Blackberry Farm Foundation

MARYVILLE, TN EIN: 82-3457227

THE BLACKBERRY FARM FOUNDATION IS PROUD TO SUPPORT CHARITABLE CAUSES RELATED TO CHILDREN AND FOODWAYS, WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THOSE LOCATED IN THE EAST TENNESSEE AREA, THE SPECIAL PLACE THAT IS OUR HOME. A COMMITTEE REVIEWS REQUESTS, WITH GRANTING DECISIONS BASED ON MULTIPLE CONSIDERATIONS, INCLUDING FIT WITH THE SCOPE AND MISSION OF THE FOUNDATION.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$2.0M

+50.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$352K

+199.4% YoY

Grant Count

7

+16.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$50K

+156.7% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$264K$528K$791K$1M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$2,015,690$1,338,607$1,167,441
Revenue$959,277$336,445$320,771
Expenses$417,834$168,160$212,386
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$50,610$31,151$8,087
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$88K$176K$264K$352K17 grants20206 grants20216 grants20226 grants20237 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2024

CROSSROADS CAMPUS$140KTHE BUSYHEAD PROJECT$84KPELLISSIPPI STATE COMMUN…$50KBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF T…$30KSPECIAL OPPS INC$28KAMERICANA MUSIC FOUNDATION$10KYMCA KNOXVILLE & TENNESS…$10K

Grant Size Distribution

42 grants across all recorded years

32<$50K9$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MARY CELESTE BEALLDIRECTOR, PRESIDENT2
SAMUEL E SANDY BEALL IIIDIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT1
MATT ALEXANDERDIRECTOR, SECRETARY AND TR2
RICHARD JOHNSONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR10

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

10states
+2 more states

Cities

AtlantaBettendorfColorado SpringsKnoxvilleMaryvilleMiamiNashvilleNew YorkSausalitoTownsendUniversityUrbanaValdostaWashingtonYountville

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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