Open Foundations · Tennessee

The Bill Gatton Foundation

Bristol, Tennessee · EIN 621266284. It paid $27.1M across 9 grants in 2024, a median of $1.8M each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.

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$27.1M
paid in 2024
9
grants paid
$1.8M
median grant
16%
to first-time recipients
$930.7M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.

Send requests to
BILLGATTONFOUNDATIONJPMORGANCOM
Address
C/O JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA 390, NEW YORK, NY, 10017
Phone
2124642334
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
NO OFFICIAL APPLICATION. GRANT REQUESTS SHOULD OUTLINE THE NEEDS AND THE PURPOSES TO WHICH THE FUNDS WILL BE UTILIZED.
Submission deadline
NONE
Restrictions on awards
THE ONLY RESTRICTION IS THAT THE CONTRIBUTION MUST BE MADE TO AN ORGANIZATION, WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OF ITS POSSESSIONS, FOR PURPOSES DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501 (C) (3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, INCLUDING RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, TESTING FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, LITERACY OR PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN OR ANIMALS.

From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202523189349105557. Entries appear as filed.

What it funds, in its own words

These are the most frequent words in the purposes the foundation wrote on its 2024 grants.

education

Biggest grants in 2024

These are all 9 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1University of KentuckyKY$13,200,000EDUCATION
2King UniversityTN$5,574,796EDUCATION
3Alice Lloyd CollegeKY$4,000,000EDUCATION
4Virginia Highlands Community College Educational FoundationVA$2,000,000EDUCATION
5University of Virginia College at WiseVA$1,800,000EDUCATION
6Mcclean County Public SchoolsKY$265,000EDUCATION
7Bristol Tennessee City SchoolsTN$150,000EDUCATION
8United Way of BristolTN$103,608TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
9Appalachian Literacy InitiativeTN$43,452EDUCATION

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
20198$7.2M
202011$7.3M
202111$10.0M
20221$11.0M
20235$9.0M
20249$27.1M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Tennessee44%
Kentucky33%
Virginia22%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees are listed as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Danny L DunnTRUSTEE · 2024
Robert PeelTRUSTEE & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 2024

Each figure comes from the foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. The newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants count once and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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