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840 foundations in Knox County

  1. Public charity · Knoxville

    Hillcrest Healthcare Communities Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $218,338 · 2 in Knox County · typical grant $56,000 to $162,338 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: General operation support; Intergenerational playground

  2. Private foundation · Little Rock, AR

    Glenn & Lori Millner Family Foundation Tr

    Invitation only

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $9,000 · 2 in Knox County · typical grant $4,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Undesignated

  3. Community foundation · Chico, CA

    North Valley Community Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $47,500 · 2 in Knox County · typical grant $12,000 to $35,500 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  4. Private foundation · Lexington, KY

    Forage & Grassland Foundation Inc.

    Invitation only

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $1,750 · 2 in Knox County · typical grant $750 to $1,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Travel grants to attend educational conference; Mission related education

  5. Public charity · Brattleboro, VT

    World Learning Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $47,148 · 2 in Knox County · typical grant $16,323 to $30,825 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Participant exchanges; Capacity building

  6. Private foundation · Powell, OH

    Mastek Sparkman Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $15,600 · 2 in Knox County · typical grant $3,500 to $12,100 (tax year 2025)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  7. Private foundation · Camp Hill, PA

    Hall Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $6,000 · 2 in Knox County · typical grant $3,000 (tax year 2025)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Educational

  8. Private foundation · San Francisco, CA

    Gitlab Foundation

    Invitation only

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $300,000 · 2 in Knox County · typical grant $50,000 to $250,000 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To support identifying students eligible for federal benefits programs + application assistance; Evaluating the effectiveness and cost efficiency of an ai-based snap benefits...

  9. Private foundation · Atlanta, GA

    Watkins Christian Foundation Inc.

    Invitation only

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $100,000 · 2 in Knox County · typical grant $45,000 to $55,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: To support the implementation of summer camps

  10. Public charity · Candler, NC

    Freedom in Christ Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $181,189 · 2 in Knox County · typical grant $54,111 to $127,078 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Christian missions

  11. Private foundation · Highland Park, TX

    Four Ten Foundation

    Invitation only

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $12,000 · 2 in Knox County · typical grant $4,000 to $8,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  12. Private foundation · Lake Forest, IL

    Crain-Maling Foundation

    Invitation only

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $3,000 · 2 in Knox County · typical grant $1,000 to $2,000 (tax year 2023)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  13. Private foundation · Cedartown, GA

    The Wyatt Family Foundation

    Invitation only

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $105,000 · 2 in Knox County · typical grant $5,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: General purpose, annual fund

  14. Private foundation · Scottsdale, AZ

    Osaic Foundation Inc.

    Invitation only

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $2,000 · 2 in Knox County · typical grant $1,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  15. Private foundation · Naperville, IL

    Rob Koranda Scholarship Foundation

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $15,000 · 2 in Knox County · typical grant $7,500 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Scholarship; Scholarshipscholarship

  16. Community foundation · Sheffield, MA

    Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $75,000 · 2 in Knox County · typical grant $25,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Philanthropy, voluntarism, and grantmaking; Human services

  17. Public charity · Knoxville

    Canaan Baptist Housing Corporation

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $11,000 · 2 in Knox County · typical grant $5,500 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support urban youth thru christian ministry opportunities.; Support the mission to enable african americans and other minority groups secure economic self-reliance, partiy,...

  18. Public charity · Lakewood, NJ

    Giving Hand USA Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $42,750 · 2 in Knox County · typical grant $12,750 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: General assistance

  19. Private foundation · Westborough, MA

    Beta Kappa Phi Alpha Gamma Rho Scholarship Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $6,000 · 2 in Knox County · typical grant $1,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Jun 30 · next Jun 30, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Scholarship for Alexis Kent; Scholarship for Summer Lucas

  20. Private foundation · Danville, VA

    Hughes Memorial Home

    Takes applications

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

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Educational scholarships to deserving students

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.