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1,090 foundations that funded “University”

  1. Private foundation · New York, NY

    The Commonwealth Fund

    Invitation only

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $325,467 · typical grant $4,774 to $300,000 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Matching gifts for general operating support; Insights on the Distribution and Use of Opioid Abatement Funds in Tennessee; Experiences of COVID-19 in Tennessee and Kentucky;...

  2. Private foundation · Atlanta, GA

    Act Foundation Inc.

    Invitation only

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $2.3 million · typical grant $10,000 to $1.4 million (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Special project support

  3. Private foundation · Los Altos, CA

    The David and Lucile Packard Foundation

    Takes applications

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $310,500 · typical grant $13,000 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Just Societies; Environment and Science; Families and Communities

  4. Private foundation · Rye Brook, NY

    The G Harold & Leila Y Mathers

    Takes applications

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $785,553 · typical grant $223,682 to $252,199 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Research project

  5. Private foundation · Nashville

    Don R Elliott Foundation

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $58,500 · typical grant $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Education

  6. Private foundation · Omaha, NE

    Backer Family Charitable Trust

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $6,000 · typical grant $1,000 to $3,000 (tax year 2025)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  7. Private foundation · Boston, MA

    Comet Foundation

    Takes applications

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $525,000 · typical grant $25,000 to $250,000 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Education

  8. Public charity · Nashville

    Dialysis Clinic Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $100,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $60,000 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Medical research related to kidney function; Donation for general support

  9. Private foundation · Smyrna, GA

    Anne and Clint Kibler Foundation

    Takes applications

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $5,000 · typical grant $500 to $3,000 (tax year 2025)

    Stated deadlines: Mar 15 · next Mar 15, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  10. Public charity · Inverness, FL

    Us Family Foundation Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $514,898 · typical grant $7,000 to $500,000 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Education; General funding; Medical research

  11. Public charity · Washington, DC

    Executive Leadership Council

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $40,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Scholarship

  12. Private foundation · New York, NY

    The Wallace Foundation

    Invitation only

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $192,404 · typical grant $6,964 to $165,440 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: To study the work of districts participating in Wallace's Principal Pipeline Learning Community.; To support a study of how principals learn on the job.; To support a...

  13. Private foundation · Chicago, IL

    Pritzker Family Foundation

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $1.4 million · typical grant $200,000 to $1 million (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Building awareness and education on importance of early childhood development; Research and education on early childhood education; Research and education on family economic stability

  14. Private foundation · New York, NY

    Alfred P Sloan Foundation

    Takes applications

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $249,418 · typical grant $25,000 to $194,418 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: To help bring financial and investment literacy to diverse high school girls by providing access, support, and guidance through training, mentorship, and networking; To develop...

  15. Private foundation · San Antonio, TX

    Mays Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $1 million · typical grant $5,000 to $500,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  16. Private foundation · Atlanta, GA

    Ldb Foundation

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $264,000 · typical grant $30,000 to $134,000 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: General funding

  17. Private foundation · Chicago, IL

    Ryerson Foundation

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $4,000 · typical grant $2,000 (tax year 2025)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Education

  18. Private foundation · Boston, MA

    The Vingo Trust III

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $40,000 · typical grant $20,000 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  19. Private foundation · Lebanon

    Adams Family Foundation

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $27,000 · typical grant $2,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Assist with student and institutional needs

  20. Private foundation · Nashville

    Lumos Foundation

    Invitation only

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $104,949 · typical grant $25,000 to $79,949 (tax year 2025)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

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.