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14 foundations that funded “Breakthrough”
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Public charity · New York, NY
Breakthrough T1d
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $972,755 · typical grant $147,312 to $550,473 (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: T1d research
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Public charity · Murfreesboro
Breakthrough Ministries Inc.
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $0 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Bloomfield Hills, MI
Joanne and John Carter Family Foundation
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $5,000 · typical grant $5,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To promote education
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Private foundation · Pennington, NJ
Gronowski Family Foundation
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $3,000 · typical grant $3,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Unrestricted general
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Private foundation · Greenwood Village, CO
The Whitcomb Charitable Foundation
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $25,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · New York, NC
The Thompson Charitable Foundation
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39 Tennessee grants totaling $1 million · typical grant $13,747 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Mar 1, Aug 15 · next Mar 1, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
56% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Atlanta, GA
Cs Foundation Inc.
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16 Tennessee grants totaling $4.2 million · typical grant $75,000 to $450,000 (tax year 2025)
6% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Chicago, IL
James Deering Danielson Foundation
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6 Tennessee grants totaling $44,500 · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Social services; Arts and humanities; Educational; Environmental; Hospitals, health and medical
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Lawson Family Foundation
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71 Tennessee grants totaling $2.2 million · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
76% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Sponsorship; Membership - great egret society; Life prep academy; 100knoxville; Sponsorship of concert
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Regal Foundation
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48 Tennessee grants totaling $1.6 million · typical grant $3,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)
48% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Education; Children & family; Health; Military
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Robert Lee Weiss Foundation First TN Bank Plaza Tower
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26 Tennessee grants totaling $159,500 · typical grant $4,000 to $6,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Jun 30 · next Jun 30, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
4% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
5 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Community service projects; Scholarship funding; Capital projects; Accessible equipment for; Emergency assistance
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Public charity · Memphis
Memphis Bar Foundation
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23 Tennessee grants totaling $41,000 · typical grant $2,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Legal aid and training
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Public charity · Jenkintown, PA
National Philanthropic Trust
Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
338 Tennessee grants totaling $59.5 million · typical grant $10,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
47% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Religion; Human services; Education; Health; Public, societal benefit
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Public charity · Overland Park, KS
Servant Foundation
Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
128 Tennessee grants totaling $4.5 million · typical grant $10,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
43% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Community development; Religious ministry; Education
Source: each funder's latest e-filed IRS return. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which lists the grants they paid and how to apply. Community foundations, United Ways and other public charities file Form 990, and we use its Schedule I (grants over $5,000). We include every funder, wherever it is based, whose latest return lists grants to Tennessee groups. Corporate and community-foundation grant rounds are in the grant search.