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24 foundations that funded “Upper”
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Public charity · Carthage
Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation Ucemc Cares
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6 Tennessee grants totaling $38,902 · typical grant $5,920 to $6,910 (tax year 2024)
83% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Kingsport
Upper East Tennessee Human Development Agency
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $2.2 million · typical grant $133,062 to $1.3 million (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Head start; Food assistance
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United Way · Lebanon
United Way of Wilson County & the Upper Cumberland
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28 Tennessee grants totaling $206,158 · typical grant $9,637 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)
4% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Designated
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Public charity · Gatlinburg
Mountain Ways Inc.
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17 Tennessee grants totaling $3.3 million · typical grant $25,000 to $233,853 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
6 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: To provide support for the rescue of flood victims, replacement of equipment; To provide support for opening the bread basket food pantry for flood victims and lease payments...
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Private foundation · Chicago, IL
Ruth Boring Home for the Aged Fd Xxxxx8006
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $1,852 · typical grant $1,852 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Travelers Rest, SC
The Karen and Paul Schaefer Foundation
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $1,400 · typical grant $400 to $1,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Cherryville, NC
Lena Sue and C Grier Beam Family Foundation
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $10,500 · typical grant $500 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Charitable-medical services; Religious
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Public charity · Knoxville
Tennessee Association of Community
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $20,000 · typical grant $10,000 (tax year 2023)
Funded: Liheap pilot outreach project
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Public charity · Oklahoma City, OK
The Oklahoma United Methodist Foundation
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $55,000 · typical grant $15,000 to $40,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Undergrad seminary scholarships; Prayer room ministry support
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Public charity · Silver Spring, MD
Cwi Works Inc.
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9 Tennessee grants totaling $3.4 million · typical grant $234,411 to $519,331 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Recruitment, training, and job placement of seniors
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Public charity · Nashville
Tennessee Bar Foundation
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38 Tennessee grants totaling $3.2 million · typical grant $20,000 to $95,000 (tax year 2024)
55% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Administration of justice; Legal services
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Private foundation · Birmingham, AL
William W Jenkins Char Rmdr Trust
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8 Tennessee grants totaling $24,252 · typical grant $1,516 to $6,063 (tax year 2025)
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Public charity · Washington, DC
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
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6 Tennessee grants totaling $75,250 · typical grant $10,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: General contribution
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Public charity · Arlington, VA
Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc.
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5 Tennessee grants totaling $64,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $13,000 (tax year 2024)
20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Station Grants
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Public charity · Edgefield, SC
National Wild Turkey Federation Inc.
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $79,273 · typical grant $10,000 to $53,273 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: JAKES Event State or Local; State research; Wildlife Openings/Brood Habitat
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Public charity · Nashville
Jewish Federation of Nashville and Middle Tennessee
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20 Tennessee grants totaling $2 million · typical grant $9,513 to $174,153 (tax year 2024)
65% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: General program support
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Private foundation · Cookeville
Burnett Unity Foundation
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19 Tennessee grants totaling $547,600 · typical grant $1,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
42% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Promote cross country athletics; Prevention of child abuse; Provide women's health services.; Hospital foundation; Provide temporary shelter for homeless individuals
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Public charity · Knoxville
Prevention Alliance of Tennessee
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7 Tennessee grants totaling $70,000 · typical grant $10,000 (tax year 2024)
86% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To provide assistance with capacity building in order to build and strengthen the organization.
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Community foundation · Mountain View, CA
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
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22 Tennessee grants totaling $2.9 million · typical grant $25,000 to $105,000 (tax year 2024)
55% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Health; Education; Civic Participation; General Nonprofit Support; Environment
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Public charity · Marianna, FL
Mightycause Charitable Foundation
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17 Tennessee grants totaling $557,439 · typical grant $6,177 to $45,959 (tax year 2024)
41% 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.