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 2022–2024. 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- 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
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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