Grants paid by Lift Foundation Inc
EIN 26-0644407 · Knoxville, TN · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T22
Lift Foundation Inc of Knoxville, TN (EIN 26-0644407) reported 76 grants paid totaling $134,572 to 43 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$134,572
76 grants
Recipients
43
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
7 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6 | $38,178 | — |
| 2020 | 10 | $5,705 | — |
| 2021 | 16 | $20,168 | — |
| 2022 | 13 | $21,360 | — |
| 2023 | 7 | $5,350 | — |
| 2024 | 14 | $28,638 | — |
| 2025 | 10 | $15,173 | — |
Top recipients
The 43 recipients receiving the most from Lift Foundation Inc, by grants paid, out of 43 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lift Foundation Donor Advised Fund | U | Knoxville, TN | 5 | $76,885 | 2025 |
| Samaritan's Purse 58-1437002 | B | Boone, NC | 6 | $11,109 | 2025 |
| Fellowship Church 62-1322255 | B | Knoxville, TN | 1 | $5,800 | 2018 |
| Knox Area Rescue Ministries 62-0670972 | C | Knoxville, TN | 1 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athlethes | U | Johnson City, TN | 4 | $3,500 | 2022 |
| Cru 47-1461721 | B | Orlando, FL | 2 | $3,000 | 2022 |
| Brother's Keeper 37-1757836 | C | Johnson City, TN | 3 | $3,000 | 2025 |
| First Baptist Church Concord 62-0800819 | C | Knoxville, TN | 3 | $2,463 | 2025 |
| Heritage Baptist Church | U | Johnson City, TN | 3 | $2,000 | 2025 |
| Jonathan Weems Addiction Recovery Fund | U | Johnson City, TN | 2 | $2,000 | 2023 |
| First Christian Church | U | Johnson City, TN | 3 | $1,600 | 2022 |
| Armed Forces Mission 46-1322007 | C | Peachtree, GA | 1 | $1,500 | 2021 |
| Emmaus Community | U | Johnson City, TN | 2 | $1,300 | 2025 |
| The River | U | Johnson City, TN | 2 | $1,250 | 2024 |
| World Vision 95-1922279 | B | Federal Way, WA | 1 | $1,237 | 2022 |
| Scott Hamilton Cares Foundation 47-2328142 | C | Franklin, TN | 1 | $1,100 | 2025 |
| Redeemer Community Church 20-5677688 | C | Knoxville, TN | 1 | $1,000 | 2024 |
| Alliance Defending Freedom 54-1660459 | B | Scottsdale, AZ | 1 | $1,000 | 2021 |
| Bethel Christian Church 62-1420341 | B | Jonesborough, TN | 1 | $1,000 | 2021 |
| Charles Schwab Donor Advised Fund | U | Knoxville, TN | 1 | $1,000 | 2023 |
| Summit Leadership 20-1336099 | D | Johnson City, TN | 2 | $850 | 2022 |
| Families Free 06-1646045 | B | Johnson City, TN | 3 | $750 | 2024 |
| St Judes Childern's Hospital | U | Memphis, TN | 2 | $650 | 2021 |
| The Restoration House of East Tennessee 20-5775672 | B | Knoxville, TN | 1 | $500 | 2024 |
| Young Life | U | Johnson City, TN | 1 | $500 | 2024 |
| Street Hope | U | Powell, TN | 1 | $500 | 2024 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | U | Nashville, TN | 1 | $500 | 2020 |
| Edward Jones | U | Johnson City, TN | 1 | $500 | 2020 |
| Billy Graham Evangelistic Association | U | Charlotte, NC | 2 | $400 | 2024 |
| Leadership Institute 51-0235174 | B | Arlington, VA | 2 | $350 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army | U | Johnson City, TN | 3 | $268 | 2024 |
| Berachah Bible Church 58-1966133 | D | Jonesboro, GA | 1 | $250 | 2025 |
| Emerald Youth Foundation 62-1474791 | C | Knoxville, TN | 1 | $250 | 2025 |
| Providence Academy Scholarship Fund 62-1564142 | D | Johnson City, TN | 1 | $250 | 2023 |
| Girls Inc of Johnson City | U | Johnson City, TN | 1 | $250 | 2018 |
| Niswonger Childrens Hospital | U | Johnson City, TN | 1 | $200 | 2022 |
| Vanderbilt University | U | Nashville, TN | 2 | $200 | 2021 |
| Head Start of Washington Co | U | Johnson City, TN | 1 | $200 | 2021 |
| Adf International | U | 1082 VIENNA | 1 | $125 | 2018 |
| Coalition for Kids 62-1765487 | B | Johnson City, TN | 1 | $100 | 2021 |
| Athletes in Action 99-4417742 | D | Xenia, OH | 1 | $100 | 2020 |
| First Presbyterian Church - Johnson City | U | Johnson City, TN | 1 | $100 | 2022 |
| Tennessee Sheriff's Association 51-0195259 | B | Lebanon, TN | 1 | $35 | 2025 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 76 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Lift Foundation Donor Advised Fund Knoxville, TN | U | $8,615 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO DONOR ADVISED FUND | 202621909349101217 |
| 2025 | First Baptist Church Concord Knoxville, TN | C | $1,423 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202621909349101217 |
| 2025 | Scott Hamilton Cares Foundation Franklin, TN | C | $1,100 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202621909349101217 |
| 2025 | Brother's Keeper Johnson City, TN | C | $1,000 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202621909349101217 |
| 2025 | Samaritan's Purse Boone, NC | B | $1,000 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202621909349101217 |
| 2025 | Emmaus Community Johnson City, TN | U | $1,000 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202621909349101217 |
| 2025 | Heritage Baptist Church Johnson City, TN | U | $500 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202621909349101217 |
