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199 foundations that funded “Schools Fund”

1. Private foundation · Dyersburg

   Wh Parks Scholarship Fund C/o First Citizens Trust Dept

   Invitation only

   1 Tennessee grant totaling $3,327 · typical grant $3,327 (1 grant) (tax year 2023)

   Funded: Scholarship

2. Private foundation · Franklin

   The Callahan Family Fund Inc.

   Invitation only

   9 Tennessee grants totaling $1.8 million · typical grant $2,500 to $15,000 (tax year 2025)

   Funded: Charitable donation

3. Private foundation · Nashville

   Conway - Welch Family Foundation

   Invitation only

   7 Tennessee grants totaling $614,000 · typical grant $4,000 to $225,000 (tax year 2024)

   83% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

   Funded: Nurse career scholarship fund; Serve women in crisis; Simulation lab for nursing school; Scholarship pledge

4. Private foundation · Dyersburg

   E B Coburn Scholarship Fund

   Takes applications

   1 Tennessee grant totaling $4,941 · typical grant $4,941 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

   Funded only returning groups in its latest year

   Funded: Scholarship

5. Private foundation · Knoxville

   E Maurine Hawkins Scholarship Fund

   Takes applications

   1 Tennessee grant totaling $13,000 · typical grant $13,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

   Funded only returning groups in its latest year

   Funded: Scholarship

6. Private foundation · Saint Louis, NV

   Tr Billy Millis Scholarship Fund

   Invitation only

   1 Tennessee grant totaling $10,000 · typical grant $10,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

   Funded only returning groups in its latest year

   Funded: Scholarship

7. Private foundation · Richmond, VA

   Kathryn & W H Schwarzschild Fund

   Invitation only

   1 Tennessee grant totaling $1,000 · typical grant $1,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

   Funded only returning groups in its latest year

8. Private foundation · Wilmington, DE

   Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc.

   Invitation only

   1 Tennessee grant totaling $200,000 · typical grant $200,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

   Funded only returning groups in its latest year

9. Private foundation · South Bend, WA

   The Drexel Fund

   Invitation only

   4 Tennessee grants totaling $221,000 · typical grant $37,000 to $124,000 (tax year 2024)

   100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

   Funded: General support grant; Founders program

10. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    Nmi Foundation

    Invitation only

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $9 million · typical grant $15,000 to $8 million (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    2 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Establishment and funding of the sharon mills sustainability fund which is aimed at ensuring the girls preparatory school achieves long term financial and environmental...

11. Private foundation · Winchester, KY

    George W and Lolita D Kern Educational Assistance Fund

    IRS revoked its tax-exempt status · Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $3,000 · typical grant $3,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Scholarships

12. 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

13. Private foundation · West Palm Beach, FL

    Cornelia T Bailey Charitable Trust

    Invitation only

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $50,000 · typical grant $25,000 (tax year 2025)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Empowering high school girls in finance and investment fundamentals; Three-day collaborative songwriting retreats for veterans

14. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Clayton Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    40 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $2,500 to $12,500 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    3 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Church general fund; K-12 school; Community health services; Scholarship fund; Dance school transportation

15. Public charity · Washington, DC

    Reading Is Fundamental Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    8 Tennessee grants totaling $68,008 · typical grant $7,200 to $11,552 (tax year 2024)

    38% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To foster literacy

16. Private foundation · Nashville

    Msb Cockayne Fund Inc.

    Invitation only

    63 Tennessee grants totaling $1.2 million · typical grant $1,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    2% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

17. Public charity · Boston, MA

    Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund

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

    36 Tennessee grants totaling $1.8 million · typical grant $10,000 to $45,000 (tax year 2024)

    72% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

18. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Bill and Crissy Haslam Foundation

    Invitation only

    96 Tennessee grants totaling $13.2 million · typical grant $5,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    27% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    5 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Missions fund; Legacy dinner; Knox county imagination library; Data capacity building support; Community circle

19. Public charity · Memphis

    Memphis Education Fund Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    11 Tennessee grants totaling $2.2 million · typical grant $31,250 to $400,000 (tax year 2025)

    82% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Educational support

20. Public charity · Nashville

    Percy Priest Parent Teacher Organization

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $309,180 · typical grant $16,735 to $225,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: To support the faculty and students of percy priest elementary school; To fund all or part of specially trained personnel including science lab teacher and training assistants;...