Savannah Industrial Development

501(c)(4) organization Savannah, TN EIN: 62-1599349

Promotion of industry in Hardin county

Savannah Industrial Development at a glance

In short: Savannah Industrial Development gave $15K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$15,319
+51.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$15,319
+51.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$15,319
Total assets
$1,600,096
+0.2% 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 Savannah Industrial Development funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

City of Savannahhardin County: $15KCity of Savannahhardin County$15K

The largest 2025 recipient was City of Savannahhardin County ($15K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 4 (75%).

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

SavannahAdamsville

How Savannah Industrial Development gives

  • Giving fell 30% 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

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K2 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2024) to $770K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $15K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
City of Savannahhardin County Savannah, TN—$15,319
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$1,600,096$155,858$152,540$15,3191
2024$1,597,154$797,230$140,235$10,1351
2023$919,405$223,296$215,794$93,3881
2022$912,340$144,740$141,327$21,7551
2021$910,320$143,969$109,594——
2020$876,087$914,870$869,413$769,9672

About Savannah Industrial Development

Based on IRS filings

Savannah Industrial Development is a public charity, based in Savannah, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $15K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Savannah Industrial Development is led by Emery White, Chairman since 2021 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 10 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Emery White

    Chairman

    Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Donnie Gean

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Lonnie Miller

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Wilkes

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Brandon Morris

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • David Vaughn

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Rich

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Spence Shutt

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Perryman

    Executive Di

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $48K (2021) → $58K (2025)

  • Dave Davis

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: John Smotherman (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Robert Hicks (2020–2023) — Vice Chairman
  • Former: Jeff Nichols (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Phillip Lay (2020) — Director
  • Former: Ricky Sample (2020) — Chairman

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

Jennifer Perryman — Executive Di: $58KJennifer PerrymanExecutive Di$58K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $58K, to Jennifer Perryman (Executive Di).

Frequently asked questions about Savannah Industrial Development

How much does Savannah Industrial Development give each year?

Savannah Industrial Development gave $15K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $10K across 1 grant.

How large is Savannah Industrial Development?

Savannah Industrial Development reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $156K.

Where does Savannah Industrial Development operate?

Savannah Industrial Development has awarded grants in Tennessee.

What is Savannah Industrial Development's EIN?

Savannah Industrial Development's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 62-1599349. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 8, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 20, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 26, 2026)

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