East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, TN ·EIN 23-7092731 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

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$13.8M received 86 funders 200 grants · 2020–2025

Who funds East Tennessee State University?

East Tennessee State University is funded by 86 grantmakers, led by Medical Education Assistance Corp ($4.5M), Mountain States Health Alliance ($1.6M), Ayers Foundation ($800K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $13.8M in grants to East Tennessee State University between 2020–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Medical Education Assistance Corp$4,534,15622023–2024
Mountain States Health Alliance$1,575,21252022–2024
Ayers Foundation$800,00042020–2023
Vanderbilt University Medical Center$626,60052020–2024
Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design$599,86222023–2024
Jerry and Evon Jordan Foundation$530,00032021–2024
The Powell Foundation$507,500132024
Benwood Foundation Inc$450,00032022–2024
Foundation for Food and Agriculture$448,85212024
American Heart Association Inc$447,03222020–2022
The United Company Foundation$332,17392021–2024
The Columbus Phipps Foundation$295,50072020–2025
Norn Group$199,10012022
Dogwood Health Trust$174,98032023–2024
International Center for Responsible Gaming$170,78212024
Association of Universities for Research$152,72642021–2024
Johns Hopkins University$148,92212020
East Tennessee State University$130,48152021–2024
Emory University$125,89552020–2024
Appalachian Sustainable Development$119,09942021–2024
University of Chicago$109,86442021–2024
Eastman Foundation$106,83122020–2021
American Diabetes Association Research Foundation Inc$100,00012020
Society of Family Planning$94,16222022–2024
Vanderbilt University$86,74652020–2024

Showing top 25 of 86 funders by total given.

What grants has East Tennessee State University received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025The Columbus Phipps FoundationEDUCATIONAL GRANTS$44,500
2025Ira M Gambill Medical Education TrSCHOLARSHIP$5,000
2025Hazel Montague Hutcheson FoundationUNRESTRICTED GRANT$1,000
2024Medical Education Assistance CorpMEDICAL EDUCATION$2,570,788
2024Bioindustrial Manufacturing and DesignEDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH AND SERVICE DELIVERY$546,579
2024Mountain States Health AllianceProgram Support-College of Pharmacy$470,000
2024Foundation for Food and AgricultureRESEARCH$448,852
2024The Powell FoundationJENRETT ENDOWMENT$235,000
2024International Center for Responsible GamingA RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL OF CONTINGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR GAMBLING DISORDER ENHANCING TREATMENT RETENTION AND OUTCOMES$170,782
2024Benwood Foundation IncBLUESKY INSTITUTE SCHOLARSHIPS$150,000
2024Mountain States Health AllianceRural Health Research Grant$115,255
2024The United Company FoundationEDUCATION - TUITION$90,256
2024Jerry and Evon Jordan FoundationDONATION$80,000
2024Association of Universities for ResearchSCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON DATA FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE$51,964
2024Dogwood Health TrustCOLLABORATIVE RESEARCH ON SOCIAL DRIVERS OF HEALTH IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.$50,000
2024The Powell FoundationMICHAEL POWELL SCHOLARSHIP$50,000
2024Vanderbilt University Medical CenterGeneral$49,296
2024Folds of Honor FoundationSCHOLARSHIP$47,879
2024Mountain States Health AllianceResearch Grant$45,565
2024Society of Family PlanningCONTRACEPTIVE SIDE EFFECTS$44,511
2024The Columbus Phipps FoundationEDUCATIONAL GRANTS$42,500
2024The Powell FoundationORCHESTRA SCHOLARSHIP$30,000
2024Appalachian Sustainable Development$28,836
2024University of ChicagoSUBAWARD$28,418
2024The Horizon Foundation IncSCHOLARSHIP$27,621
2024The Powell FoundationSTEINWAY SCHOLARSHIP$25,000
2024South Arts IncIN THESE MOUNTAINS - CARGILL GRANT #2$25,000
2024The Powell FoundationENGINEERING$25,000
2024Emory UniversityRESEARCH/SUBCONTRACT$21,089
2024Southern Smoke FoundationMental Health Program$21,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds East Tennessee State University?

East Tennessee State University is funded by 86 grantmakers, led by Medical Education Assistance Corp ($4.5M), Mountain States Health Alliance ($1.6M), Ayers Foundation ($800K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $13.8M in grants to East Tennessee State University between 2020–2025.

Who is East Tennessee State University's largest funder?

Medical Education Assistance Corp is the largest recorded funder of East Tennessee State University, with $4.5M across 2 grants (2023–2024).

How much grant funding has East Tennessee State University received?

IRS 990 filings record $13.8M in grants to East Tennessee State University across 200 grants from 86 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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