The Haslam Family Foundation is a Tennessee-focused funder that concentrates large, strategic gifts on higher education, regional reform and health initiatives while also supporting local faith-based, youth and cultural organizations. Their giving favors repeat, multiyear or multi-grant commitments to a small set of core grantees and visible community institutions in Knoxville and across Tennessee. Arts and music endowments and signature event sponsorships are recurring, alongside investments in health clinics, recovery services and youth programs.
HASLAM FAMILY FOUNDATION INC is headquartered in Knoxville, TN and gives $14,494,000 annually, with total assets of $19,285,898. Its grantmaking is local in scope and is concentrated in Tennessee, where 88% of its grants go and where it gives most often. Recent grants show a focus on higher education, music and performing arts, health and recovery services, criminal and juvenile justice reform, faith-based community support, and youth development. The foundation also funds scholarships, endowments, operating support, event sponsorships, and capital or campaign-related projects. Recent flagship grants include $2,500,000 to THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE FOUNDATION for the SCHOOL OF MUSIC GALA in 2025, $1,500,000 to THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION for general operating support in 2023, and $1,200,000 to TENNESSEE STATE COLLABORATIVE ON REFORMIN for general operating support in 2024. Other large grants include $1,000,000 to THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE FOUNDATION for the NATALIE L HASLAM SCHOOL OF MUSIC DIRECTOR'S ENDOWMENT, $900,000 to ST JOHN'S CATHEDRAL for general operating support, and $500,000 to INTERFAITH HEALTH CLINIC INC. The grant pattern shows repeated support for a small set of recipients, especially institutions in Knoxville and across Tennessee.
Recent grantmaking spans higher education and scholarships, performing arts and music, health and wellness, and criminal and juvenile justice reform. Notable grants include $2,500,000 to THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE FOUNDATION for the SCHOOL OF MUSIC GALA, $1,000,000 to THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE FOUNDATION for the NATALIE L HASLAM SCHOOL OF MUSIC DIRECTOR'S ENDOWMENT, and $200,000 to THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE FOUNDATION for the LIBRARIES PROJECT FUND. Health-related grants include $500,000 to INTERFAITH HEALTH CLINIC INC and $250,000 to HELEN ROSS MCNABB CENTER for the ELEVATE RECOVERY HIGH SCHOOL CAMPAIGN. The foundation also made $1,200,000 and $800,000 grants to TENNESSEE STATE COLLABORATIVE ON REFORMIN for general operating support.
Typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $18,750 at the median, and $100,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent grants range from smaller awards such as $100,000 to larger commitments including $2,500,000. The foundation appears to favor operating support, endowments, sponsorships, and campaign-specific funding, often to repeat recipients. Its giving is concentrated in Tennessee and is primarily local in scope. The recent grant list shows awards made across 2023, 2024, and 2025.
$8M
$19.3M
$10.2M
$8.1M
Most grants fall between $10K and $100K, with a median of $19K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$19K
75th Percentile
$100K
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Concentrated, high-dollar giving to a small number of repeat grantees with several multi-grant relationships and a strong local/regional focus; mixes large endowments and program support with occasional event sponsorships and pledge payments.
Notable grantees: The University of Tennessee Foundation, Tennessee State Collaborative on Reforming, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Big Ears Festival, St. John's Cathedral
HASLAM FAMILY FOUNDATION INC gives most often in Tennessee, which accounts for 88% of its grants. Recent grants were made in Knoxville, Nashville, Townsend, Cleveland, and Alexandria, VA, though the recipient country distribution shows all recent grants were in the US. Knoxville appears most frequently among recent recipients, followed by Nashville. Outside Tennessee, the recent grant list includes THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION in Ohio and HORATIO ALGER ASSOCIATION in Virginia.
The provided data does not describe an application process or whether HASLAM FAMILY FOUNDATION INC accepts unsolicited applications. Recent grants show direct awards to named organizations, including operating support, endowments, and sponsorships.
HASLAM FAMILY FOUNDATION INC typically funds higher education, music and performing arts, health and recovery services, criminal and juvenile justice reform, faith-based community support, and youth development. Recent grant purposes include general operating support, endowments, scholarships, library projects, and campaign funding.
Typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $18,750 at the median, and $100,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent grants include amounts from $100,000 up to $2,500,000.
HASLAM FAMILY FOUNDATION INC gives locally and most often in Tennessee. 88% of its grants go to recipients in Tennessee. The recent grant list also includes recipients in Ohio and Virginia, with all recent grants located in the US.
