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840 foundations in Knox County

  1. Public charity · Washington, DC

    Humane World for Animals Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $119,400 to $277,460 (tax year 2025)

    60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program; Assist in covering the costs associated with the remediation, renovation, rebuild and expansion of the...

  2. Public charity · Boston, MA

    Jobs for the Future Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $421,622 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $30,000 to $150,000 (tax year 2024)

    60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To support ares regional challenge; To support pwc charitable foundation; To support dol growth opportunities 5; To support wre walmart networks development & workforce...

  3. Public charity · Washington, DC

    Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $2 million · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $368,420 to $451,474 (tax year 2024)

    20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  4. Public charity · Washington, DC

    Unidosus

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $419,271 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $30,000 to $131,205 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Grants

  5. Public charity · Memphis

    Le Bonheur Children's Hospital Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $6.1 million · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $724,775 to $1.9 million (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: FedEx Fam House Operational; Capital Acquisitions; Operational Support and Marketing; Research Services And IRB Fees

  6. Private foundation · Thomson, GA

    Watson-Brown Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $51,000 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $6,000 to $12,000 (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Feb 8, Apr 15 · next Feb 8, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Awarded scholarship grants

  7. Private foundation · Smithville, MO

    Stanley M Herzog Charitable Foundation

    Takes applications

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $29,000 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $5,000 to $7,375 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  8. Public charity · Chattanooga

    Southern Health Plan Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $36,649 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $5,600 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  9. Private foundation · Houston, TX

    Willard and Ruth Johnson Charitable Foundation

    Invitation only

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

    20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  10. Public charity · New Haven, CT

    National Diaper Bank Network Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $287,041 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $34,362 to $93,801 (tax year 2024)

    60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Diapers & Wipes; Books; Diapers, Pads & Liners, Period Underwear; Diapers; Pads & Liners

  11. Private foundation · San Francisco, CA

    Skyline Foundation

    Invitation only

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $560,000 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $50,000 to $150,000 (tax year 2024)

    40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Education advocacy; Choices birth center - midwifery fellowship

  12. Private foundation · Chicago, IL

    Retirement Research Foundation

    Takes applications

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $128,030 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $540 to $1,500 (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Feb 1, May 1, Aug 1 · next Feb 1, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: A two-year grant to adapt the savvy caregiver training program to address the unique needs of lgbtqia+ caregivers.

  13. Private foundation · Paducah, KY

    Ray & Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust

    Takes applications

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $305,000 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $60,000 to $65,000 (tax year 2024)

    60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Programming support

  14. Private foundation · Flint, MI

    Charles Stewart Mott Foundation

    Invitation only

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $57,130 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $1,500 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: To support a statewide afterschool network to ensure the availability and expansion of school-linked quality afterschool and summer learning opportunities that meet the needs...

  15. Public charity · Falls Church, VA

    International Training Institute for the Sheet Metal & Ac Industry

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $215,486 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $27,500 to $52,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    3 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: For purchase of training equipment; To subsidize full-time training coordinator position

  16. Private foundation · Farmington Hills, MI

    Bosch Community Fund

    Invitation only

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $71,100 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $11,100 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)

    80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Youth gain exposure to stem; Youth development program; Stem scouts; Connecting everyone with stem/steam; Dual enrollment program support

  17. Public charity · New York, NY

    National Urban League Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $790,513 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $121,000 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)

    40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Direct grants to small businesses

  18. Public charity · Arlington, VA

    Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $64,000 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $10,000 to $13,000 (tax year 2024)

    20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Station Grants

  19. Public charity · Oakland, CA

    Solidaire Network Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $455,000 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $40,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Movement support of Community Defense of East Tennessee.; Movement support of People's Advocacy Institute; General support of Black Mycelium Project; General support of...

  20. Public charity · Knoxville

    Justice Frank F Drowota Trust

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $30,000 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $1,500 to $8,975 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Provide legal assistance to low-income individuals

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.