Gibson Woods Retreat Incorporated
This organization is a private foundation focused on supporting religious and recreational initiatives. Its mission centers around promoting recreation ministry, as evidenced by its funding to churches that facilitate such activities. The foundation primarily serves religious organizations, specifically those involved in recreation ministry. It operates within a limited geographic scope, providing grants exclusively to recipients in Tennessee.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small, local faith-based organization (church or congregation) in Cleveland, Tennessee running recreation ministry activities and seeking modest operating or program support.
Good Fit
- • Located in Cleveland or elsewhere in Tennessee
- • Identifies as a church or faith-based recreation ministry
- • Requests in the typical $3K–$5K range
- • Has an existing relationship or a referral to a trustee, officer, or local recipient
Geography
All observed grants (both years) were made in Tennessee, specifically Cleveland, showing a narrowly local/state footprint in the available history.
Recipient Variety
In the latest year only one distinct recipient was funded and across the two observed years there were only two different church recipients with no repeat grantees, so the observed recipient set is very small.
New Applicants
The foundation’s filings state it supports only preselected applicants and there is no public application route or contact information, so unsolicited new applicants are unlikely to gain entry based on the observed evidence.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
