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827 foundations that funded “University Foundation”

  1. Private foundation · Eden Prairie, MN

    United Health Foundation

    Invitation only

    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...

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. 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.

  18. 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.

  19. 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.

  20. 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.