Private foundation · New York, NY (gives in Tennessee from out of state)
William T Grant Foundation Inc.
Key facts
- Grants in Tennessee
- 5 totaling $438K
- Typical grant
- $25K to $152K (middle half of its Tennessee grants)
- A realistic first ask
- About $81K, its median Tennessee grant. New grantees usually get less than long-time ones.
- Where it gives
- Knox County, Davidson County, Shelby County · plus 154 grants outside Tennessee
- Buildings & equipment
- None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
- Funds new groups?
- Rarely: every Tennessee group it funded in 2024 had also been funded in 2023. Build a relationship before asking.
- Total giving that year
- $17.7M
Giving by year
| Tax year | Total grants paid | To Tennessee | Tennessee grants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $17.7M | $438K | 5 |
| 2023 | $16.3M | $353K | 6 |
How to apply
- Contact
- Rosanna aybar · new york · 2127520071
- What to send
- Applications must be submitted through the foundation's online application system at wtg.smartsimple.com
- Deadlines
- See http://wtgrantfoundation.org/funding
- Limits
- The foundation does not fund general operating support, service expansion or program growth, building campaigns, scholarships, endowments, lobbying, or awards to individuals. The exception to this is the youth service capacity-building grants. Capacity-building needs may include: financial management, board recruitment and development, human resource management, staff training, fundraising, strategic planning, information technology, leadership development, communications, and evaluation systems. Both the youth service capacity-building grants and youth service improvement grants are limited to organizations providing services to youth in the five boroughs of new york.
As the foundation reported to the IRS for tax year 2024. Check its website or call before sending anything, because contacts and deadlines change.
Board and officers
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- Adam GamoranPresident
- Scott EvansChairperson
- Russell PennoyerTrustee through 06/2024
- Greg DuncanTrustee through 10/2024
- Estelle RichmanTrustee
- Mary PatilloTrustee
- Kenji HakutaTrustee
- Mark SolerTrustee
- Hirokazu YoshikawaTrustee
- Alex DoneTrustee
- Elizabeth MojeTrustee
- William HiteTrustee
- Novisi NirschlTrustee
- Maria CancianTrustee as of 10/2024
- Geetanjaki GuptaTrustee as of 10/2024
- Rosanna AybarSr. vice president, finance and admin
- Kim DumontSenior vice president, program
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
- Applying a critical lens to the use of research evidence in state policymaking
- Using implementation science to reduce health disparities in youth & families: a university-federally...
- Racism and the mechanisms maintaining racial stratification in poverty and material hardship for families...
- Research-practice partnerships (rpps) and racial equity in school discipline: an exploration of the...
- Disrupting inequalities along the path to college and career: a partnership between metro nashville public...
Tennessee organizations it funded
Largest first. Groups it already funds are good people to ask what the foundation looks for. Select a group to see who else funds it.
| Recipient | Where | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | Disrupting inequalities along the path to college and career: a partnership... | $162K |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | Research-practice partnerships (rpps) and racial equity in school... | $152K |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | Racism and the mechanisms maintaining racial stratification in poverty and... | $81K |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | Using implementation science to reduce health disparities in youth &... | $25K |
| University of Memphis | Memphis, Shelby County | Applying a critical lens to the use of research evidence in state policymaking | $18K |
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