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Lawson Family Foundation: 7 grants to organizations, $82,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
Lawson Family Foundation, a private foundation in Knoxville, TN, paid 7 grants to organizations totaling $82,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on August 28, 2026. The largest was $30,000 to Knox County Schools in Knoxville, TN for general support.
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- EIN
- 861740122
- Based in
- Knoxville, TN
- Assets
- $120,557
- Grants paid
- $82,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed August 28, 2026, IRS object ID 202612409349100706. It reported $82,000 in grants paid; 7 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knox County Schools | Knoxville, TN | General support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Action for Affordable Neighborhoods (caan) | Knoxville, TN | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Relaunch | Knoxville, TN | General support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jack and Jill of America - Knoxville Chapter | Knoxville, TN | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Knoxville Utilities Board - Connect Ed | Knoxville, TN | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bearden Middle School Foundation | Knoxville, TN | General support | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West High Foundation | Knoxville, TN | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202503189349104905. It reported $2,399,500 in grants paid; 86 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerald Charter Schools Emerald Charter Schools | Knoxville, TN | General support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Tennessee Foundation University of Tennessee Foundation | Knoxville, TN | College of social work | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Way of Greater Knoxville United Way of Greater Knoxville | Knoxville, TN | General support | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| East Tennessee Community Design Cen East Tennessee Community Design Center | Knoxville, TN | Sponsorship | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Knox County Community Gardeners Knox County Community Gardeners | Knoxville, TN | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Knoxville Leadership Foundation Knoxville Leadership Foundation | Knoxville, TN | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Your Move Collective Your Move Collective | Alpharetta, GA | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Autism Breakthrough of Knoxville Autism Breakthrough of Knoxville | Knoxville, TN | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| East Tennessee Childrens Hospital East Tennessee Childrens Hospital | Knoxville, TN | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kim Health Center Kim Health Center | Knoxville, TN | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Knoxville Opera Knoxville Opera | Knoxville, TN | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Koinonia Foundation of Knoxville Koinonia Foundation of Knoxville | Knoxville, TN | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Knoxville Symphony Orchestra | Knoxville, TN | Sponsorship of concert | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Real Talk Mentoring Inc Real Talk Mentoring Inc | Knoxville, TN | General support | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Healing the Home Healing the Home | Knoxville, TN | General support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Focus Ministies Focus Ministries | Knoxville, TN | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Interfaith Health Clinic Interfaith Health Clinic | Knoxville, TN | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Knoxville Entrepreneur Center Knoxville Entrepreneur Center | Knoxville, TN | 100knoxville | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Knoxville History Project Knoxville History Project | Knoxville, TN | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Men of Valor Men of Valor | Antioch, TN | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Partnership Tennessee Partnership Tennessee | Nashville, TN | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Raising A Voice Raising A Voice | Knoxville, TN | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Spark Spark | Knoxville, TN | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Street Hope TN Street Hope TN | Powell, TN | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| TN Achieves TN Achieves | Knoxville, TN | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Thrive Thrive | Knoxville, TN | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YWCA Knoxville YWCA Knoxville | Knoxville, TN | Tech center | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| A Step Ahead Foundation of East TN A Step Ahead Foundation of East TN | Knoxville, TN | General support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Seed Seed | Knoxville, TN | General support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Childhelp Inc Childhelp Inc | Knoxville, TN | General support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Girl Talk Inc Girl Talk Inc | Knoxville, TN | Life prep academy | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Historic Tennessee Theater Foundati Historic Tennessee Theater Foundation | Knoxville, TN | General support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kicko Kicko | Knoxville, TN | General support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Southside Boarding Club Southside Boarding Club | Jacksboro, TN | General support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Tennessee College of University of Tennessee College of Nursing | Knoxville, TN | General support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wuot Wuot | Knoxville, TN | General support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Youth Outreach in Stem Youth Outreach in Stem | Knoxville, TN | Vine middle school robotics | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Campbell Culture Coalition Campbell Culture Coalition | Lafollette, TN | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cherokee Health Cherokee Health | Knoxville, TN | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Action for Affordable Nei Community Action for Affordable Neighborhoods | Knoxville, TN | Sponsorship | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Shares Inc Community Shares Inc | Knoxville, TN | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Girls Inc of TN Valley Girls Inc of TN Valley | Oak Ridge, TN | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Knoxville Heritage Knoxville Heritage | Knoxville, TN | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maryville Alcoa Animal Rescue Cente Maryville Alcoa Animal Rescue Center | Maryville, TN | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| McLung Museum McLung Museum | Knoxville, TN | Mmiw exhibit/directors circle | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Olive Tree Learning Academy Olive Tree Learning Academy | Knoxville, TN | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Partnership With Native Americans Partnership With Native Americans | Addison, TX | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Second Harvest Food Bank Second Harvest Food Bank | Maryville, TN | Food for kids | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Angelic Ministries International Angelic Ministries International | Knoxville, TN | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Appalachian Ballet Company Appalachian Ballet Company | Maryville, TN | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Audubon Audubon | Chattanooga, TN | Membership - great egret society | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Austin & Austin-East Alumni Associa Austin & Austin-East Alumni Association | Knoxville, TN | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Beck Cultural Exchange Center Beck Cultural Exchange Center | Knoxville, TN | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Beta Theta Boule Foundation Beta Theta Boule Foundation | Knoxville, TN | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bijou Theater Bijou Theater | Knoxville, TN | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bip Knoxville Bip Knoxville | Knoxville, TN | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dream Connection Dream Connection | Knoxville, TN | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| East Tennessee Historical Society East Tennessee Historical Society | Knoxville, TN | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| East Tennessee PBS East Tennessee PBS | Knoxville, TN | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Emerald Youth Foundation Emerald Youth Foundation | Knoxville, TN | Sponsorship | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Great Smoky Mountains Institute of Great Smoky Mountains Institute of Tremont | Townsend, TN | Sponsorship | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Guide Dog for the Blind Guide Dog for the Blind | San Rafael, CA | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Holston Home for Children Holston Home for Children | Greenville, TN | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| International Campaign for Tibet International Campaign for Tibet | Washington, DC | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jane Goodall Institute Jane Goodall Institute | Washington, DC | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Joel Osteen Ministries Joel Osteen Ministries | Houston, TX | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Knoxville Symphony Orchestra | Knoxville, TN | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| My Daughter's Journey My Daughter's Journey | Knoxville, TN | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Positively Living Positively Living | Knoxville, TN | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sierra Club Foundation Sierra Club Foundation | Oakland, CA | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital St Jude Childrens Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Nature Conservacy the Nature Conservacy | Arlington, VA | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vietnam Veterans of America Vietnam Veterans of America | Silver Spring, MD | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Central Kitchen World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Consumer Reports Consumer Reports | Yonkers, NY | General support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oasis Institute Oasis Institute | Knoxville, TN | General support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Random Acts of Flowers Random Acts of Flowers | Knoxville, TN | General support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Smithsonian Smithsonian | Washington, DC | Membership | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wikimedia Foundation Wikimedia Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bearden Middle School Foundation Bearden Middle School Foundation | Knoxville, TN | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Sequoyah Friends of Sequoyah | Vonore, TN | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fulton High School Fulton High School | Knoxville, TN | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Great Smoky Mountain Council Great Smoky Mountain Council | Knoxville, TN | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Paralyzed Veterans of America Paralyzed Veterans of America | Washington, DC | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The National Vietnam War Museum the National Vietnam War Museum | Weatherford, TX | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Two Bikes Two Bikes | Knoxville, TN | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $1,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Tennessee | $2,322,000 |
| Georgia | $100,000 |
| District of Columbia | $18,500 |
| Texas | $16,000 |
| California | $12,500 |
| Virginia | $5,000 |
| Maryland | $5,000 |
| New York | $2,500 |
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Updated August 28, 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.