Funders › TN › Lawson Family Foundation › 2024
Grants paid by Lawson Family Foundation, tax year 2024
EIN 86-1740122 · Knoxville, TN · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
In tax year 2024, Lawson Family Foundation (EIN 86-1740122) reported 86 grants paid totaling $2,399,500. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2024
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Emerald Charter Schools Emerald Charter Schools Knoxville, TN | U | $500,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | University of Tennessee Foundation University of Tennessee Foundation Knoxville, TN | U | $200,000 | paid | COLLEGE OF SOCIAL WORK | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | United Way of Greater Knoxville United Way of Greater Knoxville Knoxville, TN | U | $175,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | East Tennessee Community Design Cen East Tennessee Community Design Center Knoxville, TN | U | $150,000 | paid | SPONSORSHIP | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Knox County Community Gardeners Knox County Community Gardeners Knoxville, TN | U | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Your Move Collective Your Move Collective Alpharetta, GA | U | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Knoxville Leadership Foundation Knoxville Leadership Foundation Knoxville, TN | U | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Knoxville Opera Knoxville Opera Knoxville, TN | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Kim Health Center Kim Health Center Knoxville, TN | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Autism Breakthrough of Knoxville Autism Breakthrough of Knoxville Knoxville, TN | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | East Tennessee Childrens Hospital East Tennessee Childrens Hospital Knoxville, TN | D | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Koinonia Foundation of Knoxville Koinonia Foundation of Knoxville Knoxville, TN | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Knoxville, TN | U | $40,000 | paid | SPONSORSHIP OF CONCERT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Real Talk Mentoring Inc Real Talk Mentoring Inc Knoxville, TN | U | $35,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Healing the Home Healing the Home Knoxville, TN | U | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Men of Valor Men of Valor Antioch, TN | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Raising a Voice Raising a Voice Knoxville, TN | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Knoxville Entrepreneur Center Knoxville Entrepreneur Center Knoxville, TN | U | $25,000 | paid | 100KNOXVILLE | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Knoxville History Project Knoxville History Project Knoxville, TN | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Tn Achieves Tn Achieves Knoxville, TN | U | $25,000 | paid | EDUCATION | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Thrive Thrive Knoxville, TN | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Interfaith Health Clinic Interfaith Health Clinic Knoxville, TN | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | YWCA Knoxville YWCA Knoxville Knoxville, TN | U | $25,000 | paid | TECH CENTER | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Street Hope Tn Street Hope Tn Powell, TN | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Spark Spark Knoxville, TN | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Focus Ministies Focus Ministries Knoxville, TN | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Partnership Tennessee Partnership Tennessee Nashville, TN | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | A Step Ahead Foundation of East Tn a Step Ahead Foundation of East Tn Knoxville, TN | U | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Seed Seed Knoxville, TN | U | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | University of Tennessee College of University of Tennessee College of Nursing Knoxville, TN | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Kicko Kicko Knoxville, TN | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Wuot Wuot Knoxville, TN | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Girl Talk Inc Girl Talk Inc Knoxville, TN | U | $15,000 | paid | LIFE PREP ACADEMY | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Southside Boarding Club Southside Boarding Club Jacksboro, TN | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Youth Outreach in STEM Youth Outreach in STEM Knoxville, TN | U | $15,000 | paid | VINE MIDDLE SCHOOL ROBOTICS | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Historic Tennessee Theater Foundati Historic Tennessee Theater Foundation Knoxville, TN | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Childhelp Inc Childhelp Inc Knoxville, TN | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Campbell Culture Coalition Campbell Culture Coalition Lafollette, TN | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Girls Inc of Tn Valley Girls Inc of Tn Valley Oak Ridge, TN | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Second Harvest Food Bank Second Harvest Food Bank Maryville, TN | D | $10,000 | paid | FOOD FOR KIDS | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Knoxville Heritage Knoxville Heritage Knoxville, TN | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Mclung Museum Mclung Museum Knoxville, TN | U | $10,000 | paid | MMIW EXHIBIT/DIRECTORS CIRCLE | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Community Action for Affordable Nei Community Action for Affordable Neighborhoods Knoxville, TN | U | $10,000 | paid | SPONSORSHIP | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Community Shares Inc Community Shares Inc Knoxville, TN | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Partnership With Native Americans Partnership With Native Americans Addison, TX | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Maryville Alcoa Animal Rescue Cente Maryville Alcoa Animal Rescue Center Maryville, TN | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Olive Tree Learning Academy Olive Tree Learning Academy Knoxville, TN | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Cherokee Health Cherokee Health Knoxville, TN | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Emerald Youth Foundation Emerald Youth Foundation Knoxville, TN | U | $5,000 | paid | SPONSORSHIP | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Bijou Theater Bijou Theater Knoxville, TN | D | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | World Central Kitchen World Central Kitchen Washington, DC | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Beck Cultural Exchange Center Beck Cultural Exchange Center Knoxville, TN | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Great Smoky Mountains Institute of Great Smoky Mountains Institute of Tremont Townsend, TN | U | $5,000 | paid | SPONSORSHIP | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | East Tennessee Pbs East Tennessee Pbs Knoxville, TN | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Holston Home for Children Holston Home for Children Greenville, TN | D | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Sierra Club Foundation Sierra Club Foundation Oakland, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | East Tennessee Historical Society East Tennessee Historical Society Knoxville, TN | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Austin & Austin-East Alumni Associa Austin & Austin-East Alumni Association Knoxville, TN | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Audubon Audubon Chattanooga, TN | U | $5,000 | paid | MEMBERSHIP - GREAT EGRET SOCIETY | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Angelic Ministries International Angelic Ministries International Knoxville, TN | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Knoxville, TN | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Guide Dog for the Blind Guide Dog for the Blind San Rafael, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Jane Goodall Institute Jane Goodall Institute Washington, DC | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Vietnam Veterans of America Vietnam Veterans of America Silver Spring, MD | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | International Campaign for Tibet International Campaign for Tibet Washington, DC | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Dream Connection Dream Connection Knoxville, TN | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Appalachian Ballet Company Appalachian Ballet Company Maryville, TN | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | My Daughter's Journey My Daughter's Journey Knoxville, TN | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Joel Osteen Ministries Joel Osteen Ministries Houston, TX | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | St Jude Childrens Research Hospital St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Memphis, TN | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Bip Knoxville Bip Knoxville Knoxville, TN | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | The Nature Conservacy the Nature Conservacy Arlington, VA | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Positively Living Positively Living Knoxville, TN | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Beta Theta Boule Foundation Beta Theta Boule Foundation Knoxville, TN | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Smithsonian Smithsonian Washington, DC | U | $2,500 | paid | MEMBERSHIP | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Oasis Institute Oasis Institute Knoxville, TN | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Wikimedia Foundation Wikimedia Foundation San Francisco, CA | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Consumer Reports Consumer Reports Yonkers, NY | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Random Acts of Flowers Random Acts of Flowers Knoxville, TN | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Bearden Middle School Foundation Bearden Middle School Foundation Knoxville, TN | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Fulton High School Fulton High School Knoxville, TN | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Great Smoky Mountain Council Great Smoky Mountain Council Knoxville, TN | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | The National Vietnam War Museum the National Vietnam War Museum Weatherford, TX | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Friends of Sequoyah Friends of Sequoyah Vonore, TN | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Paralyzed Veterans of America Paralyzed Veterans of America Washington, DC | D | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
| 2024 | Two Bikes Two Bikes Knoxville, TN | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503189349104905 |
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Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. All years for this funder.
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