The Robert H Brethen Foundation

LENOIR CITY, TN EIN: 31-1213173

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$10.8M

+31.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$240K

-61.6% YoY

Grant Count

10

-44.4% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$24K

-30.9% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$285K$570K$855K$1M20192021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$10,818,508$8,228,758$7,353,272
Revenue$572,256$1,036,286$614,316
Expenses$356,689$734,683$235,628
Qualifying Distributions$240,000$625,560$146,200
Net Investment Income$137,410$190,654$93,015
Distributable Amount$499,427$430,273$379,964

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$156K$313K$469K$626K21 grants201914 grants202119 grants202218 grants202310 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

FORT SANDERS FOUNDATION$100KPELOTONIA$30KTHE DAYTON FOUNDATION$25KTHE BRETHEN FOUNDATION$25KLENOIR CITY$15KLENOIR CITY$10KSOCIETY FOR THE IMPROVEM…$10KTENNESSEE WILDLIFE FEDER…$10KBIG CAT HABITAT$10KTOYS FOR TOTS$5K

Grant Size Distribution

82 grants across all recorded years

73<$50K3$50–100K6$100–250K$250–500K$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 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
DAVID M BRETHENSECY/TRUSTEE3
KAREN B JOHNSTRUSTEE1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Cities

CincinnatiColumbusDallasDaytonEncinitasFriendsvilleHuber HeightsKnoxvilleLenoir CityMaryvilleNashvilleSarasotaStrawberry PlainsVonoreWashington TownshipYorktown Heights

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

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