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4,431 foundations in Shelby County
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Public charity · Beverly Hills, CA
Edward Charles Foundation
How to apply: not stated
13 Tennessee grants totaling $558,240 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $20,000 to $35,000 (tax year 2024)
54% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Charitable gift
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Private foundation · Jackson
H&m Foundation
Takes applications
12 Tennessee grants totaling $127,500 · 1 in Shelby County · 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
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Private foundation · Greeneville
Unaka Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
12 Tennessee grants totaling $35,086 · 1 in Shelby 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.
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Private foundation · Whites Creek
Hearts of the South Family Foundation
Invitation only
12 Tennessee grants totaling $22,600 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $1,000 to $3,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Unrestricited
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Private foundation · Fort Oglethorpe, GA
The Bbc Foundation
Invitation only
12 Tennessee grants totaling $72,000 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $2,000 to $8,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Operating funds; Award
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Public charity · Nashville
Acm Lifting Lives
How to apply: not stated
12 Tennessee grants totaling $475,326 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $10,000 to $75,000 (tax year 2024)
75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Music therapy; Vumc music camp; Mental health line; Career workshop; Mental health init.
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Private foundation · Dalton, GA
The Dixie Group Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
12 Tennessee grants totaling $8,700 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $250 to $2,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Loma Linda, CA
Versacare Inc.
Takes applications
12 Tennessee grants totaling $186,000 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $10,000 to $21,500 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Mar 31, Dec 31 · next Dec 31, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
83% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Education; Religious
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Public charity · Nashville
Nashville Wine Auction
How to apply: not stated
12 Tennessee grants totaling $1.3 million · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $85,000 to $135,000 (tax year 2025)
8% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Research & Patient Services; Research and patient services
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Just One More Foundation
Takes applications
11 Tennessee grants totaling $86,126 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $2,024 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Grant to support equal opportunity and second chances.
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Public charity · Franklin
Gary Sinise Foundation
How to apply: not stated
11 Tennessee grants totaling $2.6 million · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $20,000 to $150,000 (tax year 2024)
91% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
3 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Equipment grant fulfillment; Sports/rec provider grant; Alliance support - mental wellness; Alliance support-medal of honor gala; Medical device grant - ems
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Private foundation · Battle Creek, MI
Wk Kellogg Foundation
Takes applications
11 Tennessee grants totaling $1.6 million · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $17,500 to $175,000 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
10% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Matching Grant; Health and Health Equity; Promise of an Equitable Future; Trustee Mini Grant; Jobs and Family Economic Security
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Public charity · Minneapolis, MN
Educational Credit Management Corporation
How to apply: not stated
11 Tennessee grants totaling $1.6 million · 1 in Shelby County · 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
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Private foundation · Irving, TX
Celanese Foundation
How to apply: not stated
11 Tennessee grants totaling $13,298 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $26 to $500 (tax year 2024)
55% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Chicago, IL
National Association of Realtors
How to apply: not stated
11 Tennessee grants totaling $483,163 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $8,503 to $68,867 (tax year 2024)
36% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · New York, NY
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc.
How to apply: not stated
11 Tennessee grants totaling $3.2 million · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $25,000 to $350,000 (tax year 2024)
82% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Civil rights, social action & advocacy; Environment; Community improvement & capacity building, human services; Education; Human services
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Public charity · Rosemont, IL
Genyouth Incorporated
How to apply: not stated
11 Tennessee grants totaling $80,296 · 1 in Shelby County · 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
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Private foundation · Dyersburg
Brayton Foundation
How to apply: not stated
10 Tennessee grants totaling $5,100 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $100 to $900 (tax year 2025)
10% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Unrestricted use donation; Scholarship
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Private foundation · Signal Mountain
Bishop Family Foundation
Takes applications
10 Tennessee grants totaling $640,000 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $30,000 to $90,000 (tax year 2025)
60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Recovery in community campaign; Clef medical camps campaign; Stability program; Truck for project restore; South Chattanooga program
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Community foundation · Asheville, NC
The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc.
How to apply: not stated
10 Tennessee grants totaling $418,474 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $10,000 to $75,000 (tax year 2024)
60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Building community & economic vitality; Promoting quality health; Religion; Assisting people in need
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.