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4,431 foundations in Shelby County
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Private foundation · Nashville
Skynyrd Foundation
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $20,000 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $5,000 (tax year 2024)
75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
The Oehmig Foundation
Takes applications
4 Tennessee grants totaling $70,000 · 1 in Shelby 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.
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Dugan Charitable Tr
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $147,491 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $9,218 to $110,618 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Atlanta, GA
The Aprio Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
4 Tennessee grants totaling $20,000 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $5,000 (tax year 2025)
75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Community Impact Grant
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Private foundation · Alpharetta, GA
Ryder System Charitable Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
4 Tennessee grants totaling $100,800 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $1,800 to $80,000 (tax year 2025)
No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Ryder pledge payment 5 of 5 for ryder endowed supply chain professorship and ryder nexxus scholarships.; Supply chain forum basic partnership 2025/2026; Supports scholarships...
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United Way · Baltimore, MD
The United Way of Central Maryland Inc.
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $49,780 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $6,834 to $28,746 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Designated and or granted in support of agency programs
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Public charity · Oakland, CA
California Nurses Association
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $55,000 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To assist organization
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Private foundation · San Francisco, CA
The Yelp Foundation
Invitation only
4 Tennessee grants totaling $2,749 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $140 to $1,578 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, in
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Public charity · Kansas City, MO
Mid-America Arts Alliance
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $110,000 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $20,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Arts program support
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Private foundation · Beverly Hills, CA
Uta Foundation
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $13,500 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $2,500 to $5,000 (tax year 2025)
75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Donation using egp funds
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Public charity · Washington, DC
National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $517,000 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $100,000 to $250,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Historic preservation
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Private foundation · Riverdale, NY
The Page & Otto Marx Jr Foundation
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $23,500 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Public zoo; For research; Health
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Private foundation · Hopkinsville, KY
Hunt Family Foundation Inc.
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $25,000 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: To find a cure for childhood cancer; Changing Clarksville with love; Provide hope to hungry, homeless etc; Supporting missionaries in india
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Private foundation · Stamford, CT
Janet Stone Jones Foundation
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $5,100 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $600 to $2,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · St Paul, MN
Land O'lakes Foundation
Takes applications
4 Tennessee grants totaling $22,500 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $5,000 to $7,500 (tax year 2025)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Member co-op matches; Independent retailer match
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Public charity · Colorado Springs, CO
Junior Achievement USA
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $252,621 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $46,088 to $97,738 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Newport Beach, CA
Hausman Family Foundation
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $55,000 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2025)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: For use in normal activities and operations of the entity; For use in normal activities and operations of the entityfor use in normal activities and operations of the entity
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Public charity · St Louis Park, MN
Car Donation Foundation
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $665,893 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $25,636 to $582,598 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Public charity · Atlanta, GA
Points of Light Foundation
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $500,000 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $105,000 to $190,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Community improvement project
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Private foundation · Taylor, MS
Kenosis Foundation
Takes applications
4 Tennessee grants totaling $33,962 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $2,712 to $20,900 (tax year 2025)
No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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.