Knoxville Museum of Art Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Knoxville, TN EIN: 62-1737208

To provide financial support for the knoxville museum of art.

Knoxville Museum of Art Foundation at a glance

In short: Knoxville Museum of Art Foundation gave $286K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $286K), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$286,221
+2.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$286,221
+2.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$286,221
Total assets
$11,605,761
+9.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Tennessee (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Knoxville Museum of Art Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Knoxville Museum of Art: $286KKnoxville Museum of Art$286K

The largest 2025 recipient was Knoxville Museum of Art ($286K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K4$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Knoxville

How Knoxville Museum of Art Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+8%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $194K (2019) to $286K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $286K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Knoxville Museum of Art Knoxville, TNGeneral Support$286,221
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$11,605,761$813,635$330,669$286,2211$813,635
2024$10,568,089$3,309,494$307,988$278,5441$309,494
2023$6,621,849$257,217$282,295$265,8561$256,217
2022$6,020,461$253,827$283,646$265,5151$253,827
2021$7,247,513$368,556$251,788$236,7691$368,556
2020$5,538,895$191,753$231,992$218,3291$191,753
2019$5,476,145$176,203$207,458$194,4991$176,203

About Knoxville Museum of Art Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Knoxville Museum of Art Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Knoxville, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $11.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $286K. Net investment income was $814K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Knoxville Museum of Art Foundation is led by Stephen Bailey, Chairman on every filing since 2019; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Stephen Bailey

    Chairman

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Kenneth Creed

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Jansen

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Allison Lederer

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • L. Caesar Stair IV

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Julia Bentley

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Robert S. Marquis

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Russ Johnston (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Jay McBride (2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Bernard Rosenblatt (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: John V. McBride (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Greg Hall (2019) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Knoxville Museum of Art Foundation

How much does Knoxville Museum of Art Foundation give each year?

Knoxville Museum of Art Foundation gave $286K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $279K across 1 grant.

How large is Knoxville Museum of Art Foundation?

Knoxville Museum of Art Foundation reported $11.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $814K.

What is Knoxville Museum of Art Foundation?

Knoxville Museum of Art Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Knoxville, TN. It holds $11.6M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Knoxville Museum of Art Foundation operate?

Knoxville Museum of Art Foundation has awarded grants in Tennessee.

What is Knoxville Museum of Art Foundation's EIN?

Knoxville Museum of Art Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 62-1737208. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 11, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 5, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 31, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 21, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 26, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 15, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 23, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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