster Club · Knoxville, TN · 2025
General purposes
$10,000
Usisrael Education Assoc · Birmingham, AL · 2022
General
$5,000
College of the Dessert · Palm Dessert, CA · 2024
General
$5,000
Tamarisk Scholarship · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2023
General
$5,000
Tamarisk Scholarship · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2022
General
$4,000
Barbara Sinatra Childrens · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2022
General support
$2,500
Rancho High School · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2025
General purpose
$2,000
Sinatra Children'S Charity · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2025
General mission
$2,000
Sinatra Children'S Charity · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2024
General mission
$1,000
The Koinonia Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2025
General support
$1,000
The Koinonia Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2024
General support
$1,000
Dap Health · Palm Springs, CA · 2023
Ps aides memorial
$1,000
Eisenhower Medical Center · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2022
General
$1,000
McMinn Co Living Heritage · Athens, TN · 2022
General
$1,000
Temple Emanuel · Birmingham, AL · 2022
General
$225
Shepherd of Hope Pantry · Knoxville, TN · 2023
General mission

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