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12 foundations that funded “Positive”

  1. Private foundation · Howell, MI

    Positive Step Foundation Inc.

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $3,500 · typical grant $3,500 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To provide lifelong sanctuary care to vulnerable animals and to educate the public to inspire compassionate living.

  2. Private foundation · St Augustine, FL

    Dlp Positive Returns Foundation

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $13,439 · typical grant $13,439 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  3. Public charity · Lighthouse Point, FL

    Leaving A Positive Legacy Inc.

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    4 Tennessee grants totaling $12,425 · typical grant $2,150 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Assistance for local dog shelter; Support for children's hospital programs; To inspire, educate, and empower grundy county youth and their families through character building,...

  4. Private foundation · Fort Worth, TX

    Give to Life Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $2,534 · typical grant $1,000 to $1,534 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Helping people live purpose-driven lives that positively influence culture

  5. Public charity · Bethesda, MD

    Journey for Good Foundation Inc.

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    5 Tennessee grants totaling $110,000 · typical grant $20,000 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life; To serve our nation by honoring our defenders, veterans, first...

  6. Private foundation · Bellevue, WA

    T Causemetics Foundation Dba Thrive

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    5 Tennessee grants totaling $481,110 · typical grant $74,748 to $131,274 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Strengthen children and families through counseling and social services; Support to those affected by domestic & sexual violence, stalking and human trafficking; Lift up women...

  7. Community foundation · Nashville

    The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc.

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    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: 2024 support; To provide 1st time support for your important mission; General giving; Delek us corporate support from Brentwood committee; For program enhancements and...

  8. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Boyd Foundation

    Takes applications

    56 Tennessee grants totaling $9.3 million · typical grant $10,000 to $150,000 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    36% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: For annual budget.; To seek to build and admire meaningful arts and crafts expeeriences.; To preserve and enrich the diversity of art and culture in East Tennessee.; To...

  9. Private foundation · Houston, TX

    Laura and John Arnold Foundation

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    13 Tennessee grants totaling $4.7 million · typical grant $43,867 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)

    25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To support grantee's states leading recovery grant program.; To support bail system data collection and data democratization, with the overall goal of providing an accurate and...

  10. Public charity · New York, NY

    National Harm Reduction Coalition

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    5 Tennessee grants totaling $35,000 · typical grant $7,000 (tax year 2024)

    60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Harm reduction programming

  11. Public charity · Washington, DC

    National Alliance of State and Territorial Aids Directors

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    6 Tennessee grants totaling $558,082 · typical grant $50,000 to $132,500 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Provide direct funding for overdose prevention program to expand national overdose prevention program ta for hds and cbos that can reach all overdose prevention program in the...

  12. Private foundation · Louisville, KY

    Gayla S Harris & Kenneth M Bielak Charitable Tr

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    12 Tennessee grants totaling $87,500 · typical grant $3,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)

    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.