Economic Development Fund for East Tennessee

Economic Development Fund for East Tennessee is sponsored by East Tennessee Foundation. Directly supports educational programs and pipeline initiatives designed to foster regional economic development, fitting well with STEM, computer science, and workforce readiness projects targeting rural youth.

Grants We Offer - East Tennessee Foundation Affordable Housing Trust Fund Supports the production, preservation, and rehabilitation of owner-occupied housing for low-income households, and programs to enhance rental opportunities for very low-income households within the City of Knoxville.

Arts Fund for East Tennessee Established in 1986 to serve as a source of funds to support excellence in the arts, expand access to the arts, and connect artists with each other and with East Tennessee communities. Blount County Community Fund Supports opportunities to advance and improve the quality of life of the residents of Blount County.

The Butterfly Fund was established at East Tennessee Foundation in August 2008 by the Barger and Harrill families in memory of their daughters, Emily Barger and Maddie Harrill. Both of these beautiful little girls were diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare form of childhood cancer, in 2007. Sadly, both girls passed away just weeks apart during the summer of 2008.

The fund serves to raise awareness of and funds for childhood cancers. Campbell County Community Fund Supports programs and projects that build community goodwill, seek to solve community challenges, and produce results for the benefit of the Campbell County community.

CNS Y-12 Community Investment Fund Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC (CNS), the contractor at Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, TN, established a fund at East Tennessee Foundation as part of their commitment to the host community of Oak Ridge and surrounding counties and regions.

With the leadership of an employee-based CNS Y-12 Investment Advisory Committee, CNS employees have the opportunity to recommend grant support where the need is the greatest and the resources are best allocated in their 20-county service area in East Tennessee. Since 2015, this fund has awarded more than 250 grants benefiting more than 140 nonprofits in their 20-county service area in East Tennessee. Dr. J.

G. Hawkins Memorial Fund Supports and provides medically-related transportation and traveling clinical services for underserved rural residents of Greene County, TN. Economic Development Fund for East Tennessee Established in 1982, this fund supports charitable and educational programs aimed at fostering regional economic development.

Elizabethton/Carter County Community Foundation Supports the wellbeing of Carter County and its residents. Supports opportunities to advance and improve the quality of life of the residents of Greene County. Harry W.

and Carolyn W. Galbraith Memorial Fund Supports animal care organizations with their spaying and neutering programs. Grants support innovative solutions that dismantle racism, oppression, and injustice and provide a region where we can grow a more just, equitable, and inclusive future.

Jefferson Health Care Foundation Fund Established in 2014 as a field-of-interest fund to improve healthcare and wellbeing for Jefferson County residents. John D. Grubb and Louise G.

Sumner Fund for Monroe County Benefits the economic, social, cultural, and educational well-being of Monroe County residents and their communities. Johnson County Community Foundation Supports programs and projects that build community goodwill, seek to solve community challenges, and produce results that improve the quality of life for all citizens of Johnson County.

Kingsport Community Foundation Supports projects that enrich lives and strengthen the Greater Kingsport community. Leadership Education Fund Established in 1991 as a cooperative effort of the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce and East Tennessee Foundation to support and encourage excellence in public education. Literacy Endowment for East Tennessee Established in 2003, this fund supports literacy projects in East Tennessee.

Loudon County Community Fund Supports opportunities to advance and improve the quality of life of Loudon County residents. Margaret M. and Harley H.

Wachs Youth Leadership Fund Benefits young people in Johnson County by providing travel and leadership opportunities to expand their abilities to become active, visionary leaders. Supports opportunities to advance and improve the quality of life of the residents of McMinn County.

In 1894, Mount Rest Home was started by a group of forward-thinking women, at their own expense, as a residence for elderly ladies in Knoxville who had very little funds or family to care for them. The devoted women of the board of Mount Rest Home cooked and sold lunches at Thanksgiving to raise funds to support the home, and they tended to every need of the house and the ladies who lived there.

Although the lovely home eventually closed, many of the daughters and granddaughters of the original board members continued to provide for the welfare of women and children in Knox County. They established the Mount Rest Foundation in 1994 and then the Mount Rest Fund of East Tennessee Foundation in 2004 to continue and secure their families’ legacy of caring for Knox County’s women, children, and youth.

To learn more about the history of Mount Rest Fund, watch this video: Mount Rest Fund . Neighbor to Neighbor Disaster Relief Fund This Fund is exclusively being used to support nonprofits and agencies who are helping with response, relief, and long-term recovery in the East Tennessee communities facing devastating impacts from Hurricane Helene.

Specifically, we are partnering with organizations supporting recovery for the following counties: Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Sevier, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington. Norris Area Community Foundation Supports projects that will benefit the residents of Norris, Andersonville, Bethel, and Fairview in Anderson County.

Oak Ridge Fund for Achieving Community Excellence Supports projects that leave a lasting legacy for current and future Oak Ridgers. Opportunity Endowment Fund Through investing in the effectiveness and future sustainability of East Tennessee’s nonprofit community, this fund supports the capacity building of charitable organizations in ETF’s 25-county service area and their ability to collectively address our community’s needs.

Established in 1991, funds are used for purposes directly related to the diagnosis, research, treatment, education, prevention, and cure of respiratory disease in Knox County, TN. Tellico Community Foundation Enriches the Loudon and Monroe County communities by funding programs and projects delivered by area organizations who provide measurable and sustainable results.

Thompson Charitable Foundation Fund Established to support Thompson Charitable Foundation and their grantmaking efforts in Anderson, Blount, Knox, and Scott counties in Tennessee. Union County Community Foundation Supports opportunities to advance and improve the quality of life of the residents of Union County. Washington County Community Foundation Provides support for innovative programs that benefit Washington County and its people.

Wildlife Preservation Fund Established in 1991, this fund fosters the natural beauty of Knox County, TN and conserves for the general public certain areas of land in a natural state as a scenic area, sanctuary for plants, trees, animals, birds and other wildlife, and a protected watershed. Supports creative solutions to problems that youth face in ETF’s 25-county service area .