Grants paid by Hees Family Foundation
EIN 38-3368989 · Knoxville, TN · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T22Z
Hees Family Foundation of Knoxville, TN (EIN 38-3368989) reported 89 grants paid totaling $330,500 to 60 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
$330,500
89 grants
Recipients
60
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
6 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 11 | $25,000 | — |
| 2019 | 8 | $27,000 | — |
| 2021 | 11 | $36,000 | — |
| 2023 | 11 | $36,000 | — |
| 2024 | 23 | $95,500 | — |
| 2025 | 25 | $111,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 60 recipients receiving the most from Hees Family Foundation, by grants paid, out of 60 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otsego County Community Foundation 38-3374066 | C | Gaylord, MI | 5 | $44,000 | 2025 |
| Next Step for Life Inc 47-4100241 | B | Cookeville, TN | 5 | $26,000 | 2025 |
| Kirtland Community College Foundation 23-7298317 | B | Grayling, MI | 2 | $22,000 | 2024 |
| Cornerstone University 38-1443369 | B | Grand Rapids, MI | 2 | $21,000 | 2025 |
| Mackenzie's Animal Sanctuary 38-3533253 | B | Lake Odessa, MI | 1 | $15,000 | 2025 |
| Hilarity for Charity 82-2316072 | C | Beverly Hills, CA | 2 | $14,000 | 2024 |
| Jordan Lake Trail 46-1035910 | C | Lake Odessa, MI | 2 | $14,000 | 2024 |
| Crawford Ausable Education Excellence 47-4027157 | D | Grayling, MI | 1 | $12,500 | 2025 |
| The Nazarene Fund | U | Irving, TX | 1 | $12,000 | 2021 |
| Munford Healthcare Foundations | U | Traverse City, MI | 1 | $8,000 | 2019 |
| Electric Lodge 57-1151955 | B | Venice, CA | 1 | $7,000 | 2025 |
| Ausable Artisan Village 27-2182086 | C | Beaverton, MI | 1 | $6,500 | 2024 |
| Kent County Habitat for Humanity 38-2527968 | C | Grand Rapids, MI | 1 | $6,000 | 2019 |
| Berean Christian School | U | Knoxville, TN | 5 | $6,000 | 2025 |
| Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology Foundation | U | Nashville, TN | 1 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Tennessee State Parks Conservancy 81-2827745 | B | Nashville, TN | 2 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Isaiah 117 House 82-0631497 | C | Elizabethton, TN | 2 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Community Foundation for Ne Michigan | U | Alpena, MI | 1 | $5,000 | 2021 |
| 413 Strong | U | Nashville, TN | 1 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Piney Volunteer Fire Dept 88-4011878 | D | Spencer, TN | 2 | $4,500 | 2024 |
| Power Book Bags 81-2406342 | B | Suttons Bay, MI | 1 | $4,500 | 2024 |
| Chesterton Academy of Saint Margaret Clitherow 88-2087338 | C | Knoxville, TN | 2 | $4,250 | 2025 |
| Otsego Memorial Hospital Foundation | U | Gaylord, MI | 2 | $4,000 | 2019 |
| Habitat for Humanity | U | Grand Rapids, MI | 1 | $4,000 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross | U | Washington, DC | 1 | $4,000 | 2018 |
| Lazarus House 36-4187609 | B | St Charles, IL | 1 | $3,500 | 2025 |
| Next Step for Life Inc | U | Mapaville, MO | 1 | $3,000 | 2018 |
| Alzheimer's Association 13-3039601 | C | Chicago, IL | 1 | $3,000 | 2018 |
| The Dream Center 95-1803686 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $3,000 | 2025 |
| Cookeville Rescue Mission 58-1457440 | C | Cookeville, TN | 2 | $3,000 | 2025 |
| One Goal Foundation | U | Newark, IL | 1 | $3,000 | 2018 |
| Highland Rim Academy 62-0630111 | D | Cookeville, TN | 3 | $3,000 | 2024 |
| Carter High School Foundation | U | Knoxville, MI | 2 | $2,750 | 2025 |
| Wo Smith Music School | U | Nashville, TN | 1 | $2,500 | 2021 |
