Private foundation · New York, NY (gives in Tennessee from out of state)
William T Grant Foundation Inc.
Takes applications. See how to apply below.
Key facts
- Grants in Tennessee
- 5 totaling $438,348
- Typical grant
- $25,000 to $151,616 (the middle half of its Tennessee grants)
- A realistic first ask
- About $81,266, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat 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
- $17.7 million
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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Grants approved for future years
In its tax-year 2024 IRS Form 990-PF the foundation listed grants it had approved but not yet paid: 4 to Tennessee groups totaling $556,572. These are multi-year commitments, so they show what it has promised to keep funding. Some may have been paid since.
| Recipient | Where | Purpose | Amount | Tax year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | Research-practice partnerships (rpps) and racial equity in school... | $323K | 2024 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | Racism and the mechanisms maintaining racial stratification in poverty and... | $167K | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | Disrupting inequalities along the path to college and career: a partnership... | $54K | 2024 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | Using implementation science to reduce health disparities in youth &... | $12K | 2024 |
Data: GivingTuesday Data Commons, ODbL
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