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Weiler Foundation → Knoxville Hospital & Clinics Foundation: $3.0M across 3 grants, latest 2025The Boyd Foundation → United Way of Greater Knoxville: $2.1M across 8 grants, latest 2024Bill and Crissy Haslam Foundation → United Way of Greater Knoxville Inc: $920K across 9 grants, latest 2024East Tennessee Foundation → Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: $909K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Clayton Family Foundation → United Way of Greater Knoxville: $765K across 3 grants, latest 2024Haslam Family Foundation Inc → Younglife Knoxville: $550K across 2 grants, latest 2024Ahb Foundation Inc → Webb School of Knoxville: $500K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Clayton Homes Foundation → Zoo Knoxville: $335K across 2 grants, latest 2024United Way of Greater Knoxvilleinc → Knoxville-Knox County Cac: $316K across 2 grants, latest 2024Knoxville Cbid Management Corporation → Tennessee Theatre: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2023Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc → Zoo Knoxville: $219K across 7 grants, latest 2025Arts and Culture Alliance → Knoxville Museum of Art: $205K across 4 grants, latest 2024Weiler Foundation → Knoxville Hospital & Clinics Fndn: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022The Boyd Foundation → Wesley House Community Center: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024The Clayton Family Foundation → Knoxville Science Museum: $570K across 2 grants, latest 2024Haslam Family Foundation Inc → United Way of Greater Knoxville: $534K across 2 grants, latest 2024East Tennessee Foundation → United Way of Greater Knoxville: $385K across 2 grants, latest 2023Bill and Crissy Haslam Foundation → Knoxville Habitat for Humanity: $325K across 5 grants, latest 2024United Way of Greater Knoxvilleinc → Knoxville Area Urban League: $315K across 3 grants, latest 2024Knoxville Cbid Management Corporation → City of Knoxville: $262K across 2 grants, latest 2023Ahb Foundation Inc → Knoxville Museum of Art: $233K across 3 grants, latest 2024Arts and Culture Alliance → Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: $205K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Clayton Homes Foundation → Muse Knoxville: $179K across 3 grants, latest 2024Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc → The Episcopal School of Knoxville: $80K across 9 grants, latest 2025The Boyd Foundation → Zoo Knoxville: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024East Tennessee Foundation → Knoxville-Knox County Cac: $353K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Clayton Family Foundation → Knoxville Museum of Art: $303K across 3 grants, latest 2024United Way of Greater Knoxvilleinc → Knoxville Leadership Foundation: $284K across 2 grants, latest 2024Haslam Family Foundation Inc → Leadership Knoxville: $262K across 4 grants, latest 2024Knoxville Cbid Management Corporation → YWCA: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2023Ahb Foundation Inc → Lakeshore Park: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024Weiler Foundation → Knoxville Public School: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2025Arts and Culture Alliance → Knoxville Opera Company: $165K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Clayton Homes Foundation → Knoxville Educational Foundation: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2023Bill and Crissy Haslam Foundation → Free Medical Clinic of America: $80K across 1 grant, latest 2024Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc → Leadership Knoxville: $62K across 8 grants, latest 2025The Boyd Foundation → Muse Knoxville: $515K across 3 grants, latest 2024East Tennessee Foundation → Knoxville Habitat for Humanity: $352K across 3 grants, latest 2024East Tennessee Foundation → Rmhc of Knoxville Tennessee Inc: $310K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Clayton Family Foundation → Episcopal School of Knoxville: $300K across 3 grants, latest 2024East Tennessee Foundation → Knoxville-Knox County Cac Office On: $297K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Boyd Foundation → James White's Fort Association: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Clayton Family Foundation → Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: $208K across 3 grants, latest 2024Knoxville Cbid Management Corporation → Arts and Cultural Alliance: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Boyd Foundation → Interfaith Health Center: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Boyd Foundation → Fish Hospitality Pantries: $190K across 1 grant, latest 2024East Tennessee Foundation → Knoxville-Knox Cty Cac Ofc On Aging: $155K across 1 grant, latest 2024East Tennessee Foundation → Knoxville Area Urban League: $153K across 3 grants, latest 2024Ahb Foundation Inc → Knoxville Zoological Gardens Inc: $153K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Boyd Foundation → City of Knoxville Parks and Recreation: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2024East Tennessee Foundation → Zoo Knoxville: $142K across 3 grants, latest 2024United Way of Greater Knoxvilleinc → Family Promise of Knoxville: $137K across 2 grants, latest 2024United Way of Greater Knoxvilleinc → Knoxville Academy of Medicine Found: $135K across 2 grants, latest 2024East Tennessee Foundation → Rotary Foundation of Knoxville: $126K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Boyd Foundation → Wdvx: $125K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Clayton Family Foundation → Muse Knoxville: $120K across 3 grants, latest 2024East Tennessee Foundation → Knoxville Botanical Gardens and Arb: $117K across 2 grants, latest 2023United Way of Greater Knoxvilleinc → Knoxville Family Justice Center: $113K across 2 grants, latest 2024Weiler Foundation → Knoxville Public Library: $107K across 1 grant, latest 