Recent grants include THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE FOUNDATION, THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION, TENNESSEE STATE COLLABORATIVE ON REFORMIN, ST JOHN'S CATHEDRAL, INTERFAITH HEALTH CLINIC INC, YOUNGLIFE KNOXVILLE, EMERALD YOUTH FOUNDATION, UNITED WAY OF GREATER KNOXVILLE, BIG EARS FESTIVAL, and HELEN ROSS MCNABB CENTER.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE FOUNDATION | KNOXVILLE, TN | $2,500,000 | 2025 | SCHOOL OF MUSIC GALA |
| ST JOHN'S CATHEDRAL | KNOXVILLE, TN | $900,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| TENNESSEE STATE COLLABORATIVE ON REFORMIN | NASHVILLE, TN | $800,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| EMERALD YOUTH FOUNDATION | KNOXVILLE, TN | $500,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| INTERFAITH HEALTH CLINIC INC | KNOXVILLE, TN | $500,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| YOUNGLIFE KNOXVILLE | KNOXVILLE, TN | $500,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF GREATER KNOXVILLE | KNOXVILLE, TN | $334,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE | TOWNSEND, TN | $324,000 | 2025 | PAYMENT ON VERBAL PLEDGE & TWO TABLE SPONSORSHIPS |
| BIG EARS FESTIVAL | KNOXVILLE, TN | $300,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HELEN ROSS MCNABB CENTER | KNOXVILLE, TN | $250,000 | 2025 | ELEVATE RECOVERY HIGH SCHOOL CAMPAIGN |
| UNITED WAY OF GREATER KNOXVILLE | KNOXVILLE, TN | $200,000 | 2025 | AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND |
| BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF EAST TENNESSE | KNOXVILLE, TN | $150,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY GRANT - BOLDPATH PROGRAM |
| THE EPISCOPAL SCHOOL OF KNOXVILLE | KNOXVILLE, TN | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HORATIO ALGER ASSOCIATION | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $100,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION FUND |
| LEADERSHIP KNOXVILLE | NASHVILLE, TN | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| KNOXVILLE CHILDREN'S THEATRE | KNOXVILLE, TN | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WEBB SCHOOL OF KNOXVILLE | KNOXVILLE, TN | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF EAST TENNESSEE | NASHVILLE, TN | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HELEN ROSS MCNABB CENTER | KNOXVILLE, TN | $25,000 | 2025 | 2024 SPIRIT AWARD DINNER - PLATINUM SPONSORSHIP |
| YMCA OF EAST TENNESSEE | KNOXVILLE, TN | $25,000 | 2025 | PILOT YMCA ATHLETE SUPPORT CLUB |
| EAST TENNESSEE FOUNDATION | KNOXVILLE, TN | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORTING THE CITY OF KNOXVILLE POLICE FOUNDATION |
| KNOXVILLE AREA URBAN LEAGUE | KNOXVILLE, TN | $25,000 | 2025 | EOD AWARD SPONSOR |
| FRIENDS OF GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL | KODAK, TN | $22,500 | 2025 | 2024 & 2025 EVERGREEN BALL |
| DIOCESE OF EAST TENNESSEE | CHATTANOOGA, TN | $20,000 | 2025 | HASLAM SEMINARIAN SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| LEADERSHIP TENNESSEE | NASHVILLE, TN | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| KNOXVILLE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS | KNOXVILLE, TN | $17,500 | 2025 | HONORABLE OTTER SPONSORSHIP-ZOOFARI 2024 |
| FRIENDS OF TN'S BABIES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS | ALCOA, TN | $12,500 | 2025 | 2024 JAZZ BABY! |
| UNITED WAY OF BRISTOL TENN VA INC | BRISTOL, TN | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| FULTON HIGH SCHOOL | KNOXVILLE, TN | $10,000 | 2025 | COX SUITE |
| EMERALD YOUTH FOUNDATION | KNOXVILLE, TN | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| KNOXVILLE HISTORY PROJECT | KNOXVILLE, TN | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| JONI & FRIENDS | AGOURA HILLS, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF EAST TN | KNOXVILLE, TN | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| TENNESSEE STAGE COMPANY | KNOXVILLE, TN | $3,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| TENNESSEE STATE COLLABORATIVE ON REFORMIN | NASHVILLE, TN | $1,200,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE FOUNDATION | KNOXVILLE, TN | $500,000 | 2024 | UT GARDEN ENDOWMENT |
| NASHVILLE SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION | NASHVILLE, TN | $250,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| BIG EARS FESTIVAL | KNOXVILLE, TN | $225,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF EAST TENNESSE | KNOXVILLE, TN | $150,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HORATIO ALGER ASSOCIATION | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $100,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION FUND |
| HORATIO ALGER ASSOCIATION | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $100,000 | 2024 | TENNESSEE STATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM |
