Ronald McDonald House Knoxville
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Ronald McDonald House Knoxville at a glance
In short: Ronald McDonald House Knoxville gave $277K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $69K), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $277,131
- +44.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $69,283
- +8.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $78,566
- Total assets
- $14,687,960
- +14.4% 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.
How to apply to Ronald McDonald House Knoxville
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Ronald McDonald House Knoxville
Who Ronald McDonald House Knoxville funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was UT College of Nursing ($110K). Together the top 3 received $267K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($10,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
15 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 8 grants of 15 (53%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Ronald McDonald House Knoxville gives
- Giving grew 102% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $62K (2021) to $277K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $277K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| UT College of Nursing Knoxville, TN | Nurse @ Vine Clinic | $110,000 |
| University of Tennessee Medical Center Knoxville, TN | 2 Giraffe Omni Beds | $83,000 |
| East TN Childrens Hospital Knoxville, TN | Trauma simulator & lifesaving ventilator | $74,131 |
| 1 grant to individuals Recipients not named | — | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $14,687,960 | $1,232,685 | $1,352,923 | $277,131 | 4 | $12,723 |
| 2024 | $12,841,861 | $1,357,421 | $1,219,154 | $191,193 | 3 | $8,142 |
| 2023 | $11,454,286 | $985,156 | $1,063,084 | $145,000 | 3 | $-14,842 |
| 2022 | $10,331,875 | $1,218,275 | $909,386 | $137,500 | 3 | $-8,793 |
| 2021 | $11,250,146 | $944,662 | $778,962 | $61,500 | 2 | $-6,117 |
| 2020 | $9,899,778 | $979,295 | $798,563 | $91,142 | 3 | $-5,668 |
| 2019 | $8,619,134 | $731,806 | $858,346 | $171,160 | 3 | $-3,717 |
About Ronald McDonald House Knoxville
Based on IRS filings
Ronald McDonald House Knoxville is a public charity focused on Health, based in Knoxville, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $14.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $277K. Net investment income was $13K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ronald McDonald House Knoxville is led by Sue Beverly, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 26 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sue Beverly
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$148K (2019) → $182K (2025)
Justin Israel
President
Director → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bill Terry
Director
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joanne Huddleston
Director
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julie Howard
Director
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Brodd
Director
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Meg Millikan
Director
Vice President → President, 2022
President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Strutner
Director
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Blake Valentine
Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joe Burger III
Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matt Schaefer
Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Allen
Director
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lynn Arnwine
Director
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Pierce
Director
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carney Ivy
Director
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cheryl Cooper
Director
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eric Cochran
Director
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joe Childs
Director
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Edens
Director
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amber Knapper
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cathy Shuck
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Lynema
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tyra Haag
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura Barnes
Vice President
Director → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Malinda Harris
Secretary
President → Director, 2021
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jo Ann Goodrich
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Bill Coley (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Keri Lattimore (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Philip Icuss (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Stacey Bristow (2019–2024) — President
- Former: Jake Faris (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Cindy Mayfield (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Gail Lewis (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Linda McBrearty (2019–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Mary Ann Gibson (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Will Edwards (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: William F Terry MD (2022–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Allison Dulaney (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: John Sheridan (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Keys Fillauer (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: William D Edwards (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Janell Cecil (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Stacy Woodard (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Cindy Bresee (2019) — Director
- Former: John Buckingham (2019) — Director
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $182K, to Sue Beverly (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Ronald McDonald House Knoxville
How much does Ronald McDonald House Knoxville give each year?
Ronald McDonald House Knoxville gave $277K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $191K across 3 grants.
What is Ronald McDonald House Knoxville's typical grant size?
Ronald McDonald House Knoxville's median grant in 2025 was $78,566, and its average grant was $69,283, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Ronald McDonald House Knoxville give grants?
Ronald McDonald House Knoxville gives mostly in Tennessee: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Knoxville, TN (3 grants).
Does Ronald McDonald House Knoxville give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Ronald McDonald House Knoxville's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is Ronald McDonald House Knoxville?
Ronald McDonald House Knoxville reported $14.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.2M.
What is Ronald McDonald House Knoxville?
Ronald McDonald House Knoxville is a public charity focused on Health, based in Knoxville, TN. It holds $14.7M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Ronald McDonald House Knoxville's EIN?
Ronald McDonald House Knoxville's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-1510276. 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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 23, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 17, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 16, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 10, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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