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589 foundations in Hamilton County

  1. Private foundation · Dalton, GA

    Floor Covering Education Foundation Inc.

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $26,249 · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $2,499 to $18,750 (tax year 2025)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Scholarships of $250 to $750 paid to 27 individuals; Scholarships of $833 each paid to 3 individuals; Scholarships of $625 each paid to 8 individuals

  2. Public charity · Tacoma, WA

    Leadership Foundations

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $109,972 · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $7,229 to $60,793 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Mentoring and training

  3. Public charity · Inverness, FL

    Us Family Foundation Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $514,898 · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $7,000 to $500,000 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Education; General funding; Medical research

  4. Private foundation · Winston Salem, NC

    Reynolds American Foundation

    Takes applications

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $2,307 · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $51 to $1,256 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Charitable activtities; Scholarships

  5. Public charity · Palo Alto, CA

    Freewill Impact Fund

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $153,056 · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $8,558 to $130,275 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  6. Private foundation · Greenwood, SC

    Davis Family Foundation Inc.

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $10,000 · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $1,500 to $6,000 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Little yellow schoolhouse

  7. Private foundation · Atlanta, GA

    J C Kennedy Foundation Inc.

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $412,500 · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $2,500 to $400,000 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Special project support

  8. Private foundation · Charlotte, NC

    The Greg and India Keith Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $850,000 · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $20,000 to $830,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  9. Private foundation · Marietta, GA

    Eugene M Clary Foundation Inc.

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $16,500 · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $3,000 to $9,000 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  10. Private foundation · Princeton, NJ

    Doll Family Foundation

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $21,000 · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $1,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  11. Private foundation · Beverly Hills, CA

    The Smidt Foundation

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $57,500 · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $7,500 to $35,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: 2024 harbor freight tools for schools prize for teaching excellence - school award; 2024 harbor freight tools for schools prize for teaching excellence - individual award;...

  12. Private foundation · Chicago, IL

    Ryerson Foundation

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $4,000 · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $2,000 (tax year 2025)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Education

  13. Public charity · Short Hills, NJ

    Christopher Reeve Foundation A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $25,517 · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $6,609 to $18,908 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Therapeutic horseback riding; Adaptive sports

  14. Private foundation · Nashville

    Erie Chapman Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $1,150 · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $50 to $1,100 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support advancement of religion

  15. Private foundation · Collegedale

    Sbkc Foundation

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $100 · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $50 (tax year 2025)

    Stated deadlines: Jun 30 · next Jun 30, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Charitable support

  16. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    Gary Messina Family Foundation Inc.

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $3,500 · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $1,000 to $2,500 (tax year 2025)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  17. Public charity · Overland Park, KS

    Mtf Fund

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $51,356 · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $10,672 to $40,684 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Training and education for pastors

  18. Private foundation · Pittsburgh, PA

    Calvin P & Irma B Bentley Charitable Fnd Pnc

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $6,350 · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $1,850 to $4,500 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  19. Public charity · Memphis

    Independent Presbyterian Church Foundation Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $68,138 · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $23,000 to $45,138 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Educational assistance

  20. Private foundation · Kaneohe, HI

    Thomas J Vincent Foundation Inc.

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $27,336 · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $2,336 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Passthrough; Education

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.