| 2025 | Emerald Youth Foundation Knoxville, TN | C | $250 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202621909349101217 |
| 2025 | Berachah Bible Church Jonesboro, GA | D | $250 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202621909349101217 |
| 2025 | Tennessee Sheriff's Association Lebanon, TN | B | $35 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202621909349101217 |
| 2024 | Lift Foundation Donor Advised Fund Knoxville, TN | U | $17,738 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO DONOR ADVISED FUND | 202503119349101985 |
| 2024 | Knox Area Rescue Ministries Knoxville, TN | C | $5,000 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202503119349101985 |
| 2024 | Samaritan's Purse Boone, NC | B | $1,160 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202503119349101985 |
| 2024 | Heritage Baptist Church Johnson City, TN | U | $1,000 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202503119349101985 |
| 2024 | Redeemer Community Church Knoxville, TN | C | $1,000 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202503119349101985 |
| 2024 | Young Life Johnson City, TN | U | $500 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202503119349101985 |
| 2024 | The Restoration House of East Tennessee Knoxville, TN | B | $500 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202503119349101985 |
| 2024 | Street Hope Powell, TN | U | $500 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202503119349101985 |
| 2024 | Emmaus Community Johnson City, TN | U | $300 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202503119349101985 |
| 2024 | Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Charlotte, NC | U | $300 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202503119349101985 |
| 2024 | Families Free Johnson City, TN | B | $250 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202503119349101985 |
| 2024 | The River Johnson City, TN | U | $250 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202503119349101985 |
| 2024 | Salvation Army Johnson City, TN | U | $100 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202503119349101985 |
| 2024 | First Baptist Church Concord Knoxville, TN | C | $40 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202503119349101985 |
| 2023 | First Baptist Church Concord Knoxville, TN | C | $1,000 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202443049349100629 |
| 2023 | The River Johnson City, TN | U | $1,000 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202443049349100629 |
| 2023 | Charles Schwab Donor Advised Fund Knoxville, TN | U | $1,000 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO DONOR ADVISED FUND | 202443049349100629 |
| 2023 | Brother's Keeper Johnson City, TN | C | $1,000 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202443049349100629 |
| 2023 | Jonathan Weems Addiction Recovery Fund Johnson City, TN | U | $1,000 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202443049349100629 |
| 2023 | Providence Academy Scholarship Fund Johnson City, TN | D | $250 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202443049349100629 |
| 2023 | Leadership Institute Arlington, VA | B | $100 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202443049349100629 |
| 2022 | Lift Foundation Donor Advised Fund Knoxville, TN | U | $11,544 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO DONOR ADVISED FUND | 202343049349100729 |
| 2022 | Samaritan's Purse Boone, NC | B | $3,461 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202343049349100729 |
| 2022 | Cru Orlando, FL | B | $2,000 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202343049349100729 |
| 2022 | World Vision Federal Way, WA | B | $1,237 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202343049349100729 |
| 2022 | Fellowship of Christian Athlethes Johnson City, TN | U | $1,000 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202343049349100729 |
| 2022 | Jonathan Weems Addiction Recovery Fund Johnson City, TN | U | $1,000 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202343049349100729 |
| 2022 | Leadership Institute Arlington, VA | B | $250 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202343049349100729 |
| 2022 | Families Free Johnson City, TN | B | $250 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202343049349100729 |
| 2022 | Niswonger Childrens Hospital Johnson City, TN | U | $200 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202343049349100729 |
| 2022 | Salvation Army Johnson City, TN | U | $118 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202343049349100729 |
| 2022 | First Presbyterian Church - Johnson City Johnson City, TN | U | $100 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202343049349100729 |
| 2022 | Summit Leadership Foundation Johnson City, TN | C | $100 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202343049349100729 |
| 2022 | First Christian Church Johnson City, TN | U | $100 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202343049349100729 |
