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827 foundations that funded “University Foundation”
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Private foundation · Eden Prairie, MN
United Health Foundation
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $1.5 million · typical grant $25,000 to $990,635 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: From clinic to home: enhancing rx access and chronic disease management for older adults in under-resourced communities; Integrating medical care and behavioral health services...
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Private foundation · Boston, MA
Fidelity Foundation
Takes applications
29 Tennessee grants totaling $37,436 · typical grant $170 to $750 (tax year 2024)
25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Fidelity matching gifts to education
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Public charity · New York, NY
Ernst & Young Foundation
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13 Tennessee grants totaling $275,310 · typical grant $10,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Matching gifts
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Private foundation · Allentown, PA
Ppl Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $30,107 · typical grant $10,107 to $20,000 (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: Sep 15 · next Sep 15, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Wilmington, DE
Band Foundation
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $350,000 · typical grant $350,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Southeastern Grasslands Institute
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Private foundation · Philadelphia, PA
The Presser Foundation
Takes applications
10 Tennessee grants totaling $30,000 · typical grant $3,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Nov 15 · next Nov 15, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Undergraduate scholar awards
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Private foundation · Thompsons Station
G Harbaugh Foundation
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $1.2 million · typical grant $10,000 to $1.1 million (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To support program
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Private foundation · St Petersburg, FL
Boyd Charitable Foundation
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $10,700 · typical grant $3,100 to $4,500 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarships
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Private foundation · Arlington, VA
Charles Koch Foundation
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $222,000 · typical grant $30,000 to $192,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Durham, NC
Whaley Family Foundation Inc.
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $20,000 · typical grant $20,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarships
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Private foundation · Cincinnati, OH
Dr Alvin H & Alva Jamison Crawford Family Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $79,488 · typical grant $17,244 to $62,244 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Wilmington, DE
The Alvin Marley Foundation Inc.
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $6,000 · typical grant $3,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Alpha Phi Alpha Beta Omicron Monument and Scholarship fund
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Public charity · Beverly Hills, CA
Edward Charles Foundation
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13 Tennessee grants totaling $558,240 · typical grant $20,000 to $35,000 (tax year 2024)
54% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Charitable gift
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Private foundation · New York, NY
Berger Family Foundation
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7 Tennessee grants totaling $90,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
14% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Atlanta, GA
Georgia Power Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $85,500 · typical grant $1,500 to $84,000 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Feeding programs for whitfield county, georgia; Veteran employment and health and wellness project
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Private foundation · Milwaukee, WI
Baird Foundation Inc.
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133 Tennessee grants totaling $196,451 · typical grant $250 to $1,500 (tax year 2025)
31% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Health and human services; Ethnic and religious; Education; Youth organizations; Charitable operations expenses
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Public charity · Atlanta, GA
Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Inc.
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16 Tennessee grants totaling $3.5 million · typical grant $133,000 to $308,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: For general scholarship support.; For nursing scholarships.; For nursing and allied health scholarships.; For general and nursing scholarships.
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Private foundation · Nashville
William H Frist Family Foundation
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12 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $10,000 to $232,500 (tax year 2025)
75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To promote religious, charitable, scientific, literary and educational activities.
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Public charity · Dallas, TX
Communities Foundation of Texas Inc.
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9 Tennessee grants totaling $344,332 · typical grant $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
22% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: This grant is designated for general support.
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
James C & Charlotte Wardlaw Charitable Foundation Inc.
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5 Tennessee grants totaling $4,900 · typical grant $750 to $1,000 (tax year 2023)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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.