The Aslan Foundation
The Aslan Foundation is a private foundation based in Knoxville, TN that supports arts and culture, animal welfare, land conservation, historic preservation, parks, and community livability. The official site lists projects and grantees, staff/board contacts, and directs grant applicants to an online Submittable application.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A Tennessee-based (especially Knoxville-area) nonprofit working in arts and culture, animal welfare, land conservation, parks, historic preservation, or community livability, able to submit a short LOI and, if invited, complete the foundation’s online application.
Good Fit
- • Clear program presence or measurable impact in Tennessee or the Knoxville region.
- • Project fits stated priority areas such as arts/culture, animal welfare, conservation, parks, or historic preservation.
- • Ability to submit a one-page LOI by the published deadline and complete an invitation-based Submittable application.
- • Request size that aligns with observed awards (many microgrants and some awards into five-figure and low six-figure ranges).
- • Demonstrated capacity to use funds within the foundation’s typical grant timeline.
Geography
Giving is strongly local: in 2024 about 89% of grant dollars remained in Tennessee even though recipients were recorded across 14 states, indicating a heavily in-state concentration.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 58 grants to 55 distinct recipients with many small microgrants alongside larger awards and 34 new grantees in 2024, so the observed recipient set is broad for the foundation's size despite dollar concentration among a few top grantees.
New Applicants
A public LOI process, published contact details, an online application, and the addition of 34 new grantees in 2024 indicate that unfamiliar applicants have a realistic path into the portfolio; this conclusion is supported by three years of observed filings.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
