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54 foundations in Bedford County

  1. Public charity · Nashville

    Smile 180 Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    47 Tennessee grants totaling $3.5 million · 1 in Bedford County · typical grant $21,541 to $75,000 (tax year 2024)

    23% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    19 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Grant for dental clinic operations; Grant for dental clinic operations, capital improvements, and dental safety net payments; Grant for dental clinic operations and capital...

  2. Private foundation · Nashville

    James R Meadows Jr Foundation

    Invitation only

    36 Tennessee grants totaling $952,350 · 1 in Bedford County · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: For use in the organization's exempt function

  3. Private foundation · Northbrook, IL

    The Allstate Foundation

    Takes applications

    36 Tennessee grants totaling $129,500 · 1 in Bedford County · typical grant $500 to $1,000 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    61% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Agent - individual hh; Employee helping hands; Helping hands group grants; Disaster relief - hurricane helene and milton

  4. Public charity · Santa Barbara, CA

    Direct Relief

    How to apply: not stated

    32 Tennessee grants totaling $12.2 million · 1 in Bedford County · typical grant $26,826 to $325,000 (tax year 2024)

    31% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support to us clinics & health centers for low-income, uninsured patients; Hurricane helene response

  5. Public charity · San Antonio, TX

    Petco Love

    How to apply: not stated

    31 Tennessee grants totaling $670,083 · 1 in Bedford County · typical grant $10,000 to $25,678 (tax year 2024)

    81% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  6. Public charity · Nashville

    Jobs for America's Graduates Tennessee

    How to apply: not stated

    28 Tennessee grants totaling $1.3 million · 1 in Bedford County · typical grant $21,157 to $69,406 (tax year 2024)

    71% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Provide payment for salaries of job specialists

  7. Private foundation · Wilmington, DE

    The Fullgraf Foundation

    Invitation only

    26 Tennessee grants totaling $244,250 · 1 in Bedford County · typical grant $2,500 to $15,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Chattanooga green prix events including the goblin class for elementary school students and the f24 classes for middle school and high school students; To provide support for...

  8. Public charity · Americus, GA

    Habitat for Humanity International Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    22 Tennessee grants totaling $3.3 million · 1 in Bedford County · typical grant $14,678 to $124,558 (tax year 2024)

    9% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Affordable housing

  9. Public charity · Stamford, CT

    Americares Foundation Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    21 Tennessee grants totaling $2.8 million · 1 in Bedford County · typical grant $20,000 to $61,100 (tax year 2024)

    47% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Ongoing

  10. Private foundation · Loudon

    Gerald W and Mary Ann Phillips Family Charitable Foundation

    Invitation only

    17 Tennessee grants totaling $49,374 · 1 in Bedford County · typical grant $100 to $2,000 (tax year 2025)

    71% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Family & children services; Veterans support; Cemetary upkeep; Helping adults with special needs; Historical organization

  11. Private foundation · Gallatin

    Isaacson Foundation

    Invitation only

    17 Tennessee grants totaling $940,000 · 1 in Bedford County · typical grant $30,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  12. Public charity · Franklin

    Tennessee Charitable Care Network

    How to apply: not stated

    16 Tennessee grants totaling $305,504 · 1 in Bedford County · typical grant $10,050 to $25,990 (tax year 2025)

    6% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To improve health care services offered to low-income, underserved tennesseans.

  13. United Way · Winchester

    United Way of Franklin County

    How to apply: not stated

    13 Tennessee grants totaling $108,123 · 1 in Bedford County · typical grant $6,455 to $10,051 (tax year 2024)

    8% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  14. Public charity · Federal Way, WA

    World Vision Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    10 Tennessee grants totaling $2.1 million · 1 in Bedford County · typical grant $72,319 to $199,861 (tax year 2024)

    60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Family assistance & development; Development & disaster relief; Development; Family assistance; Christian ministry

  15. Public charity · Towson, MD

    Players Philanthropy Fund Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    10 Tennessee grants totaling $941,490 · 1 in Bedford County · typical grant $10,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: General support to further the organization's purpose.

  16. Public charity · Murfreesboro

    Fcm Cares Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $41,295 · 1 in Bedford County · typical grant $7,500 to $8,745 (tax year 2025)

    80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  17. Private foundation · Orlando, FL

    Tch Jural Couey Carter

    Invitation only

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $9,200 · 1 in Bedford County · typical grant $3,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  18. Private foundation · Charlotte, NC

    The Dickson Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $7,500 · 1 in Bedford County · typical grant $1,000 to $3,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  19. Private foundation · Half Moon Bay, CA

    The Branscomb Family Foundation

    Invitation only

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $8,000 · 1 in Bedford County · typical grant $2,000 to $6,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  20. Private foundation · Portland, OR

    Margaret Watt Edwards Foundation

    Invitation only

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $15,000 · 1 in Bedford County · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Josephine j. Hardin scholarship fund

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.