Private Foundation

THE POWELL FOUNDATION

THE POWELL FOUNDATION is a Private Foundation headquartered in BRENTWOOD, TN. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $1.1M revenue, $2.0M expenses, $30.7M total assets. IRS filings disclose 277 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $8.5M.

EIN: 621819796 BRENTWOOD, TN Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$1.1M

Total Expenses$2.0M

Total Assets$30.7M

Grants Given277

Grant Total$8.5M

Filing Years2020–2024

Sample Grants Given

EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY

JOHNSON CITY, TN · 2024

JENRETT ENDOWMENT

$235,000

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE

KNOXVILLE, TN · 2024

JAMES J POWELL GENOMICS ENDOWMENT

$200,000

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE

KNOXVILLE, TN · 2024

UT GENOMICS GRADUATE STUDENT

$75,000

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE

KNOXVILLE, TN · 2024

UT GENOMICS GRADUATE STUDENT

$75,000

CRUMLEY HOUSE

LIMESTONE, TN · 2024

ANNUAL GIFT

$60,000

Showing up to 5 of 277 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY James J Powell Jr

PRESIDENT Jennifer Von De Heiden

DIRECTOR Michael Powell

DIRECTOR Sandra Powell

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Top Grant Purposes

GENOMICS GRADUATE STUDENT SUPPORT

$525,000 6 grants

THE THOMAS JENRETTE VOCAL SCHOLARSHI

$500,000 1 grant

ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE ED. RESEA

$450,000 5 grants

JAMES J POWELL GENOMICS ENDOWMENT

$400,000 2 grants

BUILDING FUND

$350,000 7 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$1.1M	$2.0M	$30.7M
2023	$17.3M	$1.3M	$31.6M
2022	$2.8M	$827K	$15.5M
2021	$1.0M	$1.0M	$13.5M
2020	$471K	$954K	$13.5M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $471K to $1.1M (+140%), with total assets most recently reported at $30.7M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in TN, VA, WV.

TNVAWV

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