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31 foundations that funded “Life Fund”

  1. Private foundation · Fort Oglethorpe, GA

    The Bbc Foundation

    Invitation only

    12 Tennessee grants totaling $72,000 · typical grant $2,000 to $8,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Operating funds; Award

  2. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Gene and Florence Monday Foundation

    Invitation only

    24 Tennessee grants totaling $230,225 · typical grant $5,000 to $11,800 (tax year 2025)

    Stated deadlines: Jul 1 · next Jul 1, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Program for youth general fund; Support for latino community; Clothes for those in need; Improve adult, child, and family literacy in east TN; Collect items for children ages...

  3. Private foundation · Princeton, NJ

    The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

    Takes applications

    19 Tennessee grants totaling $2.6 million · typical grant $25,256 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: 82000 rwjf healthy communities -- site visit grant; 82534 advancing economic inclusion and family wellbeing across Appalachia; 80655 using measuring love to train leaders in...

  4. Private foundation · Morristown

    Fountainrx Foundation Inc.

    Invitation only

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $37,490 · typical grant $1,000 to $7,000 (tax year 2023)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support the mission of 501(c)(3) org; Provide funds to the church

  5. Community foundation · Little Rock, AR

    Arkansas Community Foundation Inc.

    Ask before applying · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    14 Tennessee grants totaling $819,037 · typical grant $10,025 to $159,601 (tax year 2024)

    40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To support the national ornamental metal museum as follows: 94% of annual disbursement to be used for general operating, 6% to be used for acquiring contemporary craft of...

  6. Private foundation · Nashville

    Dugas Family Foundation II Inc.

    Takes applications

    18 Tennessee grants totaling $592,000 · typical grant $20,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    78% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    5 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Transportation - new vehicle; Able youth track and field program; Expansion project; Recovery in community-arch academy for girls; Increase capacity to serve local needs and...

  7. Public charity · Alpharetta, GA

    Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc.

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

    584 Tennessee grants totaling $63.7 million · typical grant $10,600 to $70,692 (tax year 2024)

    36% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Evangelism and missions; Spiritual development; Education; Children's and youth ministry; Community development

  8. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    Lyndhurst Foundation Inc.

    Invitation only

    118 Tennessee grants totaling $6.7 million · typical grant $3,239 to $70,000 (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Mar 31, Jun 30, Sep 30, Dec 31 · next Dec 31, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    49% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    11 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: To match LH Associates contributions; LH Associates matching program; General Operations 2024; "My Thriving Garden" Project; Health Services and Improved Database Capacity

  9. Private foundation · Dyersburg

    Brayton Foundation

    Ask before applying

    10 Tennessee grants totaling $5,100 · typical grant $100 to $900 (tax year 2025)

    10% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Unrestricted use donation; Scholarship

  10. 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

  11. Public charity · Washington, DC

    Network for Good

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

    101 Tennessee grants totaling $4.1 million · typical grant $9,258 to $40,514 (tax year 2024)

    16% 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.