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The Clayton Family Foundation: 47 grants to organizations, $11.1 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The Clayton Family Foundation, a private foundation in Knoxville, TN, paid 47 grants to organizations totaling $11,119,700 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 13, 2025. The largest was $10,000,000 to Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund in Boston, MA for donor advised fund.
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- EIN
- 581970851
- Based in
- Knoxville, TN
- Assets
- $211,596,352
- Grants paid
- $11,119,700
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 13, 2025, IRS object ID 202523179349101677. It reported $11,119,700 in grants paid; 47 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund | Boston, MA | Donor advised fund | $10,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Knoxville Science Museum | Knoxville, TN | Site demolition for new building | Arts, culture and humanities | $270,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United Way of Greater Knoxville | Knoxville, TN | Improving lives in the community | $255,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Episcopal School of Knoxville | Knoxville, TN | Capital building campaign | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Knoxville Museum of Art | Knoxville, TN | Art museum & education | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Knoxville Symphony Orchestra | Knoxville, TN | Christmas concert & endowment | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| TN State Collab On Reforming Educ | Nashville, TN | Educational reform | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Muse Knoxville | Knoxville, TN | Muse pop summer program | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Webb School of Knoxville | Knoxville, TN | Scholarship | Education | $24,700 | apps.irs.gov |
| Knoxville Zoological Gardens Inc | Knoxville, TN | Conservation of animals | Animal-related | $20,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| YWCA | Knoxville, TN | Building renovation/capital campaign | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Empty Stocking Fund | Cleveland, TN | Christmas for those in need | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| First United Methodist Church Knoxv | Knoxville, TN | Church general fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Great Smoky Mountain Council Bsa | Knoxville, TN | Camp buck toms, at-risk youth | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Knoxville Botanical Gardens and Arboretum | Knoxville, TN | Public gardens | Environment | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Beech Park Baptist Church | Oliver Springs, TN | Church general fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Beta Theta Boule Foundation | Knoxville, TN | Scholarship fund | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bryant's Bridge Inc | Knoxville, TN | Affordable housing | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Crossroads Community Church | Knoxville, TN | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| East Tennessee Community Design Center | Knoxville, TN | Community planning services | Community improvement and capacity building | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grace Christian Academy | Knoxville, TN | K-12 school | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Great Smoky Mountains Institute | Townsend, TN | Tremont marblegate farm | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Interfaith Health Clinic | Knoxville, TN | Accessible health care | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Knoxville Children's Theatre | Knoxville, TN | Childrens theatre | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Knoxville Montessori School | Knoxville, TN | School | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Metro Drug Coalition | Knoxville, TN | Community health services | Mental health and crisis intervention | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Second Harvest Food Bank East TN | Maryville, TN | Feed the hungry | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Young Life | Colorado Springs, CO | Ut knoxville quest program | Youth development | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Young-Williams Animal Center of E TN ' | Knoxville, TN | Animal shelter | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Adopt A Golden Knoxville | Knoxville, TN | Dog rescue | Animal-related | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Appalachian Ballet Company | Maryville, TN | Dance school transportation | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Clayton-Bradley Stem Academy | Maryville, TN | K-12 school | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Helen Ross McNabb Center | Knoxville, TN | Community health services | Mental health and crisis intervention | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Knox Heritage Inc | Knoxville, TN | Historical preservation | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Museum of Appalachia | Clinton, TN | Heros of southern appalachia event | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| River & Rail Theatre Company | Knoxville, TN | Community theater | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Center for Family Resources | Marietta, GA | General support fund | Human services | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shangri-La Therapeutic Academy | Lenoir City, TN | Equine-assisted therapy | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of NC State Museum of N Sci | Raleigh, NC | Museum conservation | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kaleideum | Winston Salem, NC | General support grant | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Leadership Knoxville | Knoxville, TN | Leadership development | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pacific Northwest Ballet Foundation | Seattle, WA | Support for nonprofit ballet company | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Washington Policy Center | Seattle, WA | Research & education | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Literacy | Knoxville, TN | Literacy program for those in need | Education | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grow Free TN Community Coalition Against Human Traf | Knoxville, TN | Drug trafficking awareness & freedom | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Joy of Music | Knoxville, TN | Music educ for those in need | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pellissippi State Foundation | Knoxville, TN | Scholarship fund | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $429,500 |
| Education | $36,200 |
| Animal-related | $24,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 |
| Environment | $7,500 |
| Mental health and crisis intervention | $7,500 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $5,000 |
| Youth development | $5,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $10,000,000 |
| Tennessee | $1,108,200 |
| Colorado | $5,000 |
| Georgia | $2,500 |
| North Carolina | $2,000 |
| Washington | $2,000 |
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Updated November 13, 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.