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Athens Federal Foundation: 43 grants to organizations, $314,160 (tax year ended December 2025)
Athens Federal Foundation, a private foundation in Athens, TN, paid 43 grants to organizations totaling $314,160 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 11, 2026. The largest was $25,000 to Tennessee Wesleyan University in Athens, TN for scholarship support.
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- EIN
- 271569250
- Based in
- Athens, TN
- Assets
- $5,936,872
- Grants paid
- $314,160
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 11, 2026, IRS object ID 202641319349102674. It reported $314,160 in grants paid; 43 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Wesleyan University | Athens, TN | Scholarship support | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| YMCA of Athens | Athens, TN | Assistance with Building repair projects | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| McMinn Education and Community Foundation - Compasion Closet | Athens, TN | Funding to stock clothing and personal care items for each McMinn County public schools | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YMCA of Athens | Athens, TN | Expansion of the Youth Community Action Project (Y-CAP) for at risk youth | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Miracle Lake Inc | Etowah, TN | Assisting with food costs for program participants | Mental health and crisis intervention | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tennessee Wesleyan University - Love Thy Neighbor Project | Athens, TN | Funds for back sack program for McMinn County Schools | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Englewood Rural Fire Department | Englewood, TN | Purchase of swift water rescue equipment | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $12,200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Casa Cooradoir of TN | Athens, TN | Recruitment, screening and training for volunteer advocates | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Etowah Rescue Squad | Etowah, TN | Purchase of rope rigging rescue equipment | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hope Center Inc | Athens, TN | Materials and resources to facilitate Darkness to Light program and transitional housing component of the Domestic Violence Shelter and Sexual Assault Center serving McMinn and Meigs Counties | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Casa Monroe | Madisonville, TN | Recruitment, screening and training for volunteer advocates and expansion of Fostering Futures Program | Human services | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| McMinn County Emergency & Rescue Squad | Athens, TN | Purchase of QTAC skit system with rescue stokes basket | Health care | $7,850 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church - Etowah Community Food Pantry | Etowah, TN | Food costs for Etowah Food Pantry | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Monroe Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department Inc | Madisonville, TN | Purchase of vehicle stabilization struts rescue equipment | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Coordinated Charities of Athens | Athens, TN | Purchase of food for food pantry | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Good Faith Clinic Inc | Athens, TN | Funding for 2026 Community Health Fair | Health care | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of the Ocoee Region - Etowah | Cleveland, TN | Expansion of the Great Futures programming at the Etowah TN Unit | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cleveland State Community College Foundation | Cleveland, TN | Scholarships for workforce development programs | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Etowah Area Senior Center Inc | Etowah, TN | McMinn County Meals on wheels program | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grace & Mercy Ministries Inc | Athens, TN | Kitchen equipment and food costs | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Helping Hands Ministry of McMinn County Inc | Athens, TN | Building materials and subcontracting work for home repair and handicap ramps for low-income homeowners | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Let's Read 20 | Athens, TN | Operational expenses for agency providing free books and literacy resources to children and families of McMinn and Meigs Counties | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| McMinn County Educational and Community Foundation | Athens, TN | Purchase books for Imagination Library program | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| McMinn County Senior Citizens Inc | Athens, TN | Funding for Senior Advocate and Senior Safe at Home program | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Morning Star Ministries Inc | Athens, TN | Funding for practical skills curriculum and supplies | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Paul's Episcipal - Love Period | Athens, TN | Purchase of program supplies | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Paul's Episcopal Church Table Graces | Athens, TN | Purchase of food for food pantry | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Straightway Ministry Inc | Athens, TN | Funds to assist with food costs, Supportive services at TCAT and Cleveland State | Religion-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Grace House in Athens | Athens, TN | Funding for operations of Homeless/Recovery House in Athens TN | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Trousdale School Inc | Cleveland, TN | Funding toward technology systems in vocation training area | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Women at the Well Ministries | Athens, TN | Scholarship support for women entering program for assistance with life controlling problems | Religion-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Casa