Public charity · Fairfield, CT (gives in Tennessee from out of state)
Save the Children Federation Inc.
Its tax filing doesn't say how to apply. Check its website or call before sending anything.
Key facts
- Grants in Tennessee
- 19 totaling $5.3 million · 1 in Madison County
- Typical grant
- $35,501 to $277,904 (the middle half of its Tennessee grants)
- A realistic first ask
- About $165,064, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
- Where it gives
- Greene County, Cocke County, Perry County, White County, Morgan County, Haywood County, Lauderdale County, Crockett County and 7 more · plus 257 grants outside Tennessee
- Buildings & equipment
- None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
- Funds new groups?
- 21% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2024 were new (not funded in 2023): 4 of 19.
- Total giving that year
- $68.5 million
Giving by year
| Tax year | Total grants paid | To Tennessee | Tennessee grants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $68.5M | $5.3M | 19 |
| 2023 | $80.3M | $6.5M | 20 |
How to apply
Public charities don't report how to apply on their IRS return. Check its website for open grant rounds, or search GrantMe for its programs.
Board and officers
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- Janti SoeriptoPresident & ceo
- Abhijit BanerjeeTrustee
- Abhishek AgrawalTrustee
- Anne GatesTrustee
- Anne MulcahyTrustee (until 2/28/24)
- Brad IrwinTrustee chair
- Corrine BaslerTrustee
- Cynthia JamisonTrustee (as of 2/28/24)
- Danita OstlingTrustee
- Dave SewellTrustee
- David JonesTrustee (as of 2/28/24)
- Debra FineVice chair
- Gabriela HearstTrustee
- Jay CollinsTrustee
- Jennifer GarnerTrustee
- Jeremy KohombanTrustee (until 2/28/24)
- Joe RothTrustee (until 2/28/24)
- Judee Ann WilliamsTrustee
- Judy SmithTrustee
- Julian SalisburyTrustee
- Julie NordstromTrustee
- Korynne WrightTrustee
- Nadia RawlinsonTrustee (until 12/31/24)
- Neela SeenandanTrustee (as of 2/28/24)
- Pamela StewartTrustee (until 06/1/24)
- Peg McgetrickTrustee
- Peter Benjamin As of 22824Trustee
- Peter FasoloTrustee
- Raj KumarTrustee
- Richard JohnsonTrustee (until 12/31/24)
- Samantha VinogradTrustee
- Steven Wolfe PereiraTrustee
- Susan GianinnoTrustee
- Tracy StuartTrustee
- Tsehaye TeferraTrustee
- Victor PinedaTrustee (as of 2/28/24)
- Wayne FrederickTrustee
- Aleksander DardeliChief operating officer
- Brian WhiteGeneral counsel
- Bridget SnellInterim cto (until 3/31/24)
As listed in its 2024 IRS filing. Many foundations decide through their board, so a personal connection often matters more than a perfect application.
What it funds most often
- Education activity
- Multiple program activity
Tennessee organizations it funded
Madison County grants are listed first, then the largest. Past winners are good people to ask what the foundation looks for. Select a group to see who else funds it.
| Past winner | Where | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson-Madison County School System | Jackson, Madison County | Education activity | $36K |
| Greene County Schools | Greeneville, Greene County | Multiple program activity | $1.2M |
| Cocke Co Board of Education | Newport, Cocke County | Multiple program activity | $1.1M |
| Morgan Co Board of Education | Wartburg, Morgan County | Education activity | $802K |
| Perry County Board of Ed | Linden, Perry County | Education activity | $290K |
| Haywood County School District | Brownsville, Haywood County | Education activity | $278K |
| Lauderdale County School District | Ripley, Lauderdale County | Education activity | $245K |
| Crockett County Schools | Alamo, Crockett County | Education activity | $245K |
| Fentress County Board of Education | Jamestown, Fentress County | Education activity | $222K |
| County of Decatur Superintendent of Schools | Decaturville, Decatur County | Education activity | $200K |
| Cocke County Partnership Inc. | Newport, Cocke County | Multiple program activity | $165K |
| Hancock County Children's Outreach | Tazewell, Claiborne County | Education activity | $152K |
| Tipton County Board of Education | Covington, Tipton County | Education activity | $68K |
| Grundy County Dept of Education | Altamont, Grundy County | Education activity | $64K |
| Perry County Youth Centers | Linden, Perry County | Multiple program activity | $43K |
| Sparta-White County Family YMCA | Sparta, White County | Education activity | $33K |
| Holston United Methodist Home for Children | Greeneville, Greene County | Multiple program activity | $30K |
| White County | Sparta, White County | Education activity | $15K |
| Bright Apple Inc. | Columbia, Maury County | Education activity | $14K |
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