Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc
Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc. is a private foundation based in Knoxville, Tennessee. Its 2025 filing reports 106 grants totaling $1,040,613, with recipients including children’s and health organizations, educational and cultural institutions, youth-serving organizations, and community organizations.
Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc gave $1.0M across 106 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Tennessee. 24% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,040,613
- -33.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 106
- -28.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $9,817
- -7.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,500
- Total assets
- $169,827
- -78.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 24% first-time grantees (21 of 88, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Tennessee (80% 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 Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc
- How to Apply
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The foundation’s filing says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. It lists Harry W. Stowers Jr. as the contact. The filing lists no application form or materials, deadline, or award restrictions.
- Contact
Application contact: Harry W Stowers Jr
Mailing address: PO Box 14803, Knoxville, TN 37914
Phone: (865) 250-4119
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of Tennessee Foundation Inc ($112K across 3 grants). Together the top 10 received $747K.
Grant Size Distribution
717 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 684 grants of 717 (95%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 80% of grant dollars went to recipients in Tennessee, 10% to Maryland, 5% to Texas, 3% to Illinois, and 1% to North Carolina.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 106 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
24%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 21 of 88 grantees (24%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $16K; repeat grants $11K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $3K repeat.
- 66% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+9%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above 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.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $956K (2022) to $2.2M (2023). In 2025 it made 106 grants totaling $1.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| East Tenn Childrens Hospital Knoxville, TN | 2025 - Annual Donation MYP | $100,000 |
| Family Investment Foundation Inc Bethesda, MD | General Donation | $100,000 |
| Inter Faith Health Center Inc Knoxville, TN | General Donation | $100,000 |
| Jim Haslam Leadership Center Knoxville, TN | General Donation | $100,000 |
| University of Tennessee Foundation Inc Knoxville, TN | 2025 - multi year pledge clarence brown theater carousel capital campaign | $100,000 |
| Boy Scouts of America Irving, TX | Donation for kids prime, gift of hope, and gkshof | $50,000 |
| Great Smoky MTN Council Knoxville, TN | 2025 - friedns of scouting campaign, shoot for scouting, annual recognistion banquet | $50,000 |
| Helen Ross McNabb Foundation Knoxville, TN | 2025 - Partial Pledge Payment | $50,000 |
| Emerald Youth Foundation Knoxville, TN | Donation | $30,000 |
| Lakeshore Park Conservancy Knoxville, TN | 2025 - Capital Campaign Pledge | $25,000 |
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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 | $169,827 | $532,861 | $1,053,540 | $1,040,613 | 106 | $1,040,613 | $129,112 | $25,767 |
| 2024 | $806,606 | $2,372,312 | $1,593,731 | $1,573,349 | 148 | $1,573,349 | $358,759 | $26,809 |
| 2023 | $374,090 | $2,682,835 | $2,232,677 | $2,212,344 | 209 | $2,212,344 | $527,510 | $27,262 |
| 2022 | $422,228 | $1,311,468 | $969,361 | $955,561 | 129 | $955,561 | $314,687 | $5,508 |
| 2021 | $390,579 | $1,623,317 | $1,119,388 | $1,110,492 | 125 | $1,110,492 | $420,441 | $7,716 |
| 2020 | $306,607 | $1,815,671 | $1,292,995 | $1,250,316 | 161 | — | $456,385 | $5,116 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $26K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
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 organizations with varied purposes. For example, Emerald Youth Foundation says it serves urban youth through faith, education, and sports programs, while Lakeshore Park Conservancy describes its work as developing, constructing, and operating a public recreation park. Leadership Knoxville says it identifies, trains, and nurtures people capable of future leadership roles in the Knoxville area. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own work, not stated mission areas of the foundation.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 106 grants totaling $1,040,613. The median grant was $2,500; amounts ranged from $200 to $100,000. The largest grants included $100,000 each to East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, Family Investment Foundation, Inter Faith Health Center, Jim Haslam Leadership Center, and the University of Tennessee Foundation. Other notable awards included $50,000 to Boy Scouts of America and $50,000 to Helen Ross McNabb Foundation, along with $30,000 to Emerald Youth Foundation and $25,000 to Lakeshore Park Conservancy.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Harry W. Stowers Jr. as president, Elizabeth Shallow Stowers as secretary, and Lisa Stowers Rottmann and Rachel Stowers Kinney as board members.
Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc is led by Harry W. Stowers Jr., President on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Harry W. Stowers Jr.
President
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Shallow Stowers
Secretary
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Stowers Rottmann
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Stowers Kinney
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/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.
Frequently asked questions about Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc
How much does Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc give each year?
Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc gave $1.0M across 106 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.6M across 148 grants.
What is Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $9,817, across 106 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc that year got $16K on average.
Where does Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc give grants?
Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc gives mostly in Tennessee: 80% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Maryland (10%). The most frequent recipient cities were Knoxville, TN (62 grants), Nashville, TN (5 grants), Clinton, TN (3 grants) and Bethesda, MD (2 grants).
Does Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Yes: 24% of Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (25 of 106) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include University of Tennessee Foundation Inc ($111,500 across 3 grants), East Tenn Childrens Hospital ($100,500 across 2 grants) and Family Investment Foundation Inc ($100,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 30% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc?
Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc reported $170K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.0M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $26K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations with varied purposes. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc?
The foundation’s filing says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc's EIN?
Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-5114045. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 2, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 19, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 11, 2026)
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Grantable. (2026). Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/stowers-machinery-foundation-inc-morg_c48482ac36ac45a999094acd79e75c13
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