Tetrick Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Elizabethton, TN EIN: 83-2566716

Tetrick Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Elizabethton, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $153K. Net investment income was $131K.

Tetrick Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Tetrick Family Foundation gave $153K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $25K), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$152,510
-13.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
6
-45.5% vs 2024
Average grant
$25,418
+57.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$14,005
Total assets
$3,850,527
+18.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
Tennessee (59% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Tetrick Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2025

Trinity Global Methodist Church: $62KTrinity Global MethodistChurch$62KHolston Habitat for Humanity: $50KHolston Habitat for Humanity$50KFirst Baptist Church: $18KFirst Baptist Church$18KThe Shareholders Society UT Foundation: $10KThe Shareholders Society UTFoundation$10KJohnson City Railroad Experience: $10KJohnson City RailroadExperience$10KHarmony Freewill Baptist Church: $3KHarmony Freewill BaptistChurch$3K

The largest 2025 recipient was Trinity Global Methodist Church ($62K). Together the top 6 received $153K.

Grant Size Distribution

34 grants across all recorded years

26<$50K8$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 26 grants of 34 (76%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.

Cities

Johnson CityKnoxvilleChathamElizabethtonHamptonAbingdonAlexandriaBlountvilleBlue RidgeRoswell

How Tetrick Family Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 69% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 84% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K7 grants2020 6 grants2021 1 grant2022 10 grants2023 11 grants2024 6 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $90K (2022) to $205K (2020). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $153K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Trinity Global Methodist Church Blue Ridge, GATo provide financial support that the organization may use however it best sees fit.$62,000
Holston Habitat for Humanity Johnson City, TNTo provide financial support that the organization may use however it best sees fit.$50,000
First Baptist Church Knoxville, TNTo provide financial support that the organization may use however it best sees fit.$18,010
The Shareholders Society UT Foundation Knoxville, TNTo provide financial support that the organization may use however it best sees fit.$10,000
Johnson City Railroad Experience Johnson City, TNTo provide financial support that the organization may use however it best sees fit.$10,000
Harmony Freewill Baptist Church Hampton, TNTo provide financial support that the organization may use however it best sees fit.$2,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$3,850,527$183,369$154,989$152,5106$152,510$130,890$182,506
2024$3,242,553$135,247$182,464$177,15011$177,150$128,376$144,224
2023$2,707,760$137,364$119,530$115,50010$115,500$133,374$132,145
2022$2,668,027$151,178$95,066$90,0001$90,000$143,112$136,428
2021$2,881,121$302,214$161,792$159,6506$159,650$150,072$136,163
2020$2,638,078$351,887$219,319$204,7617—$143,497$124,588

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Tetrick Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $183K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Tetrick Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Norma Tetrick

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Tetrick

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tyler Tetrick

    Director

    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.

Frequently asked questions about Tetrick Family Foundation

How much does Tetrick Family Foundation give each year?

Tetrick Family Foundation gave $153K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $177K across 11 grants.

What is Tetrick Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Tetrick Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $14,005, and its average grant was $25,418, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Tetrick Family Foundation give grants?

Tetrick Family Foundation gives mostly in Tennessee: 59% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Georgia (41%). The most frequent recipient cities were Johnson City, TN (2 grants) and Knoxville, TN (2 grants).

Does Tetrick Family Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Tetrick Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

Who are Tetrick Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Tetrick Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Trinity Global Methodist Church ($62,000), Holston Habitat for Humanity ($50,000) and First Baptist Church ($18,010), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 85% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Tetrick Family Foundation?

Tetrick Family Foundation reported $3.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $153K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $183K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Tetrick Family Foundation's EIN?

Tetrick Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-2566716. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 14, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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