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1,090 foundations that funded “University”
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Public charity · Washington, DC
American Forests
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $145,000 · typical grant $34,000 to $111,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Funding and technical assistance in permanently transitioning the national register of champion trees; Career pathways program in Memphis, staff training & support
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Private foundation · Pennington, NJ
Goldsmith Family Foundation
Invitation only
2 Tennessee grants totaling $1,500 · typical grant $500 to $1,000 (tax year 2025)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Unrestricted general
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Private foundation · New York, NY
The Esther A & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Inc.
Invitation only
2 Tennessee grants totaling $350,000 · typical grant $150,000 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Neuroscience; Early childhood policy/advocacy
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Private foundation · Louisville, KY
Dunbar Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $10,000 · typical grant $2,000 to $8,000 (tax year 2025)
No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Educational
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Private foundation · New York, NY
Arthur D Dana Foundation Inc. Co Lee and
Invitation only
2 Tennessee grants totaling $23,000 · typical grant $1,000 to $22,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: General support grant
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Private foundation · Dallas, TX
P&f Mc Courtney Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $25,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2023)
Stated deadlines: Mar 31 · next Mar 31, 2027 (from its 2023 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarships
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Public charity · Redmond, WA
Child's Play
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $211,929 · typical grant $58,981 to $152,948 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Gift, grant - pediatric gaming technology specialist; Gift, grant - equipment
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Private foundation · Lubbock, TX
Lubbock Young Women's Leader
Invitation only
2 Tennessee grants totaling $3,600 · typical grant $1,500 to $2,100 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Leadership scholarship
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Private foundation · Lafayette, LA
Randon Costello Scholarship Endowment Fund A Nonprofit Corpora
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $5,000 · typical grant $2,500 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Jun 30 · next Jun 30, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Education
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Private foundation · Wentzville, MO
Tammy Stratman Brown Charities Ta 05152003
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $13,000 · typical grant $3,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Mar 15, May 1 · next Mar 15, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Scholarship Program -- Syria Lovelace; General support of program.
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Private foundation · Chicago, IL
Trott Family Philanthropies Inc.
Invitation only
2 Tennessee grants totaling $300,000 · typical grant $100,000 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Stars College Network Program; Stars Pilot Virtual Counselor Program
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Private foundation · Cincinnati, OH
New Orphan Asylum Scholarship Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $18,254 · typical grant $6,085 to $12,169 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Scholarship
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Private foundation · Charleston, SC
Coydog Foundation
Invitation only
2 Tennessee grants totaling $2,000 · typical grant $1,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Prairie Du Sac, WI
Culver's Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $15,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarship(s) for recipient(s) paid directly to school
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Private foundation · Long Beach, CA
Morton Family Foundation
Invitation only
2 Tennessee grants totaling $4,000 · typical grant $1,000 to $3,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Houston, TX
The Lanier Theological Library Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $435,147 · typical grant $10,000 to $425,147 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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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
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Private foundation · Atlanta, GA
The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $1 million · typical grant $28,054 to $971,946 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: To support the mission of the recipient organization
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Private foundation · Los Angeles, CA
Thomas & Dorothy Leavey Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $6,000 · typical grant $3,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Payment for educational purposes
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Private foundation · Austin, TX
Nelson Puett Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $12,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $7,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Charitable, educational, religious, scientific & medical
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.