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754 foundations that funded “Community”

  1. Public charity · Brunswick, GA

    Map International Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $165,504 · typical grant $11,747 to $124,529 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Scholarship Funding

  2. Private foundation · Denver, CO

    Louis Calder Foundation

    Takes applications

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $950,000 · typical grant $150,000 to $500,000 (tax year 2024)

    25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Growth of charter schools; Science of reading

  3. Private foundation · Deerfield, IL

    Essendant Charitable Foundation

    Takes applications

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $17,500 · typical grant $1,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  4. Private foundation · New York, NY

    Foundation for A Just Society

    Invitation only

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $625,100 · typical grant $100,000 to $275,000 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To provide emergency support for hurricane helene relief work; To provide general operating support; To provide philanthropic advocacy support to grantmakers for southern...

  5. Public charity · Boston, MA

    Reach Out and Read Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $17,442 · typical grant $5,093 to $6,239 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Encourage reading

  6. Public charity · Hazard, KY

    Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $257,600 · typical grant $25,000 to $201,600 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To further the exempt of purpose of the organization

  7. Private foundation · Memphis

    Evander Lewis Family Foundation

    Invitation only

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $35,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  8. Private foundation · Lexington, KY

    Elhapa Foundation Inc.

    Invitation only

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $75,000 · typical grant $25,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2025)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Waddell walker hancock cancer discovery fund

  9. Private foundation · Springfield, MO

    The Jeremiah 924 Foundation

    Invitation only

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $1.5 million · typical grant $120,000 to $1.4 million (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support mission efforts

  10. Private foundation · Boston, MA

    The Chorus Inc.

    Invitation only

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $1.2 million · typical grant $270,000 to $970,000 (tax year 2023)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: General operations & program/project support

  11. Private foundation · San Francisco, CA

    Stupski Foundation

    Invitation only

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $110,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To support the Appalachian Rekindling Project.; To support the Southern Power Fund.

  12. Public charity · Monteagle

    Mountain Goat Trail Alliance Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $49,165 · typical grant $10,000 to $39,165 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Sewanee Welcome Center; Trail development

  13. Private foundation · Memphis

    Edwin M Jones Foundation Inc.

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $8,000 · typical grant $8,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  14. Private foundation · New York, NY

    The Herrnstein Family Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

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

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: To fulfill the organization's exempt mission

  15. Private foundation · San Francisco, CA

    Rippleworks Inc.

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $500,000 · typical grant $500,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  16. Private foundation · Coral Gables, FL

    Weiss Family 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: Support contribution

  17. Private foundation · Wilmington, DE

    Das Leben Foundation

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $4,500 · typical grant $4,500 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  18. Private foundation · Falls Church, VA

    Safety Systems Foundation

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $2,000 · typical grant $2,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  19. Private foundation · New York, NY

    Bchb Inc.

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $83,334 · typical grant $83,334 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Funding to create, renovate or enhance space for educational programming; purchase equipment for educational programming and provide for professional development of educational...

  20. Private foundation · Lindon, UT

    The Ray and Tye Noorda Foundation

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $500,000 · typical grant $500,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Humanitarian

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.