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11 foundations that funded “Sustainable”

  1. Private foundation · Sequim, WA

    Sustainable Solutions Foundation

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $4,500 · typical grant $4,500 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Medical care

  2. Private foundation · Forest Hills, NY

    Sustainable Charitable Legacy Inc.

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $25,000 · typical grant $25,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Funded: Health

  3. Public charity · Duffield, VA

    Appalachian Sustainable Development

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $37,344 · typical grant $8,508 to $28,836 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Beginning farmer

  4. Private foundation · Ballston Lake, NY

    Christopher W Kurkjian Charitable Giving Foundation Inc.

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $4,000 · typical grant $1,000 to $3,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To create sustainable jobs & provide relief by distributing shoes & clothing around the world.; To advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases...

  5. Private foundation · Windermere, FL

    The John & Patricia Gibbs Foundation

    Invitation only

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $7,000 · typical grant $2,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To support finding cures for cancer for children; To provide support for religious activities and build sustainable ministries

  6. Public charity · San Francisco, CA

    Tides Center

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    5 Tennessee grants totaling $202,050 · typical grant $10,000 to $17,050 (tax year 2024)

    80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Equity, human rights, and economic empowerment; Quality education; Sustainable environment

  7. Public charity · Nashville

    Nashville Predators Foundation

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    58 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $6,553 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    71% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    10 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Fy24-25 donation, general purposes; Fy24-25 hfc donation: donation for pediatric rehabilitation project + general purposes; Funding for thrive studios, which empowers children...

  8. Private foundation · Troy, MI

    The Kresge Foundation

    Takes applications

    30 Tennessee grants totaling $6.2 million · typical grant $120,000 to $250,000 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    2 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Project support grant to complete the final phase of the locally driven narrative efforts supported by ideas42; Project support to implement the strategic plan to strengthen...

  9. 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...

  10. Private foundation · Miami, FL

    Doogood Foundation Inc.

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $12,784 · typical grant $12,784 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Qualified purpose of the organization

  11. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    Weldon F Osborne Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    80 Tennessee grants totaling $1.3 million · typical grant $5,500 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    28% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    4 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Technology; Program related; Capacity building; Capital campaign

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.