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774 foundations that funded “Community”

  1. Community foundation · Memphis

    Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc.

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    417 Tennessee grants totaling $107.9 million · typical grant $12,000 to $153,077 (tax year 2024)

    29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  2. Private foundation · Franklin

    Community Health Systems Foundation

    Invitation only

    53 Tennessee grants totaling $366,166 · typical grant $500 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)

    42% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Matching grant or gift

  3. Public charity · Memphis

    Community Lift Corp

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    16 Tennessee grants totaling $500,000 · typical grant $15,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Cdc; Empowerment

  4. Public charity · Memphis

    Community Alliance for the Homeless

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    8 Tennessee grants totaling $2.3 million · typical grant $112,259 to $638,441 (tax year 2024)

    12% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To pass through expenditure grants to sub grantees.

  5. Public charity · Sewanee

    Sewanee Community Chest

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

    17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Community support; Preschool program; Sewanee elem schoolpto; Community outreach; Low income housing support

  6. Public charity · Shelbyville

    Community Clinic of Shelbyville and Bedford County

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    5 Tennessee grants totaling $268,961 · typical grant $12,744 to $38,620 (tax year 2024)

    80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Addiction education and assistance; Connecting forward grant

  7. Community foundation · Springfield, MA

    Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $28,800 · typical grant $7,000 to $11,800 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: P: human services; B: education; E: health care

  8. Public charity · Boston, MA

    Community Catalyst Inc.

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $648,823 · typical grant $40,000 to $558,823 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support health issues

  9. Community foundation · Detroit, MI

    Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $607,465 · typical grant $10,000 to $360,715 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Education; Health care

  10. Community foundation · Jackson, MS

    Community Foundation for Mississippi

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $55,000 · typical grant $20,000 to $35,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: General oper support

  11. Public charity · New York, NY

    Community Solutions International Inc.

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $200,938 · typical grant $90,000 to $110,938 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Capacity building - built for zero coordinator; Capacity building - upstream system coordinator - prevention & diversion coordinator

  12. Private foundation · San Francisco, CA

    Delta Dental Community Care Foundation

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $6,250 · typical grant $6,250 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Community giving- general

  13. Private foundation · Evansville, IN

    Community Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $1,000 · typical grant $1,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Stated deadlines: Jun 1 · next Jun 1, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Scholarships

  14. Private foundation · Lebanon

    Community Progress Committee Inc.

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $5,390 · typical grant $5,390 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Funded: Ignite the vision campaign

  15. Community foundation · Cleveland

    Community Foundation of Cleveland and Bradley

    Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    34 Tennessee grants totaling $1.9 million · typical grant $11,000 to $51,067 (tax year 2024)

    24% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Donor advised distributions

  16. Community foundation · Morristown, NJ

    Community Foundation of New Jersey

    Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $324,827 · typical grant $10,600 to $86,046 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Hospitals, specialty hospitals & community clinics; Veterans & first responders; Various

  17. Community foundation · Sharon, PA

    Community Foundation of Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio

    Ask before applying · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $131,916 · typical grant $15,000 to $29,916 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  18. Community foundation · Abilene, TX

    Community Foundation of Abilene

    Ask before applying · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $91,800 · typical grant $12,500 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  19. Community foundation · Irvine, CA

    Orange County Community Foundation

    Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $105,830 · typical grant $15,000 to $28,330 (tax year 2024)

    20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Community improvement and development; Education; Human services; Arts and culture; Health and wellness

  20. Community foundation · Fort Wayne, IN

    Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne Inc.

    Ask before applying · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $617,500 · typical grant $10,000 to $350,000 (tax year 2025)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Charitable support

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.