Great Smoky Mountains Conservation

KNOXVILLE, TN EIN: 62-1386505 Website

THIS ASSOCIATION EXISTS TO EXCLUSIVELY SERVE THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS HISTORY ASSOCIATION. FUNDS ARE PROVIDED TO SUPPORT RESEARCH IN THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$773K

+6.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$37K

+15.7% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$37K

+15.7% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$11K$22K$34K$45K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$772,726$727,470$661,181
Revenue$19,577$17,718$13,979
Expenses$40,767$37,135$32,791
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$17,860$16,325$13,979
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$9K$18K$28K$37K1 grants20201 grants20211 grants20221 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NA…$37K

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K$50–100K$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
PAUL JAMESASSISTANT SECRETARY5
NIEL GOODSONASSISTANT TREASURER5
TYLER CONGLETONDIRECTOR5
PAUL HASSELLDIRECTOR5
L CAESAR STAIR IIIDIRECTOR5
JAMES ROBERSONDIRECTOR5
MICHAEL R PELTONDIRECTOR5
SARA HEDSTROM PINNELLDIRECTOR5
RYAN CONNORDIRECTOR5
KEN WISEDIRECTOR5
E BRUCE FOSTER JRDIRECTOR5
HUGH FAUSTDIRECTOR5
EDGAR FAUSTDIRECTOR5
GERALD D DINKINSDIRECTOR5
JOSEPH P CONGLETONDIRECTOR5
JOSEPH D CLARKOFFICER5
OLIVER ADAMSDIRECTOR5
VICTOR H ASHEDIRECTOR5
L CAESAR STAIR IVDIRECTOR5
MARY KAY SULLIVANDIRECTOR5
ALBERT F G BEDINGERPRESIDENT5
JIM MATHENYSECRETARY5
JOE H ANDERSON IIITREASURER5
RALPH HARVEYVICE PRESIDENT5
STAN ATKINSVICE PRESIDENT5

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Gatlingburg

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

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