Akima Club Inc
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Akima Club Inc at a glance
In short: Akima Club Inc reported $100K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $99,801 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- +14.8% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $40,756
- -59.8% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $79,313
- -57.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $139,951
- +14.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Akima Club Inc
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Akima Club Inc
Who Akima Club Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
51 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 51 grants of 51 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Akima Club Inc gives
- Giving fell 80% from 2020 to 2023. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2023) to $100K (2025). In 2025 it reported $100K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mobile Mealsknox Co CAC Office on Aging Knoxville, TN | Support Organization for Charity Purposes | $6,372 |
| Muse Knoxville Knoxville, TN | Support Organization for Charity Purposes | $6,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $40,756 | $79,313 | $139,951 | $99,801 | Total only |
| 2024 | $101,394 | $186,811 | $122,104 | $86,965 | Total only |
| 2023 | $36,687 | $60,874 | $127,783 | $12,372 | 2 |
| 2022 | $103,596 | $207,978 | $125,731 | $87,515 | Total only |
| 2021 | $21,349 | $33,325 | $102,835 | $83,040 | 49 |
| 2020 | $90,859 | $164,729 | $95,050 | $63,121 | 43 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Akima Club Inc
Based on IRS filings
Akima Club Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Knoxville, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $41K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $100K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Akima Club Inc is led by Traci Rhea, President since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Traci Rhea
President
Cabaret Chairman → President-Elect, 2024
President-Elect → President, 2025
On filings since 2020
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Angela Smithey
Cabaret Chairman
Cabaret Chairman Elect → Cabaret Chairman, 2023
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cindy Connor
President-Elect
Treasurer → President-Elect, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Armstrong
Parliamentarian
President-Elect → President, 2024
President → Parliamentarian, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julia Brelsford
Treasurer
Reservation Coordinator → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2023
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wilma Hobby
Recording Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (20)
- Former: Laura Benton (2020–2024) — Parliamentarian
- Former: Molly Deuschle (2022–2024) — Recording Secretary
- Former: Donna Brown (2020–2023) — Cabaret Chairman Elect
- Former: Elaine Rhodes (2020–2023) — Sustainer Representative
- Former: Tricia Lee (2020–2023) — Parliamentarian
- Former: Traci Taylor (2022–2023) — Compliance Officer
- Former: Harriet Miller (2023) — Recording Secretary
- Former: Karyn Altshuler (2023) — Meeting Coordinator
- Former: Linda Bryant (2020–2022) — Parliamentarian
- Former: Marsha Grieve (2022) — Recording Secretary
- Former: Robyn Patterson (2022) — Reservation Coordinator
- Former: Wendy Hopper (2020–2021) — Parliamentarian
- Former: Deborah Rossi (2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Denise Vermeulen (2021) — Recording Secretary
- Former: Patti West (2021) — Reservation Coordinator
- Former: Deb Rossi (2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Deborah Welsch (2020) — Cabaret Chairman
- Former: Monica Freeman (2020) — Meeting Coordinator
- Former: Myra Leichtweis (2020) — Corresponding Secretary
- Former: Stacy Moody (2020) — Historian
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Akima Club Inc
How much does Akima Club Inc give each year?
Akima Club Inc reported $100K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $87K in grants paid.
How large is Akima Club Inc?
Akima Club Inc reported $41K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $79K.
What is Akima Club Inc?
Akima Club Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Knoxville, TN. It holds $41K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Akima Club Inc operate?
Akima Club Inc has awarded grants in Tennessee.
What is Akima Club Inc's EIN?
Akima Club Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7369433. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 30, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 7, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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