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430 foundations that funded “Education Foundation”
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Private foundation · Mission Woods, KS
The Sherman Family Foundation
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $10,000 · typical grant $10,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: To further post secondary education at an accredited university.
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Private foundation · Louisville, KY
Farm Income Improvement Foundation
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $22,000 · typical grant $22,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2023)
Funded: Industry partner and farm education meeting sponsorship
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Public charity · Columbus, OH
Columbus Foundation
How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
10 Tennessee grants totaling $1.2 million · typical grant $15,000 to $93,110 (tax year 2024)
70% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Social services; Education; Health; Neighborhood
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Private foundation · Paris
Adams Family Foundation
Takes applications
15 Tennessee grants totaling $43,550 · typical grant $2,225 to $3,225 (tax year 2025)
7% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support program; Education; Education and assistance; Support after school programs; Support food distribution
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Private foundation · Little Rock, AR
Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc.
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12 Tennessee grants totaling $9.1 million · typical grant $30,000 to $2.5 million (tax year 2025)
14% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Art & culture; Art education improvement
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Private foundation · Eads
Glenn Family Foundation
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8 Tennessee grants totaling $258,700 · typical grant $10,000 to $55,000 (tax year 2024)
12% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Health; Education; Religious; Ministry
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Private foundation · Nashville
Hawkins Family Foundation
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5 Tennessee grants totaling $533,500 · typical grant $2,500 to $20,000 (tax year 2025)
60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Community - program support; Education - program support
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Private foundation · Omaha, NE
Union Pacific Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $10,000 · typical grant $5,000 (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: May 31 · next May 31, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Community & economic development; Education (k-12)
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Private foundation · Hernando, MS
Maddox Foundation
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $55,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Long-term sustainability & viability; Support for quality legal education
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Private foundation · Meridian, ID
Vande Steeg Foundation Inc.
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $103,238 · typical grant $1,000 to $102,238 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Adoption grants; Education for street kids
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Private foundation · Northbrook, IL
The Nikoh Foundation
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $20,447 · typical grant $186 to $20,261 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Religious.; Education.
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Private foundation · New York, NY
The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc.
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $1.5 million · typical grant $1.5 million (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To support career and technical education
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Community foundation · Kansas City, MO
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
20 Tennessee grants totaling $777,781 · typical grant $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Human Services; Education; Religion-Related; Public, Societal Benefit; Health, Medicine & Science
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Community foundation · Lakeland, FL
Givewell Community Foundation Inc.
Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
3 Tennessee grants totaling $772,165 · typical grant $60,000 to $634,415 (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Environment; Education k-12; Education - college
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Community foundation · Coral Gables, FL
Coral Gables Community Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
2 Tennessee grants totaling $35,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Health services; Education & children
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Private foundation · Milwaukee, WI
Baird Foundation Inc.
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133 Tennessee grants totaling $196,451 · typical grant $250 to $1,500 (tax year 2025)
31% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Health and human services; Ethnic and religious; Education; Youth organizations; Charitable operations expenses
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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 · Monroe, MI
La-Z-Boy Foundation
Takes applications
45 Tennessee grants totaling $259,000 · typical grant $2,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Public benefit; Education-libraries; Human services; Health care; Education-libraies
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Private foundation · Minneapolis, MN
The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation
Takes applications
41 Tennessee grants totaling $183,549 · typical grant $4,139 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Human services; Education
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Private foundation · Kansas City, MO
Bluescope Foundation North America
Takes applications
31 Tennessee grants totaling $225,511 · typical grant $1,995 to $7,500 (tax year 2024)
26% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Matching gift; Arts; Education - youth; Community - shelter; Community - health, safety & environment
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.