| Van Buren Co Historical Society | U | Spencer, TN | 1 | $2,500 | 2025 |
| Doyle Volunteer Fire Dept | U | Doyle, TN | 1 | $2,500 | 2025 |
| Crawford Ausable Daycare 38-2310355 | C | Grayling, MI | 1 | $2,000 | 2021 |
| Grace Christian Academy | U | Knoxville, TN | 2 | $2,000 | 2023 |
| Van Buren Co Food Outreach | U | Spencer, MI | 1 | $2,000 | 2024 |
| Putnam Co Family YMCA | U | Cookeville, TN | 2 | $2,000 | 2025 |
| Days for Girls 45-3934671 | C | Mt Vernon, WA | 1 | $2,000 | 2019 |
| The Refuge of Eastern Nc 87-4490779 | D | Ayden, NC | 1 | $2,000 | 2025 |
| Lakeway Christian Schools | U | Morrisontown, TN | 1 | $2,000 | 2019 |
| Men of Valor 62-1836815 | B | Antioch, TN | 1 | $2,000 | 2019 |
| Friends of Macc 35-2629136 | B | Nashville, TN | 1 | $2,000 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army Palm Beach County | U | West Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $2,000 | 2018 |
| Aidnet of Greene County 45-4109805 | B | Greeneville, TN | 1 | $1,750 | 2025 |
| Cookeville Police Athletic League 62-1810684 | B | Cookeville, TN | 1 | $1,500 | 2021 |
| Van Buren Hearts for Paws | U | Spencer, TN | 1 | $1,500 | 2023 |
| University of Tennessee Foundation | U | Knoxville, TN | 1 | $1,000 | 2025 |
| River's Edge Christian Academy 62-1691071 | B | Knoxville, TN | 1 | $1,000 | 2025 |
| Knoxville Youth Athletics 27-5061247 | D | Knoxville, TN | 1 | $1,000 | 2018 |
| Jupiter Med Ctr Foundation 65-0132406 | D | Jupiter, FL | 1 | $1,000 | 2018 |
| Sunnyview Primary School 88-3696281 | D | Knoxville, TN | 1 | $1,000 | 2021 |
| Justin Turner Foundation 81-3996228 | C | Burbank, CA | 1 | $1,000 | 2023 |
| Heart for Hunt Foundation | U | Stanville, MI | 2 | $1,000 | 2025 |
| Maryville College Athletics 62-0475691 | D | Maryville, TN | 1 | $1,000 | 2019 |
| Police Athletic League | U | Cookeville, TN | 1 | $1,000 | 2024 |
| Yound Williams Animal Center | U | Knoxville, TN | 1 | $500 | 2025 |
| University of Memphis 62-6048540 | C | Memphis, TN | 1 | $250 | 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 89 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Otsego County Community Foundation Gaylord, MI | C | $24,500 | paid | GENERAL FUND/COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND DISASTER RELIEF | 202533049349100718 |
| 2025 | Mackenzie's Animal Sanctuary Lake Odessa, MI | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND/ANIMAL RESCUE | 202533049349100718 |
| 2025 | Crawford Ausable Education Excellence Grayling, MI | D | $12,500 | paid | TUITION SUPPORT | 202533049349100718 |
| 2025 | Cornerstone University Grand Rapids, MI | B | $11,000 | paid | TUITION SUPPORT | 202533049349100718 |
| 2025 | Next Step for Life Inc Cookeville, TN | B | $8,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND/COMMUNITY SUPPORT | 202533049349100718 |
| 2025 | Electric Lodge Venice, CA | B | $7,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND/COMMUNITY SUPPORT | 202533049349100718 |
| 2025 | 413 Strong Nashville, TN | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND/COMMUNITY SUPPORT | 202533049349100718 |
| 2025 | Lazarus House St Charles, IL | B | $3,500 | paid | GENERAL FUND/COMMUNITY SUPPORTGENERAL FUND/COMMUNITY SUPPORT | 202533049349100718 |
| 2025 | Tennessee State Parks Conservancy Nashville, TN | B | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND/COMMUNITY SUPPORT | 202533049349100718 |
| 2025 | Van Buren Co Historical Society Spencer, TN | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL FUND/COMMUNITY SUPPORT | 202533049349100718 |
