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41 foundations that funded “Jewish Community Foundation”
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Private foundation · Nashville
The Danner Foundation
Takes applications
28 Tennessee grants totaling $395,500 · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scoutreach program; To support high school debate program; $25,000 for General Purposes and $25,000 for Dorie Bolze Fund; $10,000 for general purposes and $10,000 for the House Fund
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Private foundation · Memphis
Lawrence Lewis Foundation 8033000192
Takes applications
24 Tennessee grants totaling $206,068 · typical grant $750 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
38% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: General Charitable Contribution
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Private foundation · Nashville
Maria & Bernard A Pargh Family Foundation Tr
Invitation only
15 Tennessee grants totaling $391,950 · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2025)
7% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Bartlett
Knapp Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
24 Tennessee grants totaling $141,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $9,000 (tax year 2024)
25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: General/operating; Senior workshop series
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Private foundation · Nashville
The Joel C and Bernice W Gordon Family Foundation
Invitation only
19 Tennessee grants totaling $193,436 · typical grant $1,000 to $12,500 (tax year 2025)
21% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Woodbridge, NJ
The Bessemer Giving Fund
Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
21 Tennessee grants totaling $1.2 million · typical grant $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Capital campaign
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Public charity · Indianapolis, IN
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc.
Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
338 Tennessee grants totaling $21.3 million · typical grant $5,000 to $37,300 (tax year 2024)
49% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Unrestricted general support
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Private foundation · Nashville
Coddon Family Foundation
Invitation only
18 Tennessee grants totaling $59,118 · typical grant $1,000 to $2,500 (tax year 2025)
72% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Unrestricted gift - education; Unrestricted gift - religious; Unrestricted gift - community support; Unrestricted gift - educational; Unrestricted gift - religious offering
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Private foundation · White Bluff
Doochin Family Charitable Foundation
Takes applications
19 Tennessee grants totaling $115,038 · typical grant $300 to $11,000 (tax year 2025)
No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing
26% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Nashville
The Fugitive Foundation
Takes applications
41 Tennessee grants totaling $237,950 · typical grant $1,000 to $7,000 (tax year 2024)
20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Capital campaign & operating support
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Private foundation · Nashville
The Jane and Richard Eskind and Family Foundation
Invitation only
10 Tennessee grants totaling $392,300 · typical grant $2,500 to $75,000 (tax year 2024)
90% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Community foundation · New York, NY
The New York Community Trust
Ask before applying · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
44 Tennessee grants totaling $1.4 million · typical grant $10,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
41% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: For program support.; For a scholarship award.
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Public charity · New York, NY
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund
Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
23 Tennessee grants totaling $2.4 million · typical grant $10,000 to $125,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Community outreach & enrichment programs; Scholarships & financial aid; Educational programs & other student svc; Support of environmental programs; Medical/scientific research...
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United Way · Chattanooga
United Way of Greater Chattanooga
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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
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Private foundation · Philadelphia, PA
The Neubauer Family Foundation
Invitation only
2 Tennessee grants totaling $2,160 · typical grant $1,080 (tax year 2023)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · San Francisco, CA
Jewish Community Federation of San
Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
4 Tennessee grants totaling $393,700 · typical grant $15,000 to $351,500 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Religion; Philanthropy/voluntarism/grantmaking; Civil rights/social action/advocacy; Education
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Public charity · Knoxville
Knoxville Jewish Community Family of Funds
Ask before applying
3 Tennessee grants totaling $547,660 · typical grant $7,750 to $298,087 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Public charity · Memphis
Memphis Jewish Federation
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13 Tennessee grants totaling $1.2 million · typical grant $26,700 to $135,298 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · New York, NY
Jewish Communal Fund
Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
15 Tennessee grants totaling $6.6 million · typical grant $12,000 to $54,000 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Nashville
Jewish Federation of Nashville and Middle Tennessee
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20 Tennessee grants totaling $2 million · typical grant $9,513 to $174,153 (tax year 2024)
65% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: General program support
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.