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230 foundations in Marion County

  1. Private foundation · San Francisco, CA

    Nextdoor Foundation

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    6 Tennessee grants totaling $9,000 · 1 in Marion County · typical grant $1,500 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  2. Public charity · Sewanee

    Sewanee Community Chest

    How to apply: not stated

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $80,088 · 1 in Marion County · typical grant $9,000 to $14,000 (tax year 2025)

    17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Preschool program; Sewanee elem schoolpto; Community outreach; Low income housing support; Care of displaced animals

  3. Private foundation · Thomson, GA

    D T Mcneill Foundation

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    6 Tennessee grants totaling $17,500 · 1 in Marion County · typical grant $2,500 to $3,250 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Education; Benevolence; Relogious

  4. Private foundation · Columbia, MD

    Wr Grace Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $10,000 · 1 in Marion County · typical grant $1,000 to $2,500 (tax year 2024)

    17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Education & science; Health & social welfare; Urban, civic & culture

  5. Private foundation · Wilmington, DE

    Sonscope Foundation

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    6 Tennessee grants totaling $206,000 · 1 in Marion County · typical grant $20,000 to $26,000 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: GMA and Dove Center; Baylor Fund

  6. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    Coker Foundation

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    5 Tennessee grants totaling $132,500 · 1 in Marion County · typical grant $10,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Gift for the charger fund

  7. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    Kenneth E Boring Charitable Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $38,000 · 1 in Marion County · typical grant $5,000 to $7,500 (tax year 2025)

    Stated deadlines: Dec 31 · next Dec 31, 2026 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Greatest need; Museum college daze

  8. Private foundation · East Meadow, NY

    The John A Rodger Jr Foundation Inc.

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    5 Tennessee grants totaling $7,000 · 1 in Marion County · typical grant $1,000 to $2,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Aid donee organization to carry out functions

  9. Private foundation · Memphis

    Sally Johnson Shy Foundation

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    4 Tennessee grants totaling $1,956 · 1 in Marion County · typical grant $250 to $1,300 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Promote Memphis; Promote plants environment; Personal growth development; Alzheimers support

  10. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    The Oehmig Foundation

    Takes applications

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $70,000 · 1 in Marion County · typical grant $20,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2025)

    25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Help to conserve, protect and enhance wetland habitat in norrth america.; Ensure that Tennessee's water, wildlife, and wild places will thrive for generations to come.

  11. Private foundation · Signal Mountain

    Clark Foundation Inc.

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    4 Tennessee grants totaling $22,820 · 1 in Marion County · typical grant $5,705 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  12. Public charity · Ashburn, VA

    National Recreation and Park Association

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $87,478 · 1 in Marion County · typical grant $10,000 to $42,905 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  13. Public charity · Caledonia, IL

    Hope and Equip Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $194,427 · 1 in Marion County · typical grant $19,000 to $130,427 (tax year 2024)

    75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  14. Private foundation · Chula Vista, CA

    The Chuck and Ernestina Kreutzkamp Foundation

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    4 Tennessee grants totaling $1 million · 1 in Marion County · typical grant $50,000 to $530,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: "skilled careers coalition and big brothers big sisters san diego partnership ($80,000)skilled careers coalition ($450,000)"; Project hiu; Mangrove restoration in belize

  15. Private foundation · Atlanta, GA

    Raymond and Patricia Riddle Foundation

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    4 Tennessee grants totaling $6,000 · 1 in Marion County · typical grant $1,000 to $3,500 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Educationaleducational; Healthcare; Educational; Medical research

  16. Private foundation · Norcross, GA

    The Arnold Foundation Inc.

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $104,900 · 1 in Marion County · typical grant $4,900 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  17. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    Nmi Foundation

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $9 million · 1 in Marion County · typical grant $15,000 to $8 million (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    2 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Establishment and funding of the sharon mills sustainability fund which is aimed at ensuring the girls preparatory school achieves long term financial and environmental...

  18. Private foundation · Atlanta, GA

    J William & Elizabeth S Robinson Foundation Inc.

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $17,500 · 1 in Marion County · typical grant $2,500 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: For the promotion of educational development; Bishop watson scholarship fund

  19. Private foundation · Wilmington, DE

    Brown Whitworth Reynolds Foundation

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $120,000 · 1 in Marion County · typical grant $20,000 to $75,000 (tax year 2025)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Whitfield/Murray Feeding Programs

  20. Private foundation · Seattle, WA

    Schuster Foundation

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

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Community program; Community programs

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.