Total Assets:
$29,176,573
Total Giving:
$3,622,532i
45% of grants stay in Virginia
Four other states receive a large number of grants: Tennessee, Kentucky, Maryland and Connecticut
Education
Health
Social & Human Services
None
History shows that 31% of their giving goes to Social & Human Services, 20% goes to support Education and 17% goes to Community Development category.
Grants in recent years include:
$138,188 for United Way of Southwest Virginia;
$135,000 for Southwest Virginia Workforce Development Board;
$100,000 for Boys and Girls Club of Central Appalachia;
$75,000 for Hospitality Pantries;
$50,000 for Four Seasons YMCA;
$75,000 for Tazewell County Public Library;
$50,000 for Alice Lloyd College;
$30,000 for Appalachian Literary Initiative;
$10,000 for Mountain View Elementary School;
$259,879 for Appalachian Sustainable Development;
$50,000 for Daniel Boone Community Action Agency;
$45,000 for Tazewell County Virginia-Burke’s Garden Volunteer Fire Department;
$31,066 for Lily Fire and Rescue;
$30,000 for Knoxville Leadership Foundation; and
$25,000 for Penultimate Development.
Grants will not be awarded to support endowment funds or deficit operation budgets
Contributions to charitable organizations are limited to the following locations:
Tennessee
Knox, Anderson, Scott, Blount Counties
Kentucky
Bell, Clay, Laurel, Leslie Counties
Virginia
Buchanan, Tazewell Counties
The foundation supports projects related to education, health, and human services, and it is actively involved in granting funds to various organizations in the region.
The Thompson Charitable Foundation was established in 1987 by B. Ray Thompson, Sr. and is located in Knoxville, Tennessee
Phone #:
865-588-0491
Email:
[email protected]
Application Address:
Debbie Black, Executive Director
4800 Old Kingston Pike Suite 100
Knoxville, Tennessee 37919
Procedures:
Applicants must submit a letter of no more than two pages describing the project.
The deadline is March 1 and August 15.
Founder:
Ray Thompson, Sr.
Donors:
B.R. Thompson, Sr.
Director:
Debbie Black, Executive Director
Douglas Manofsky, Director
Ginny Thompson, Director
Gregory E Erickson, Director
J Kyle Derham, Director
Jessie L Thompson, Secretary
Jo Anne T Manofsky, Director
Laura Olesky, Director
Merle D Wolfe, President
Philip Manofsky, Director
Sylvia M Thompson, Vice President
TJ Derham, Director