| 2025 | Isaiah 117 House Elizabethton, TN | C | $2,500 | paid | YOUTH FOSTER CARE SUPPORT | 202533049349100718 |
| 2025 | Doyle Volunteer Fire Dept Doyle, TN | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL FUND/COMMUNITY SUPPORT | 202533049349100718 |
| 2025 | The Refuge of Eastern Nc Ayden, NC | D | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND/COMMUNITY SUPPORT | 202533049349100718 |
| 2025 | The Dream Center Los Angeles, CA | B | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND/OUTREACH SUPPORT | 202533049349100718 |
| 2025 | Aidnet of Greene County Greeneville, TN | B | $1,750 | paid | DISASTER RELIEF | 202533049349100718 |
| 2025 | Berean Christian School Knoxville, TN | U | $1,000 | paid | TUITION SUPPORT | 202533049349100718 |
| 2025 | Chesterton Academy of Saint Margaret Clitherow Knoxville, TN | C | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND/TUITION SUPPORT | 202533049349100718 |
| 2025 | Cookeville Rescue Mission Cookeville, TN | C | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202533049349100718 |
| 2025 | Putnam Co Family YMCA Cookeville, TN | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202533049349100718 |
| 2025 | University of Tennessee Foundation Knoxville, TN | U | $1,000 | paid | TUITION SUPPORT | 202533049349100718 |
| 2025 | Carter High School Foundation Knoxville, MI | U | $1,000 | paid | TUITION SUPPORT | 202533049349100718 |
| 2025 | River's Edge Christian Academy Knoxville, TN | B | $1,000 | paid | TUITION SUPPORT | 202533049349100718 |
| 2025 | Yound Williams Animal Center Knoxville, TN | U | $500 | paid | GENERAL FUND/ANIMAL RESCUE | 202533049349100718 |
| 2025 | Heart for Hunt Foundation Stanville, MI | U | $500 | paid | TUITION SUPPORT | 202533049349100718 |
| 2025 | University of Memphis Memphis, TN | C | $250 | paid | TUITION SUPPORT | 202533049349100718 |
| 2024 | Cornerstone University Grand Rapids, MI | B | $10,000 | paid | TUITION SUPPORT | 202403109349101245 |
| 2024 | Kirtland Community College Foundation Grayling, MI | B | $10,000 | paid | WOOD SCIENCE DEPT GRANT | 202403109349101245 |
| 2024 | Jordan Lake Trail Lake Odessa, MI | C | $10,000 | paid | LOCAL GREENWAY PROJECT | 202403109349101245 |
| 2024 | Hilarity for Charity Beverly Hills, CA | C | $10,000 | paid | ALZHEIMERS SUPPORT | 202403109349101245 |
| 2024 | Otsego County Community Foundation Gaylord, MI | C | $9,500 | paid | GENERAL FUND/LOCAL PUBLIC SUPPORT | 202403109349101245 |
| 2024 | Next Step for Life Inc Cookeville, TN | B | $7,000 | paid | ASSIST INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABLITIIES | 202403109349101245 |
| 2024 | Ausable Artisan Village Beaverton, MI | C | $6,500 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202403109349101245 |
| 2024 | Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology Foundation Nashville, TN | U | $5,000 | paid | TUITION SUPPORT | 202403109349101245 |
| 2024 | Power Book Bags Suttons Bay, MI | B | $4,500 | paid | YOUTH LITERACY SUPPORT | 202403109349101245 |
| 2024 | Chesterton Academy of Saint Margaret Clitherow Knoxville, TN | C | $3,250 | paid | GENERAL FUND/TUITION SUPPORT | 202403109349101245 |
| 2024 | Isaiah 117 House Elizabethton, TN | C | $2,500 | paid | YOUTH FOSTER CARE SUPPORT | 202403109349101245 |
| 2024 | Friends of Macc Nashville, TN | B | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL FUNDGENERAL FUND | 202403109349101245 |
| 2024 | Tennessee State Parks Conservancy Nashville, TN | B | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202403109349101245 |
| 2024 | Piney Volunteer Fire Dept Spencer, TN | D | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND/LOCAL PUBLIC SUPPORT | 202403109349101245 |
