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403 foundations that funded “Scholarship”

  1. Private foundation · Glenview, IL

    Lawrence T & Dorothy A Holmes Private Foundation

    Invitation only

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $0 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  2. Private foundation · Nashville

    Gause Foundation

    Invitation only

    49 Tennessee grants totaling $90,050 · typical grant $1,000 to $1,800 (tax year 2025)

    13% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: General Charitable and Educational; General educational and support; Community development

  3. Private foundation · Nashville

    Horatio B & Willie J Buntin Foundation

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    49 Tennessee grants totaling $258,891 · typical grant $500 to $2,000 (tax year 2025)

    16% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To further charitable activities

  4. Private foundation · Nashville

    Louisiana-Pacific Foundation

    Takes applications

    39 Tennessee grants totaling $341,773 · typical grant $750 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)

    52% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  5. Private foundation · Nashville

    Anne Bransford Wallace Foundation

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    33 Tennessee grants totaling $35,960 · typical grant $250 to $1,000 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  6. Private foundation · Memphis

    Rose Montgomery@johnston Family Foundation

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    31 Tennessee grants totaling $187,600 · typical grant $1,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)

    19% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Arts/cultural; Religion; Support religious activities; Education; Develop gardens in Memphis

  7. Private foundation · Memphis

    Belz Foundation

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    30 Tennessee grants totaling $2.9 million · typical grant $2,000 to $158,500 (tax year 2025)

    13% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Education; Health/welfare; Arts; Community; Religious

  8. Private foundation · Nashville

    Martha W Banker Charitable Trust

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    29 Tennessee grants totaling $39,350 · typical grant $500 to $1,500 (tax year 2025)

    21% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  9. Private foundation · Atlanta, GA

    Assurant Foundation

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    26 Tennessee grants totaling $106,312 · typical grant $50 to $330 (tax year 2024)

    92% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Financial Assistance

  10. Private foundation · Hendersonville

    J C Garrett III Family Foundation

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    24 Tennessee grants totaling $86,015 · typical grant $1,000 to $5,500 (tax year 2024)

    42% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support community programs; Support education programs; Support athletic programs; Support ministry programs

  11. 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

  12. Private foundation · Union City

    Bill and Carol Latimer Charitable Foundation

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    23 Tennessee grants totaling $1.5 million · typical grant $3,750 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    48% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Religious; Educational

  13. Private foundation · Brentwood

    The Anita and Julian Saul Foundation Inc.

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    23 Tennessee grants totaling $258,558 · typical grant $1,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

  14. Private foundation · Memphis

    Fleetwood Foundation Inc.

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    22 Tennessee grants totaling $2.5 million · typical grant $30,000 to $160,166 (tax year 2023)

    Funded: Work with Believe Academy and Memphis College Preparatory school; Jack Gerber Fund; Lavinia Group fund, Hollywood; Lavinia travel expenses fund for PASH and PAHW; General fund...

  15. Private foundation · Memphis

    Brinkley Foundation

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    21 Tennessee grants totaling $220,000 · typical grant $5,500 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)

    14% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  16. Private foundation · Cleveland

    Mcreynolds Family Foundation Inc.

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    21 Tennessee grants totaling $118,375 · typical grant $1,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)

    29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Assistance

  17. Private foundation · Cleveland

    Mark E Smith Foundation Ua Dated 11-9-22

    Takes applications

    16 Tennessee grants totaling $154,486 · typical grant $1,000 to $5,490 (tax year 2025)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Various athletic program donations; Football program; General operating expenses and scholastics program; Sponsorship and a/v student program; Women's basketball program

  18. Private foundation · Nashville

    The Jane and Richard Eskind and Family Foundation

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    10 Tennessee grants totaling $392,300 · typical grant $2,500 to $75,000 (tax year 2024)

    90% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  19. Private foundation · Pittsburgh, PA

    Theodore W & Betty J Eckels Fdn-Tr

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    8 Tennessee grants totaling $460,000 · typical grant $25,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2025)

    12% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  20. Public charity · Memphis

    Jewish Foundation of Memphis

    How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    62 Tennessee grants totaling $6.3 million · typical grant $13,000 to $73,200 (tax year 2024)

    23% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Religious; Educational; Arts & cultural; Health / welfare; Community development

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.