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834 foundations that funded “University Foundat Ion Inc”

Public charity · Chattanooga
Southern Health Plan Inc.

How to apply: not stated

5 Tennessee grants totaling $36,649 · typical grant $5,600 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Private foundation · Boynton Beach, FL
Nat R & Martha M Knaster Charitable Trust

Takes applications

8 Tennessee grants totaling $85,500 · typical grant $5,000 to $17,000 (tax year 2024)

14% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

1 grant for buildings or equipment

Funded: Unrestricted $10,000now campaign beta pi chapter $2,500; College fund for haslam business school at university of Tennessee; Haslam facility expense fund for new business...
Private foundation · Dewitt, AR
Elmer & Gladys Ferguson Charitable Trust

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11 Tennessee grants totaling $38,500 · typical grant $1,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2025)

20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Lacrosse program; Prissy wallace; School of applied sciences
Private foundation · Memphis
Speer Charitable Trust

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43 Tennessee grants totaling $2.5 million · typical grant $5,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2023)

19% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Program related
Public charity · Boston, MA
Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund

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

36 Tennessee grants totaling $1.8 million · typical grant $10,000 to $45,000 (tax year 2024)

72% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Community foundation · Springfield, MO
Community Foundation of the Ozarks Inc.

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

3 Tennessee grants totaling $59,516 · typical grant $6,000 to $43,516 (tax year 2024)

33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Specific program
Community foundation · Greenville, NC
The Community Foundation of Nc East Inc.

How to apply: not stated

2 Tennessee grants totaling $40,000 · typical grant $15,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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
Community foundation · Elkhart, IN
Community Foundation of Elkhart County Inc.

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

3 Tennessee grants totaling $67,262 · typical grant $5,462 to $51,800 (tax year 2024)

Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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...
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
Private foundation · Houston, TX
Laura and John Arnold Foundation

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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...
Private foundation · Ooltewah
Tucker Foundation

Takes applications

60 Tennessee grants totaling $4.3 million · typical grant $5,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)

31% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Scholarship - evan moore; Scholarship fund; Relay for life; Pups4patriots Tennessee; General support - imagine arts education initiative
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...
Private foundation · Athens
Athens Federal Foundation

Takes applications

43 Tennessee grants totaling $314,160 · typical grant $3,010 to $8,000 (tax year 2025)

Stated deadlines: Jun 1 · next Jun 1, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

62% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

9 grants for buildings or equipment

Funded: Purchase books for Imagination Library program; Purchase of food for food pantry; Recruitment, screening and training for volunteer advocates; Funding to stock clothing and...
Public charity · Goodlettsville
Dollar General Literacy Foundation

How to apply: not stated

81 Tennessee grants totaling $2.5 million · typical grant $8,000 to $18,000 (tax year 2025)

44% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

1 grant for buildings or equipment

Funded: English as a second; Atoz family; Literacy support for; Bim family literacy; Literacy changes liv
Private foundation · Knoxville
Bailey Family Foundation

Takes applications

19 Tennessee grants totaling $1.3 million · typical grant $5,000 to $75,000 (tax year 2024)

Stated deadlines: May 31, Nov 30 · next Nov 30, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

63% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

2 grants for buildings or equipment

Funded: The arts & culture alliance of greater Knoxville serves and supports a diverse community of artists, arts organizations, and cultural institutions.; The mission of big ears is...
Private foundation · Nashville
T & T Family Foundation

Takes applications

70 Tennessee grants totaling $467,000 · typical grant $2,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

7% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

1 grant for buildings or equipment

Funded: General funds; Madison campus; General funds, Nashville area; Academic remediation for disadvantaged students; Helping individuals with beginning again (ged + daycare while learning)
Private foundation · Dallas, TX
Koonce Family Foundation

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2 Tennessee grants totaling $155,000 · typical grant $15,000 to $140,000 (tax year 2025)

Funded only returning groups in its latest year

Funded: Unrestricted general; Fund new engineering
Private foundation · Wilmington, DE
Sonscope Foundation

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6 Tennessee grants totaling $206,000 · typical grant $20,000 to $26,000 (tax year 2024)

33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: GMA and Dove Center; Baylor Fund

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.