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425 foundations that funded “Vanderbilt University”

1. Private foundation · Westlake Village, CA

   Conrad N Hilton Foundation

   Takes applications

   11 Tennessee grants totaling $262,360 · typical grant $1,000 to $1,650 (tax year 2024)

   Stated deadlines: Aug 29 · next Aug 29, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

   60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

   Funded: To support campus youth outreach; For prenatal-3 policy impact center to lead an early childhood development governance evaluation and advance evidence-based policy progress...

2. Private foundation · Nashville

   Jim and Leah Sohr Family Foundation

   Invitation only

   8 Tennessee grants totaling $741,800 · typical grant $7,500 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)

   38% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

3. Private foundation · Potomac, MD

   Owen M Johnson Family Foundation

   Invitation only

   8 Tennessee grants totaling $3,250 · typical grant $250 to $500 (tax year 2024)

   100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

4. Private foundation · Nashville

   Wca Charitable Foundation Tr

   Invitation only

   7 Tennessee grants totaling $68,500 · typical grant $1,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)

   14% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

5. Private foundation · Columbia

   The Hermoine and Glen Nelson Foundation

   Invitation only

   7 Tennessee grants totaling $710,000 · typical grant $40,000 to $200,000 (tax year 2025)

   Funded only returning groups in its latest year

6. Private foundation · Dallas, TX

   Justin & Valere Potter Foundation

   Invitation only

   7 Tennessee grants totaling $182,000 · typical grant $1,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

   100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

   Funded: Unrestricted general

7. Private foundation · Bentonville, AR

   Walton Family Foundation Inc.

   Invitation only

   7 Tennessee grants totaling $10.4 million · typical grant $653,196 to $3 million (tax year 2024)

   17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

   Funded: To provide subgrants to promising tutoring providers, researchers, and state departments of education to support successful implementation of high-impact tutoring in schools.;...

8. Private foundation · New York, NY

   The Henry Luce Foundation Inc.

   Takes applications

   7 Tennessee grants totaling $511,000 · typical grant $25,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

   50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

   Funded: Support for curriculum development; Support for convenings, collaboration stipends, and training; Support for curriculum development, trainings, and convening; Support for...

9. Public charity · Nashville

   Tennessee Justice Center Inc.

   How to apply: not stated

   7 Tennessee grants totaling $232,625 · typical grant $11,700 to $42,578 (tax year 2024)

   71% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

   Funded: Nutrition advocacy; Health advocacy

10. Public charity · Chicago, IL

    Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago

    How to apply: not stated

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $115,211 · typical grant $8,000 to $26,260 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Grants from donor advised funds- operating support

11. Public charity · Cleveland, OH

    The Cleveland Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $482,150 · typical grant $7,000 to $70,000 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Fundraising efforts and awareness organization for st. Jude children's research hospital.; Wetland conservation; Support of administrative costs to conduct the "power of...

12. Private foundation · New York, NY

    The Andrew W Mellon Foundation

    Takes applications

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $3.8 million · typical grant $500,000 to $950,000 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To support capacity building and general operations; To support conservation, digitization, research, engagement, and planning related to the hooks brothers photography studio...

13. Private foundation · Atlanta, GA

    Michaels Family Charitable Foundation

    Invitation only

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $28,250 · typical grant $2,500 to $7,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

14. Public charity · Nashville

    Tennessee Medical Education Fund Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $156,750 · typical grant $4,500 to $51,833 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

15. Public charity · Rochester, MN

    Mayo Clinic Group Return

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $12,423 to $28,765 (tax year 2024)

    20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support charitable programs

16. Private foundation · Louisville, KY

    Kindred Foundation Inc.

    Invitation only

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $450,000 · typical grant $20,000 to $400,000 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

17. Private foundation · New York, NY

    Carnegie Corporation of New York

    Takes applications

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $262,500 to $400,000 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: As a final grant to build science instructional capacity and services; For project support to Nashville Public Library to expand reach and services through their English as a...

18. Private foundation · Kalamazoo, MI

    John E Fetzer Institute Inc.

    Invitation only

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $230,500 · typical grant $10,000 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)

    25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: In support of the 2025 womanists at the inkwell retreat; In support of a symposium and book on the sacred and de-enimization

19. Private foundation · Washngton, DC

    Porter Family Charitable Foundation

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    4 Tennessee grants totaling $145,000 · typical grant $15,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

20. Private foundation · New York, NY

    The Nathan Cummings Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $180,000 · typical grant $20,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: 2024-2025 grantmakers for southern progress annual membership; Directors cancer innovation fund (general fund)