SFFC Foundation Inc
SFFC Foundation Inc. is a private foundation based in Hendersonville, Tennessee. It supports Adventist education and intergenerational mentorship, primarily through its Partnering for Eternity Scholarship and Teachers Coming Home programs, and also offers School Nourish and community grants.
SFFC Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: SFFC Foundation Inc gave $798K across 56 grants in 2025 (avg $14K), top state Tennessee. 18% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $798,214
- -11.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 56
- -34.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $14,254
- +34.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,050
- Total assets
- $8,029,723
- +4.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 18% first-time grantees (7 of 38, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Tennessee (20% 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 SFFC Foundation Inc
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- Invitation Only
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. Its website says Dream Grants are by invitation; organizations seeking review for grant access may email the foundation.
- Contact
Mailing address: 1040 Avondale Road, Hendersonville, TN 37075
Phone: (615) 450-8331
Website: https://sffcfoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who SFFC Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Collegedale Academy ($50K). Together the top 10 received $297K.
Organizations only. It also paid 16 individual scholarships ($197,796), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
323 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 320 grants of 323 (99%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in multiple states. The largest shares were in Tennessee (20%), Michigan (14%), California (13%), Georgia (9%), and Virginia (6%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 56 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is SFFC Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
18%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 7 of 38 grantees (18%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $8K; repeat grants $17K. How we count
Medians: $6K first-time, $16K repeat.
- 82% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−9%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $530K (2021) to $1.2M (2019). In 2025 it made 56 grants totaling $798K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Collegedale Academy Collegedale, TN | Monthly PFE Donations and Fall Scholarhsips | $49,658 |
| Madison Academy Madison, TN | Home Renovation for MCE/Ma Family | $35,994 |
| San Diego Academy National City, CA | Scholarship 9-12 and K-8, Assit K-12 | $30,163 |
| 13 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $181,783 |
| Andrews Academy Berrien Springs, MI | 9-12 Fall 2020 Scholarship | $27,440 |
| Shenandoah Valley Academy New Market, VA | Scholarship 9-12 | $26,880 |
| Portland Adventist Academy Portland, OR | PFE Scholarship 9-12 | $25,760 |
| La Sierra Academy Riverside, CA | Scholarship 9-12 | $25,634 |
| Loma Linda Academy Loma Linda, CA | Scholarship 9-12 and K-8 | $25,522 |
| Learning Tree Elementary School Dalton, GA | 9-12 Fall 2020 Scholarship | $21,761 |
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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 | $8,029,723 | $1,556,587 | $1,232,324 | $798,214 | 56 | $798,214 | $676,359 | — |
| 2024 | $7,708,190 | $2,420,176 | $1,323,606 | $898,540 | 85 | $898,540 | $227,437 | — |
| 2023 | $6,609,528 | $541,912 | $1,257,898 | $845,142 | 65 | $845,142 | $270,597 | — |
| 2022 | $7,325,813 | $2,022,060 | $1,270,029 | $876,690 | 66 | $876,690 | $75,346 | — |
| 2021 | $6,572,878 | $1,896,388 | $899,710 | $530,066 | 51 | $530,066 | $75,163 | — |
| 2020 | $5,574,509 | $2,766,486 | $1,377,980 | $1,146,703 | 21 | — | $46,786 | $90,596 |
| 2019 | $4,186,003 | $901,331 | $1,229,433 | $1,187,342 | 20 | — | $57,339 | $26,399 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s stated mission is to create opportunities for service and mentorship. Its website describes the Partnering for Eternity Scholarship as connecting students and mentors at an individual recipient schools, with students receiving tuition scholarships and mentors offering friendship, knowledge, and skills.
School Nourish Grants are awarded through trusted nonprofit partners for one-time emergency assistance to individuals and families. The website lists self-sufficiency, crisis intervention, non-tuition education expenses, medical services, and at-risk youth services among the uses. Community or Dream Grants support partner organizations’ projects by invitation; the website says projects involving service programs, older adults, people experiencing or at risk of homelessness, widows, and single-parent or grandparent families are among those most likely to be funded.
The foundation’s 2025 filing describes Andrews Adventist Academy, Madison Academy, and Collegedale Academy as private Christian K–12 schools established to educate, equip, and inspire students to serve others and reflect Christ’s character. Those descriptions are the schools’ missions, as stated in the filing.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 56 grants totaling $798,214. Grant amounts ranged from $5,178 to $49,658, with a median of $10,050. Many of the largest listed grants were for school scholarships or donations. Examples include Collegedale Academy in Tennessee ($49,658, for monthly PFE donations and fall scholarships), Madison Academy in Tennessee ($35,994, for a home renovation for an MCE/MA family), San Diego Academy in California ($30,163, for scholarships), and Walla Walla Valley Academy in Washington ($28,560, for grades 9–12 scholarships).
The website says Dream Grant applications are by invitation only. Approved grants are budgetary and reimbursed as expenses occur and are reported, rather than paid up front. The website says it will consider grants up to $10,000 for projects with contributing or matching funds; it prefers scalable projects and requests an impact report within six months. It typically does not support political organizations or activities, capital or building campaigns, or overhead. For School Nourish Grants, awards are made payable to a partner organization, which arranges and facilitates payments for the requested need.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists William Fields as President & CEO; Peter Kroll as Vice President; Charles Johnson, Rebecca Knoll Lawrence, and Teresa Kelchner as directors; and Jackie Downs and Levi Renner as staff.
SFFC Foundation Inc is led by William Fields, President & CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
William Fields
President & CEO
Director → President & CEO, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Knoll Lawrence
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Teresa Kelchner
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charles Johnson
Director
President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Kroll
Vice President
On filings since 2020
1.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jackie Downs
Staff
Director → Staff, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Levi Renner
Staff
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Jesse Ferreira (2023–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: John Boskind (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Kelly Jackson (2019–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Ellen Metcalf (2019) — Director
- Former: Karen Simpson (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 SFFC Foundation Inc
How much does SFFC Foundation Inc give each year?
SFFC Foundation Inc gave $798K across 56 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $899K across 85 grants.
What is SFFC Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
SFFC Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $10,050, and its average grant was $14,254, across 56 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from SFFC Foundation Inc that year got $8K on average.
Where does SFFC Foundation Inc give grants?
SFFC Foundation Inc's top state is Tennessee, with 20% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Michigan (14%) and California (13%). The most frequent recipient cities were Berrien Springs, MI (3 grants), Battle Creek, MI (2 grants) and Freeport, ME (2 grants).
Does SFFC Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 56 grants with a stated purpose on SFFC Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "PFE Scholarship K-8" (18 grants), "9-12 Fall 2020 Scholarship" (13 grants) and "PFE Scholarship 9-12" (6 grants).
Who are SFFC Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
SFFC Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Collegedale Academy ($49,658), Madison Academy ($35,994) and San Diego Academy ($30,163), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 16 individual scholarships ($197,796), which are not listed by name. Together they received 15% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is SFFC Foundation Inc?
SFFC Foundation Inc reported $8.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $1.6M.
What does SFFC Foundation Inc fund?
The foundation’s stated mission is to create opportunities for service and mentorship. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from SFFC Foundation Inc?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is SFFC Foundation Inc's EIN?
SFFC Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-5964342. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does SFFC Foundation Inc accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 25, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 20, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 18, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 6, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 21, 2024)
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