Lila Pfleger

Lila K. Pfleger is listed in public nonprofit filings and funder directories as Executive Director of the Lucille S. Thompson Family Foundation, also shown in some databases as BFF Cumberland Trust Tte. The foundation is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) private foundation with EIN 58-1788548 and tax-exempt status dating to June 1988.

Public records describe the organization as a grantmaking private foundation rather than a venture fund or angel syndicate. ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer lists Pfleger as Executive Director in multiple Form 990-PF filings, including compensation entries for fiscal years 2020–2023. Cause IQ’s 2025 profile also lists Lila K. Pfleger as Executive Director and classifies the organization under NTEE T20: Private Foundations and NAICS 813211: Grantmaking Foundations.

Pfleger’s LinkedIn profile lists Lucille S. Thompson Family Foundation as her employer, describes more than three decades of experience, and lists University of Tennessee-Knoxville College of Business Administration education. CPA directories and LinkedIn also identify her as a Tennessee CPA, though public sources conflict on the license number, so the license number is not repeated here.

• Publicly available sources do not verify the “Angel Investors” classification in the stub data. The verified role is private-foundation grantmaking, not startup equity investment.
• The foundation’s stated historical support is primarily for “human services, youth services, education, medical services, and arts and culture” serving individuals and families in East Tennessee.
• Grantmakers.io reports that applicants should submit a letter of request with a detailed project budget, with no deadline listed.
• Reported restrictions include no funding for deficit operating budgets or endowments, and limited availability for capital projects.
• The foundation appears open to unsolicited applications in public grantmaker databases, but founders should treat this as a nonprofit grantmaker, not a seed investor.