KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 25, 2025) – The East Tennessee Foundation (ETF) is proud to announce the launch of EastTNGives— our first-ever GivingTuesday Campaign. ETF is excited to join the global day of generosity on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, to help make lives better and communities stronger in East Tennessee.

EastTNGives is about local philanthropy. We invite you to give where you live and support one of our local community funds across our 25-county service region in East Tennessee. These funds will provide grants for community needs as varied as arts and culture, youth development and education, public safety, food security, and environmental and natural resources.

Each of our community funds has an advisory board made up of volunteers who live and work in the community it serves. With an entirely local presence, these volunteer leaders are in a unique position to recommend grants and deploy resources where they are needed most in each community.

Below is a list of current community funds with the East Tennessee Foundation:

• Blount County Community Fund (Serves Blount County, TN)
• Campbell County Enhancement Fund (Serves Campbell County, TN)
• Cocke County Fund (Serves Cocke County, TN)
• Elizabethton/Carter County Community Foundation (Serves Elizabethton and Carter County, TN)
• Fund for Greene County Operating Endowment (Serves Green County, TN)
• Johnson County Community Fund (Serves Johnson County, TN)
• John D. Grubb and Lousie G. Sumner Fund for Monroe County (Serves Monroe County, TN)
• Kingsport Community Foundation (Serves Kingsport [Sullivan County, TN and Hawkins County, TN])
• Loudon County Community Foundation (Serves Loudon County, TN)
• McMinn Community Fund (Serves McMinn County, TN)
• Morgan County Community Foundation (Serves Morgan County, TN)
• Norris Area Community Foundation (Serves Andersonville, Bethel, Fairview and Norris communities in Anderson County, TN)
• Oak Ridge Fund for Achieving Community Excellence (Serves Oak Ridge Community [Anderson County, TN and Roane County, TN])
• Sevier County Community Fund (Serves Sevier County, TN)
• Tellico Community Foundation (Serves Loudon County, TN & Monroe County, TN)
• Unicoi County Fund (Serves Unicoi County, TN)
• Union County Community Foundation (Serves Union County, TN)
• Washington County Community Foundation (Serves Washington County, TN)
• Emerging Needs Grants Fund (Serves Entire 25-county Service Area)

“We are excited about our first-ever GivingTuesday Campaign, EastTNGives! This is an opportunity to give where you live and help make East Tennessee stronger for generations to come. We’re pleased to share that matching funds are available for each community fund on GivingTuesday. The first $50 of every donation will be matched while funds last on December 2. We hope you will join the generosity movement on Tuesday, December 2, help double your impact, and give where you live,” said Lisa Ford, Vice President of Strategic Engagement & Communications at East Tennessee Foundation.

Make an impactful gift for communities in East Tennessee by donating to our EastTNGives Campaign at etf.org/giving-Tuesday.

To learn more about ways to donate to ETF on GivingTuesday, please contact Lisa Ford, Vice President of Strategic Engagement & Communications at lford@etf.org or by phone at (865) 524-1223, ext. 118.

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About the East Tennessee Foundation
The East Tennessee Foundation (ETF) is a 501(c)(3) public charity and nationally accredited community foundation focused on serving a 25-county region in East Tennessee. As a community foundation, ETF operates as a collection of hundreds of distinct charitable funds and supporting organizations established by individuals, families, businesses and other nonprofits. ETF builds endowments, creating a permanent source of philanthropic funding for the East Tennessee region. For more information, visit easttennesseefoundation.org.

Please direct media inquiries to: Katie Harbin, Director of Media Relations at kharbin@etf.org or 865-524-1223, ext. 180.