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Hees Family Foundation: 24 grants to organizations, $98,500 (tax year ended August 2025)
Hees Family Foundation, a private foundation in Knoxville, TN, paid 24 grants to organizations totaling $98,500 in its tax year ended August 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on October 31, 2025. The largest was $24,500 to Otsego County Community Foundation in Gaylord, MI for general fund/community support and disaster relief.
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- EIN
- 383368989
- Based in
- Knoxville, TN
- Assets
- $2,258,851
- Grants paid
- $111,000
- Tax year ended
- August 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended August 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed October 31, 2025, IRS object ID 202533049349100718. It reported $111,000 in grants paid; 24 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otsego County Community Foundation | Gaylord, MI | General fund/community support and disaster relief | $24,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mackenzie's Animal Sanctuary | Lake Odessa, MI | General fund/animal rescue | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cornerstone University | Grand Rapids, MI | Tuition support | Education | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Next Step for Life Inc | Cookeville, TN | General fund/community support | Human services | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Electric Lodge | Venice, CA | General fund/community support | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 413 Strong | Nashville, TN | General fund/community support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lazarus House | St Charles, IL | General fund/community supportgeneral fund/community support | Human services | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tennessee State Parks Conservancy | Nashville, TN | General fund/community support | Environment | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doyle Volunteer Fire Dept | Doyle, TN | General fund/community support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Isaiah 117 House | Elizabethton, TN | Youth foster care support | Human services | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Van Buren Co Historical Society | Spencer, TN | General fund/community support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Dream Center | Los Angeles, CA | General fund/outreach support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Refuge of Eastern NC | Ayden, NC | General fund/community support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aidnet of Greene County | Greeneville, TN | Disaster relief | Human services | $1,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Berean Christian School | Knoxville, TN | Tuition support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Carter High School Foundation | Knoxville, MI | Tuition support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chesterton Academy of Saint Margaret Clitherow | Knoxville, TN | General fund/tuition support | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cookeville Rescue Mission | Cookeville, TN | General fund | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Putnam Co Family YMCA | Cookeville, TN | General fund | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| River's Edge Christian Academy | Knoxville, TN | Tuition support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Tennessee Foundation | Knoxville, TN | Tuition support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Heart for Hunt Foundation | Stanville, MI | Tuition support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Yound Williams Animal Center | Knoxville, TN | General fund/animal rescue | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Memphis | Memphis, TN | Tuition support | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Human services | $15,750 |
| Education | $12,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $7,000 |
| Environment | $3,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Michigan | $52,000 |
| Tennessee | $32,000 |
| California | $9,000 |
| Illinois | $3,500 |
| North Carolina | $2,000 |
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Updated October 31, 2025. 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.