The Bill Gatton Foundation

BRISTOL, TN EIN: 62-1266284

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$930.7M

+6.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$27.1M

+200.0% YoY

Grant Count

9

+80.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$3.0M

+66.7% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$183M$365M$548M$731M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$930,727,219$876,404,389$172,195,015
Revenue$97,485,805$664,214,874$23,443,239
Expenses$30,868,363$10,978,234$11,171,002
Qualifying Distributions$28,825,320$9,591,953$10,120,346
Net Investment Income$45,037,437$19,277,049$23,111,735
Distributable Amount$47,714,422$33,073,014$9,930,236

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$7M$14M$20M$27M8 grants202011 grants202111 grants20225 grants20239 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2024

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY$13.2MKING UNIVERSITY$5.6MALICE LLOYD COLLEGE$4.0MVIRGINIA HIGHLANDS COMMU…$2.0MUNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA C…$1.8MMCCLEAN COUNTY PUBLIC SC…$265KBRISTOL TENNESSEE CITY S…$150KUNITED WAY OF BRISTOL$104KAPPALACHIAN LITERACY INI…$43K

Grant Size Distribution

44 grants across all recorded years

19<$50K3$50–100K5$100–250K3$250–500K$500K–1M8$1–5M6$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

DANNY L DUNNTRUSTEE$650KROBERT PEELTRUSTEE & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$450K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
DANNY L DUNNTRUSTEE40$650,000
ROBERT PEELTRUSTEE & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$450,000

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Cities

AbingdonAshlandBlacksburgBowling GreenBristolCalhounChicagoEmoryFlemingsburgGreensburgKingsportLexingtonMouth Of WilsonMurfreesboroPippa PassesRochesterSacramentoWhitesburgWilmoreWise

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

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