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42 foundations that funded “Performing Arts Foundation”
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Private foundation · Brentwood
Bauchiero Family Foundation
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26 Tennessee grants totaling $78,017 · typical grant $1,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)
65% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Germantown
Deborah Dunklin Tipton Charitable Foundation
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24 Tennessee grants totaling $364,084 · typical grant $2,909 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Memphis
Robert E Tipton Jr Charitable Foundation
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6 Tennessee grants totaling $242,500 · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
83% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Nashville
Ebs Foundation
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80 Tennessee grants totaling $343,400 · typical grant $500 to $2,500 (tax year 2025)
5% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Nashville
Sandra Schatten Foundation
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35 Tennessee grants totaling $1.8 million · typical grant $5,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)
31% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Orlando, FL
Tch Baulch Family Foundation
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24 Tennessee grants totaling $154,000 · typical grant $4,000 to $8,000 (tax year 2025)
4% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Jackson
Ned R Mcwherter Charitable Foundation
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36 Tennessee grants totaling $268,711 · typical grant $2,000 to $7,000 (tax year 2025)
35% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Wilmington, DE
Ann M Duffer Family Foundation
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23 Tennessee grants totaling $455,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: North Carolina and Tennessee Hurricane Relief Efforts; Building Hope for Women & Children Campaign; Just Us program; Rheumatoid Arthritis Research; VUMC Pediatric rehabilitation program
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Private foundation · Nashville
Maria & Bernard A Pargh Family Foundation Tr
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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 · Cincinnati, OH
Turner Construction Company Foundation
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38 Tennessee grants totaling $308,400 · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
74% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Nashville
The Joel C and Bernice W Gordon Family Foundation
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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 · Memphis
Artsmemphis
How to apply: not stated
46 Tennessee grants totaling $1.6 million · typical grant $12,000 to $28,500 (tax year 2024)
11% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Operating support & arts builds community; Operating support & enhancement
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Private foundation · Bartlett
P K Seidman Trust
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18 Tennessee grants totaling $132,200 · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
44% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: General/operating; General/operating, band equipment, capital improvements
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Public charity · Chattanooga
Artsbuild
How to apply: not stated
24 Tennessee grants totaling $601,400 · typical grant $9,050 to $19,000 (tax year 2024)
8% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Nashville
American Paper & Twine Company Charitable Trust
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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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Public charity · Nashville
Delta Dental of Tennessee Inc.
How to apply: not stated
36 Tennessee grants totaling $1.2 million · typical grant $10,000 to $35,000 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Event sponsorship; Event sponsorship and donation to the general fund; Donation to the general fund; Event sponsorship and donation to the capital campaign
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Community foundation · New York, NY
The New York Community Trust
How to apply: not stated · 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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Private foundation · Nashville
Ryman Hospitality Properties Foundation
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39 Tennessee grants totaling $319,150 · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
37% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Grant for support of program mission for youth; Grant for support of program mission for education; Grant for support of program mission for community; Community grant for...
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Public charity · Atlanta, GA
South Arts Inc.
How to apply: not stated
19 Tennessee grants totaling $343,478 · typical grant $5,250 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
58% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: In These Mountains - Cargill 3rd Grant; FY25 SA/NEA Regional Engagement / Arts in Community; FY24 SA/NEA Regional Engagement / Arts in Community; FY25 NEA ArtsHERE; Southern...
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Private foundation · Orlando, FL
Mary C Ragland Fdn Tch
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $100,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $90,000 (tax year 2024)
50% 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.