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8 foundations that funded “American Valor Foundation”
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Private foundation · Nashville
Hunt Family Foundation of Nashville Tennessee
Invitation only
31 Tennessee grants totaling $133,100 · typical grant $1,000 to $4,500 (tax year 2025)
23% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Gallatin
Bruce Family Foundation
Invitation only
25 Tennessee grants totaling $227,600 · typical grant $3,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Nashville
Thomas & Mamie Houser Charitable Foundation
Invitation only
44 Tennessee grants totaling $168,900 · typical grant $250 to $3,000 (tax year 2025)
18% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To support charity; To support conservation; To support ministry; To support education; To support literacy
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Community foundation · Nashville
The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc.
How to apply: not stated
1,155 Tennessee grants totaling $69.8 million · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
46% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
55 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Delek us corporate support from Brentwood committee; For program enhancements and equipment to increase capacity, strengthen quality and promote compliance with licensing...
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
R Brad Martin Family Foundation
Invitation only
36 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $5,000 to $40,000 (tax year 2024)
28% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Program related
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Private foundation · Parsons
The Ayers Foundation Trust
Takes applications
36 Tennessee grants totaling $10.8 million · typical grant $1,500 to $106,600 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
Funded: General/operating
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Private foundation · Nashville
Purity Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
33 Tennessee grants totaling $134,000 · typical grant $1,000 to $3,000 (tax year 2024)
42% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Nashville
Louie M & Betty M Phillips Foundation
Takes applications
79 Tennessee grants totaling $363,500 · typical grant $2,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)
43% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To support charity; To support school; Underwriting support for spring outi
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.