Issachar Fund

KNOXVILLE, TN EIN: 45-4025139

Issachar Fund is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in KNOXVILLE, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 4 grants totaling $77K.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$77K

-72.8% YoY

Grant Count

4

-50.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$19K

-45.6% YoY

About Issachar Fund

Based on IRS filings

Issachar Fund is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in KNOXVILLE, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 4 grants totaling $77K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

14states
+6 more states

Cities

AtlantaAustinBaltimoreCharlotteChicoDetroitDurhamGrand RapidsKinnelonLindsborgMechanicsburgNew BrunswickNew HavenNew YorkOaklandSeattleSpokaneTopsfieldWashingtonWichita Falls

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$173K$347K$520K$693K17 grants202012 grants20218 grants20228 grants20234 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2024

Jens Zimmerman$37KUniversity of Texas Austin$17KDuke University$15KYale Divinity School$8K

Grant Size Distribution

49 grants across all recorded years

34<$50K7$50–100K8$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Kurt O BerendsPresident$304KMichael MurrayDirector$4KJeff SchlossDirector$2K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Kurt O BerendsPresident40$304,002
Michael MurrayDirector1$4,000
Jeff SchlossDirector1$1,500
Julie BridenbaughDirector1

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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