Excellence in Stewardship

The East Tennessee Foundation team is deeply honored to be a First-Place Winner of the International Stewardship Award from the Association of Donor Relations Professionals for our 2025 40^th Anniversary Impact Report!

Our 40^th Anniversary Impact Report celebrates four decades of making lives better and communities stronger across our region.

We wanted to create a publication that honors our history and that will serve as a lasting resource for future generations to understand who the East Tennessee Foundation is and the impacts we have made. Receiving the International Stewardship Award is a meaningful indication that we are bringing that vision to life.

However, what matters most are the stories shared inside the report—stories of community resilience, growth, and impact, and ETF is proud to have played a role in so many East Tennessee milestones.

To view our international award-winning Impact Report, click HERE.