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89 foundations that funded “Building”

  1. Public charity · Tampa, FL

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of America

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $433,918 · typical grant $212,737 to $221,181 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Capacity building

  2. Public charity · Newport News, VA

    The Rosser Foundation A Pure Charitable Trust and Public Charit

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $766,031 · typical grant $155,000 to $611,031 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    2 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Church building

  3. Public charity · New York, NY

    Community Solutions International Inc.

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $200,938 · typical grant $90,000 to $110,938 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Capacity building - built for zero coordinator; Capacity building - upstream system coordinator - prevention & diversion coordinator

  4. Private foundation · Palo Alto, CA

    The Schmidt Family Foundation

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $200,000 · typical grant $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Capacity building; Working towards a resilient and equitable food system

  5. Private foundation · Isle Of Palms, NC

    Pat Pannill Mebane Foundation

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $10,000 · typical grant $10,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Church building

  6. Private foundation · Brentwood

    Five Talents Foundation

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $24,350 · typical grant $24,350 (1 grant) (tax year 2023)

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: New building campaign

  7. Public charity · Denver, CO

    Charter Fund Inc.

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    23 Tennessee grants totaling $9.9 million · typical grant $100,000 to $600,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded: Charter school capacity-building; Impact and innovation; Charter school growth

  8. Private foundation · New York, NY

    The Andrew W Mellon Foundation

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    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...

  9. Private foundation · Indianapolis, IN

    Servantex Family Foundation Inc.

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $7,000 · typical grant $7,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Tirrc has continued building power with and for immigrants and refugees in order to strengthen our communities, build belonging, and transform Tennessee and the south.

  10. Public charity · Alexandria, VA

    Donors Trust Inc.

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

    8 Tennessee grants totaling $787,850 · typical grant $10,000 to $221,950 (tax year 2024)

    62% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    2 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: For historical building preservation; To support the museum; For restoration of antique guitar; For historical education materials

  11. Public charity · Knoxville

    Prevention Alliance of Tennessee

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

    86% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To provide assistance with capacity building in order to build and strengthen the organization.

  12. Private foundation · New York, NY

    The Elma Music Foundation (us)

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $75,000 · typical grant $25,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Project support for sub-grants and capacity building to three-to-four community based, music oriented youth development organizations.; Project support for stax music academy,...

  13. Private foundation · New York, NY

    The Nicholson Foundation

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $190,000 · typical grant $190,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: To provide a capital grant for building out a new enamel workspace within the new building.

  14. Private foundation · Los Angeles, CA

    The California Endowment

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $250,000 · typical grant $250,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Education for action - learning and capacity building for health justice

  15. Private foundation · Brentwood

    Powell Foundation

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    41 Tennessee grants totaling $1.7 million · typical grant $20,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    36% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    4 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Scholarship; Building fund; Annual gift; Hutchins legacy fund; UT genomics graduate student

  16. Private foundation · Fort Worth, TX

    Ken W Davis Foundation

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $100,000 · typical grant $25,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2025)

    Stated deadlines: Dec 31 · next Dec 31, 2026 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Restoration for self-trafficking; Building project - capital campaign

  17. Public charity · Oakland, CA

    Public Health Institute

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $84,574 · typical grant $11,500 to $45,074 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Research; Capacity Building

  18. Private foundation · Boca Raton, FL

    Lawrence A Sanders Foundation Inc.

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $12,500 · typical grant $2,500 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Unrestricted donations; Contribution toward building fund

  19. Public charity · Brattleboro, VT

    World Learning Inc.

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $47,148 · typical grant $16,323 to $30,825 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Participant exchanges; Capacity building

  20. Private foundation · Wilmington, DE

    The James T and Valeria B Robertson

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $45,000 · typical grant $20,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Herff Trust Merit Scholarship Fund/STEM Research Classroom building to be named the James T. and Valeria B. Robertson Foundation Fabrication Lab; To establish The James T. and...

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.