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Private foundation · Garden City, NY (gives in Tennessee from out of state)

Norwood Foundation Inc.

Invitation only

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Key facts

Grants in Tennessee
1 totaling $5,000
Typical grant
$5,000 (1 grant)
A realistic first ask
About $5,000, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
Where it gives
Shelby County · plus 31 grants outside Tennessee
Buildings & equipment
None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
Total giving that year
$145,030

Giving by year

Giving by year from its IRS filings
Tax yearTotal grants paidTo TennesseeTennessee grants
2025$172K—0
2024$145K$5,0001
2023$160K—0

How to apply

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Board and officers

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  • Townsend W BancroftPresident
  • Jennifer B KelterVice president

As listed in its 2024 IRS filing. Many foundations decide through their board, so a personal connection often matters more than a perfect application.

Tennessee organizations it funded

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Tennessee grants from Norwood Foundation Inc.
Past winnerWherePurposeAmount
St Jude'sMemphis, Shelby CountyGeneral purpose$5,000

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