Private foundation · Union City
Promethean Foundation
This foundation says it only funds groups it chooses itself. Don't send an unsolicited application. If your work fits, the usual path is an introduction through someone the foundation already knows, such as a board member or a current grantee.
Key facts
- Grants in Tennessee
- 13 totaling $1.9M
- Typical grant
- $40K to $217K (middle half of its Tennessee grants)
- A realistic first ask
- About $106K, its median Tennessee grant. New grantees usually get less than long-time ones.
- Where it gives
- Obion County, Weakley County
- Buildings & equipment
- None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
- Total giving that year
- $1.9M
How to apply
- Contact
- TEENA JARMONCO PROMETHEAN FOUND · UNION CITY · 7318840088 · promethean@bellsouth.net
- What to send
- Must complete the application provided by the foundation
- Deadlines
- Prior to and following the birth of the child for which the scholarship is being requested.
- Limits
- The applicants must live in obion county, Tennessee. The scholarships are for qualifying daycare to newborns through school age, with the requirement that their progress be monitored throught out their school years. The scholarships are only paid to daycares which are approved and monitored by the foundation.
As the foundation reported to the IRS for tax year 2025. Check its website or call before sending anything, because contacts and deadlines change.
What it funds most often
- Qualifying daycare scholarships
- Qualifying daycare scholarship
- Qualifying day care scholarship
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Lambs Two | Union City, Obion County | Qualifying daycare scholarships | $449K |
| First Friends | Union City, Obion County | Qualifying daycare scholarships | $301K |
| Pumpkin Patch | Union City, Obion County | Qualifying daycare scholarships | $244K |
| Kings and Queens | Union City, Obion County | Qualifying daycare scholarship | $217K |
| Children's Corner | Union City, Obion County | Qualifying daycare scholarships | $183K |
| Kingdom Kids | South Fulton, Obion County | Qualifying daycare scholarship | $130K |
| Small World | Union City, Obion County | Qualifying daycare scholarships | $106K |
| Pumpkin Patch Two | South Fulton, Obion County | Qualifying daycare scholarships | $95K |
| Tiny Tornado Academy | Union City, Obion County | Qualifying daycare scholarship | $43K |
| Kare Bare | Union City, Obion County | Qualifying daycare scholarships | $40K |
| Second Baptist Preschool | Union City, Obion County | Qualifying daycare scholarships | $34K |
| Uc Elementary Pre-K Kids Club | Union City, Obion County | Qualifying daycare scholarships | $19K |
| Stepping Stones | Martin, Weakley County | Qualifying day care scholarship | $11K |