Tibbals Foundation

Tax-deductible

Knoxville, TN501(c)(3)EIN 58-1830372Revenue $801K in FY2025

On file with the IRS4823 Old Kingston Pike Ste 100, 37919-6499 · Knoxville, TNTax-exempt since Dec 1989Private operating foundation

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$83K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990-PFIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-PF
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.0M a year · 88% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
990-PF Pt I · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$83K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
990-PF Pt VIII
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
990-PF Pt II
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$801K
+113% vs prior year
Spent
$678K
Net assets
$11.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$801K
FY2025▲ +113%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1K
FY2021$6K
FY2022$11.7M
FY2023$369K
FY2024$376K
FY2025$801K
Expenses
$678K
FY2025▲ +24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6K
FY2021$6K
FY2022$43K
FY2023$262K
FY2024$549K
FY2025$678K
Net assets
$11.8M
FY2025▲ +1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$105K
FY2021$105K
FY2022$11.8M
FY2023$11.8M
FY2024$11.6M
FY2025$11.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending November 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1989.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Grants & contributions paid 84% · $571K Operating & administrative 16% · $108K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990-PF; $83K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$82,702Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
The Trust Company of Tennessee$82,702$79,326

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Programs and updates

A private foundation based in Knoxville, TN.

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Grants and how to apply

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Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 14 grants · $571K · 2024–2024
National Christian Foundation East TenneFY2024$212,345
Individual RecipientFY2024$122,000
West Hills Baptist ChurchFY2024$68,000
Ringling Museum of ArtFY2024$66,250
Sarasota Memorial Healthcare FoundationFY2024$30,000
United Way of Greater KnoxvilleFY2024$25,000
Ringling College of Art and DesignFY2024$10,000
First Baptist Church of LafolletteFY2024$10,000
Circus Ring of Fame FoundationFY2024$10,000
Denison Education FoundationFY2024$7,000
The Circus Arts ConservatoryFY2024$5,000
1907 FoundationFY2024$2,500
Knoxville Museum of ArtFY2024$1,500
Johns Hopkins All Children S FoundationFY2024$1,000

Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Average grantPart XV$41K
Median grantPart XV$10K
Largest grantPart XV$212K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990-PF, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$801K
Investment income$801K
Money out
$678K
Grants paid$571K
Running costs$108K
Owns and owes
$11.8M
net assets
Cash and savings$44K
Total assets$11.8M
Liabilities$0
People
4
listed
Paid1
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Investment income$801K
Total revenue$801K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$44K
Total assets$11.8M
Liabilities$0
Net assets$11.8M
Operations
Fiscal year endsNovember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $801K$678K$123K$11.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $376K$549K−$172K$11.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $369K$262K$107K$11.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $11.7M$43K$11.7M$11.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6K$6K$214$105K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1K$6K−$5K$105K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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