Funding search · EIN 274327455 · Soddy Daisy, TN

Sharpe Family Foundation

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

113
grants reported
$613,640
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$2,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. 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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Top recipients

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  • The Generosity Trust1 grant · $259,989
  • Camp Horizon4 grants · $27,939
  • The Exceptional Bean4 grants · $25,500
  • New Union Baptist Church4 grants · $18,000
  • Renew a Nation4 grants · $16,000
  • Burks United Methodist Church2 grants · $15,000
  • North River Methodist Church1 grant · $15,000
  • Ronald McDonald House4 grants · $14,000
  • Kelcurt Foundation2 grants · $12,805
  • Friends of the Troops4 grants · $11,000

Giving over time

$44,934
2022
$49,505
2023
$49,505
2024
$469,696
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 113 grants.

  • $259,989

    The Generosity Trust · Chattanooga, TN · 2025

    Program assistance

  • $15,000

    New Union Baptist Church · Dayton, TN · 2025

    Program assistance

  • $15,000

    North River Methodist Church · Hixson, TN · 2025

    Program assistance

  • $15,000

    The Exceptional Bean · Cookeville, TN · 2025

    Program assistance

  • $13,500

    Camp Horizon · Hixson, TN · 2025

    Program assist

  • $10,000

    Onpoint · Hixson, TN · 2025

    Program assistance

  • $8,805

    Kelcurt Foundation · Soddy Daisy, TN · 2025

    Program assistance

  • $8,000

    Rhea County Isaiah House · Elizabethton, TN · 2025

    Program assistance

  • $7,500

    Burks United Methodist Church · Hixson, TN · 2023

    Program assistance

  • $7,500

    Burks United Methodist Church · Hixson, TN · 2022

    Program assistance

  • $7,000

    Renew a Nation · Roanok, VA · 2025

    Program assistance

  • $6,005

    Camp Horizon · Hixson, TN · 2023

    Program assist

  • $6,000

    Boyd Buchanan School · Chattanooga, TN · 2025

    Program assistance

  • $6,000

    Gps Impact Fund · Chattanooga, TN · 2025

    Program assistance

  • $5,000

    Bible in the Schools · Chattanooga, TN · 2025

    Program assistance

  • $5,000

    Camp Lookout · Rising Fawn, GA · 2025

    Program assistance

  • $5,000

    Chambliss Center for Children · Chattanooga, TN · 2025

    Program assistance

  • $5,000

    Friends of the Troops · Chattanooga, TN · 2025

    Program assistance

  • $5,000

    Habitat for Humanity · Chattanooga, TN · 2025

    Program assistance

  • $5,000

    Rc3 · Dayton, TN · 2025

    Program assistance

  • $5,000

    Ronald McDonald House · Chattanooga, TN · 2025

    Program assistance

  • $5,000

    The 247 Movement · Cleveland, TN · 2025

    Program assistance

  • $5,000

    Whitwell Baptist Church · Whitwell, TN · 2025

    Program assistance

  • $4,902

    My Place Together · Chattanooga, TN · 2025

    Program assistance

  • $4,434

    Camp Horizon · Hixson, TN · 2022

    Program assist

  • $4,000

    Austin Hatcher Foundation · Chattanooga, TN · 2025

    Program assistance

  • $4,000

    Bright School · Chattanooga, TN · 2025

    Program assistance

  • $4,000

    Kidney Foundation · Chattanooga, TN · 2025

    Program assistance

  • $4,000

    Rhea County Beekeepers Assoc · Dayton, TN · 2025

    Program assistance

  • $4,000

    Camp Horizon · Hixson, TN · 2024

    Program assist

  • $4,000

    Kelcurt Foundation · Soddy Daisy, TN · 2024

    Program assistance

  • $4,000

    The Exceptional Bean · Cookeville, TN · 2024

    Program assistance

  • $3,500

    The Exceptional Bean · Cookeville, TN · 2023

    Program assistance

  • $3,000

    Boys and Girls Club of the Ocoee Region · Cleveland, TN · 2025

    Program assistance

  • $3,000

    Rhea County Fair · Dayton, TN · 2025

    Program assistance

  • $3,000

    Rhea County Gideons · Chattanooga, TN · 2025

    Program assistance

  • $3,000

    Rhea of Sunshine · Dayton, TN · 2025

    Program assistance

  • $3,000

    Young Life · Colorado Springs, CO · 2025

    Program assistance

  • $3,000

    Friends of the Troops · Chattanooga, TN · 2024

    Program assistance

  • $3,000

    Renew a Nation · Roanok, VA · 2024

    Program assistance

  • $3,000

    Ronald McDonald House · Chattanooga, TN · 2024

    Program assistance

  • $3,000

    Renew a Nation · Roanok, VA · 2023

    Program assistance

  • $3,000

    Ronald McDonald House · Chattanooga, TN · 2023

    Program assistance

  • $3,000

    Renew a Nation · Roanok, VA · 2022

    Program assistance

  • $3,000

    Ronald McDonald House · Chattanooga, TN · 2022

    Program assistance

  • $3,000

    The Exceptional Bean · Cookeville, TN · 2022

    Program assistance

  • $2,500

    Burks Umc · Hixson, TN · 2025

