King University

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Bristol, TN EIN 58-1363100

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025

Total received

$13.2M

Foundation funders

38

Grants recorded

108

Years covered

2020–2025

Who funds King University?

King University is funded by 38 grantmakers, led by The Bill Gatton Foundation ($9.6M), Robert L & Kathrina H Maclellan Founda ($830K), Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Inc ($612K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $13.2M in grants to King University between 2020–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
The Bill Gatton Foundation$9,574,79622023–2024
Robert L & Kathrina H Maclellan Founda$830,00042020–2024
Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Inc$612,00052020–2024
Samuel E and Mary W Thatcher$534,75042020–2023
Howard Hughes Medical Institute$500,66622021–2023
The Columbus Phipps Foundation$166,00062020–2025
Council of Independent Colleges$134,39052020–2024
Arthur a Hale Tr Ua 237-5008042$126,71552020–2024
Frizzell Foundation$94,00042021–2024
Tua the Anne Potter Wilson Fdn$75,00022022–2024
Frank Hale Scholarship Trust 237-3008002$71,07752020–2024
The United Company Foundation$70,00022021–2024
Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc$58,04552020–2024
Hazel Montague Hutcheson Foundation$50,00052021–2025
Massengill-defriece Foundation Inc$50,00042021–2024
Wellmont Health System$50,00012022
Society of Toxicology$33,75042021–2024
The Maclellan Foundation Inc$31,900102020–2024
The Blackbaud Giving Fund$15,86222022–2023
Florence Hill Morris Rickenbacker$15,40922021–2022
Educational Funding of the South Inc$14,00022020
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$11,80012024
Matthew Six Ten Foundation$10,00012024
The Titmus Foundation$10,00022021–2023
Clarke Charitable Foundation$7,50032020–2023
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Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

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What grants has King University received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025The Columbus Phipps FoundationEDUCATIONAL GRANTS$12,000
2025Hazel Montague Hutcheson FoundationUNRESTRICTED GRANT$10,000
2025Trust Uw Perry Memorial ScholarshipANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS$4,700
2024The Bill Gatton FoundationEDUCATION$5,574,796
2024Robert L & Kathrina H Maclellan FoundaFOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.$320,000
2024Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation IncFor general scholarship support.$133,000
2024Tua the Anne Potter Wilson FdnUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$50,000
2024Council of Independent CollegesGRANTS TO COLLEGES$42,200
2024Council of Independent CollegesGRANTS TO COLLEGES$42,200
2024Arthur a Hale Tr Ua 237-5008042OPERATIONAL$27,862
2024Frizzell FoundationGENERAL OPERATIONS$25,000
2024The Columbus Phipps FoundationEDUCATIONAL GRANTS$20,000
2024The United Company FoundationFUND HIGH-FIDELITY FULL-BODY PATIENT SIMULATORS FOR NURSING PROGRAM$20,000
2024Frank Hale Scholarship Trust 237-3008002OPERATIONAL$15,700
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$11,800
2024Massengill-defriece Foundation IncNUCLEAR SPECTROMETER$10,000
2024Matthew Six Ten FoundationGeneral$10,000
2024Natl Christian Charitable Fdn IncCOLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES$10,000
2024Hazel Montague Hutcheson FoundationUNRESTRICTED GRANT$10,000
2024Society of ToxicologySTUDENT INTERNSHIP - FELLOWSHIP$8,000
2024The McGlothlin FoundationGeneral purpose of organization$5,000
2024Anchor and Hope Sam R SayersSCHOLARSHIP$4,000
2024The Maclellan Foundation IncFOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.$1,500
2024Catherine P Howard Tr U WGENERAL OPERATING$1,404
2024The Horizon Foundation IncSCHOLARSHIPS$1,000
2023The Bill Gatton FoundationEDUCATION$4,000,000
2023Howard Hughes Medical InstituteINCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE 3 LEARNING COMMUNITY$470,666
2023Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation IncFor general scholarship support.$133,000
2023Samuel E and Mary W ThatcherGENERAL SUPPORT$84,750
2023Arthur a Hale Tr Ua 237-5008042OPERATIONAL$28,882

Showing 30 most recent of 108 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds King University?

King University is funded by 38 grantmakers, led by The Bill Gatton Foundation ($9.6M), Robert L & Kathrina H Maclellan Founda ($830K), Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Inc ($612K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $13.2M in grants to King University between 2020–2025.

Who is King University's largest funder?

The Bill Gatton Foundation is the largest recorded funder of King University, with $9.6M across 2 grants (2023–2024).

How much grant funding has King University received?

IRS 990 filings record $13.2M in grants to King University across 108 grants from 38 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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