Public Charity

BLACKBERRY FARM FOUNDATION

Based in MARYVILLE, TN, BLACKBERRY FARM FOUNDATION operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $239K in revenue, $240K in expenses, $2.0M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 2 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $726K.

EIN: 823457227 MARYVILLE, TN Scholarships & Student Financial Aid NTEE: B82 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$239K
Total Expenses$240K
Total Assets$2.0M
Grant Records2
Funding Total$726K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE BLACKBERRY FARM FOUNDATION IS PROUD TO SUPPORT CHARITABLE CAUSES RELATED TO CHILDREN AND FOODWAYS, WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THOSE LOCATED IN THE EAST TENNESSEE AREA, THE SPECIAL PLACE THAT IS OUR HOME. A COMMITTEE REVIEWS REQUESTS, WITH GRANTING DECISIONS BASED ON MULTIPLE CONSIDERATIONS, INCLUDING FIT WITH THE SCOPE AND MISSION OF THE FOUNDATION.

Where $100 goes at Blackberry Farm Foundation

How Blackberry Farm Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$80 Programs the work itself
$20 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $80 for programs

$80
Blackberry Farm Foundation is a public charity supporting charitable causes related to children and foodways, with special emphasis on those located in the east tennessee area
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT Mary Celeste Beall
DIRECTOR, SECRETARY AND TR Matt Alexander
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Richard Johnson
DIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT Samuel E Sandy Beall Iii

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$726,421 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $239K $240K $2.0M
2024 $959K $418K $2.0M
2023 $336K $168K $1.3M
2022 $321K $212K $1.2M
2021 $276K $199K $1.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $276K to $239K (-13%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.0M.

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