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754 foundations that funded “Community”
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Private foundation · Dearborn, MI
Ford Motor Company Fund
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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.
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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
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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...
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Private foundation · Memphis
Poplar Foundation
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.