King University

Bristol, TN ·EIN 58-1363100 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

$13.2M received 38 funders 108 grants · 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

Showing top 25 of 38 funders by total given.

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.

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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