Akima Grant Program
The Akima Grant program provides financial support to several local nonprofit agencies. Since we are a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, funding for our grants program is raised through Akima’s popular Cabaret event held every other year. Thanks to the community support of our 2023 Cabaret, Akima Grants gave over $94,000 to 50 different agencies which was the largest sum that Akima had given in their over 75-year history! This year, 2024, we were again able to grant another sizeable amount to the community with over 50 different agencies receiving over $86,000! These community agencies are very diverse - covering programs for people of all ages involving the arts, culture, science, medical services, and social services.
Grant applications for 2025 will be available December 1, 2024, and are available by clicking the link below. Complete grant applications are due by February 28, 2025, at 5:00 pm. For further information or other questions about Akima’s Grant Program, please send any questions to grants@akimaclub.org
Akima’s Recent Grant Recipients
2024
A Secret Safe Place for Newborns of Tennessee
Arc Knox County/Sunshine Industries
Autism Breakthrough of Knoxville
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley
CADES - Concord Adult Day Enrichment Services
Cancer Support Community of East Tennessee
Catholic Charities of East Tennessee
Cedarbrook Outreach
ChildHelp Tennessee
(Beacon of Hope) - renamed Church Street UMC
Compassion Closet
Contact Helpline, Inc. - dba Care Line
East Tennessee Kidney Foundation
Epilepsy Foundation of East Tennessee
Faith N Friends
Family Promise of Blount County
Fostering Hope TN, Inc.
Friends of Literacy
Girls Inc, of the Tennessee Valley
Girls on the Run
Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians
Helen Ross McNabb Center
Helping Mamas Knoxville
Hoof and Harness
Horse Haven
Hospitality Pantries, Inc. dba FISH Hospitality Pantries
InterFaith Health Clinic
Isaiah 117 House
Knoxville/Knox County CAC – Project LIVE
Knoxville/Knox County CAC – The Daily Living Center
Knoxville/Knox County CAC – Mobile Meals
Knoxville Children’s Theatre
Knoxville Family Justice Center
Knoxville Opera
Koinonia Foundation of Tennessee
Ladies of Charity
Little Chefs, Big Change
Marble City Opera
Nativity Pageant of Knoxville, Inc.
Neighboring Knoxville dba Laundry Love
Our Place Art Organization, Inc.
Random Acts of Flowers
Sacred Ground Hospice House
Sertoma Center
Shangri-La Therapeutic Academy of Riding
Susannah’s House
The MUSE Knoxville
The Pellissippi State Foundation
UTHSC Audiology and Speech Pathology
YWCA Knoxville and the Tennessee Valley
67 grant requests were received totaling $196,207.79
51 grants totaling $86,975.00 were awarded
30 grant projects were fully funded
2023
A Secret Safe Place for Newborns of Tennessee
Arc Knox County/Sunshine Industries
Beacon of Hope
Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley
BUSAR Foundation
CADES - Concord Adult Day Enrichment Services
Cancer Support Community of East Tennessee
Catholic Charities of East Tennessee
Childhelp Tennessee
East Tennessee Kidney Foundation
Epilepsy Foundation of East Tennessee
Family Promise of Blount County
FOCUS Minisitries
Friends of Literacy, Inc.
Friends of Tennessee’s Babies with Special Needs
Girl Scout Council of the Southern Appalachians
Helen Ross McNabb Center
Hoof and Harness
Horse Haven
Hospitality Pantries, Inc. dba FISH Hospitality Pantries
InterFaith Health Clinic
Isaiah 117 House
James White’s Fort
Knoxville/Knox County CAC – Project LIVE
Knoxville/Knox County CAC – The Daily Living Center
Knoxville/Knox County CAC – Mobile Meals
Knoxville Academy of Medicine - KAPA
Knoxville Children’s Theatre
Knoxville Family Justice Center
Knoxville Museum of Art
Knoxville Symphony Society
Koinonia Foundation of Tennessee
Ladies of Charity
Neighboring Knoxville dba Laundry Love
Our Place Art Organization, Inc.
PJ Parkinson’s Support Group of Blount County
Provision Cares Foundation
Random Acts of Flowers
Sertoma Center, Inc.
SPARK (formerly known as ETTAC)
Shangri-La Therapeutic Academy of Riding
Survivor Fitness Foundation
Susannah’s House
The MUSE Knoxville
The Pellissippi State Foundation
Two Bikes
UTHSC Audiology and Speech Pathology
Volunteer Ministry Center, Inc.
YWCA Knoxville and the Tennessee Valley
63 grant requests were received totaling $191,815.19
50 grants totaling $94,442.19 were awarded
35 grant projects were fully funded