Funding search · EIN 621261218 · Knoxville, TN

Robert Lee Weiss Foundation 15-3002252

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

82
grants reported
$595,300
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$4,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

communityservicehousingleadershipoutreachpurchasescholarshiptraining

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • Central Baptist Church of3 grants · $82,000
  • Interfaith Health Clinic3 grants · $76,000
  • Knoxville Habitat for3 grants · $46,000
  • Knox County Association3 grants · $43,000
  • Young Life3 grants · $29,600
  • Emerald Youth Foundation3 grants · $26,000
  • Catholic Charities of3 grants · $22,000
  • Remote Area Medical3 grants · $20,000
  • Second Harvest Food Bank3 grants · $20,000
  • Tn Baptist Adult Home3 grants · $20,000

Giving over time

$143,500
2022
$292,300
2023
$159,500
2024

Grant history

All 82 reported grants, largest first.

  • $40,000

    Central Baptist Church of · Knoxville, TN · 2023

    Leadership training and

  • $38,000

    Interfaith Health Clinic · Knoxville, TN · 2023

    Patient care

  • $23,000

    Knoxville Habitat for · Knoxville, TN · 2023

    Home construction materials

  • $22,000

    Central Baptist Church of · Knoxville, TN · 2024

    Leadership training and

  • $22,000

    Knox County Association · Knoxville, TN · 2023

    Missions support

  • $20,000

    Interfaith Health Clinic · Knoxville, TN · 2024

    Patient care

  • $20,000

    Central Baptist Church of · Knoxville, TN · 2022

    Leadership training and

  • $18,000

    Interfaith Health Clinic · Knoxville, TN · 2022

    Patient care

  • $14,800

    Young Life · Knoxville, TN · 2023

    Outreach to teenagers -

  • $13,000

    Knox County Association · Knoxville, TN · 2024

    Missions support

  • $13,000

    Emerald Youth Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2023

    Leadership training for

  • $12,000

    Knoxville Habitat for · Knoxville, TN · 2024

    Home construction materials

  • $11,000

    Catholic Charities of · Knoxville, TN · 2023

    Senior citizen housing and

  • $11,000

    Knoxville Habitat for · Knoxville, TN · 2022

    Home construction materials

  • $10,000

    Remote Area Medical · Rockford, TN · 2023

    Community service projects

  • $10,000

    Second Harvest Food Bank · Maryville, TN · 2023

    Purchase of food

  • $10,000

    Tn Baptist Adult Home · Brentwood, TN · 2023

    Purchase of van for group

  • $8,000

    Baptist Collegiate · Knoxville, TN · 2023

    Capital projects

  • $8,000

    Carson-Newman University · Jefferson City, TN · 2023

    Vocational ministry

  • $8,000

    Johnson University · Knoxville, TN · 2023

    Scholarship funding

  • $8,000

    King College · Bristol, TN · 2023

    Scholarship funding

  • $8,000

    Knoxville-Knox County · Knoxville, TN · 2023

    Accessible equipment for

  • $8,000

    Operation Inasmuch · Knoxville, TN · 2023

    Community service projects

  • $8,000

    Volunteer Ministry Center · Knoxville, TN · 2023

    Housing support, refuge,

  • $8,000

    Knox County Association · Knoxville, TN · 2022

    Missions support

  • $7,500

    Young Life · Knoxville, TN · 2024

    Outreach to teenagers -

  • $7,300

    Young Life · Knoxville, TN · 2022

    Outreach to teenagers -

  • $7,000

    Emerald Youth Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2024

    Leadership training for

  • $6,000

    Catholic Charities of · Knoxville, TN · 2024

    Senior citizen housing and

  • $6,000

    Tn Baptist Adult Home · Brentwood, TN · 2024

    Purchase of van for group

  • $6,000

    Senior Citizens Home · Knoxville, TN · 2023

    Facilities improvement

  • $6,000

    The Salvation Army · Knoxville, TN · 2023

    Emergency assistance

  • $6,000

    Emerald Youth Foundation · Knoxville, TN · 2022

    Leadership training for

  • $5,000

    Carecuts · Knoxville, TN · 2024

    Program support

  • $5,000

    Remote Area Medical · Rockford, TN · 2024

    Community service projects

  • $5,000

    Second Harvest Food Bank · Maryville, TN · 2024

    Purchase of food

  • $5,000

