The Chairman’s Club
100 Men Making a Difference!
One Hundred men interested in changing the lives of youth in-need locally and across Eastern Tennessee. The Chairman’s Club provides grants to youth sports organizations, youth arts and culture clubs, youth education groups, youth health care associations, and more. Our overarching goal continues to be to support activities that empower one of East Tennessee’s greatest resources: our young people.
Grants Given in 2025
Babies with Special Needs - $22,500
Isiah House 117 - $22,500
Family Promise - $15,000
Fostering Hope - $15,000
KICKO - $15,000
Wesley House - $10,000
Foundation 101 - $10,000
Shop with a Cop - $15,000
A Total of $125,000 given in 2025 by 98 Active Chairman Club Members and 10 Junior Chairman members.
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Freedom School of Hope - $20,000
Hoof & Harness - $20,000
Spark - $20,000
Street Hope - $15,000
Camp Koinonia - $15,000
Helping Mamas - $13,000
UT Medical NICU - $12,000
MUSE Knoxville - $10,000
Ft Sanders Foundation - $10,000
Shop with a Cop - $5,000 -
Family Justice Center - $15,000
Fostering Hope - $15,000
Holston Home - $15,000
The Dream Connection - $12,000
KICKO - $10,000
The Wesley House - $10,000
William Blount HS Clinic - $10,000
YOKE Youth Ministry - $10,000
Friends of Tennessee’s Babies with Special Needs - $10,000
The Joy of Music School - $10,000
PEER Academy - $8,000
Shop with a Cop - $5,000 -
Camp Koinonia - $21,000
Hoof and Harness - $15,000
Fountain City Celebrate Recovery - $15,000
Peninsula Hospital Pediatric Music - $13,000
Emerald Youth - $10,000
UT Medical Pediatric NICU - $10,000
Smoky Mountain Children’s Home - $5,000
Shop with a Cop - $5,000
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East Tennessee Freedom School - $25,000
Girls on the Run - $22,000
Family Justice - $15,000
Isaiah 117 House - $12,500
PEER Academy - $12,500
Knoxville Inner City Kids - $8,000
Shop with a COP - $5,000
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Friends of Tennessee Babies with Disabilities - $15,000
First Tee (Williams Creek Youth Foundation) - $12,500
Boys & Girls Club (COVID Relief) - $10,000
Emerald Youth - $10,000
Koinonia Foundation - $10,000
Mission of Hope - $9,000
Salvation Army Children's Home - $8,500
Dogwood Arts - $5,000
Shop with a COP - $5,000
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STAR - $20,000
Freedom School - $20,000
UT Medical NICU - $10,000
YOKE - $7,500
Second Harvest - $5,000
Smoky Mountain Children's Home - $5,000
Shop with a COP - $2,500
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Joy of Music - $10,000
Koinonia Foundation - $10,000
Emerald Youth - $8,500
Caterpillar Kids - $8,500
Centro Hispano - $5,000
Shop with a COP - $2,500
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East Tennessee Freedom School - $20,000
Helen Ross McNabb Preschool - $20,000
UT Dept of Kinesiology - $5,000
The Change Center - $5,000
Shop with a COP - $2,500 -
The Change Center - $25,000
Shop with a COP - $2,500