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754 foundations that funded “Community”

  1. Private foundation · Mayfield Heights, OH

    Lift A Life Foundation Inc.

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $25,000 · typical grant $25,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: TN flooding

  2. Private foundation · Hardy, VA

    Bernau Family Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $10,000 · typical grant $10,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Jun 20 · next Jun 20, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Scholarship & side by side apprentice

  3. Private foundation · Longboat Key, FL

    Akhoury Foundation Inc.

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $5,000 · typical grant $5,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Charitable request

  4. Private foundation · Frankfort, KY

    Kentucky Educational Fund for

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $772,809 · typical grant $772,809 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Termination of fund and transfer of assets.

  5. Private foundation · Austin, TX

    Texas Bankers Foundation

    Takes applications

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

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Hurricane helene - Tennessee

  6. Private foundation · Alys Beach, FL

    The Rosemarie and David Thurston Family Foundation

    Invitation only

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

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Donation to further the organization's mission

  7. Private foundation · Garden City, NY

    Rhodes Family Foundation

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $0 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Health/Welfare

  8. Private foundation · Brooklyn, OH

    William C & Lillye T Fischer Memorial Fund

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $17,139 · typical grant $17,139 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  9. Private foundation · Wrentham, MA

    Arcadia Charitable Trust

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $25,000 · typical grant $25,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Air conditioning for the CRC Warehouse

  10. Private foundation · Sewanee

    The John M Gessell Charitable Trust Dtd 8-20-99

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $469,000 · typical grant $469,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Funded: General operating account

  11. Public charity · Washington, DC

    Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc.

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

    20 Tennessee grants totaling $5.3 million · typical grant $30,000 to $210,500 (tax year 2024)

    55% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: General operating support and project support; Project support

  12. Public charity · Madison, WI

    Give Back Foundation

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

    13 Tennessee grants totaling $187,584 · typical grant $7,304 to $15,405 (tax year 2025)

    8% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  13. Private foundation · Memphis

    Grace Foundation of Memphis Inc.

    Takes applications

    41 Tennessee grants totaling $2.1 million · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Religion; Educational; Human service; Health, general; Housing, shelter

  14. Public charity · Nashville

    Tennessee State Collaborative On Reforming Education

    How to apply: not stated

    31 Tennessee grants totaling $7.1 million · typical grant $100,000 to $375,000 (tax year 2024)

    48% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Award

  15. Public charity · Atlanta, GA

    Bvm Capacity Building Institute Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    10 Tennessee grants totaling $104,540 · typical grant $9,000 to $11,000 (tax year 2024)

    56% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: GOTV/Voter Registration; Divine 9 Voter Mobilization

  16. Private foundation · Brentwood

    John R Lindahl Foundation

    Invitation only

    9 Tennessee grants totaling $306,441 · typical grant $15,000 to $46,441 (tax year 2025)

    Funded: To promote religious, charitable, scientific, literary and educational activities

  17. Private foundation · Mclean, VA

    Weissberg Foundation

    Invitation only

    8 Tennessee grants totaling $560,000 · typical grant $50,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Capacity support

  18. Private foundation · Rising Fawn, GA

    Rossville Memorial Center

    Invitation only

    7 Tennessee grants totaling $29,000 · typical grant $3,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Education; Youth program; Tennessee homeless; Tennessee homeless program; Animal rescue/adoption

  19. Private foundation · Seattle, WA

    Raikes Foundation

    Invitation only

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $19,862 · typical grant $1,034 to $5,166 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  20. Public charity · San Francisco, CA

    Tides Center

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $202,050 · typical grant $10,000 to $17,050 (tax year 2024)

    80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Equity, human rights, and economic empowerment; Quality education; Sustainable environment

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.