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164 foundations in Wilson County
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Private foundation · Coraopolis, PA
Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation
Takes applications
25 Tennessee grants totaling $114,000 · 1 in Wilson County · typical grant $2,000 to $3,000 (tax year 2024)
80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Grant for youth sports; Teammate resource group grants; 10th year anniversary grants
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Private foundation · Wilmington, DE
Ann M Duffer Family Foundation
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23 Tennessee grants totaling $455,000 · 1 in Wilson County · typical grant $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: North Carolina and Tennessee Hurricane Relief Efforts; Building Hope for Women & Children Campaign; Just Us program; Rheumatoid Arthritis Research; VUMC Pediatric rehabilitation program
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Private foundation · Nashville
Harrison-Robbie Dearing Foundation
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22 Tennessee grants totaling $107,750 · 1 in Wilson County · typical grant $1,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)
45% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Phoenix, AZ
Petsmart Charities Inc.
How to apply: not stated
22 Tennessee grants totaling $450,800 · 1 in Wilson County · typical grant $6,300 to $26,300 (tax year 2025)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Adoptions; Adoptions, disaster response; Adoptions, transport
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Private foundation · Monroe, LA
The Scott Foundation
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20 Tennessee grants totaling $100,815 · 1 in Wilson County · typical grant $500 to $5,000 (tax year 2023)
35% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Education; Civic; Medical; Religious
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Public charity · Jacksonville, FL
Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
20 Tennessee grants totaling $525,266 · 1 in Wilson County · typical grant $12,980 to $39,280 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Dallas, TX
Tua the Anne Potter Wilson Fdn
Takes applications
18 Tennessee grants totaling $1.6 million · 1 in Wilson County · typical grant $25,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2025)
39% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Unrestricted general; Landscaping
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Public charity · Franklin
Tennessee Charitable Care Network
How to apply: not stated
16 Tennessee grants totaling $305,504 · 1 in Wilson County · typical grant $10,050 to $25,990 (tax year 2025)
6% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To improve health care services offered to low-income, underserved tennesseans.
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Public charity · Atlanta, GA
Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
16 Tennessee grants totaling $3.5 million · 1 in Wilson County · 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.
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Private foundation · New York, NY
Equitable Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
13 Tennessee grants totaling $19,828 · 1 in Wilson County · typical grant $208 to $2,750 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Dec 18 · next Dec 18, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
54% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: General contribution
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Private foundation · Franklin
Willis and Reba Johnsons Foundation
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11 Tennessee grants totaling $747,220 · 1 in Wilson County · typical grant $2,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)
36% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To improve benefits for fire fighters and or their family when injured on the job or death.; Restoration dentistry for needy children; Friends of scouting; To serve and protect...
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Public charity · Burbank, CA
The Mr Holland's Opus Foundation
How to apply: not stated
11 Tennessee grants totaling $203,872 · 1 in Wilson County · typical grant $12,266 to $18,764 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To provide musical instruments to students in need.
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Public charity · Brentwood
Encore Ministry Foundation
How to apply: not stated
9 Tennessee grants totaling $100,000 · 1 in Wilson County · typical grant $10,000 (tax year 2025)
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Lift Foundation Inc.
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8 Tennessee grants totaling $13,923 · 1 in Wilson County · typical grant $500 to $1,423 (tax year 2025)
38% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Contribution to general fund; Contribution to donor advised fund
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Private foundation · Nashville
Conway - Welch Family Foundation
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7 Tennessee grants totaling $614,000 · 1 in Wilson County · typical grant $4,000 to $225,000 (tax year 2024)
83% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Nurse career scholarship fund; Serve women in crisis; Simulation lab for nursing school; Scholarship pledge
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Private foundation · Columbia
The Hermoine and Glen Nelson Foundation
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7 Tennessee grants totaling $710,000 · 1 in Wilson County · typical grant $40,000 to $200,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Public charity · Columbia
Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation
How to apply: not stated
7 Tennessee grants totaling $141,809 · 1 in Wilson County · typical grant $15,000 to $28,433 (tax year 2024)
14% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Annual sponsorship for awards/events; Fb bank commissions; Annual scholarship; Annual sponsorship
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Private foundation · Nashville
Jeanette Travis Foundation
Takes applications
6 Tennessee grants totaling $725,000 · 1 in Wilson County · typical grant $75,000 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Hermitage
Vf Foundation
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6 Tennessee grants totaling $127,500 · 1 in Wilson County · typical grant $10,000 to $35,000 (tax year 2024)
17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities.
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Private foundation · Chicago, IL
James Deering Danielson Foundation
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6 Tennessee grants totaling $44,500 · 1 in Wilson County · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Social services; Arts and humanities; Educational; Environmental; Hospitals, health and medical
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.