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754 foundations that funded “Community”

  1. Private foundation · Dearborn, MI

    Ford Motor Company Fund

    Invitation only

    12 Tennessee grants totaling $1.7 million · typical grant $50,000 to $200,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Ford community centers; Employee volunteering; Other services; Entreprenuership; Museums and cultural inst.

  2. Private foundation · Birmingham, AL

    Regions Foundation

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    8 Tennessee grants totaling $340,000 · typical grant $30,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    88% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Econ & community dev; Education & wr; Econ @ community dev

  3. Public charity · Phoenix, AZ

    The Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    7 Tennessee grants totaling $66,450 · typical grant $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Aventura community school - school garden program; Currey ingram academy - school garden program; Journey to wellness; 579-never hungry community gardens; 585-thomas a. Edison...

  4. Private foundation · Nashville

    Still Waters 232 Foundation Inc.

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    6 Tennessee grants totaling $12,000 · typical grant $2,000 (tax year 2025)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Building community; Fostering education; Supporting health; Honoring service

  5. Public charity · Washington, DC

    The Links Foundation Incorporated

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $350,652 · typical grant $19,975 to $85,455 (tax year 2024)

    20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Scholarship & community charitable and educational programs; Community scholarship & programs; Chapter educational programs

  6. Public charity · Washington, DC

    National Fair Housing Alliance

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $827,645 · typical grant $61,104 to $98,000 (tax year 2024)

    20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Fund community accessibility projects

  7. Public charity · Greenville, SC

    Prisma Health - Blount Memorial Hospital Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $59,900 · typical grant $6,000 to $26,700 (tax year 2024)

    Funded: Op/community engagement

  8. Private foundation · Bloomfield Hills, MI

    Malcolm and Beth Lowenstein Foundation

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $8,450 · typical grant $200 to $7,750 (tax year 2025)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To promote community health services; To promote medical research; To support children charity

  9. Private foundation · North Wilkesboro, NC

    The Garrett Family Ever Forward Foundation

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $115,000 · typical grant $40,000 to $75,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Parade & Community Outreach

  10. Private foundation · Memphis

    Poplar Foundation

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $23.2 million · typical grant $23.2 million (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Support of community fdn activities

  11. Private foundation · Lincoln, NE

    Larry and Maggie Kopsa Charitable Foundation

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $50 · typical grant $50 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support community

  12. Private foundation · Evans, GA

    Richards Family Foundation

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $50,094 · typical grant $50,094 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support community organization

  13. Private foundation · Cecilton, MD

    Cecil - Kent Health Services Inc.

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $200 · typical grant $200 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Church & community

  14. Private foundation · Greenville, SC

    V Patel Foundation Inc.

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $211 · typical grant $211 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Local community support

  15. Private foundation · Melbourne, FL

    Embraer Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $5,000 · typical grant $5,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

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

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Envest community grant

  16. Private foundation · Los Angeles, CA

    The Monica Lester Charitable Trust

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $10,000 · typical grant $10,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Providing community services

  17. Private foundation · Phoenix, AZ

    Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust 08-11-95

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $25,000 · typical grant $25,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support Community Impact through Song Sight Music Mentoring Retreat

  18. Private foundation · Towson, MD

    The Hackerman Foundation Inc.

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $5,000 · typical grant $5,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Jewish community center

  19. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    Maclellan Foundation Inc.

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    91 Tennessee grants totaling $5 million · typical grant $1,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    10 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: For building organizational capacity.; For outreach to families.; For education of youth and children.; For outreach to the indigent.; For holistic community outreach and development.

  20. Private foundation · Basking Ridge, NJ

    Verizon Foundation

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    76 Tennessee grants totaling $106,304 · typical grant $135 to $1,000 (tax year 2024)

    45% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Other civic / community

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.