GrantMe Tennessee grant finder

Find funders

See who already funds work like yours in Tennessee, or start from a group like yours.

840 foundations in Knox County

  1. Public charity · Nashville

    Tennessee State Collaborative On Reforming Education

    How to apply: not stated

    31 Tennessee grants totaling $7.1 million · 2 in Knox County · typical grant $100,000 to $375,000 (tax year 2024)

    48% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Award

  2. Public charity · San Antonio, TX

    Petco Love

    How to apply: not stated

    31 Tennessee grants totaling $670,083 · 2 in Knox County · typical grant $10,000 to $25,678 (tax year 2024)

    81% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  3. Private foundation · Greenville, SC

    United Community Bank Foundation

    Invitation only

    27 Tennessee grants totaling $63,750 · 2 in Knox County · typical grant $1,250 to $2,500 (tax year 2025)

    59% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: This is an unrestricted donation.; This donation is designated to the organization's arts programs.; This donation is designated to the Cookeville human fund.; This donation is...

  4. Public charity · Brentwood

    Tennessee Rural Health Recruitment & Retention Center Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    27 Tennessee grants totaling $4.4 million · 2 in Knox County · typical grant $49,384 to $80,000 (tax year 2024)

    81% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Community incentive; Conference sponsorship; Community incentive/sponsorship

  5. Private foundation · Orlando, FL

    Truist Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    26 Tennessee grants totaling $715,970 · 2 in Knox County · typical grant $10,000 to $31,000 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    13 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Building career pathways to; Thriving communities; Strengthening small; Presidential honors; Special programs

  6. Public charity · Jacksonville, FL

    Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    20 Tennessee grants totaling $525,266 · 2 in Knox County · typical grant $12,980 to $39,280 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  7. Private foundation · Loudon

    Gerald W and Mary Ann Phillips Family Charitable Foundation

    Invitation only

    17 Tennessee grants totaling $49,374 · 2 in Knox County · typical grant $100 to $2,000 (tax year 2025)

    71% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Family & children services; Veterans support; Cemetary upkeep; Helping adults with special needs; Historical organization

  8. Public charity · Braintree, MA

    Good Sports Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    16 Tennessee grants totaling $224,477 · 2 in Knox County · typical grant $8,982 to $19,340 (tax year 2025)

    69% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Increase accessibility of youth sports programs to children in need.

  9. Private foundation · Morristown

    Jolley Foundation Inc.

    Invitation only

    16 Tennessee grants totaling $104,293 · 2 in Knox County · typical grant $1,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: High school football program; Feeding the hungry; Hamblen co good scout award; Classroom expenses; Appreciation gifts of meal vouchers

  10. Private foundation · New York, NY

    The Simons Foundation Inc.

    Invitation only

    16 Tennessee grants totaling $393,251 · 2 in Knox County · typical grant $8,400 (tax year 2024)

    86% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Cognitive computational neuroscience (ccn) 2024 conference; Robust, reliable, and provably stable spectral element methods for nonlinear advection dominated problems; Discrete...

  11. Private foundation · Franklin

    Continuing the Good Foundation

    Invitation only

    15 Tennessee grants totaling $335,699 · 2 in Knox County · typical grant $7,500 to $29,000 (tax year 2025)

    13% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Scholarships

  12. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Oak Ridge Foundation

    Invitation only

    13 Tennessee grants totaling $84,354 · 2 in Knox County · typical grant $1,000 (tax year 2024)

    92% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    11 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Classroom materials/equipment; Stem education and outreach; Program assistance

  13. Public charity · New York, NY

    Ernst & Young Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    13 Tennessee grants totaling $275,310 · 2 in Knox County · typical grant $10,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)

    17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Matching gifts

  14. Private foundation · New York, NY

    Equitable Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    13 Tennessee grants totaling $19,828 · 2 in Knox County · typical grant $208 to $2,750 (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Dec 18 · next Dec 18, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    54% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: General contribution

  15. Private foundation · Houston, TX

    Laura and John Arnold Foundation

    Invitation only

    13 Tennessee grants totaling $4.7 million · 2 in Knox County · typical grant $43,867 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)

    25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To support grantee's states leading recovery grant program.; To support bail system data collection and data democratization, with the overall goal of providing an accurate and...

  16. Private foundation · Greeneville

    Unaka Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    12 Tennessee grants totaling $35,086 · 2 in Knox County · typical grant $240 to $4,050 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    58% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To provide financial support that the organization may use however it best sees fit.

  17. Public charity · Oak Ridge

    Altrusa International Foundation Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    12 Tennessee grants totaling $28,360 · 2 in Knox County · typical grant $1,300 to $3,500 (tax year 2025)

    Funded: Operating funds

  18. Public charity · Chicago, IL

    National Association of Realtors

    How to apply: not stated

    11 Tennessee grants totaling $483,163 · 2 in Knox County · typical grant $8,503 to $68,867 (tax year 2024)

    36% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  19. Private foundation · Elizabethton

    Citizens Bank Tri-Cities Foundation Ltd

    Takes applications

    10 Tennessee grants totaling $539,229 · 2 in Knox County · typical grant $3,612 to $20,000 (tax year 2025)

    10% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: General fund/operations; Betsy band general fund/operations; Bull dog band general fund/operations

  20. Public charity · Washington, DC

    Corporation for Public Broadcasting

    How to apply: not stated

    10 Tennessee grants totaling $630,349 · 2 in Knox County · typical grant $22,300 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Pubint; Tvprg

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.