of Bradley County | Cleveland, TN | Recruitment, screening and training for volunteer advocates | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tri-County Center | Athens, TN | Tablets and charging stations to be used by Transition from school to work students and vocational adjustment individuals | $3,010 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Etowah Carnegie Library | Etowah, TN | Support for development of the adult nonfiction collection | Education | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Keith Memorial United Methodist Church - McMinn County Warming Center | Athens, TN | Funding costs and supplies for Warming Center | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lee University (english Language Center) | Cleveland, TN | Funding for 5 mentor teachers and instructional materials for adult ESL classes | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Keith Memorial United Methodist Church - Nourish One Child | Athens, TN | Funds for back sack program for Athens City Schools | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Meigs-Decatur Friends of the Library | Decatur, TN | Purchase books for Imagination Library program | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Monroe County Imagination Library | Madisonville, TN | Purchase books for Imagination Library program | Youth development | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Niota United Methodist Church - Food Pantry | Niota, TN | Funds for food for weekend meal program at Niota Elementary School | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Polk County Friends of the Library - Imagination Library | Benton, TN | Purchase books for Imagination Library program | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Eg Fisher Public Library | Athens, TN | Enhancements to the children's space and weekly Storytime programs | $2,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Bethany Missionary Baptist Church Food Pantry | Sweetwater, TN | Purchase of food for food pantry | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed June 26, 2025, IRS object ID 202541779349100314. It reported $372,222 in grants paid; 39 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YMCA - Locker Room Project | Athens, TN | Special grant to be used toward $1.7 million capital campaign to add 2 ada accessible family locker rooms, 4 ada accessible family restrooms, update mens and womens locker rooms with ada accessible sh | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Miracle Lake Inc | Etowah, TN | Funding for facility improvements for miracle lake, which is a 12-week residential program followed by 6-12 month transitional living program as an alternative to alcohold, drugs and criminal minded b | Mental health and crisis intervention | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tennessee Wesleyan University | Athens, TN | Funding to the general scholarship fund to be distrubuted to students qualifying for financial aid. merit scholarships are based on combination of grades and financial need. | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Athens-McMinn Family YMCA | Athens, TN | Relocation and furnishing of "child watch" area to a larger space to accommodate care for designated age groups. the space is used to provide child care while parents are utilizing the ymca facilities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| McMinn County Education & Community Foundation - McMinn County Public Schoo | Athens, TN | Funds administred by mecf will be used to fund compassion closet providing clothing, shoes, laundry detergent, personal hygiene products. funds will be divided among 13 schools based on student popula | $17,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tennessee Wesleyan University - Love Thy Neighbor | Athens, TN | Funds to be utilized for backsacks program for county schools, campus food pantry, mobile food pantry and thrift store. | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grace & Mercy Ministries | Athens, TN | Funds to purchase food and supplies for feeding food insecure individuals at the cooke ministry building. | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Straightway Ministry Inc | Englewood, TN | Tuition assistance for clients attending tenneesse college of applied technology | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Hope Center | Athens, TN | Funding for darkness to light program to facilitate discussion with community groups for child sex abuse prevention. additional funding for transitional housing for domestic violence shelter and sexua | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| McMinn County Senior Citizens Inc | Athens, TN | Funding for the lunch with friends program, and funding for senior advocate to assist cleints in applying for benefit programs. | Human services | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wesley Memorial Umc - Etowah Food Pantry | Etowah, TN | Funds for purchase food for distribution through the etowah community food pantry | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| McMinn County Emergency Rescue Squad | Athens, TN | Funds for first responder grade automatic external defibrillators | $6,022 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Casa Corridor of East TN | Athens, TN | Funds to be used to recruit and train volunteer advocates who will be charged through judicial appointment to advocate for the best interest of abused and/or neglected children who are before the juve | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Casa Monroe Inc | Madisonville, TN | Recruitment, screening and training of volunteer advocates for the monroe county area | Human services | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Casa of Bradley County TN | Cleveland, TN | Recruitment, screening and training of volunteer advocates for bradley county area | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Trousdale School Inc | Cleveland, TN | Purchase of ipads for use in the "lifelong learning: adults with disabilities using technology for learning, job training and social skills" program. | Human services | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Good Faith Clinic Inc | Athens, TN | Funding for 2025 community health fair in conjunction with remote area medical | Health care | $5,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| McMinn County Education & Community Foundation | Athens, TN | Purchase of books to be distributed through the mcminn county imagination library program | $5,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Coordinated Charities Inc | Athens, TN | Funds for purchase of food to be distributed through the organizations food pantry. