Rotary Foundation of Knoxville
To provide scholarships to deserving students and to assist other charitable organizations through cash allocations.
Rotary Foundation of Knoxville at a glance
In short: Rotary Foundation of Knoxville gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $10,000
- -73.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -75.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,000
- +6.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $2,018,887
- +11.8% 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 Rotary Foundation of Knoxville funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was East TN Freedom Schools ($10K).
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 9 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Rotary Foundation of Knoxville gives
- Giving grew 58% 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 $6K (2022) to $38K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| East TN Freedom Schools Jefferson City, TN | — | $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 | $2,018,887 | $195,456 | $152,777 | $10,000 | 1 | $3,869 |
| 2024 | $1,806,533 | $252,385 | $239,582 | $37,677 | 4 | $5,592 |
| 2023 | $1,655,956 | $154,111 | $170,987 | $20,000 | 2 | $237 |
| 2022 | $1,563,248 | $142,264 | $124,322 | $6,323 | 1 | $21 |
| 2021 | $1,801,653 | $153,393 | $122,623 | $10,000 | 1 | $34 |
| 2020 | $1,473,053 | $126,761 | $154,668 | $20,100 | 2 | $665 |
| 2019 | $1,513,725 | $160,728 | $150,969 | $18,700 | 2 | $32 |
About Rotary Foundation of Knoxville
Based on IRS filings
Rotary Foundation of Knoxville is a public charity focused on Education, based in Knoxville, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $10K. Net investment income was $4K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Rotary Foundation of Knoxville is led by Shannon Holland, President El since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Shannon Holland
President El
Director → Secretary, 2021
Secretary → President El, 2025
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Christopher Lambert
President
Director → President El, 2024
President El → President, 2025
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Virginia Babb
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Annette Winston
Director
Vice President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Sally Boven
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Holden Caperton
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Susan Dakak
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Todd Moody
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Jennifer A. Sepaniak
Vice President
Treasurer → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
F. Whitfield Addicks
Treasurer
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Jim Alexander
Past President
President El → President, 2024
President → Past President, 2025
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Andrew Murr
Secretary
Director → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Former officers (32)
- Former: Bill Macgrath (2019–2024) — Past President
- Former: George Jensen (2024) — Director
- Former: Gloria Palacios (2024) — Director
- Former: Robert Hill Jr. (2024) — Director
- Former: Scott Beasley (2024) — Director
- Former: Shane Jackson (2024) — Director
- Former: Virginia Morrow (2020–2023) — Past President
- Former: Joanne Latimer (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Kim Denton (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Demetrice Hall (2023) — Director
- Former: Mark Linville (2023) — Director
- Former: Paul Kedrow (2020–2022) — Past President
- Former: Ray Mowery (2022) — Director
- Former: Robert Johnson (2022) — Vice President
- Former: Robin Easter (2022) — Director
- Former: Willam Macgrath (2022) — President El
- Former: Ellen Fowler (2019–2021) — Past President
- Former: Frank Robinson (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Emma Webb (2021) — Director
- Former: Jeffery Allen (2021) — Director
- Former: Kimberly Isenberg (2021) — Director
- Former: James Decker (2019–2020) — Past President
- Former: Scott Suchomski (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Whitney Ray-Dawson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Cameron Puckett (2020) — Director
- Former: Jake Breazeale (2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Rachel Ford (2020) — Vice President
- Former: Alice Torbett (2019) — Director
- Former: Calvin Maclean (2019) — Director
- Former: Edwin A. Anderson (2019) — Past President
- Former: Elaine Streno (2019) — Director
- Former: J. Mark Webb (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.
Frequently asked questions about Rotary Foundation of Knoxville
How much does Rotary Foundation of Knoxville give each year?
Rotary Foundation of Knoxville gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $38K across 4 grants.
How large is Rotary Foundation of Knoxville?
Rotary Foundation of Knoxville reported $2.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $195K.
What is Rotary Foundation of Knoxville?
Rotary Foundation of Knoxville is a public charity focused on Education, based in Knoxville, TN. It holds $2.0M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Rotary Foundation of Knoxville operate?
Rotary Foundation of Knoxville has awarded grants in Tennessee.
What is Rotary Foundation of Knoxville's EIN?
Rotary Foundation of Knoxville's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 62-6047101. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 12, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 20, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 25, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 21, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 31, 2026)
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