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34 foundations that funded “Firefighters”
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Private foundation · Santa Rosa, CA
H & R Peters Family Foundation
Invitation only
2 Tennessee grants totaling $400 · typical grant $200 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Support of other charitable organizations
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Public charity · Mckinney, TX
Cops Direct
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $575,799 · typical grant $282,024 to $293,775 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Relief following natural disasters
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Private foundation · Wilmington, DE
The Dr & Mrs John Faber Family Foundation
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $38,786 · typical grant $1,536 to $35,000 (tax year 2025)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Girl's Soccer Team Press Box
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Private foundation · Franklin
Ramsey Family Foundation Trust
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28 Tennessee grants totaling $360,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
18% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Gatlinburg
Mountain Ways Inc.
How to apply: not stated
17 Tennessee grants totaling $3.3 million · typical grant $25,000 to $233,853 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
6 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: To provide support for the rescue of flood victims, replacement of equipment; To provide support for opening the bread basket food pantry for flood victims and lease payments...
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Public charity · Atlanta, GA
Points of Light Foundation
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $500,000 · typical grant $105,000 to $190,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Community improvement project
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Private foundation · Monroe, MI
La-Z-Boy Foundation
Takes applications
45 Tennessee grants totaling $259,000 · typical grant $2,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Public benefit; Education-libraries; Human services; Health care; Education-libraies
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Private foundation · Greenville, SC
United Community Bank Foundation
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27 Tennessee grants totaling $63,750 · typical grant $1,250 to $2,500 (tax year 2025)
59% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: This is an unrestricted donation.; This donation is designated to the organization's arts programs.; This donation is designated to the Cookeville human fund.; This donation is...
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Public charity · Clarksville
Clarksville-Montgomery County Community Health Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
22 Tennessee grants totaling $2.7 million · typical grant $20,000 to $102,860 (tax year 2024)
47% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Social services; Greenway development; Speech & swallowing; Food pantry; Med management
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United Way · Sevierville
United Way of Sevier County
How to apply: not stated
19 Tennessee grants totaling $450,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $40,000 (tax year 2024)
21% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support organization for charity purposes; Support organizaiotn for charity purposes; Support organization for charity purposessupport organization for charity purposes
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Private foundation · Lincoln, RI
Amica Companies Foundation
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13 Tennessee grants totaling $19,044 · typical grant $100 to $288 (tax year 2024)
38% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Nashville
Ortale Family Foundation
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9 Tennessee grants totaling $29,250 · typical grant $1,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2023)
11% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Milwaukee, WI
Baird Foundation Inc.
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133 Tennessee grants totaling $196,451 · typical grant $250 to $1,500 (tax year 2025)
31% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Health and human services; Ethnic and religious; Education; Youth organizations; Charitable operations expenses
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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...
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.