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23 foundations that funded “Centerstone”
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Public charity · Nashville
Centerstone Foundation
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6 Tennessee grants totaling $3 million · typical grant $270,168 to $785,755 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Stamford, CT
Cohen Veterans Network Inc.
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $3.5 million · typical grant $943,040 to $1.3 million (tax year 2024)
25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Military family clinic; Food bank
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United Way · Fort Myers, FL
The United Way of Lee County Inc.
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $571,944 · typical grant $119,188 to $452,756 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Allocation for General Support
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Private foundation · Pittsburgh, PA
Paul K Overly Trust
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $46,975 · typical grant $46,975 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Public charity · Franklin
Gary Sinise Foundation
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11 Tennessee grants totaling $2.6 million · typical grant $20,000 to $150,000 (tax year 2024)
91% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
3 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Equipment grant fulfillment; Sports/rec provider grant; Alliance support - mental wellness; Alliance support-medal of honor gala; Medical device grant - ems
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Public charity · Long Island City, NY
Bob Woodruff Family Foundation Inc.
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $341,300 · typical grant $10,000 to $176,300 (tax year 2025)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Suicide prevention; community engagement; disaster relief; survey incentive; sponsorship; Suicide prevention; survey incentive; clinical mental health; Social connection &...
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Public charity · Woodbridge, NJ
The Bessemer Giving Fund
Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
21 Tennessee grants totaling $1.2 million · typical grant $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Capital campaign
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Private foundation · Knoxville
9th Avenue Foundation
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24 Tennessee grants totaling $246,500 · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Global missions and general fund; Percy & edwim warner parks in Nashville; Anderson shore support; Nashville operations; General operations, Knoxville, TN
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Public charity · Nashville
Nashville Police & Public Safety Alliance
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $153,880 · typical grant $14,880 to $107,500 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Forensic testing; Camp scholarships; Brave curriculum
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Private foundation · El Paso, TX
Michael M Peacock Foundation
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $15,000 · typical grant $5,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Provide housing accommodations for families experiencing homelessness; Provide food for those in need; Mental health and support services
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Private foundation · Nashville
Bradford Family Foundation
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29 Tennessee grants totaling $898,411 · typical grant $1,086 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
14% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Nashville, NC
Lendlease Us Community Fund
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6 Tennessee grants totaling $127,500 · typical grant $17,500 to $25,000 (tax year 2023)
17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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United Way · Nashville
United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc.
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315 Tennessee grants totaling $17.4 million · typical grant $11,250 to $61,000 (tax year 2025)
20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Program opns (cif); Donor directed designations; Sub-recipient grants
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Public charity · Nashville
Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle TN
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285 Tennessee grants totaling $63.3 million · typical grant $23,119 to $215,432 (tax year 2024)
27% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To assist in feeding those in need
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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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Private foundation · Nashville
Enchiridion Foundation
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82 Tennessee grants totaling $1.9 million · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
5% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: General support for operations; For youth camp; General support for renovation project
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United Way · Murfreesboro
United Way of Rutherford County
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47 Tennessee grants totaling $694,125 · typical grant $2,500 to $21,500 (tax year 2024)
72% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support for pregnant women; Ann campbell early learning center; Project learn and triple play program; Child abuse, community ed and drug endangered children programs; Rent and...
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Private foundation · Nashville
Louise Bullard Wallace Foundation
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41 Tennessee grants totaling $819,250 · typical grant $5,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
21% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: To support charity; To support school; To support church; Capital campaign & annual fund
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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 · Brentwood
Speer Foundation
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29 Tennessee grants totaling $3.5 million · typical grant $25,000 to $130,000 (tax year 2024)
45% 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.