The Unaka Foundation Inc

Foundation · Grantmaker Greeneville, TN EIN: 62-1530053

The Unaka Foundation Inc is a nonprofit organization, based in Greeneville, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 20 grants totaling $161K.

Key facts about The Unaka Foundation Inc

EIN
62-1530053
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$160,747
Grants made (2025)
20
Average grant
$8,037
Median grant
$643
New grantees (estimate)
60% first-time grantees (12 of 20, 2025)
Primary geography
Florida (62% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Who The Unaka Foundation Inc funds

By grant dollars, the top recipient states for The Unaka Foundation Inc's 20 itemized 2025 grants were Florida (62%), Tennessee (22%) and Hawaii (16%). The most frequent recipient cities were Greeneville, TN (7 grants) and Knoxville, TN (2 grants). None of its 20 grants with a stated purpose were described as general or operating support.

Is The Unaka Foundation Inc open to new grantees?

60%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 12 of 20 grantees (60%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $9K; repeat grants $6K. How we count

Medians: $102 first-time, $2K repeat.

  • 25% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving fell 22% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized IRS Form 990-PF grant lists (2022–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

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Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

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Annual Giving

$161K

+130.4% YoY

Grant Count

20

+81.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$8K

+26.7% YoY

About The Unaka Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

The Unaka Foundation Inc is a nonprofit organization, based in Greeneville, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 20 grants totaling $161K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

10states

Share of all 20 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

GreenevilleKnoxvilleKailuaBooneChicagoColorado SpringsElizabethtonMaryvilleMemphisRaleighBradentonColumbiaEvanstonFlorenceHarrogateMarina Del ReyMerrifieldTallahassee

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

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Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.12022202320242025
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Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 11, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2024

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$51K$103K$154K$206K10 grants20226 grants202311 grants202420 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

African Hornbill Conservation: $100KAfrican Hornbill Conservation$100KPacific Bird Conservancy: $25KPacific Bird Conservancy$25KGreene County YMCA: $15KGreene County YMCA$15KUT Foundation - Matching Contribution: $5KUT Foundation - MatchingContribution$5KAidnet of Greene County - Matching Contribution: $4KAidnet of Greene County -Matching Contribution$4KGreene County Imagination Library: $3KGreene County ImaginationLibrary$3KSecond Harvest Food Bank: $3KSecond Harvest Food Bank$3KBoys & Girls Club of Greeneville: $3KBoys & Girls Club ofGreeneville$3KAmerican Cancer Society - Matching Contribution: $2KAmerican Cancer Society -Matching Contribution$2KCedar Creek Mission & Outreach - Matching Contribution: $950Cedar Creek Mission & Outreach- Matching Contribution$950

Grant Size Distribution

47 grants across all recorded years

44<$50K1$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2025 grants, the largest recipients include African Hornbill Conservation ($100,030), Pacific Bird Conservancy ($25,000), Greene County YMCA ($15,000).

RecipientPurposeAmount
AFRICAN HORNBILL CONSERVATION Bradenton, FLTO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT THAT THE ORGANIZATION MAY USE HOWEVER IT BEST SEES FIT.$100,030
PACIFIC BIRD CONSERVANCY Kailua, HITO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT THAT THE ORGANIZATION MAY USE HOWEVER IT BEST SEES FIT.$25,000
GREENE COUNTY YMCA Greeneville, TNTO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT THAT THE ORGANIZATION MAY USE HOWEVER IT BEST SEES FIT.$15,000
UT FOUNDATION - MATCHING CONTRIBUTION Knoxville, TNTO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT THAT THE ORGANIZATION MAY USE HOWEVER IT BEST SEES FIT.$5,250
AIDNET OF GREENE COUNTY - MATCHING CONTRIBUTION Greeneville, TNTO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT THAT THE ORGANIZATION MAY USE HOWEVER IT BEST SEES FIT.$4,050
GREENE COUNTY IMAGINATION LIBRARY Greeneville, TNTO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT THAT THE ORGANIZATION MAY USE HOWEVER IT BEST SEES FIT.$2,500
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK Maryville, TNTO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT THAT THE ORGANIZATION MAY USE HOWEVER IT BEST SEES FIT.$2,500
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREENEVILLE Greeneville, TNTO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT THAT THE ORGANIZATION MAY USE HOWEVER IT BEST SEES FIT.$2,500
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY - MATCHING CONTRIBUTION Knoxville, TNTO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT THAT THE ORGANIZATION MAY USE HOWEVER IT BEST SEES FIT.$1,971
CEDAR CREEK MISSION & OUTREACH - MATCHING CONTRIBUTION Greeneville, TNTO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT THAT THE ORGANIZATION MAY USE HOWEVER IT BEST SEES FIT.$950

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

No officer or director reported compensation in the available filings.

From 2025 IRS filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Marie CottinghamDirector1—
Krissy DealejandroDirector1—
Jason PratteDirector1—
Kathryn GamblePresident1—
John OwensSecretary1—

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does The Unaka Foundation Inc operate?

The Unaka Foundation Inc has awarded grants in California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Iowa, Illinois, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia.

What size grants does The Unaka Foundation Inc award?

In 2025, The Unaka Foundation Inc awarded 20 grants totaling $161K — an average of about $8K per grant, based on its IRS Form 990 filings.

What is The Unaka Foundation Inc's EIN?

The Unaka Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 62-1530053. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.

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

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