| 2021 | Lift Foundation Donor Advised Fund Knoxville, TN | U | $8,549 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO DONOR ADVISED FUND | 202222319349100417 |
| 2021 | Samaritan's Purse Boone, NC | B | $2,719 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202222319349100417 |
| 2021 | Armed Forces Mission Peachtree, GA | C | $1,500 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202222319349100417 |
| 2021 | Bethel Christian Church Jonesborough, TN | B | $1,000 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202222319349100417 |
| 2021 | Alliance Defending Freedom Scottsdale, AZ | B | $1,000 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202222319349100417 |
| 2021 | Cru Orlando, FL | B | $1,000 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202222319349100417 |
| 2021 | Fellowship of Christian Athlethes Johnson City, TN | U | $1,000 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202222319349100417 |
| 2021 | Brother's Keeper Johnson City, TN | C | $1,000 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202222319349100417 |
| 2021 | Summit Leadership Johnson City, TN | D | $750 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202222319349100417 |
| 2021 | First Christian Church Johnson City, TN | U | $600 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202222319349100417 |
| 2021 | St Judes Childern's Hospital Memphis, TN | U | $300 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202222319349100417 |
| 2021 | Families Free Johnson City, TN | B | $250 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202222319349100417 |
| 2021 | Head Start of Washington Co Johnson City, TN | U | $200 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202222319349100417 |
| 2021 | Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Charlotte, NC | U | $100 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202222319349100417 |
| 2021 | Coalition for Kids Johnson City, TN | B | $100 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202222319349100417 |
| 2021 | Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN | U | $100 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202222319349100417 |
| 2020 | Samaritan's Purse Boone, NC | B | $2,205 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202113199349106251 |
| 2020 | First Christian Church Johnson City, TN | U | $900 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202113199349106251 |
| 2020 | Fellowship of Christian Athlethes Johnson City, TN | U | $500 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202113199349106251 |
| 2020 | Heritage Baptist Church Johnson City, TN | U | $500 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202113199349106251 |
| 2020 | Edward Jones Johnson City, TN | U | $500 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO DONOR ADVISED FUND | 202113199349106251 |
| 2020 | Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Nashville, TN | U | $500 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202113199349106251 |
| 2020 | St Judes Childern's Hospital Memphis, TN | U | $350 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202113199349106251 |
| 2020 | Athletes in Action Xenia, OH | D | $100 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202113199349106251 |
| 2020 | Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN | U | $100 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202113199349106251 |
| 2020 | Salvation Army Johnson City, TN | U | $50 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 202113199349106251 |
| 2018 | Lift Foundation Donor Advised Fund Knoxville, TN | U | $30,439 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO DONOR ADVISED FUND | 201911359349103141 |
| 2018 | Fellowship Church Knoxville, TN | B | $5,800 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 201911359349103141 |
| 2018 | Fellowship of Christian Athlethes Knoxville, TN | U | $1,000 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 201911359349103141 |
| 2018 | Samaritan's Purse Boone, NC | B | $564 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 201911359349103141 |
| 2018 | Girls Inc of Johnson City Johnson City, TN | U | $250 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUNDCONTRIBUTION TO DONOR ADVISED FUND | 201911359349103141 |
| 2018 | Adf International 1082 VIENNA | U | $125 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND | 201911359349103141 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.2 | 202621909349101217 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202503119349101985 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202443049349100629 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202343049349100729 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202222319349100417 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202113199349106251 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-12-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201911359349103141 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/260644407.json.
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