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Community foundation · Holland, MI (gives in Tennessee from out of state)
The Community Foundation of the
EIN 38-6095283 · Website · IRS record · Latest filing: tax year 2024
How to apply: not stated
In 2024 it gave 1 grant worth $13,228 to Tennessee groups. A typical grant was $13,228 (1 grant).
Its tax filing doesn't say how to apply. Check its website or call before sending anything.
Key facts
- Grants in Tennessee
- 1 totaling $13,228
- A realistic first ask How we figure this
- About $13,228, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
- Where it gives
- Rutherford County · plus 216 grants outside Tennessee
- Buildings & equipment
- None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
- Funds new groups? How we figure this
- Rarely: every Tennessee group it funded in 2024 had also been funded in 2023. Build a relationship before asking.
- Total giving that year
- $13 million
Giving by year
Giving by year from its IRS filings
| Tax year | Total grants paid | To Tennessee | Tennessee grants |
|---|
| 2024 | $13M | $13K | 1 |
| 2023 | $12M | $17K | 2 |
All grants paid To Tennessee
How to apply
Its grants listed in GrantMe:
- Tennessee Quantum Utilization Buildout Infrastructure and Technology (QUBIT) Grant Program · due Oct 23, 2026
- Infrastructure Planning Grant (IPG) – FY2027 · due Oct 30, 2026
- ARC Planning Grants – quarterly intake (Tennessee) · due Nov 13, 2026
- Site Development Grant – 2027 Round 1 · due Nov 19, 2026
- Tennessee Certified Site Grant (Select Tennessee Certified Sites) · due Dec 10, 2026
- Lillian Ashley Fund · due Jan 31, 2027
- Special Interest Fund Grants · due Jan 31, 2027
- The Women's Fund Special Interest Grants · due Jan 31, 2027
- HUD Public Service Grants (CDBG / ESG Public Services funding) · due Feb 9, 2027
- CDBG Subrecipient Grant Program (public services and home repair) · due Apr 30, 2027
- Steve & Kate Smith Community Trust Grants · due Apr 30, 2027
- Discretionary Grants · due Jun 30, 2027
- Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Area Development Grants – FY2027 (Tennessee) · due Aug 14, 2027
- Fund for Chattanooga · due Aug 14, 2027
- Downtown Improvement Grant (Tennessee Main Street) · due Aug 28, 2027
- Hope for Memphis Fund Grants · due Sep 1, 2027
- Lichterman Loewenberg Foundation Fund Grants · due Sep 10, 2027
- Responsive Grants (2027) · due Oct 7, 2027
- CDBG Capital / Public Facilities Improvement Proposals · open now
- CDBG Public Service Grants
- CDBG-DR 2020-2021 Disasters Activity Application (2020 and 2021 storms, tornadoes and flooding) · open now
- Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) – Regular Round, 2027 program year
- Community Development Block Grant Subrecipient Application · open now
- Delek Fund for Hope Grants · open now
- FastTrack Economic Development Fund · open now
- FastTrack Job Training Assistance Program · open now
- Federal Innovation Grant Matching Fund (Federal Match Program) · open now
- GiVE 365 Grants
- Grant Opportunity Fund (GO Fund) · open now
- HOME Investment Partnerships Program - nonprofit/agency partner applications
- Innovation & Research for Industry Success (IRIS) Grant Program · open now
- Nike Mid-South Grant Program · open now
- TEC Film/TV Production Incentive (25% grant rebate) · open now
- TEC Music Scoring Incentive Grant · open now
- Tennessee Downtowns – Round 11 (24-month revitalization program with innovation project grant)
Each listing has the current way to apply, checked on the funder's own site or filing.
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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- Erin Avery ZylmanBoard chair
- Scott BrooksChair-elect, audit chair, inv chair
- Jasmine IrishSecretary
- Ed AmayaTreasurer
- Tom Den HerderPast chair, governance chair
- Deborah SterkenScholarship chair
- Diane KooikerChair - pri
- Sue FranzTrustee
- Tim HemingwayTrustee
- Micki JanssenTrustee
- Jonathan PadnosTrustee
- Jean RamirezTrustee
- Ann VanzalenTrustee
- Lucia RiosTrustee
- Leslie BrownTrustee - part year
- Patrick CislerPresident / ceo
- Colleen HillVp of development and donor services
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
- Nominated by jr automation's employees of Nashville, TN (1 grant)
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.
Tennessee grants from The Community Foundation of the
| Past winner | Where | Purpose | Amount |
|---|
| Stepping Stones Safe Haven Inc. | Murfreesboro, Rutherford County | Nominated by jr automation's employees of Nashville, TN | $13K |
Foundation website
All its IRS filings (ProPublica)
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