The Great Schools Partnership

KNOXVILLE, TN EIN: 76-6206166 Website

TO SERVE AS A CATALYST, THINK TANK, INCUBATOR, START-UP FUNDER AND OPERATIONAL PARTNER FOR MAKING KNOX COUNTY SCHOOLS GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE.

Financial Overview

From 2020 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$1.1M

Grant Count

3

Avg Grant Size

$381K

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$4M$5M2020
Metric2020
Total Assets
Revenue$4,432,553
Expenses$4,057,257
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$7,124
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$285K$571K$856K$1M3 grants2020

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2020

KNOX EDUCATION FOUNDATION$614KKNOX COUNTY SCHOOLS$428KTNACHEIVES$100K

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K1$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2020 IRS filing

STEPHANIE WELCHFORMER PRESI$187KSTEPHANIE JINKINSCFO$149KCHERYL BALLVICE PRESIDE$142KJONATHAN SCOONOVERINTERIM PRES$108K

From 2020 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ANTHONY WISECHAIR0.5
BOB RIDERPAST CHAIR0.5
LAURENS TULLOCKSECRETARY/TR0.5
RANDY BOYDTRUSTEE0.5
JOHN BUTLERTRUSTEE0.5
TANYA COATSTRUSTEE0.5
SUSAN HORNTRUSTEE0.5
GLENN JACOBSTRUSTEE0.5
LARRY MAULDINTRUSTEE0.5
PHYLLIS NICHOLSTRUSTEE0.5
HUGH NYSTROMTRUSTEE0.5
MIKE ODOMTRUSTEE0.5
MADELINE ROGEROTRUSTEE0.5
WENDY STILESTRUSTEE0.5
BOB THOMASTRUSTEE0.5
STEPHANIE WELCHFORMER PRESI40$186,759
JONATHAN SCOONOVERINTERIM PRES40$107,828
CHRIS LETSOSCEO20
STEPHANIE JINKINSCFO20$149,090
CHERYL BALLVICE PRESIDE40$141,911

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Knoxville

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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