2022Weiler Foundation → Knoxville Public Library Building Fund: $107K across 1 grant, latest 2023Haslam Family Foundation Inc → Webb School of Knoxville: $105K across 2 grants, latest 2024Weiler Foundation → Knoxville Communtiy School District: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024Haslam Family Foundation Inc → The Episcopal School of Knoxville: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024Haslam Family Foundation Inc → Knoxville Children's Theatre: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Boyd Foundation: $5.5M on this topic. Open the funder.The Boyd Foundation$5.5MWeiler Foundation: $4.5M on this topic. Open the funder.Weiler Foundation$4.5MEast Tennessee Foundation: $3.3M on this topic. Open the funder.East Tennessee Foundation$3.3MThe Clayton Family Foundation: $2.3M on this topic. Open the funder.The Clayton Family Foundation$2.3MHaslam Family Foundation Inc: $1.7M on this topic. Open the funder.Haslam Family Foundation Inc$1.7MBill and Crissy Haslam Foundation: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder.Bill and Crissy Haslam Founda…$1.3MUnited Way of Greater Knoxvilleinc: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder.United Way of Greater Knoxvil…$1.3MAhb Foundation Inc: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder.Ahb Foundation Inc$1.1MKnoxville Cbid Management Corporation: $1.0M on this topic. Open the funder.Knoxville Cbid Management Cor…$1.0MThe Clayton Homes Foundation: $664K on this topic. Open the funder.The Clayton Homes Foundation$664KArts and Culture Alliance: $575K on this topic. Open the funder.Arts and Culture Alliance$575KStowers Machinery Foundation Inc: $361K on this topic. Open the funder.Stowers Machinery Foundation…$361KUnited Way of Greater Knoxville: received $3.7M on this topicUnited Way of Greater Knoxville$3.7MKnoxville Hospital & Clinics Foundation: received $3.0M on this topicKnoxville Hospital & Clinics Fo…$3.0MZoo Knoxville: received $1.4M on this topicZoo Knoxville$1.4MKnoxville Symphony Orchestra: received $1.3M on this topicKnoxville Symphony Orchestra$1.3MKnoxville Hospital & Clinics Fndn: received $1.0M on this topicKnoxville Hospital & Clinics Fn…$1.0MWesley House Community Center: received $1.0M on this topicWesley House Community Center$1.0MUnited Way of Greater Knoxville Inc: received $920K on this topicUnited Way of Greater Knoxville…$920KKnoxville Museum of Art: received $740K on this topicKnoxville Museum of Art$740KKnoxville Habitat for Humanity: received $676K on this topicKnoxville Habitat for Humanity$676KKnoxville-Knox County Cac: received $669K on this topicKnoxville-Knox County Cac$669KMuse Knoxville: received $635K on this topicMuse Knoxville$635KWebb School of Knoxville: received $605K on this topicWebb School of Knoxville$605KKnoxville Science Museum: received $570K on this topicKnoxville Science Museum$570KYounglife Knoxville: received $550K on this topicYounglife Knoxville$550KKnoxville Area Urban League: received $468K on this topicKnoxville Area Urban League$468KZoo Knoxville: received $335K on this topicZoo Knoxville$335KLeadership Knoxville: received $324K on this topicLeadership Knoxville$324KRmhc of Knoxville Tennessee Inc: received $310K on this topicRmhc of Knoxville Tennessee Inc$310KTennessee Theatre: received $300K on this topicTennessee Theatre$300KEpiscopal School of Knoxville: received $300K on this topicEpiscopal School of Knoxville$300KKnoxville-Knox County Cac Office On: received $297K on this topicKnoxville-Knox County Cac Offic…$297KKnoxville Leadership Foundation: received $284K on this topicKnoxville Leadership Foundation$284KCity of Knoxville: received $262K on this topicCity of Knoxville$262KYWCA: received $250K on this topicYWCA$250KJames White's Fort Association: received $250K on this topicJames White's Fort Association$250KLakeshore Park: received $200K on this topicLakeshore Park$200KKnoxville Public School: received $200K on this topicKnoxville Public School$200KArts and Cultural Alliance: received $200K on this topicArts and Cultural Alliance$200KInterfaith Health Center: received $200K on this topicInterfaith Health Center$200KFish Hospitality Pantries: received $190K on this topicFish Hospitality Pantries$190KThe Episcopal School of Knoxville: received $180K on this topicThe Episcopal School of Knoxvil…$180KMuse Knoxville: received $179K on this topicMuse Knoxville$179KKnoxville Opera Company: received $165K on this topicKnoxville Opera Company$165KKnoxville-Knox Cty Cac Ofc On Aging: received $155K on this topicKnoxville-Knox Cty Cac Ofc On A…$155KKnoxville Zoological Gardens Inc: received $153K on this topicKnoxville Zoological Gardens Inc$153KKnoxville Educational Foundation: received $150K on this topicKnoxville Educational Foundation$150KCity of Knoxville Parks and Recreation: received $150K on this topicCity of Knoxville Parks and Rec…$150KFamily Promise of Knoxville: received $137K on this topicFamily Promise of Knoxville$137KKnoxville Academy of Medicine Found: received $135K on this topicKnoxville Academy of Medicine F…$135KRotary Foundation of Knoxville: received $126K on this topicRotary Foundation of Knoxville$126KWdvx: received $125K on this topicWdvx$125KKnoxville Botanical Gardens and Arb: received $117K on this topicKnoxville Botanical Gardens and…$117KKnoxville Family Justice Center: received $113K on this topicKnoxville Family Justice Center$113KKnoxville Public Library: received $107K on this topicKnoxville Public Library$107KKnoxville Public Library Building Fund: received $107K on this topicKnoxville Public Library Buildi…$107KKnoxville Communtiy School District: received $100K on this topicKnoxville Communtiy School Dist…$100KKnoxville Children's Theatre: received $100K on this topicKnoxville Children's Theatre$100KFree Medical Clinic of America: received $80K on this topicFree Medical Clinic of America$80K
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