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30 foundations that funded “City Leadership”

  1. Public charity · Kingsport

    Eastman Credit Union

    How to apply: not stated

    29 Tennessee grants totaling $746,224 · typical grant $8,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2025)

    55% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: General contribution; Event sponsorship; General contribution/event sponsorship; Development contribution; Expansion project/snap relief/event sponsorship

  2. Private foundation · Greeneville

    Tweed Family Foundation Inc.

    Invitation only

    22 Tennessee grants totaling $410,950 · typical grant $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2025)

    23% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  3. Private foundation · Germantown

    Crews Family Foundation

    Invitation only

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

    9% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: General - operating

  4. Public charity · Nashville

    Jobs for America's Graduates Tennessee

    How to apply: not stated

    28 Tennessee grants totaling $1.3 million · typical grant $21,157 to $69,406 (tax year 2024)

    71% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Provide payment for salaries of job specialists

  5. Public charity · Hudson, OH

    American Endowment Foundation

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

    320 Tennessee grants totaling $23 million · typical grant $10,000 to $45,000 (tax year 2024)

    43% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Religion; Educational; Human service; Health, general; Arts, culture

  6. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    Weldon F Osborne Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    80 Tennessee grants totaling $1.3 million · typical grant $5,500 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    28% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    4 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Technology; Program related; Capacity building; Capital campaign

  7. United Way · Chattanooga

    United Way of Greater Chattanooga

    How to apply: not stated

    69 Tennessee grants totaling $3.8 million · typical grant $21,689 to $64,542 (tax year 2024)

    7% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  8. Private foundation · Nashville

    The Annette and Irwin Eskind Family Foundation

    Invitation only

    55 Tennessee grants totaling $246,450 · typical grant $250 to $2,000 (tax year 2024)

    4% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  9. Private foundation · Parsons

    The Ayers Foundation Trust

    Takes applications

    36 Tennessee grants totaling $10.8 million · typical grant $1,500 to $106,600 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    Funded: General/operating

  10. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Jane I Pettway Foundation

    Takes applications

    40 Tennessee grants totaling $334,276 · typical grant $5,000 to $11,000 (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Mar 31 · next Mar 31, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    15% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Financially needy women; Utility assistance for; Samaritan place; Jane pettway helping women; Certified nurse assistant

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.