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425 foundations that funded “Vanderbilt University”
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Private foundation · Boston, MA
Walske Charitable Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $35,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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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
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Public charity · Brunswick, GA
Communities of Coastal Georgia 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 $15,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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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 · Nashville
Gibson Gives
Takes applications
100 Tennessee grants totaling $674,714 · typical grant $2,999 to $7,297 (tax year 2025)
62% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Program use & fundraising efforts
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Private foundation · New York, NY
The Pfizer Foundation Inc.
Invitation only
176 Tennessee grants totaling $195,716 · typical grant $60 to $459 (tax year 2024)
42% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Matching gifts; Volunteer program
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Private foundation · Hendersonville
Carolyn Smith Foundation
Takes applications
146 Tennessee grants totaling $4.2 million · typical grant $8,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2025)
No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing
45% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Human services - local community; Health - General; Medical research; Provide relief for human trafficking survivors & combat human trafficking in Middle Tennessee; Programs...
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Private foundation · Philadelphia, PA
The Presser Foundation
Takes applications
10 Tennessee grants totaling $30,000 · typical grant $3,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Nov 15 · next Nov 15, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Undergraduate scholar awards
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Public charity · El Segundo, CA
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
How to apply: not stated
9 Tennessee grants totaling $375,490 · typical grant $10,316 to $67,428 (tax year 2025)
44% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To provide scholarships for students
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Private foundation · Arlington, VA
Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation
Takes applications
7 Tennessee grants totaling $103,465 · typical grant $150 to $49,015 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Jul 15 · next Jul 15, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Employee matching gift; Peer empowerment network for employment: peer mentorship between employed and unemployed adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to...
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Private foundation · Stamford, CT
Viking Global Foundation Inc.
Invitation only
5 Tennessee grants totaling $3,670 · typical grant $200 to $1,020 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Public charity · Washington, DC
The Pew Charitable Trusts
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $330,422 · typical grant $75,000 to $174,257 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Policy; Matching Gift
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Private foundation · Palatine, IL
John Marshall Family Foundation
Invitation only
4 Tennessee grants totaling $9,000 · typical grant $2,000 to $3,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Public charity · Washington, DC
Association of Universities for Research
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $142,364 · typical grant $5,809 to $78,719 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scientific research on data from hubble space telescope and/or james webb space telescope
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Private foundation · Bronxville, NY
Stefano La Sala Foundation Inc.
Invitation only
3 Tennessee grants totaling $2,700 · typical grant $300 to $1,400 (tax year 2023)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Northbrook, IL
Dr Scholl Foundation
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $55,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Mar 1, Oct 1 · next Mar 1, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area Wetland Restoration project; Urban service internships for students; Safety and biocompatibility testing for the Nasal-TEEE prototype
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Public charity · Cambridge, MA
The Broad Institute Inc.
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $932,921 · typical grant $241,232 to $691,689 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Research
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Private foundation · Charlestown, MA
Edward P Evans Foundation
Invitation only
2 Tennessee grants totaling $1.5 million · typical grant $677,500 to $775,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support scientific research
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Private foundation · St Peters, PA
The Armstrong Foundation
Invitation only
2 Tennessee grants totaling $750 · typical grant $250 to $500 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Mission purpose
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Private foundation · Pasadena, CA
Robert A Waller Foundation
Invitation only
2 Tennessee grants totaling $10,000 · typical grant $2,000 to $8,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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.