Find funders
See who already funds work like yours in Tennessee, or start from a group like yours.
589 foundations in Hamilton County
-
Public charity · Washington, DC
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
How to apply: not stated
9 Tennessee grants totaling $22.6 million · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $79,804 to $189,305 (tax year 2024)
11% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Advancing soil health in Tennessee; Restoring cumberland plateau grasslands & savannas; Restoring abandoned and legacy mine lands; Coastal habitat restoration; Remove fish...
-
Public charity · Nashville
Young Men's Christian Association of Middle Tennessee (6273)
How to apply: not stated
9 Tennessee grants totaling $617,756 · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $16,336 to $84,318 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
-
Private foundation · Minneapolis, MN
Wells Fargo Foundation
Invitation only
8 Tennessee grants totaling $205,000 · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $25,000 (tax year 2025)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Affordable Homeownership Program; Financial Empowerment: Finance Park Meets Stock Market Challenge; Project Return Opportunities for Employment; Community Land Trust _...
-
Private foundation · Birmingham, AL
Elizabeth Buford Shepherd Scholarship Committee
Takes applications
8 Tennessee grants totaling $37,500 · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $1,500 to $4,500 (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: Jan 15, May 1 · next Jan 15, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
12% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarships; Scholarship
-
Private foundation · Chicago, IL
Usg Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
8 Tennessee grants totaling $6,470 · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $38 to $600 (tax year 2025)
75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Health & Human Services; Community & Civic; Educational Institutions and Related Activities
-
Public charity · Chantilly, VA
America's Charities
How to apply: not stated
8 Tennessee grants totaling $283,946 · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $6,910 to $60,777 (tax year 2025)
71% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
-
Private foundation · Niles, OH
The Wm M & A Cafaro Family Foundation
Takes applications
8 Tennessee grants totaling $6,500 · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $500 to $1,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
-
Private foundation · Houston, TX
Stoller Foundation
Takes applications
8 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $24,000 to $185,000 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Operations and other grants; Ministry; Discretionary grant; Project chandan; Mission grant
-
Private foundation · Birmingham, AL
Regions Foundation
Invitation only
8 Tennessee grants totaling $340,000 · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $30,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
88% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Econ & community dev; Education & wr; Econ @ community dev
-
Private foundation · New York, NY
Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc.
Invitation only
8 Tennessee grants totaling $2.4 million · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $150,000 to $476,500 (tax year 2023)
25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Advancing racial justice; Advancing girls' agency and education; Advancing racial justice and women's rights
-
Private foundation · Crump
Pete H and Mildred F Brown Foundation
Takes applications
7 Tennessee grants totaling $50,000 · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Medical Research; Christmas for disadvantaged; Child Abuse Counseling; Assistance to disabled; Assistance to cancer patients
-
Private foundation · Orlando, FL
William D Wagner Tuw
Takes applications
7 Tennessee grants totaling $20,500 · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $3,000 (tax year 2025)
43% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarship
-
Private foundation · Birmingham, AL
Violet Hampton Tuw #2
Takes applications
7 Tennessee grants totaling $30,000 · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $2,000 to $4,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Scholarships
-
Public charity · Sumner, WA
Rei Cooperative Action Fund
How to apply: not stated
7 Tennessee grants totaling $185,000 · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
-
Public charity · Nashville
United Cerebral Palsy of Middle Tennessee Inc.
How to apply: not stated
7 Tennessee grants totaling $99,631 · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $7,665 to $18,920 (tax year 2024)
29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Wheelchair ramps; Home modification
-
Public charity · Chicago, IL
National Council of Ymcas of the USA
How to apply: not stated
7 Tennessee grants totaling $963,775 · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $38,000 to $224,600 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
-
Private foundation · Monteagle
Middlebrooks-Camp Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
6 Tennessee grants totaling $5,000 · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $500 to $1,000 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Fund organization; Family planning support; Therapeutic christian community; State park conservation; Foster community & business service
-
Private foundation · Nashville
The Williamson Martin & Brooke Family Foundation
Invitation only
6 Tennessee grants totaling $75,000 · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $5,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2025)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Charitable donation
-
Private foundation · Winchester, KY
Hereturns
Takes applications
6 Tennessee grants totaling $30,281 · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $2,162 to $7,510 (tax year 2025)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
4 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Equipment for religious publishing; Health ministry
-
Private foundation · San Francisco, CA
Nextdoor Foundation
Invitation only
6 Tennessee grants totaling $9,000 · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $1,500 (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.