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Helping Hands Ministries of McMinn County | Athens, TN | Funds will be utilized to purchase building materials to minor home repairs and access ramp construction for low income homeowners. the organizations mission is to provide these services through volun | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Keith Memorial Umc - Nourish One Child | Athens, TN | Funds to purchase food for weekend backpack program for athens city schools | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| McMinn County 4-H | Athens, TN | Funds for staff professional development programs allowing team to attend relevant conference, workshops and training sessions to enhance knowledge and skills to improve effectivness of 4-h programs. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| McMinn County Education & Community Foundation - Let's Read 20 | Athens, TN | Purchase of books to be used in the let's read 20 programs in mcminn and meigs counties for children ages birth to 3rd grade | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Monroe County Rescue Squad | Madisonville, TN | Funds to purchase a rescue operations mobile command trailer | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Morning Star Ministries | Athens, TN | Funding for the "happy body nutrition program" which consist of instruction in health, nutrition, sanitation, food prep, making grocery list, menu planning for family and individual budgeting for the | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Paul's - Love Period | Athens, TN | Funds to support program purchasing and distributing femine hygeine products in schools, parks, ymca and boys and girls clubs. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Paul's - Table Graces | Athens, TN | Funds for purchase of food to be distributed throught the organizations food distribution program | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Grace House in Athens - St Paul's Episcopal Church | Athens, TN | Programing for the grace house in athens who provide shelter in a sober living environment to men who are homeless due to drug and alcohol addiction. residents entera a program of recovery which inclu | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tri-County Center | Athens, TN | Funding to purchase virtual reality experience utilized to develop employment and independent living skills for transition from school to work students. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Women at the Well Ministries | Athens, TN | Funds to support programing directed to women with controlling life problems such as drug and alcohol addicitions, depression and helplessness. | Religion-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Etowah Area Senior Citizen's Center | Etowah, TN | Breakfast food program for clients of the etowah senior center | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Etowah Carnegie | Etowah, TN | Funds to purchase books for accelerated yound readers, classic books for older students and audiobooks for seniors. | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lee University - English Language Center | Cleveland, TN | Funding for instructors and instructional materials for english as a second language classes provided by thed center for english language and literacy (cell). cell adult learners come from over 24 dif | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Niota Umc | Niota, TN | Funds to purchase food for distribution through the niota umc food pantry | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Set Free Ministries and Programs Inc | Ten Mile, TN | Funds to support construction of home in meigs county to house the ministry for drug and alcohol accition. | Mental health and crisis intervention | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Meigs-Decatur Friends of the Library | Decatur, TN | Purchase of books to be distributed through the meigs county imagination library program | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Polk County Friends of the Library | Benton, TN | Purchase of books to be distributed through the polk county imagination library program | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Monroe County Imagination Library | Madisonville, TN | Purchase of books to be distributed through the monroe county imagination library program | Youth development | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Bethany Missionary Baptist Church | Niota, TN | Fund to purchase food for distribution of the organizations food pantry serving monroe and mcminn counties | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Human services | $68,000 |
| Education | $60,500 |
| Mental health and crisis intervention | $43,000 |
| Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $39,200 |
| Health care | $19,350 |
| Religion-related | $15,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 |
| Youth development | $4,500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Tennessee | $686,382 |
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Updated May 11, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.