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196 foundations that funded “Hope Inc”

  1. Private foundation · Franklin

    Ramsey Family Foundation Trust

    Invitation only

    28 Tennessee grants totaling $360,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)

    18% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  2. United Way · Maryville

    United Way of Blount County

    How to apply: not stated

    26 Tennessee grants totaling $1.4 million · typical grant $23,000 to $73,500 (tax year 2024)

    8% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Program oper cost; Program seed fdg

  3. Private foundation · Brentwood

    Churchill Foundation

    Invitation only

    24 Tennessee grants totaling $120,100 · typical grant $1,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    52% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Charitable programs; Benevolent assistance

  4. Private foundation · Signal Mountain

    Jack and Charlotte Frost Family Foundation

    Invitation only

    24 Tennessee grants totaling $3.4 million · typical grant $25,000 to $250,000 (tax year 2025)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  5. United Way · Hendersonville

    United Way of Sumner County

    How to apply: not stated

    23 Tennessee grants totaling $458,197 · typical grant $9,078 to $27,115 (tax year 2024)

    22% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Health focus; Financial stability; Youth opportunity; Rebuilding lives; Community resiliency

  6. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Bailey Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    19 Tennessee grants totaling $1.3 million · typical grant $5,000 to $75,000 (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: May 31, Nov 30 · next Nov 30, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    63% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    2 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: The arts & culture alliance of greater Knoxville serves and supports a diverse community of artists, arts organizations, and cultural institutions.; The mission of big ears is...

  7. Private foundation · Bristol

    Frizzell Foundation

    Invitation only

    17 Tennessee grants totaling $48,350 · typical grant $250 to $750 (tax year 2024)

    12% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  8. Public charity · Sioux Falls, SD

    The Signatry Charitable Trust

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

    105 Tennessee grants totaling $4.3 million · typical grant $8,500 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Religious ministry; Community development; Education

  9. Public charity · Washington, DC

    Network for Good

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

    101 Tennessee grants totaling $4.1 million · typical grant $9,258 to $40,514 (tax year 2024)

    16% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  10. Public charity · Cohoes, NY

    The Ayco Charitable Foundation

    How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    51 Tennessee grants totaling $2.4 million · typical grant $10,000 to $25,100 (tax year 2025)

    28% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Religious institutions; Community & human services; Environment & animal protection; Colleges and universities; Arts and culture

  11. Public charity · Kansas City, MO

    Greater Horizons

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

    46 Tennessee grants totaling $2 million · typical grant $7,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Religion-Related; Human Services; Health, Medicine & Science; Public, Societal Benefit; Arts & Culture

  12. Public charity · Charleston Sc, SC

    The Blackbaud Giving Fund

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

    45 Tennessee grants totaling $1.4 million · typical grant $6,300 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)

    36% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  13. Community foundation · Houston, TX

    Greater Houston Community Foundation

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

    18 Tennessee grants totaling $1.9 million · typical grant $10,000 to $201,000 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Educational; Arts; Public benefit; Human services; Health

  14. 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

  15. Private foundation · New York, NC

    The Thompson Charitable Foundation

    Takes applications

    39 Tennessee grants totaling $1 million · typical grant $13,747 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Mar 1, Aug 15 · next Mar 1, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    56% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  16. Private foundation · Lebanon

    Jim Horne & Evelyn S Hankins Foundation

    Takes applications

    29 Tennessee grants totaling $195,500 · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)

    7% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Assist children in the community; Provide programs and activities for seniors; Provide housing for families with children receiving medical treatment; Affordable tuition...

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.