    Program assistance

  • $2,500

    Central High School Reading Program · Harrison, TN · 2025

    Program assistance

  • $2,500

    Skyuka Hall · Chattanooga, TN · 2025

    Program assistance

  • $2,500

    Sleep in Heavenly Peace · Twin Falls, ID · 2023

    Program assistance

  • $2,500

    Rc3 · Dayton, TN · 2022

    Program assistance

  • $2,500

    Sleep in Heavenly Peace · Twin Falls, ID · 2022

    Program assistance

  • $2,002

    Bright School · Chattanooga, TN · 2024

    Program assistance

  • $2,001

    Chattanooga Heart Association · Chattanooga, TN · 2024

    Program assistance

  • $2,000

    Chattanooga Heart Association · Chattanooga, TN · 2025

    Program assistance

  • $2,000

    Clyde W Roddy Public Library · Dayton, TN · 2025

    Program assistance

  • $2,000

    Hixson Gideon'S · Hixson, TN · 2025

    Program assistance

  • $2,000

    Hixson Ymca · Chattanooga, TN · 2025

    Program assistance

  • $2,000

    Rhea County High School Cheer · Evansville, TN · 2025

    Program assistance

  • $2,000

    Tennessee Tech University · Cookeville, TN · 2025

    Program assistance

  • $2,000

    Austin Hatcher Foundation · Chattanooga, TN · 2024

    Program assistance

  • $2,000

    Camp Lookout · Rising Fawn, GA · 2024

    Program assistance

  • $2,000

    Kidney Foundation · Chattanooga, TN · 2024

    Program assistance

  • $2,000

    Rhea County Beekeepers Assoc · Dayton, TN · 2024

    Program assistance

  • $2,000

    Tn Wildlife Federation · Nashville, TN · 2024

    Program assistance

  • $2,000

    Austin Hatcher Foundation · Chattanooga, TN · 2023

    Program assistance

  • $2,000

    Blazing Hope Ranch · Dayton, TN · 2023

    Program assistance

  • $2,000

    Child Evangelism Fellowship of Greater Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN · 2023

    Program assistance

  • $2,000

    Kidney Foundation · Chattanooga, TN · 2023

    Program assistance

  • $2,000

    Project K9 Hero · Whitwell, TN · 2023

    Program assistance

  • $2,000

    Blazing Hope Ranch · Dayton, TN · 2022

    Program assistance

  • $2,000

    Chattanooga Heart Association · Chattanooga, TN · 2022

    Program assistance

  • $2,000

    Child Evangelism Fellowship of Greater Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN · 2022

    Program assistance

  • $1,500

    Boyd Buchanan School · Chattanooga, TN · 2024

    Program assistance

  • $1,500

    Gps Impact Fund · Chattanooga, TN · 2024

    Program assistance

  • $1,500

    Hixson Gideon'S · Hixson, TN · 2024

    Program assistance

  • $1,500

    Rhea County Gideons · Chattanooga, TN · 2024

    Program assistance

  • $1,500

    Young Life · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024

    Program assistance

  • $1,500

    Friends of the Troops · Chattanooga, TN · 2023

    Program assistance

  • $1,500

    Hixson Gideon'S · Hixson, TN · 2023

    Program assistance

  • $1,500

    Rhea County Gideons · Chattanooga, TN · 2023

    Program assistance

  • $1,500

    Tn Wildlife Federation · Nashville, TN · 2023

    Program assistance

  • $1,500

    Young Life · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023

    Program assistance

  • $1,500

    Friends of the Troops · Chattanooga, TN · 2022

    Program assistance

  • $1,500

    Hixson Gideon'S · Hixson, TN · 2022

    Program assistance

  • $1,500

    Rhea County Gideons · Chattanooga, TN · 2022

    Program assistance

  • $1,500

    Tn Wildlife Federation · Nashville, TN · 2022

    Program assistance

  • $1,500

    Young Life · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022

    Program assistance

  • $1,002

    Rhea County Isaiah House · Elizabethton, TN · 2024

    Program assistance

  • $1,000

    Blazing Hope Ranch · Dayton, TN · 2025

    Program assistance

  • $1,000

    Nami of Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN · 2025

    Program assistance

  • $1,000

    Tn Wildlife Federation · Nashville, TN · 2025

    Program assistance

  • $1,000

    Ymca of Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN · 2025

    Program assistance

  • $1,000

    Young Professionals of Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN · 2025

    Program assistance

  • $1,000

    Clyde W Roddy Public Library · Dayton, TN · 2024

    Program assistance

  • $1,000

    Epilepsy Foundation of East Tn · Knoxville, TN · 2024

    Program assistance

  • $1,000

    New Union Baptist Church · Dayton, TN · 2024

    Program assistance

  • $1,000

    Rc3 · Dayton, TN · 2024

    Program assistance

  • $1,000

    Rhea County High School Cheer · Evansville, TN · 2024

    Program assistance

  • $1,000

    Skyuka Hall · Chattanooga, TN · 2024

    Program assistance

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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.