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230 foundations in Blount County

  1. Public charity · Chapel Hill

    International Association of Lions Clubs

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $72,696 · 1 in Blount County · typical grant $10,000 to $11,000 (tax year 2024)

    60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To support local high school athletics; To support hurricane disaster relief; To support sight services and other community initiatives; To support the local community

  2. Public charity · Summit, NJ

    Family Promise Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $108,500 · 1 in Blount County · typical grant $21,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Affiliate programming support

  3. Private foundation · Houston, TX

    Willard and Ruth Johnson Charitable Foundation

    Invitation only

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $382,500 · 1 in Blount County · typical grant $25,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  4. United Way · Pittsburgh, PA

    The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $104,273 · 1 in Blount County · typical grant $12,621 to $19,609 (tax year 2024)

    40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Donor designation

  5. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    Hart Charitable Trust

    Takes applications

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $3,200 · 1 in Blount County · typical grant $500 to $1,100 (tax year 2024)

    75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Hearing & speech illness & disability; Student ministry support; Church ministry; Clean water ministry

  6. Private foundation · Gatlinburg

    John and Doris Clayton Foundation

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    4 Tennessee grants totaling $12,000 · 1 in Blount County · typical grant $3,000 (tax year 2025)

    75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  7. Public charity · Ashburn, VA

    National Recreation and Park Association

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $87,478 · 1 in Blount County · typical grant $10,000 to $42,905 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  8. Private foundation · Oshkosh, WI

    Oshkosh Corporation Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $45,000 · 1 in Blount County · typical grant $5,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2025)

    Stated deadlines: Mar 31, Jun 30, Sep 30, Dec 31 · next Dec 31, 2026 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To provide immediate financial support to families of towing operators who lose their lives in the line of service in our industry.; To support East Tennessee disaster relief...

  9. Private foundation · Florence, AL

    Beth B Anderson Family Foundation

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    4 Tennessee grants totaling $20,000 · 1 in Blount County · typical grant $5,000 to $7,500 (tax year 2025)

    25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Benevolent donation

  10. Public charity · New York, NY

    Broadway Caresequity Fights Aids Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $67,500 · 1 in Blount County · typical grant $12,500 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Unrestricted general support

  11. Public charity · Washington, DC

    National Environmental Education and Training Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $89,350 · 1 in Blount County · typical grant $7,500 to $67,600 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Arconic greening stem grant; Community impact project; Dod legacy award

  12. Public charity · Washington, DC

    National Park Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $321,738 · 1 in Blount County · typical grant $73,000 to $111,000 (tax year 2024)

    25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Connect; Protect

  13. Private foundation · Wheaton, IL

    The William and Mary Davis Foundation

    Takes applications

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $14,100 · 1 in Blount County · typical grant $3,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Operational funding

  14. Private foundation · Maryville

    Lura-Lee G and William E Langefoundation

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $125,000 · 1 in Blount County · typical grant $25,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Production expenses; Food pantry/general fund

  15. Private foundation · Townsend

    Ronald A and Charlotte V Graham Foundation

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $10,551 · 1 in Blount County · typical grant $51 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  16. Private foundation · Knoxville

    William D and Dr Sally C Johnson Family Foundation Inc.

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $140,000 · 1 in Blount County · typical grant $20,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  17. Private foundation · Knoxville

    After Gods Heart Inc.

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $90,000 · 1 in Blount County · typical grant $15,000 to $55,000 (tax year 2025)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support of ministering to families facing difficult pregnancy decisions; Support of eliminating the sexual exploitation and trafficking of children in Tennessee; Support of...

  18. Private foundation · Fort Worth, TX

    Ken W Davis Foundation

    Takes applications

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $100,000 · 1 in Blount County · typical grant $25,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2025)

    Stated deadlines: Dec 31 · next Dec 31, 2026 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Restoration for self-trafficking; Building project - capital campaign

  19. Private foundation · Monarch Beach, CA

    Rescuing Unwanted Furry Friends

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $11,000 · 1 in Blount County · typical grant $1,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Pet care

  20. Private foundation · Rockville, MD

    Horace Dawson Foundation

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $11,800 · 1 in Blount County · typical grant $500 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

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.