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138 foundations in Madison County

  1. Public charity · Fairfield, CT

    Save the Children Federation Inc.

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    19 Tennessee grants totaling $5.3 million · typical grant $35,501 to $277,904 (tax year 2024)

    21% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Education activity; Multiple program activity

  2. Public charity · Atlanta, GA

    Boys & Girls Clubs of America

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    19 Tennessee grants totaling $2.5 million · typical grant $21,635 to $171,390 (tax year 2024)

    11% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  3. Public charity · Knoxville

    Boys & Girls Clubs in Tennessee

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    19 Tennessee grants totaling $19.1 million · typical grant $299,712 to $1.1 million (tax year 2024)

    5% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Bgc in TN programs

  4. Private foundation · Tomahawk, WI

    Two Eagles Foundation Inc.

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    16 Tennessee grants totaling $676,000 · typical grant $35,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Tuition assistance

  5. Public charity · Atlanta, GA

    Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Inc.

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    16 Tennessee grants totaling $3.5 million · typical grant $133,000 to $308,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: For general scholarship support.; For nursing scholarships.; For nursing and allied health scholarships.; For general and nursing scholarships.

  6. Public charity · Washington, DC

    New Venture Fund

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    16 Tennessee grants totaling $2 million · typical grant $20,000 to $250,000 (tax year 2024)

    69% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Arts, culture, and humanities; Civil rights, social action, advocacy; Environmental programs; Youth development and education; Technology and innovation

  7. Private foundation · Bells

    Covenant Legacy Foundation

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    14 Tennessee grants totaling $484,744 · typical grant $10,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2025)

    21% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Capital Campaign and Unrestricted Support

  8. Public charity · Dyersburg

    Workforce Innovations

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    14 Tennessee grants totaling $3.4 million · typical grant $30,522 to $419,818 (tax year 2024)

    14% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To support 'workforce innovation and opportunity act of 2014' activities

  9. Public charity · Brownsville

    Southwest Members Care Inc.

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    13 Tennessee grants totaling $110,274 · typical grant $7,500 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    92% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Supplies; Furniture for new office; Supplies, maintenance; Mobile units expenses; New equipment

  10. Public charity · Indianapolis, IN

    National Collegiate Athletic Association

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    13 Tennessee grants totaling $9.9 million · typical grant $15,478 to $30,478 (tax year 2024)

    8% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Grants; Grants/Scholarships

  11. Private foundation · Jackson

    H&m Foundation

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    12 Tennessee grants totaling $127,500 · typical grant $5,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Capital Campaign

  12. Private foundation · Dearborn, MI

    Ford Motor Company Fund

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    12 Tennessee grants totaling $1.7 million · typical grant $50,000 to $200,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Ford community centers; Employee volunteering; Other services; Entreprenuership; Museums and cultural inst.

  13. Private foundation · Dewitt, AR

    Elmer & Gladys Ferguson Charitable Trust

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    11 Tennessee grants totaling $38,500 · typical grant $1,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2025)

    20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Lacrosse program; Prissy wallace; School of applied sciences

  14. Public charity · Washington, DC

    Aarp

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    11 Tennessee grants totaling $144,583 · typical grant $8,500 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)

    91% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Community Challenge Grant to support AARP's Livable Communities initiative; Sponsorship of event; Sponsorship of the free rides to the polls on election day event; "Sponsorship...

  15. Public charity · Minneapolis, MN

    Educational Credit Management Corporation

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    11 Tennessee grants totaling $1.6 million · typical grant $15,199 to $120,000 (tax year 2024)

    82% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Fafsa student support; Project success, fafsa student support

  16. Private foundation · Menlo Park, CA

    The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation

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    11 Tennessee grants totaling $2.3 million · typical grant $25,000 to $300,000 (tax year 2024)

    25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Matching gift of staff and board members; For supporting leaders and teachers in accelerating student learning; For legal technical assistance; For leaderstrust pilot planning...

  17. Public charity · Rosemont, IL

    Genyouth Incorporated

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    11 Tennessee grants totaling $80,296 · typical grant $5,591 to $7,872 (tax year 2024)

    82% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support physical activities in schools; Combat food insecurity in schools

  18. Private foundation · Cincinnati, OH

    The Kroger Co Foundation

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    10 Tennessee grants totaling $192,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  19. Public charity · Atlanta, GA

    Bvm Capacity Building Institute Inc.

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    10 Tennessee grants totaling $104,540 · typical grant $9,000 to $11,000 (tax year 2024)

    56% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: GOTV/Voter Registration; Divine 9 Voter Mobilization

  20. Private foundation · Columbia

    West Tennessee Young Farmers & Homemakers Leadership Development

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    9 Tennessee grants totaling $27,300 · typical grant $2,750 to $3,250 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Governors school; Scholarships; Leadership development; Regional livestock expo/jr showcase; 4-h congress sponsorship

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.