Staley Family Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Knoxville, TN EIN: 47-2327859

Staley Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Knoxville, Tennessee. Its 2025 filing reports grants to organizations in Tennessee, North Carolina, Florida, Maryland, and California, including churches, health and human-services organizations, educational institutions, and organizations addressing food needs and conservation.

Key facts about Staley Family Foundation Inc

In short: Staley Family Foundation Inc gave $70K across 25 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), top state Tennessee. 20% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
47-2327859
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$70,410
Grants made (2025)
25
Average grant
$2,816
Median grant
$1,500
New grantees (estimate)
20% first-time grantees (5 of 25, 2025)
Total assets
$1,592,623
Primary geography
Tennessee (46% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to apply
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$1.6M

+23.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$70K

-0.8% YoY

Grant Count

25

-7.4% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$3K

+7.1% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Staley Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $71K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is Staley Family Foundation Inc open to new grantees?

20%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 5 of 25 grantees (20%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $3K. How we count

Medians: $500 first-time, $2K repeat.

  • 68% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 23% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 101% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for faith-based organizations, health care, education, community services, food-bank programs, humanitarian medical care, and conservation.

Some grantees describe their work in their own terms: Remote Area Medical says it provides free quality health care to people in need, and Episcopal School of Knoxville says it prepares students for higher education and lifelong learning in a family-centered environment. These are the grantees’ missions, not stated missions of the foundation.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation made 25 grants totaling $70,410. Grant amounts ranged from $300 to $18,000, with a median grant of $1,500. The largest grants included $18,000 to Church of the Incarnation in Highlands, North Carolina, for support of a faith-based organization and its community service; $12,000 to St John’s Cathedral in Knoxville for church purposes; and $4,460 to Highland Cashiers Health Foundation to improve the health and well-being of the Highland community. Other grants included $4,000 to Planned Parenthood in Knoxville for female medical care, $2,800 to Restoration House in Knoxville for work involving housing, community life, and advocacy for women and children, and $2,500 each to Doctors Without Borders, Highland Community Playground, UT Foundation, and YWCA Foundation.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, 46% of grant dollars went to recipients in Tennessee and 44% to recipients in North Carolina. Florida and Maryland each received 4%, and California received 1%.

Grant Distribution by State

13states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 25 itemized grants.

Cities

KnoxvilleHighlandsNaplesWashingtonBerkelyFranklinMemphisGatlinburgMaryvilleRaleighHagerstownKodakAshevilleArlingtonBostonBrentwoodChicagoNew YorkNYOakland

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K25 grants2020 27 grants2021 29 grants2022 34 grants2023 27 grants2024 25 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $50K (2020) to $71K (2024). In 2025 it made 25 grants totaling $70K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Church of the Incarnation: $18KChurch of the Incarnation$18KSt John's Cathedral: $12KSt John's Cathedral$12KHighland Cashiers Health Foundation: $4KHighland Cashiers HealthFoundation$4KCollier Community Foundation: $3KCollier Community Foundation$3KRestoration House: $3KRestoration House$3KDoctors Without Borders: $3KDoctors Without Borders$3KHighland Community Playground: $3KHighland Community Playground$3KUT Foundation: $3KUT Foundation$3KYWCA Foundation: $3KYWCA Foundation$3KSecond Harvest: $2KSecond Harvest$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Church of the Incarnation ($18K). Together the top 10 received $52K.

Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($4,000), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

142 grants across all recorded years

142<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 142 grants of 142 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Church of the Incarnation Highlands, NCSupport for faith-based organization and its service for the community$18,000
St John's Cathedral Knoxville, TNCHURCH$12,000
Highland Cashiers Health Foundation Highlands, NCTo improve the health and well being of the highland community$4,460
1 grant to individuals Recipients not named —$4,000
Collier Community Foundation Naples, FLGeneral Fund$3,100
Restoration House Knoxville, TNHelp for women and children in the areas of housing, community life and advocacy$2,800
Doctors Without Borders Hagerstown, MDProvides Humanitarian Medical Care$2,500
Highland Community Playground Highlands, NCImproving lives of children and the playground is one means to provide children with a safe space$2,500
UT Foundation Knoxville, TNSupport the university of Tennessee educational, research, and public activities promote mental health$2,500
YWCA Foundation Knoxville, TNHelping People Achieve Health and Confidence$2,500

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $1,592,623 $401,977 $86,475 $70,410 (25)
2024 $1,288,830 $379,336 $85,179 $70,980 (27)
2023 $992,708 $243,401 $67,156 $54,730 (34)
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$200K$400K$600K2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,592,623$1,288,830$992,708
Revenue$401,977$379,336$243,401
Expenses$86,475$85,179$67,156
Qualifying Distributions$71,485$72,005$55,886
Net Investment Income$204,795$163,751$28,412
Distributable Amount$70,882$60,159$47,291

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 10, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 4, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 23, 2023)
  4. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 25, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 3, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 24, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Alwyn D Staley as director and president, Peachey W Staley as director and secretary, and Alwyn B Staley as director.

Staley Family Foundation Inc is led by Alwyn B. Staley, Director, President & Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Alwyn B. Staley

    Director, President & Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peachey W. Staley

    Director & Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

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.

Contact

Mailing address: 6543 S Northshore Dr, Knoxville, TN 37919
Phone: (239) 293-7876

Frequently asked questions about Staley Family Foundation Inc

How much does Staley Family Foundation Inc give each year?

Staley Family Foundation Inc gave $70K across 25 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $71K across 27 grants.

What is Staley Family Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Staley Family Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $1,500, and its average grant was $2,816, across 25 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Staley Family Foundation Inc that year got $2K on average.

Where does Staley Family Foundation Inc give grants?

Staley Family Foundation Inc's top state is Tennessee, with 46% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest state was North Carolina (44%). The most frequent recipient cities were Highlands, NC (7 grants) and Knoxville, TN (7 grants).

Does Staley Family Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Occasionally: 4% of Staley Family Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 25) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Staley Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?

Staley Family Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Church of the Incarnation ($18,000), St John's Cathedral ($12,000) and Highland Cashiers Health Foundation ($4,460), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($4,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 49% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Staley Family Foundation Inc?

Staley Family Foundation Inc reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $71K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $71K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does Staley Family Foundation Inc fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for faith-based organizations, health care, education, community services, food-bank programs, humanitarian medical care, and conservation. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Staley Family Foundation Inc?

The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Staley Family Foundation Inc's EIN?

Staley Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-2327859. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Does Staley Family Foundation Inc accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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