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8 foundations that funded “Area Community Foundation Inc” in McMinn County
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Tennessee Health Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
69 Tennessee grants totaling $3.7 million · 1 in McMinn County · typical grant $2,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
69% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: 2024 hickey match; 2024 anderson match; 2024 reynolds match; 2024 ryans match; 2024 pow scholar
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Lyndhurst Foundation Inc.
Invitation only
118 Tennessee grants totaling $6.7 million · 2 in McMinn County · typical grant $3,239 to $70,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Mar 31, Jun 30, Sep 30, Dec 31 · next Dec 31, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
49% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
11 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: To match LH Associates contributions; LH Associates matching program; General Operations 2024; "My Thriving Garden" Project; Health Services and Improved Database Capacity
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Private foundation · Athens
Athens Federal Foundation
Takes applications
43 Tennessee grants totaling $314,160 · 31 in McMinn County · typical grant $3,010 to $8,000 (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: Jun 1 · next Jun 1, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
62% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
9 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Purchase books for Imagination Library program; Purchase of food for food pantry; Recruitment, screening and training for volunteer advocates; Funding to stock clothing and...
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Private foundation · Ooltewah
Tucker Foundation
Takes applications
60 Tennessee grants totaling $4.3 million · 1 in McMinn County · typical grant $5,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)
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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Public charity · Indianapolis, IN
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc.
Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
338 Tennessee grants totaling $21.3 million · 3 in McMinn County · typical grant $5,000 to $37,300 (tax year 2024)
49% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Unrestricted general support
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Public charity · Alexandria, VA
Charities Aid Foundation America
Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
222 Tennessee grants totaling $9.1 million · 1 in McMinn County · typical grant $7,350 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
73% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Charitable donation
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Melrose Foundation
Invitation only
34 Tennessee grants totaling $32,200 · 2 in McMinn County · typical grant $400 to $1,000 (tax year 2025)
6% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Charitable support; Educational support; Medical support
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Private foundation · Cleveland
George R Johnson Family Foundation
Takes applications
72 Tennessee grants totaling $1.9 million · 7 in McMinn County · typical grant $10,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2025)
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
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.