| 2024 | Van Buren Co Food Outreach Spencer, MI | U | $2,000 | paid | FOOD DISTRIBUTION | 202403109349101245 |
| 2024 | Cookeville Rescue Mission Cookeville, TN | C | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202403109349101245 |
| 2024 | Carter High School Foundation Knoxville, MI | U | $1,750 | paid | GENERAL FUND/TUITION SUPPORT | 202403109349101245 |
| 2024 | Berean Christian School Knoxville, TN | U | $1,000 | paid | TUITION SUPPORT | 202403109349101245 |
| 2024 | Putnam Co Family YMCA Cookeville, TN | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202403109349101245 |
| 2024 | Police Athletic League Cookeville, TN | U | $1,000 | paid | ATHLETIC SUPPORT | 202403109349101245 |
| 2024 | Highland Rim Academy Cookeville, TN | D | $1,000 | paid | TUITION SUPPORT | 202403109349101245 |
| 2024 | The Dream Center Los Angeles, CA | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND/OUTREACH SUPPORT | 202403109349101245 |
| 2024 | Heart for Hunt Foundation Stanville, MI | U | $500 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202403109349101245 |
| 2023 | Kirtland Community College Foundation Grayling, MI | B | $12,000 | paid | WOOD SCIENCE DEPT GRANT | 202323209349101757 |
| 2023 | Habitat for Humanity Grand Rapids, MI | U | $4,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND/HOME BUILDING | 202323209349101757 |
| 2023 | Hilarity for Charity Beverly Hills, CA | C | $4,000 | paid | ALZHEIMERS SUPPORT | 202323209349101757 |
| 2023 | Next Step for Life Inc Cookeville, TN | B | $4,000 | paid | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP | 202323209349101757 |
| 2023 | Jordan Lake Trail Lake Odessa, MI | C | $4,000 | paid | LOCAL GREENWAY PROJECT | 202323209349101757 |
| 2023 | Piney Volunteer Fire Dept Spencer, TN | D | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL FUND/LOCAL PUBLIC SUPPORT | 202323209349101757 |
| 2023 | Van Buren Hearts for Paws Spencer, TN | U | $1,500 | paid | GENERAL FUND/ANIMAL SHELTER | 202323209349101757 |
| 2023 | Highland Rim Academy Cookeville, TN | D | $1,000 | paid | ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP | 202323209349101757 |
| 2023 | Berean Christian School Knoxville, TN | U | $1,000 | paid | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP | 202323209349101757 |
| 2023 | Justin Turner Foundation Burbank, CA | C | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND/VETERANS SUPPORT | 202323209349101757 |
| 2023 | Grace Christian Academy Knoxville, TN | U | $1,000 | paid | ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP | 202323209349101757 |
| 2021 | The Nazarene Fund Irving, TX | U | $12,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202103029349101110 |
| 2021 | Otsego County Community Foundation Gaylord, MI | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202103029349101110 |
| 2021 | Community Foundation for Ne Michigan Alpena, MI | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202103029349101110 |
| 2021 | Next Step for Life Inc Cookeville, TN | B | $4,000 | paid | ASSIST INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES | 202103029349101110 |
| 2021 | Wo Smith Music School Nashville, TN | U | $2,500 | paid | TUITION ASSISTANCE | 202103029349101110 |
| 2021 | Crawford Ausable Daycare Grayling, MI | C | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202103029349101110 |
| 2021 | Cookeville Police Athletic League Cookeville, TN | B | $1,500 | paid | ATHLETIC SUPPORT | 202103029349101110 |
| 2021 | Highland Rim Academy Cookeville, TN | D | $1,000 | paid | TUITION SUPPORT | 202103029349101110 |