    Big Brothers Big · Knoxville, TN · 2023

    General operating budget

  • $5,000

    Catholic Charities of · Knoxville, TN · 2022

    Senior citizen housing and

  • $5,000

    Remote Area Medical · Rockford, TN · 2022

    Community service projects

  • $5,000

    Second Harvest Food Bank · Maryville, TN · 2022

    Purchase of food

  • $4,000

    Baptist Collegiate · Knoxville, TN · 2024

    Capital projects

  • $4,000

    Big Brothers Big · Knoxville, TN · 2024

    General operating budget

  • $4,000

    Carson-Newman University · Jefferson City, TN · 2024

    Vocational ministry

  • $4,000

    Johnson University · Knoxville, TN · 2024

    Scholarship funding

  • $4,000

    King College · Bristol, TN · 2024

    Scholarship funding

  • $4,000

    Knoxville-Knox County · Knoxville, TN · 2024

    Accessible equipment for

  • $4,000

    Operation Inasmuch · Knoxville, TN · 2024

    Community service projects

  • $4,000

    Senior Citizens Home · Knoxville, TN · 2024

    Facilities improvement

  • $4,000

    Volunteer Ministry Center · Knoxville, TN · 2024

    Housing support, refuge,

  • $4,000

    Focus Group Prison · Knoxville, TN · 2023

    Financial assistance to

  • $4,000

    Knoxville Inner City Kids Outreach · Knoxville, TN · 2023

    Meeting space

  • $4,000

    Mental Health Association · Knoxville, TN · 2023

    Outreach activities to

  • $4,000

    Shangri-La Therapeutic Academy of Riding · Lenoir City, TN · 2023

    Program support

  • $4,000

    The Ladies of Charity · Knoxville, TN · 2023

    Food pantry

  • $4,000

    Baptist Collegiate · Knoxville, TN · 2022

    Capital projects

  • $4,000

    Carson-Newman University · Jefferson City, TN · 2022

    Vocational ministry

  • $4,000

    Helen Ross McNabb Mental Health · Knoxville, TN · 2022

    Mental health program

  • $4,000

    Johnson University · Knoxville, TN · 2022

    Scholarship funding

  • $4,000

    King College · Bristol, TN · 2022

    Scholarship funding

  • $4,000

    Knoxville-Knox County · Knoxville, TN · 2022

    Accessible equipment for

  • $4,000

    Operation Inasmuch · Knoxville, TN · 2022

    Community service projects

  • $4,000

    Tn Baptist Adult Home · Brentwood, TN · 2022

    Purchase of van for group

  • $4,000

    Volunteer Ministry Center · Knoxville, TN · 2022

    Housing support, refuge,

  • $3,500

    Cerebral Palsy Housing Corporation · Knoxville, TN · 2023

    Community service projects

  • $3,500

    Cerebral Palsy Housing Corporation · Knoxville, TN · 2022

    Community service projects

  • $3,000

    Focus Group Prison · Knoxville, TN · 2024

    Financial assistance to

  • $3,000

    Shangri-La Therapeutic Academy of Riding · Lenoir City, TN · 2024

    Program support

  • $3,000

    The Salvation Army · Knoxville, TN · 2024

    Emergency assistance

  • $3,000

    The Salvation Army · Knoxville, TN · 2022

    Emergency assistance

  • $2,500

    Big Brothers Big · Knoxville, TN · 2022

    General operating budget

  • $2,500

    Senior Citizens Home · Knoxville, TN · 2022

    Facilities improvement

  • $2,000

    Breakthrough Corporation · Knoxville, TN · 2024

    Autism support

  • $2,000

    Knoxville Inner City Kids Outreach · Knoxville, TN · 2024

    Meeting space

  • $2,000

    Mental Health Association · Knoxville, TN · 2024

    Outreach activities to

  • $2,000

    Breakthrough Corporation · Knoxville, TN · 2023

    Autism support

  • $2,000

    Cerebral Palsy Center · Knoxville, TN · 2023

    Operational

  • $2,000

    Focus Group Prison · Knoxville, TN · 2022

    Financial assistance to

  • $2,000

    Knoxville Inner City Kids Outreach · Knoxville, TN · 2022

    Meeting space

  • $2,000

    Mental Health Association · Knoxville, TN · 2022

    Outreach activities to

  • $2,000

    Shangri-La Therapeutic Academy of Riding · Lenoir City, TN · 2022

    Program support

  • $1,500

    Knoxville Leadership · Knoxville, TN · 2022

    Mentoring program for

  • $1,200

    The Ladies of Charity · Knoxville, TN · 2022

    Food pantry

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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.