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478 foundations that funded “Community Foundation Inc”
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Private foundation · Nashville
Kharis Foundation
Takes applications
22 Tennessee grants totaling $683,000 · typical grant $12,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Jan 15 · next Jan 15, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
45% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To further charitable activities
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Community foundation · Chicago, IL
The Chicago Community Trust
Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
29 Tennessee grants totaling $32.5 million · typical grant $15,000 to $342,704 (tax year 2024)
55% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Nashville
Enchiridion Foundation
Invitation only
82 Tennessee grants totaling $1.9 million · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
5% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: General support for operations; For youth camp; General support for renovation project
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Private foundation · Nashville
Washington Foundation
Invitation only
81 Tennessee grants totaling $799,000 · typical grant $3,000 to $14,500 (tax year 2025)
2% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Nashville
The West End Home Foundation
Takes applications
44 Tennessee grants totaling $2.3 million · typical grant $17,500 to $70,000 (tax year 2024)
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Private foundation · Boulder, CO
The Boedecker Foundation
Invitation only
31 Tennessee grants totaling $751,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)
26% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Program Needs; Program Revenue
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Public charity · Nashville
The Cma Foundation
How to apply: not stated
14 Tennessee grants totaling $807,000 · typical grant $25,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: General support for programming to enhance youth development through music learning; Mental health support for music industry professionals; Music teachers of excellence...
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Private foundation · Nashville
Melkus Family Foundation
Invitation only
42 Tennessee grants totaling $3.9 million · typical grant $10,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Nashville
Sandra Schatten Foundation
Invitation only
35 Tennessee grants totaling $1.8 million · typical grant $5,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)
31% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Schillhahn-Huskey Foundation
Invitation only
26 Tennessee grants totaling $645,800 · typical grant $10,000 to $24,800 (tax year 2024)
69% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Program support and capital campaign
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Private foundation · Cleveland
Allan Jones Foundation
Takes applications
21 Tennessee grants totaling $72,741 · typical grant $300 to $4,000 (tax year 2024)
81% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Operating funds; Operating funds & memorials; Legacy fund; Swing for hope donation
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United Way · Nashville
United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc.
How to apply: not stated
315 Tennessee grants totaling $17.4 million · typical grant $11,250 to $61,000 (tax year 2025)
20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Program opns (cif); Donor directed designations; Sub-recipient grants
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Public charity · Indianapolis, IN
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc.
Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
338 Tennessee grants totaling $21.3 million · typical grant $5,000 to $37,300 (tax year 2024)
49% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Unrestricted general support
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Private foundation · Nashville
The Steven and Laurie Eskind Family Foundation
Invitation only
116 Tennessee grants totaling $413,783 · typical grant $250 to $2,500 (tax year 2024)
3% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Nashville
Andrea Waitt Carlton Family Foundation
Takes applications
48 Tennessee grants totaling $1.8 million · typical grant $5,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
39% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
The Lonnie and Kitty Strickland Charitable Foundation
Invitation only
19 Tennessee grants totaling $185,685 · typical grant $2,500 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
42% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Johnson City
Ballad Health
How to apply: not stated
17 Tennessee grants totaling $1.9 million · typical grant $10,000 to $63,500 (tax year 2024)
65% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: 2025 Collaborative Partner for economic development; Kids' Christmas Event Sponsorship; Provide quality musical education through academic, community and competitive...
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United Way · Murfreesboro
United Way of Rutherford County
How to apply: not stated
47 Tennessee grants totaling $694,125 · typical grant $2,500 to $21,500 (tax year 2024)
72% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support for pregnant women; Ann campbell early learning center; Project learn and triple play program; Child abuse, community ed and drug endangered children programs; Rent and...
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Public charity · Oakland, CA
Movement Strategy Center
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $32,500 · typical grant $7,500 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Msc daf-grant; Big we foundation-grant
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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.
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.