| RESTORATION HOUSE OF EAST TENNESSEE | KNOXVILLE, TN | $100,000 | 2024 | OLIVE TREE EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY |
| LEADERSHIP KNOXVILLE | NASHVILLE, TN | $100,000 | 2024 | NATALIE HASLAM INTO KNOXVILLE SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| LEADERSHIP KNOXVILLE | NASHVILLE, TN | $50,000 | 2024 | HONEY ALEXANDER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| YWCA | KNOXVILLE, TN | $50,000 | 2024 | RENOVATIONS TO BUILDING AND AQUATICS FACILITIES |
| YOUNGLIFE KNOXVILLE | KNOXVILLE, TN | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| TENNESSEE FINANCIAL LITERACY COMMISSION | CHATTANOOGA, TN | $25,000 | 2024 | 2023 TENNESSEE FINANCIAL LITERACY COMMISSION SPONSOR |
| BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA MIDDLE TN COUNCIL | CLEVELAND, OH | $20,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| IJAMS NATURE CENTER INC | KNOXVILLE, TN | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| LEADERSHIP TENNESSEE | NASHVILLE, TN | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE FOUNDATION
$2,500,000SCHOOL OF MUSIC GALA
ST JOHN'S CATHEDRAL
$900,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
TENNESSEE STATE COLLABORATIVE ON REFORMIN
$800,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
EMERALD YOUTH FOUNDATION
$500,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
INTERFAITH HEALTH CLINIC INC
$500,000DONATION
YOUNGLIFE KNOXVILLE
$500,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
UNITED WAY OF GREATER KNOXVILLE
$334,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE
$324,000PAYMENT ON VERBAL PLEDGE & TWO TABLE SPONSORSHIPS
BIG EARS FESTIVAL
$300,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
HELEN ROSS MCNABB CENTER
$250,000ELEVATE RECOVERY HIGH SCHOOL CAMPAIGN
UNITED WAY OF GREATER KNOXVILLE
$200,000AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF EAST TENNESSE
$150,000COMMUNITY GRANT - BOLDPATH PROGRAM
THE EPISCOPAL SCHOOL OF KNOXVILLE
$100,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
HORATIO ALGER ASSOCIATION
$100,000EDUCATION FUND
LEADERSHIP KNOXVILLE
$100,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
KNOXVILLE CHILDREN'S THEATRE
$100,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
WEBB SCHOOL OF KNOXVILLE
$100,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF EAST TENNESSEE
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
HELEN ROSS MCNABB CENTER
$25,0002024 SPIRIT AWARD DINNER - PLATINUM SPONSORSHIP
YMCA OF EAST TENNESSEE
$25,000PILOT YMCA ATHLETE SUPPORT CLUB
EAST TENNESSEE FOUNDATION
$25,000SUPPORTING THE CITY OF KNOXVILLE POLICE FOUNDATION
KNOXVILLE AREA URBAN LEAGUE
$25,000EOD AWARD SPONSOR
FRIENDS OF GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL
$22,5002024 & 2025 EVERGREEN BALL
DIOCESE OF EAST TENNESSEE
$20,000HASLAM SEMINARIAN SCHOLARSHIP FUND
LEADERSHIP TENNESSEE
$20,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
KNOXVILLE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS
$17,500HONORABLE OTTER SPONSORSHIP-ZOOFARI 2024
FRIENDS OF TN'S BABIES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
$12,5002024 JAZZ BABY!
UNITED WAY OF BRISTOL TENN VA INC
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
FULTON HIGH SCHOOL
$10,000COX SUITE
EMERALD YOUTH FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
KNOXVILLE HISTORY PROJECT
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
JONI & FRIENDS
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF EAST TN
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
TENNESSEE STAGE COMPANY
$3,500GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
TENNESSEE STATE COLLABORATIVE ON REFORMIN
$1,200,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE FOUNDATION
$500,000UT GARDEN ENDOWMENT
NASHVILLE SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION
$250,000DONATION
BIG EARS FESTIVAL
$225,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF EAST TENNESSE
$150,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
HORATIO ALGER ASSOCIATION
$100,000EDUCATION FUND
HORATIO ALGER ASSOCIATION
$100,000TENNESSEE STATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
RESTORATION HOUSE OF EAST TENNESSEE
$100,000OLIVE TREE EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY
LEADERSHIP KNOXVILLE
$100,000NATALIE HASLAM INTO KNOXVILLE SCHOLARSHIP FUND
LEADERSHIP KNOXVILLE
$50,000HONEY ALEXANDER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
YWCA
$50,000RENOVATIONS TO BUILDING AND AQUATICS FACILITIES
YOUNGLIFE KNOXVILLE
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
TENNESSEE FINANCIAL LITERACY COMMISSION
$25,0002023 TENNESSEE FINANCIAL LITERACY COMMISSION SPONSOR
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA MIDDLE TN COUNCIL
$20,000DONATION
IJAMS NATURE CENTER INC
$20,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
LEADERSHIP TENNESSEE
$15,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT