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The Bill Gatton Foundation: 9 grants to organizations, $27.1 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The Bill Gatton Foundation, a private foundation in Bristol, TN, paid 9 grants to organizations totaling $27,136,856 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 14, 2025. The largest was $13,200,000 to University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY for education.
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- EIN
- 621266284
- Based in
- Bristol, TN
- Assets
- $1,058,846,106
- Grants paid
- $27,136,856
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202523189349105557. It reported $27,136,856 in grants paid; 9 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY | Education | $13,200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| King University | Bristol, TN | Education | Education | $5,574,796 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alice Lloyd College | Pippa Passes, KY | Education | $4,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Virginia Highlands Community College Educational Foundation | Abingdon, VA | Education | Education | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Virginia College at Wise | Wise, VA | Education | $1,800,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| McClean County Public Schools | Calhoun, KY | Education | $265,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bristol Tennessee City Schools | Bristol, TN | Education | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Way of Bristol | Bristol, TN | To support the mission of the organization | $103,608 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Appalachian Literacy Initiative | Bristol, TN | Education | Arts, culture and humanities | $43,452 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $7,574,796 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $43,452 |
States funded
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Updated November 14, 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.