Jane L Pettway Foundation
The Jane L Pettway Foundation is a private foundation based in Knoxville, Tennessee. Its 2025 filing reports grants to Tennessee organizations, including nonprofits working in social services, health care, housing, libraries, and support for people affected by domestic violence.
Jane L Pettway Foundation at a glance
In short: Jane L Pettway Foundation gave $334K across 40 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Tennessee. 5% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $334,276
- -0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 40
- +5.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $8,357
- -5.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $8,000
- Total assets
- $7,154,918
- +1.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 5% first-time grantees (2 of 40, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Tennessee (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Jane L Pettway Foundation
- How to Apply
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The foundation’s 2024 filing says an application form is available upon request. It lists Christopher Lambert as the contact and says award restrictions are detailed in a grant information, policy, and procedure document available upon request.
- Review Cycle
- The 2024 filing lists March 31 for funding in the current fiscal year. That deadline has passed; the filing does not establish a current application deadline.
- Deadline
- The 2024 filing lists March 31 for funding in the current fiscal year.
- Contact
Application contact: Christopher Lambert
Mailing address: 4823 Old Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919
Phone: (865) 971-1902
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Jane L Pettway Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Helen Ross McNabb Center Inc ($23K). Together the top 10 received $144K.
Grant Size Distribution
216 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 216 grants of 216 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All grant dollars reported for 2025 went to recipients in Tennessee. Listed recipients were located in Knoxville, Sevierville, Loudon, and Strawberry Plains.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 40 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Jane L Pettway Foundation open to new grantees?
5%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 40 grantees (5%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $5K; repeat grants $9K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $8K repeat.
- 85% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 32% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 84% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $334K (2025) to $518K (2021). In 2025 it made 40 grants totaling $334K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Helen Ross McNabb Center Inc Knoxville, TN | Social Services | $23,000 |
| St James Episcopal Church Knoxville, TN | St. James Feeding Ministry | $20,000 |
| Friends of Knox County Library Knoxville, TN | Digital Collection Read | $18,000 |
| Goodwill Industries Knoxville, TN | Certified Nurse Assistant | $12,000 |
| Interfaith Health Clinic Inc Knoxville, TN | Affordable Health Care for | $12,000 |
| Safespace Inc Sevierville, TN | EMER.&SUPPORT Service for | $12,000 |
| Sertoma Center Inc Knoxville, TN | Girls Just Wanna Have Fun | $12,000 |
| Volunteer Ministry Center Knoxville, TN | Case Mgmt Housing Services | $12,000 |
| Loudon County Government Loudon, TN | Various Public Libraries | $11,700 |
| Centro Hispano De East Knoxville, TN | Latina Mothers: Parent | $11,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,154,918 | $484,657 | $406,283 | $334,276 | 40 | $364,148 | $451,817 | $434,119 |
| 2024 | $7,075,366 | $482,306 | $398,628 | $334,388 | 38 | $362,994 | $448,992 | $406,424 |
| 2023 | $6,994,743 | $264,517 | $443,122 | $385,205 | 42 | $412,751 | $225,251 | $388,240 |
| 2022 | $7,181,935 | $105,835 | $564,738 | $489,533 | 45 | $519,753 | $166,547 | $441,882 |
| 2021 | $7,640,839 | $865,758 | $599,331 | $517,645 | 51 | — | $815,193 | $446,665 |
| 2020 | $7,409,082 | $539,818 | $456,057 | $401,478 | 31 | — | $506,658 | $402,816 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Jane L Pettway Foundation reported a distributable amount of $434K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for a range of organizations and activities. For example, Helen Ross McNabb Center describes its mission as providing community mental health and substance abuse treatment services. Volunteer Ministry Center says it works with homeless individuals to help them achieve housing and access supportive services, and to prevent homelessness among marginally housed people. SafeSpace says it shelters, supports, and empowers domestic violence victims and their children.
Other 2025 grantees include organizations that describe their work as serving adults with developmental disabilities, providing civil legal services to low-income people, and coordinating responses to family violence.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 40 grants totaling $334,276. Grant amounts ranged from $2,000 to $23,000, with a median of $8,000. The largest awards included $23,000 to Helen Ross McNabb Center for social services; $20,000 to St James Episcopal Church for its feeding ministry; and $18,000 to Friends of Knox County Library for a digital collection. Other notable awards included $12,000 each to Goodwill Industries for certified nurse assistant training, Interfaith Health Clinic for affordable health care, SafeSpace for emergency and support services, Sertoma Center for its “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” program, and Volunteer Ministry Center for case management and housing services.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists The Trust Company of Tennessee as trustee, and Dean John Ross, Myretta Black, and Kassandra Richardson as directors.
Jane L Pettway Foundation's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; 1 of 4 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
The Trust Company Of Tennessee
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
$51K (2020) → $58K (2025)
Dean John Ross
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Myretta Black
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kassandra Richardson
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Jack S. Davidson (2020–2022) — Director
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $58K, to The Trust Company of Tennessee (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Jane L Pettway Foundation
How much does Jane L Pettway Foundation give each year?
Jane L Pettway Foundation gave $334K across 40 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $334K across 38 grants.
What is Jane L Pettway Foundation's typical grant size?
Jane L Pettway Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $8,000, and its average grant was $8,357, across 40 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Jane L Pettway Foundation that year got $5K on average.
Where does Jane L Pettway Foundation give grants?
Jane L Pettway Foundation gives mostly in Tennessee: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Knoxville, TN (22 grants), Loudon, TN (2 grants) and Oak Ridge, TN (2 grants).
Does Jane L Pettway Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 40 grants with a stated purpose on Jane L Pettway Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Jane L Pettway Foundation's largest grantees?
Jane L Pettway Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Helen Ross McNabb Center Inc ($23,000), St James Episcopal Church ($20,000) and Friends of Knox County Library ($18,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 18% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Jane L Pettway Foundation?
Jane L Pettway Foundation reported $7.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $364K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $434K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Jane L Pettway Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for a range of organizations and activities. For example, Helen Ross McNabb Center describes its mission as providing community mental health and substance abuse treatment services. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Jane L Pettway Foundation?
The foundation’s 2024 filing says an application form is available upon request. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Jane L Pettway Foundation's EIN?
Jane L Pettway Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 62-6371465. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 3, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Jane L Pettway Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/jane-l-pettway-foundation-morg_7d909979dfbb40349de0b33d26a3ac06
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