| 2021 | Grace Christian Academy Knoxville, TN | U | $1,000 | paid | TUITION ASSISTANCE | 202103029349101110 |
| 2021 | Berean Christian School Knoxville, TN | U | $1,000 | paid | TUITION SUPPORT | 202103029349101110 |
| 2021 | Sunnyview Primary School Knoxville, TN | D | $1,000 | paid | TUITION SUPPORT | 202103029349101110 |
| 2019 | Munford Healthcare Foundations Traverse City, MI | U | $8,000 | paid | YOUTH SPORTS PROGRAMS | 201903129349100640 |
| 2019 | Kent County Habitat for Humanity Grand Rapids, MI | C | $6,000 | paid | GENERAL PROJECT FUNDS | 201903129349100640 |
| 2019 | Otsego Memorial Hospital Foundation Gaylord, MI | U | $3,000 | paid | MEDICAL ASSISTANCE | 201903129349100640 |
| 2019 | Next Step for Life Inc Cookeville, TN | C | $3,000 | paid | ASSIST INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES | 201903129349100640 |
| 2019 | Days for Girls Mt Vernon, WA | C | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 201903129349100640 |
| 2019 | Men of Valor Antioch, TN | B | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201903129349100640 |
| 2019 | Lakeway Christian Schools Morrisontown, TN | U | $2,000 | paid | TUITION SUPPORT | 201903129349100640 |
| 2019 | Maryville College Athletics Maryville, TN | D | $1,000 | paid | ATHLETIC SUPPORT | 201903129349100640 |
| 2018 | American Red Cross Washington, DC | U | $4,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201910359349100506 |
| 2018 | One Goal Foundation Newark, IL | U | $3,000 | paid | PROVIDE SUPPORT TO ADOLESCENTS IN LIBERIA | 201910359349100506 |
| 2018 | Alzheimer's Association Chicago, IL | C | $3,000 | paid | MEDICAL CARE | 201910359349100506 |
| 2018 | Otsego County Community Foundation Gaylord, MI | C | $3,000 | paid | COMMUNITY SUPPORTSCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM | 201910359349100506 |
| 2018 | Next Step for Life Inc Mapaville, MO | U | $3,000 | paid | ASSIST INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES | 201910359349100506 |
| 2018 | Berean Christian School Knoxville, TN | U | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 201910359349100506 |
| 2018 | Otsego Co Community Food Pantry Gaylord, MI | D | $2,000 | paid | FOOD PANTRY | 201910359349100506 |
| 2018 | Salvation Army Palm Beach County West Palm Beach, FL | U | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201910359349100506 |
| 2018 | Knoxville Youth Athletics Knoxville, TN | D | $1,000 | paid | YOUTH SPORTS PROGRAMS | 201910359349100506 |
| 2018 | Jupiter Med Ctr Foundation Jupiter, FL | D | $1,000 | paid | MEDICAL CARE | 201910359349100506 |
| 2018 | Otsego Memorial Hospital Foundation Gaylord, MI | U | $1,000 | paid | MEDICAL SUPPORT | 201910359349100506 |
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 | 2025-08-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202533049349100718 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-08-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202403109349101245 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-08-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202323209349101757 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-08-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202103029349101110 |
| 990PF | 2019 | 2019-08-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201903129349100640 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-08-31 | not stated | 2017v2.3 | 201910359349100506 |
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/383368989.json.
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