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3 foundations that funded “Pew”

  1. Public charity · Washington, DC

    The Pew Charitable Trusts

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    4 Tennessee grants totaling $330,422 · typical grant $75,000 to $174,257 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Policy; Matching Gift

  2. Private foundation · Memphis

    The Sims Family Charitable Trust

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    24 Tennessee grants totaling $278,000 · typical grant $3,000 to $14,000 (tax year 2025)

    21% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  3. Private foundation · Nashville

    Re Foundation

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    8 Tennessee grants totaling $597,000 · typical grant $25,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    88% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: General programmatic support

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.