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178 foundations
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Private foundation · Nashville
Enchiridion Foundation
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82 Tennessee grants totaling $1.9 million · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 3 Tennessee grants, such as Nashville Public Education Foundation
5% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: General support for operations; For youth camp; General support for renovation project
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Public charity · Goodlettsville
Dollar General Literacy Foundation
How to apply: not stated
81 Tennessee grants totaling $2.5 million · typical grant $8,000 to $18,000 (tax year 2025)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Adult Education Foundation of Bloun
44% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: English as a second; Atoz family; Literacy support for; Bim family literacy; Literacy changes liv
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Private foundation · Maryville
Clayton Homes Foundation
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80 Tennessee grants totaling $4.9 million · typical grant $5,000 to $60,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 6 Tennessee grants, such as Alcoa City Schools Foundation, Blount County Education Foundation, Knox Education Foundation
60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Basking Ridge, NJ
Verizon Foundation
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76 Tennessee grants totaling $106,304 · typical grant $135 to $1,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 10 Tennessee grants, such as Pta Tennesse Congress of Parents Teachers Inc., Kenrose Elementary Pto, Parent Teacher Organization of Ravenwood High School Inc.
45% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Other civic / community
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Private foundation · Cleveland
George R Johnson Family Foundation
Takes applications
72 Tennessee grants totaling $1.9 million · typical grant $10,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2025)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 3 Tennessee grants, such as Mcminn County Education Foundation
24% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
2 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Advocate training program; Children educational program; Art education; Unity center; Harbor safe house
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Lawson Family Foundation
Takes applications
71 Tennessee grants totaling $2.2 million · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Bearden Middle School Foundation
76% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Sponsorship; Membership - great egret society; Life prep academy; 100knoxville; Sponsorship of concert
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Private foundation · Dallas, TX
Texas Instruments Foundation
Takes applications
70 Tennessee grants totaling $151,310 · typical grant $200 to $1,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 6 Tennessee grants, such as Whitwell High School Foundation, Alcoa High School Foundation, Lookout Valley Band Boosters
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
37% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."
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United Way · Chattanooga
United Way of Greater Chattanooga
How to apply: not stated
69 Tennessee grants totaling $3.8 million · typical grant $21,689 to $64,542 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Public Education Foundation
7% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Radnor, PA
Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
65 Tennessee grants totaling $7,784 · typical grant $50 to $104 (tax year 2025)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Soddy Elementary School Pta, Lavergne Lake Elementary Pto
57% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Matching gifts
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Private foundation · Nashville
Msb Cockayne Fund Inc.
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63 Tennessee grants totaling $1.2 million · typical grant $1,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Nashville Public Education Foundation
2% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Ooltewah
Tucker Foundation
Takes applications
60 Tennessee grants totaling $4.3 million · typical grant $5,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Bradley Cleveland Public Education Foundation
31% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarship - evan moore; Scholarship fund; Relay for life; Pups4patriots Tennessee; General support - imagine arts education initiative
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Private foundation · Houston, TX
Shell USA Company Foundation
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59 Tennessee grants totaling $480,847 · typical grant $400 to $2,400 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Parent Booster USA Inc.
23% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: 1000; 500; 100; 50; 520
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Boyd Foundation
Takes applications
56 Tennessee grants totaling $9.3 million · typical grant $10,000 to $150,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 8 Tennessee grants, such as Bearden High School Foundation, Knox Education Foundation, South-Doyle Chorus Booster Club
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
36% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: For annual budget.; To seek to build and admire meaningful arts and crafts expeeriences.; To preserve and enrich the diversity of art and culture in East Tennessee.; To...
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Private foundation · Nashville
The Annette and Irwin Eskind Family Foundation
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55 Tennessee grants totaling $246,450 · typical grant $250 to $2,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Nashville Public Education Foundation
4% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Abingdon, VA
Food City Charitable Foundation
How to apply: not stated
49 Tennessee grants totaling $1 million · typical grant $10,000 to $28,000 (tax year 2025)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Tennessee Grocers Education Foundation
61% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support the mission
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Hamico Inc.
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48 Tennessee grants totaling $1.8 million · typical grant $2,500 to $40,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 3 Tennessee grants, such as Lookout Mountain Pta, Public Education Foundation
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Regal Foundation
Takes applications
48 Tennessee grants totaling $1.6 million · typical grant $3,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Halls High School Baseball Booster Club, Anderson County Schools (achs Booster Club)
48% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Education; Children & family; Health; Military
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Private foundation · Nashville
Andrea Waitt Carlton Family Foundation
Takes applications
48 Tennessee grants totaling $1.8 million · typical grant $5,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Pto of Glendale Elementary
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
39% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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United Way · Murfreesboro
United Way of Rutherford County
How to apply: not stated
47 Tennessee grants totaling $694,125 · typical grant $2,500 to $21,500 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Murfreesboro City School Foundation
72% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support for pregnant women; Ann campbell early learning center; Project learn and triple play program; Child abuse, community ed and drug endangered children programs; Rent and...
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Private foundation · Nashville
Thomas & Mamie Houser Charitable Foundation
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44 Tennessee grants totaling $168,900 · typical grant $250 to $3,000 (tax year 2025)
Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Nashville Public Education Foundation
18% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To support charity; To support conservation; To support ministry; To support education; To support literacy
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.