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273 foundations in Rutherford County

1. Private foundation · Knoxville

   Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc.

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   91 Tennessee grants totaling $835,534 · typical grant $1,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2025)

   20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

   3 grants for buildings or equipment

   Funded: General donation; Hope gala; Knoxville go red for women luncheon + kids cook with heart program; Annual golf tournament; 2025 - niswonger radiothon sponsorship

2. Public charity · Goodlettsville

   Dollar General Literacy Foundation

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   81 Tennessee grants totaling $2.5 million · typical grant $8,000 to $18,000 (tax year 2025)

   44% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

   1 grant for buildings or equipment

   Funded: English as a second; Atoz family; Literacy support for; Bim family literacy; Literacy changes liv

3. Private foundation · Nashville

   Ebs Foundation

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   80 Tennessee grants totaling $343,400 · typical grant $500 to $2,500 (tax year 2025)

   5% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

4. Private foundation · Basking Ridge, NJ

   Verizon Foundation

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   76 Tennessee grants totaling $106,304 · typical grant $135 to $1,000 (tax year 2024)

   45% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

   Funded: Other civic / community

5. Private foundation · Radnor, PA

   Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc.

   Takes applications

   65 Tennessee grants totaling $7,784 · typical grant $50 to $104 (tax year 2025)

   57% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

   Funded: Matching gifts

6. Public charity · Nashville

   Tennessee Technology Development Corp

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   64 Tennessee grants totaling $12.4 million · typical grant $100,000 to $300,000 (tax year 2024)

   53% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

   Funded: Sbir; Sbir, intern stipend; Ttac; Network partners, survey stipend, intern stipend; Network partners, survey stipend

7. Private foundation · Houston, TX

   Shell USA Company Foundation

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   59 Tennessee grants totaling $480,847 · typical grant $400 to $2,400 (tax year 2024)

   23% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

   Funded: 1000; 500; 100; 50; 520

8. Public charity · Nashville

   Nashville Predators Foundation

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   58 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $6,553 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

   71% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

   10 grants for buildings or equipment

   Funded: Fy24-25 donation, general purposes; Fy24-25 hfc donation: donation for pediatric rehabilitation project + general purposes; Funding for thrive studios, which empowers children...

9. Private foundation · New York, NY

   Jpmorgan Chase Foundation

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   57 Tennessee grants totaling $1.3 million · typical grant $200 to $2,505 (tax year 2025)

   32% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

   Funded: Matching contribution (general operating support); In support of creating economic mobility and career pathways

10. Private foundation · Nashville

    Andrea Waitt Carlton Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    48 Tennessee grants totaling $1.8 million · typical grant $5,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    39% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

11. Private foundation · Franklin

    Richard Siegel Foundation

    Takes applications

    48 Tennessee grants totaling $198,830 · typical grant $2,500 to $5,210 (tax year 2025)

    35% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Scholarship; Richard siegel foundation grant; Richard seigel foundation grant

12. Public charity · Owasso, OK

    Folds of Honor Foundation

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    47 Tennessee grants totaling $1.7 million · typical grant $9,040 to $32,330 (tax year 2025)

    85% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Scholarship

13. Public charity · Nashville

    Smile 180 Foundation

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    47 Tennessee grants totaling $3.5 million · typical grant $21,541 to $75,000 (tax year 2024)

    23% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    19 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Grant for dental clinic operations; Grant for dental clinic operations, capital improvements, and dental safety net payments; Grant for dental clinic operations and capital...

14. United Way · Murfreesboro

    United Way of Rutherford County

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    47 Tennessee grants totaling $694,125 · typical grant $2,500 to $21,500 (tax year 2024)

    72% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support for pregnant women; Ann campbell early learning center; Project learn and triple play program; Child abuse, community ed and drug endangered children programs; Rent and...

15. Private foundation · Nashville

    The West End Home Foundation

    Takes applications

    44 Tennessee grants totaling $2.3 million · typical grant $17,500 to $70,000 (tax year 2024)

16. Private foundation · Nashville

    Melkus Family Foundation

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    42 Tennessee grants totaling $3.9 million · typical grant $10,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

17. Private foundation · Minneapolis, MN

    The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    41 Tennessee grants totaling $183,549 · typical grant $4,139 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Human services; Education

18. Private foundation · Rolling Meadows, IL

    Arthur J Gallagher Foundation

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    40 Tennessee grants totaling $41,608 · typical grant $100 to $1,000 (tax year 2024)

    68% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

19. Private foundation · Nashville

    Ryman Hospitality Properties Foundation

    Takes applications

    39 Tennessee grants totaling $319,150 · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)

    37% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Grant for support of program mission for youth; Grant for support of program mission for education; Grant for support of program mission for community; Community grant for...

20. Public charity · Nashville

    Tennessee Bar Foundation

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    38 Tennessee grants totaling $3.2 million · typical grant $20,000 to $95,000 (tax year 2024)

    55% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Administration of justice; Legal services