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25 foundations that funded “Higher”
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Public charity · San Francisco, CA
Tides Foundation
Ask before applying · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
14 Tennessee grants totaling $614,001 · typical grant $10,000 to $55,000 (tax year 2024)
71% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Equity, human rights, and economic empowerment; Healthy individuals and communities; Quality education
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Private foundation · Nashville
Fishel Family Foundation
Invitation only
24 Tennessee grants totaling $58,500 · typical grant $1,500 to $3,000 (tax year 2025)
4% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Nashville
American Paper & Twine Company Charitable Trust
Invitation only
16 Tennessee grants totaling $262,000 · typical grant $2,500 to $25,000 (tax year 2025)
6% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Boston, MA
The Schooner Foundation
Invitation only
16 Tennessee grants totaling $381,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
13% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Focused Support; Scholarship
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Private foundation · Nashville
Toby S Wilt Foundation
Takes applications
13 Tennessee grants totaling $155,550 · typical grant $1,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
46% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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.