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430 foundations that funded “Education Foundation”

  1. Private foundation · Springfield, IL

    Horace Mann Educators Foundation

    Invitation only

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $12,500 · typical grant $2,500 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Social services; Education

  2. Private foundation · Brentwood

    Jack C Massey Foundation

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $2.7 million · typical grant $2.7 million (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Charitable, Education, Welfare, etc

  3. Public charity · Overland Park, KS

    Servant Foundation

    Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    128 Tennessee grants totaling $4.5 million · typical grant $10,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    43% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Community development; Religious ministry; Education

  4. Community foundation · Mountain View, CA

    Silicon Valley Community Foundation

    Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    22 Tennessee grants totaling $2.9 million · typical grant $25,000 to $105,000 (tax year 2024)

    55% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Health; Education; Civic Participation; General Nonprofit Support; Environment

  5. Public charity · Greenwood Village, CO

    Amg Charitable Gift Foundation

    Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    21 Tennessee grants totaling $77,000 · typical grant $500 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Medical & health; Education; Public assistance; Nature; Food/agricultural programs

  6. Community foundation · Irvine, CA

    Orange County Community Foundation

    Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $105,830 · typical grant $15,000 to $28,330 (tax year 2024)

    20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Community improvement and development; Education; Human services; Arts and culture; Health and wellness

  7. Community foundation · Gainesville, GA

    North Georgia Community Foundation

    Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $37,269 · typical grant $5,119 to $20,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Health; Education

  8. Public charity · Knoxville

    East Tennessee Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    250 Tennessee grants totaling $12.3 million · typical grant $10,000 to $38,500 (tax year 2024)

    62% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Human services; Disaster relief; Arts & culture; Education; Youth development

  9. Private foundation · Houston, TX

    Laura and John Arnold Foundation

    Invitation only

    13 Tennessee grants totaling $4.7 million · typical grant $43,867 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)

    25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To support grantee's states leading recovery grant program.; To support bail system data collection and data democratization, with the overall goal of providing an accurate and...

  10. Private foundation · Franklin

    Nissan Foundation

    Invitation only

    11 Tennessee grants totaling $385,000 · typical grant $25,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    27% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Celebrate chinese new year in Nashville; Kids first; Maria magdalena campos-pons: behold exhibition programming; Passport to understanding; Conversations @npl

  11. Public charity · Fairfax, VA

    Nra Foundation Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    8 Tennessee grants totaling $186,713 · typical grant $5,828 to $17,035 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Competitive Shooting; General Shooting Program; Training, Safety, Education

  12. Private foundation · Incline Village, NV

    Offerdahl Family Foundation

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $150 · typical grant $150 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Mission isto recognize academic and professional excellence in engineering, promoting a well-rounded education, integrity, and lifelong learning.

  13. Public charity · Memphis

    Jewish Foundation of Memphis

    How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    62 Tennessee grants totaling $6.3 million · typical grant $13,000 to $73,200 (tax year 2024)

    23% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Religious; Educational; Arts & cultural; Health / welfare; Community development

  14. Community foundation · Atlanta, GA

    The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc.

    Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    20 Tennessee grants totaling $752,631 · typical grant $7,025 to $39,906 (tax year 2024)

    40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Religion related; Diseases/disorders/medical; Education; Philanthropy/voluntarism; Human services

  15. Public charity · San Francisco, CA

    Tides Foundation

    How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    14 Tennessee grants totaling $614,001 · typical grant $10,000 to $55,000 (tax year 2024)

    71% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Equity, human rights, and economic empowerment; Healthy individuals and communities; Quality education

  16. Community foundation · Charlottesville, VA

    Charlottesville Area Community Foundation

    How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $137,500 · typical grant $12,500 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Operating funds for Memphis coalition against pollution (mcap); Imagination library program - rotary club of charlottesville 22901; Education, research and support of...

  17. Community foundation · Mclean, VA

    The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia Inc.

    How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $107,700 · typical grant $6,500 to $92,200 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Community health systems; Hospital (specialty); Education nec

  18. Community foundation · N Charleston, SC

    Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina Inc.

    How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $52,500 · typical grant $7,500 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Human needs; Environment; Education

  19. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    Benwood Foundation Inc.

    Invitation only

    109 Tennessee grants totaling $7.7 million · typical grant $5,000 to $81,000 (tax year 2024)

    37% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    5 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Periscope artist entrepreneur training; Creative entrepreneur training; Bessie smith legacy gala; Emma wheeler club & great futures; Capital support & general operating

  20. Private foundation · Princeton, NJ

    The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

    Takes applications

    19 Tennessee grants totaling $2.6 million · typical grant $25,256 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: 82000 rwjf healthy communities -- site visit grant; 82534 advancing economic inclusion and family wellbeing across Appalachia; 80655 using measuring love to train leaders in...

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.