Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Kodak, TN EIN 62-1564782

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025

Total received

$4.3M

Foundation funders

23

Grants recorded

56

Years covered

2019–2025

Who funds Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park is funded by 23 grantmakers, led by East Tennessee Foundation ($2.9M), National Park Foundation ($736K), The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida Inc ($100K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $4.3M in grants to Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park between 2019–2025.

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$1M$2M$3M4 grants2019 10 grants2020 9 grants2021 13 grants2022 8 grants2023 7 grants2024 5 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $37K (2019) to $2.7M (2021). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $148K.

What grants has Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025National Park FoundationPROTECT$87,738
2025North Carolina Community FoundationTO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S STATED MISSION$25,000
2025T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving IncMULTIPLE$20,500
2025Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundGENERAL SUPPORT$9,250
2025Battelle Memorial InstituteOPERATING INCOME$5,784
2024National Park FoundationProtect$78,584
2024East Tennessee FoundationENVIRONMENTAL$42,877
2024Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundGENERAL SUPPORT$28,000
2024The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida IncFOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$25,000
2024Battelle Memorial InstituteOPERATING SUPPORT$22,167
2024Foundation for the CarolinasCHARITABLE GIFT$20,000
2024Edward Jones FoundationRECREATION, SPORTS, LEISURE, ATHLETICS$500
2023National Park FoundationCONNECT$330,666
2023East Tennessee FoundationGEN/OPER SUPPORT$42,561
2023Foundation for the CarolinasCHARITABLE GIFT$40,000
2023The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida IncFOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$25,000
2023Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundGENERAL SUPPORT$21,225
2023National Environmental Education and Training Foundation Inc2022-23 DRIVING MOBILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY ON PUBLIC LANDS GRANT$16,390
2023The Blackbaud Giving FundGENERAL SUPPORT$8,164
2023The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina IncENHANCING THE ENVIRONMENT$6,350
2022East Tennessee FoundationGEN/OPER SUPPORT$114,045
2022The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida IncFOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$25,000
2022The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida IncFOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$25,000
2022National Park FoundationCONNECT$22,340
2022T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving IncMULTIPLE$20,200
2022Foundation for the CarolinasCHARITABLE GIFT$20,000
2022The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee IncFOR UNDESIGNATED SUPPORT FROM MARK AND OLIVIA RECHTER$12,000
2022Natl Christian Charitable Fdn IncSUPPORT$10,800
2022The Community Foundation of Louisville IncC12 FUNDRAISING AND/OR FUND DISTRIBUTION$10,000
2022Wander ProjectGeneral Support$6,484

Showing 30 most recent of 56 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park is funded by 23 grantmakers, led by East Tennessee Foundation ($2.9M), National Park Foundation ($736K), The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida Inc ($100K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $4.3M in grants to Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park between 2019–2025.

Who is Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park's largest funder?

East Tennessee Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, with $2.9M across 5 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park received?

IRS 990 filings record $4.3M in grants to Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park across 56 grants from 23 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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