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86 foundations in Hamilton County
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Private foundation · Seattle, WA
Amazonsmile Foundation
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7,033 Tennessee grants totaling $3.5 million · 446 in Hamilton County · typical grant $27 to $147 (tax year 2023)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 465 Tennessee grants, such as Dobyns Bennett Band Boosters Club, Snowden School Foundation, Bearden High School Foundation
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Benwood Foundation Inc.
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109 Tennessee grants totaling $7.7 million · 93 in Hamilton County · typical grant $5,000 to $81,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 4 Tennessee grants, such as Hamilton County Schools Foundation, Public Education Foundation
37% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
5 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Periscope artist entrepreneur training; Creative entrepreneur training; Bessie smith legacy gala; Emma wheeler club & great futures; Capital support & general operating
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Maclellan Foundation Inc.
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91 Tennessee grants totaling $5 million · 58 in Hamilton County · typical grant $1,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Sequatchie Education Foundation
40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
10 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: For building organizational capacity.; For outreach to families.; For education of youth and children.; For outreach to the indigent.; For holistic community outreach and development.
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United Way · Chattanooga
United Way of Greater Chattanooga
How to apply: not stated
69 Tennessee grants totaling $3.8 million · 58 in Hamilton County · typical grant $21,689 to $64,542 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Public Education Foundation
7% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Hamico Inc.
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48 Tennessee grants totaling $1.8 million · 39 in Hamilton County · typical grant $2,500 to $40,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 3 Tennessee grants, such as Lookout Mountain Pta, Public Education Foundation
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Footprint Foundation Inc.
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42 Tennessee grants totaling $644,525 · 39 in Hamilton County · typical grant $1,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Hamilton County Schools Foundation
32% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: The 'Notes in Nature' event in collaboration with reflection riding; African American Cemetery Fund; Sankofa Fund; Langston and Malcolm Carter Scholarship fund; Center for...
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Private foundation · Cleveland
George R Johnson Family Foundation
Takes applications
72 Tennessee grants totaling $1.9 million · 30 in Hamilton County · typical grant $10,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2025)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 3 Tennessee grants, such as Mcminn County Education Foundation
24% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
2 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Advocate training program; Children educational program; Art education; Unity center; Harbor safe house
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Private foundation · Ooltewah
Tucker Foundation
Takes applications
60 Tennessee grants totaling $4.3 million · 30 in Hamilton County · typical grant $5,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Bradley Cleveland Public Education Foundation
31% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarship - evan moore; Scholarship fund; Relay for life; Pups4patriots Tennessee; General support - imagine arts education initiative
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Robert L and Kathrina H Maclellan Foundation
Takes applications
34 Tennessee grants totaling $2.8 million · 30 in Hamilton County · typical grant $14,000 to $80,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Hamilton County Schools Foundation
32% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: For education of youth and children.; For outreach to families.; For holistic community outreach and development.; For outreach to the indigent.; For spiritual formation and education.
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Private foundation · Lakeland, FL
Publix Super Markets Charities Inc.
Takes applications
214 Tennessee grants totaling $2.7 million · 25 in Hamilton County · typical grant $475 to $9,377 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Blount County Education Foundation
19% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Chattangooga
Mckenzie Foundation
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24 Tennessee grants totaling $380,700 · 21 in Hamilton County · typical grant $4,500 to $25,000 (tax year 2025)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 4 Tennessee grants, such as Public Education Foundation, Lookout Valley Middle High School Pta, Lookout Mountain School Pta
38% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Operating funds; Operating fund; Opertaing funds
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Private foundation · Camden, NJ
American Water Charitable Foundationinc
Takes applications
28 Tennessee grants totaling $275,925 · 20 in Hamilton County · typical grant $1,500 to $5,500 (tax year 2025)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 6 Tennessee grants, such as Hamilton County Schools Foundation, Whitwell High School Foundation
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Lillian L Colby Charitable Foundation
Takes applications
16 Tennessee grants totaling $400,000 · 15 in Hamilton County · typical grant $15,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2025)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Public Education Foundation
56% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Dallas, TX
Texas Instruments Foundation
Takes applications
70 Tennessee grants totaling $151,310 · 13 in Hamilton County · typical grant $200 to $1,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 6 Tennessee grants, such as Whitwell High School Foundation, Alcoa High School Foundation, Lookout Valley Band Boosters
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
37% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
R Brad Martin Family Foundation
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36 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · 13 in Hamilton County · typical grant $5,000 to $40,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 3 Tennessee grants, such as Csas Pto, Lookout Valley Middle and High School Pta
28% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Program related
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Public charity · Abingdon, VA
Food City Charitable Foundation
How to apply: not stated
49 Tennessee grants totaling $1 million · 12 in Hamilton County · typical grant $10,000 to $28,000 (tax year 2025)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Tennessee Grocers Education Foundation
61% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support the mission
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Private foundation · Signal Mountain
Steve and Lisa Frost Family Foundation
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15 Tennessee grants totaling $728,700 · 12 in Hamilton County · typical grant $10,000 to $75,000 (tax year 2025)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Mountain Education Foundation, Lookout Valley Band Boosters
13% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Hacker and Kitty Caldwell Family Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
17 Tennessee grants totaling $133,504 · 11 in Hamilton County · typical grant $750 to $3,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 1 Tennessee grant, such as American Public Education Foundation
18% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Annual fund on behalf of kate caldwell nevin; Lindy hop; Genneral operations
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Private foundation · St Louis, MO
Edward Jones Foundation
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136 Tennessee grants totaling $99,068 · 8 in Hamilton County · typical grant $125 to $500 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 3 Tennessee grants, such as Brickey Elementary School Pto, Green Hill Baseball Booster Club, Loudon County Education Foundation
71% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Human services - multipurpose and other; Educational institutions and related activities; Animal-related; Health - general and rehabilitative; Community improvement
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Community foundation · Nashville
The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc.
How to apply: not stated
1,155 Tennessee grants totaling $69.8 million · 7 in Hamilton County · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Nashville Public Education Foundation, Creekwood Athletic Booster Club
46% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
55 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Delek us corporate support from Brentwood committee; For program enhancements and equipment to increase capacity, strengthen quality and promote compliance with licensing...
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.