Elgin Children's Foundation Inc

KNOXVILLE, TN EIN: 46-1599287 Website

SERVING THE YOUNGEST, POOREST, MOST VULNERABLE, AND MOST RURALLY ISOLATED CHILDREN IN DESIGNATED COUNTIES IN EAST TN, EASTERN KY, AND SOUTHWEST VA BY FUNDING PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON ACADEMICS, DENTAL HEALTH, CHILD PROTECTION, AND DISCIPLESHIP.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$15.1M

+11.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.4M

+4.1% YoY

Grant Count

36

+2.9% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$38K

+1.3% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$970K$2M$3M$4M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$15,071,943$13,485,626$11,620,867
Revenue$3,110,568$3,142,700$3,047,909
Expenses$2,912,934$2,867,781$2,695,372
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$355,368$344,031$261,472
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$342K$685K$1M$1M31 grants202032 grants202134 grants202235 grants202336 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

SOUTHEAST SOUTH-CENTRAL …$145KCLAY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS$124KEMMANUEL METHODIST CHURCH$95KNATIONAL CHRISTIAN FOUND…$91KKNOX COUNTY BOARD OF EDU…$64KLAKE CUMBERLAND CHILD AD…$60KSCOTT COUNTY SCHOOLS$60KCUMBERLAND VALLEY CHILDR…$50KMACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH$49KCHILDREN'S BIBLE MINISTR…$48K

Grant Size Distribution

168 grants across all recorded years

128<$50K31$50–100K9$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
ADELLA THOMPSONPRESIDENT/CHAIR/DIRECTOR30
REBEKAH THOMPSON PALMERTREASURER/DIRECTOR10
CATHERINE VANCE THOMPSONSECRETARY/DIRECTOR10
TERRILL A PARKERDIRECTOR1
KELLY G SHEPARDDIRECTOR1
DANA E RINGDIRECTOR1
RICK SMITHDIRECTOR1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Cities

ALPHARETTABARBOURVILLEBIG STONE GAPBLUEFIELDBOONEVILLEBRISTOLCHICAGOCORBINEMMALENAGRUNDYHAZARDHUNTSVILLEHYDENJACKSBOROJAMESTOWNJANESTOWNKINGSPORTKNOXVILLELAFOLLETTELENOIR CITY

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

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