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Public charity · Brooklyn, NY (gives in Tennessee from out of state)

Giving Tuesday Inc.

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Its tax filing doesn't say how to apply. Check its website or call before sending anything.

Key facts

Grants in Tennessee
2 totaling $32,000
Typical grant
$12,000 to $20,000 (the middle half of its Tennessee grants)
A realistic first ask
About $16,000, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
Where it gives
Knox County, Hamilton County · plus 11 grants outside Tennessee
Buildings & equipment
None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
Funds new groups?
100% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2024 were new (not funded in 2023): 2 of 2.
Total giving that year
$217,380

Giving by year

Giving by year from its IRS filings
Tax yearTotal grants paidTo TennesseeTennessee grants
2024$217K$32K2
2023$185K—0

How to apply

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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  • Cecilia ConradVice chair
  • Jeff BradachChair
  • Jeffrey C WalkerTreasurer
  • Alexander NehmeDirector
  • Asim Ijaz KhwajaDirector
  • Gibril FaalDirector
  • Gretchen RubinDirector
  • Hilary PenningtonDirector (thru 2/25)
  • Jennifer RisherDirector (as of 5/25)
  • Jonathan SorosDirector
  • Laurence BelferDirector
  • Rob ReichDirector
  • Rose MaruruDirector
  • Sara LomelinDirector
  • Shamil IdrissDirector
  • Asha CurranCeo/president
  • Jessica SchneiderCoo, chief of staff, & secretary
  • Richa MistryCfo
  • Celeste FloresSenior director, us/canada hub (thru 03/21/2025)
  • Shareeza BholaChief communications officer

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

  • Community accelerator

Tennessee organizations it funded

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Tennessee grants from Giving Tuesday Inc.
Past winnerWherePurposeAmount
East Tennessee FoundationKnoxville, Knox CountyCommunity accelerator$20K
Uw of Greater ChattanoogaChattanooga, Hamilton CountyCommunity accelerator$12K

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