The Aslan Foundation
Knoxville, TN · EIN 62-1520208. Reported 149 grants totalling $4,192,109 to 66 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Aslan Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $6,667. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $30,000; the smallest was $1 and the largest $350,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ears Festival | Knoxville, TN | $945,832 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Young-Williams Animal Center | Knoxville, TN | $725,240 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tri-Star Arts | Knoxville, TN | $326,668 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Young-Williams Center | Knoxville, TN | $275,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Interfaith Health Clinic | Knoxville, TN | $246,442 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Knoxville Museum of Art | Knoxville, TN | $218,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Free Medical Clinic of America | Knoxville, TN | $175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | Maryville, TN | $130,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ijams Nature Center | Knoxville, TN | $112,272 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Tn Valley | Knoxville, TN | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Knoxville Symphony Orchestra | Knoxville, TN | $103,308 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Volunteer Ministry Center | Knoxville, TN | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Knoxville-Knox County Cac | Knoxville, TN | $81,404 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YWCA Knoxville & the Tennessee Vall | Knoxville, TN | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Appalachian Mountain Bike Club | Knoxville, TN | $63,900 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kim Health Center | Knoxville, TN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Knoxville History Project | Knoxville, TN | $41,600 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Seeed Inc | Knoxville, TN | $40,607 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| A Step Ahead | Knoxville, TN | $37,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Knox County Comm Gardens & Growers | Knoxville, TN | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Conservation Fisheries Inc | Knoxville, TN | $28,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Family Promise of Knoxville | Knoxville, TN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Knoxville Opera Company | Knoxville, TN | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Knox Heritage | Knoxville, TN | $23,640 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Austin East Founation | Knoxville, TN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Knoxville Academy of Medicine | Knoxville, TN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nourish Knoxville | Knoxville, TN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Knoxville Family Justice Center | Knoxville, TN | $15,470 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Appalachian Bear Rescue | Townsend, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Battlefield Farm | Knoxville, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shora Foundation | Knoxville, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Children's Center of Knoxville | Knoxville, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wesley House Comm Center | Knoxville, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gov John Sevier Mem Association | Knoxville, TN | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Horse Haven of Tennessee | Lenoir City, TN | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Knoxville Children's Theatre Inc | Knoxville, TN | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hazen Historical Museum Foundation | Knoxville, TN | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Blount Mansion Association | Knoxville, TN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tiger Haven Inc | Kingston, TN | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mountain Trails Wildlife Rehab | Corryton, TN | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Keep Knoxville Beautiful | Knoxville, TN | $4,338 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Leadership Knoxville | Knoxville, TN | $3,900 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Great Smokey Mtn Inst at Tremont | Townsend, TN | $3,700 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| City of Knoxville | Knoxville, TN | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Knoxville Botanical Garden & Aboret | Knoxville, TN | $3,400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| East Tn Historical Society | Knoxville, TN | $3,268 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Historic Ramsey House | Knoxville, TN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Joy of Music School | Knoxville, TN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nief-Norf | Knoxville, TN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Legacy Parks Foundation | Knoxville, TN | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Beck Cultural | Knoxville, TN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Native Plant Rescue Squad | Knoxville, TN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shangri-La Therapeutic Ac of Riding | Lenoir City, TN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wesley House Community Center | Knoxville, TN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| East Tn Community Design Ctr | Knoxville, TN | $1,600 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Knoxville Symphony | Knoxville, TN | $1,400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Knoxville Opera | Knoxville, TN | $1,042 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Greater K'ville Heart Walk - Am Hrt | Dallas, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Two Bikes | Knoxville, TN | $259 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| East Tn Comm Design Ctr | Knoxville, TN | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ut Foundation | Knoxville, TN | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girl Talk Inc | Knoxville, TN | $129 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Knoxville Civil War Roundtable | Knoxville, TN | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The South Knoxville Alliance | Knoxville, TN | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Contrib From Rcp Fund V K-1 | Chicago, IL | $89 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Contributions From Ovation Alt K-1 | Austin, TX | $1 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
32 of 66 (48%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 58%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Big Ears Festival
APPALACHIAN CELEBRATION SUPPORT - Ut Foundation
BAKER SCHOOL CONTRIBUTION
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 77 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | $1,120,934 | $2,000 |
| 2022 | 31 | $1,236,093 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 54 | $1,015,772 | $8,333 |
| 2024 | 25 | $819,310 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. The Aslan Foundation has 46 of them, worth $2,797,653. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Big Ears Festival | Knoxville, TN | $750,000 |
| Young Williams Animal Center | Knoxville, TN | $275,000 |
| Young Williams Animal Center | Knoxville, TN | $275,000 |
| Big Ears Festival | Knoxville, TN | $229,167 |
| Knoxville Museum of Art | Knoxville, TN | $150,000 |
| Knoxville Symphony Orchestra | Knoxville, TN | $93,000 |
| Knoxville-Knox County Cac | Knoxville, TN | $81,404 |
| Tri-Star Arts | Knoxville, TN | $80,000 |
| Tri-Star Arts | Knoxville, TN | $73,333 |
| Interfaith Health Clinic | Knoxville, TN | $52,582 |
| Free Medical Clinic of America | Knoxville, TN | $50,000 |
| Knoxville Museum of Art | Knoxville, TN | $50,000 |
| Knoxville Museum of Art | Knoxville, TN | $35,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Tn Valley | Knoxville, TN | $30,000 |
| Knoxville Symphony Orchestra | Knoxville, TN | $30,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 100% of this one's giving went to organizations in Tennessee. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $6,667. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Tennessee.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Aslan Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 5107 Homberg Drive, Knoxville, TN, 37919. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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