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838 foundations that funded “University Foundation”

  1. Private foundation · Nashville

    Lifeworks Foundation

    Invitation only

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $224,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $192,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Further charity purpose

  2. Private foundation · St Paul, MN

    Land O'lakes Foundation

    Takes applications

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $22,500 · typical grant $5,000 to $7,500 (tax year 2025)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Member co-op matches; Independent retailer match

  3. Private foundation · Short Hills, NJ

    The Mark and Jane Wilf Family Foundation Inc.

    Invitation only

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $20,000 to $1 million (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Scholarship support

  4. Private foundation · Naples, FL

    Don Waggoner & Zelma Waggoner Foundation

    Invitation only

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $2 million · typical grant $1,000 to $2 million (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To further the mission of the organization.

  5. Public charity · Schaumburg, IL

    American Veterinary Medical Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $26,240 · typical grant $8,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Student funding; Disaster relief

  6. Private foundation · Canton, OH

    The Paul and Carol David Foundation

    Takes applications

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $21,000 · typical grant $7,000 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Scholarships

  7. Private foundation · Saint Louis, NV

    Smith Pete and Sally Foundation

    Invitation only

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

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  8. Private foundation · Atlanta, FL

    The Thomas Family Foundation

    Invitation only

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $55,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  9. Private foundation · Nashville

    Sumpter Yeaman Charitable Foundation

    Invitation only

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $3,000 · typical grant $1,000 to $2,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  10. Private foundation · Cookeville

    Oakley First National Foundation

    Invitation only

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $11,428 · typical grant $2,000 to $9,428 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Education

  11. Private foundation · Richmond, VA

    The Kenneth and Bettie Christopher Perry Foundation

    Invitation only

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $300 · typical grant $100 to $200 (tax year 2025)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  12. Private foundation · Trenton, MI

    The Beamer Family Foundation

    Invitation only

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $7,000 · typical grant $2,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: General contribution

  13. Public charity · Philadelphia, PA

    Abim Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $60,000 · typical grant $20,000 to $40,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Building trust - discover, decipher, demonstrate; Vivid health connect - clinical training

  14. Private foundation · Great Falls, VA

    Joseph W & Faith K Tiberio Charitable Foundation

    Invitation only

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $3,250 · typical grant $250 to $3,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  15. 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

  16. Private foundation · Atchison, KS

    Adair-Exchange Bank Foundation

    Invitation only

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $7,750 · typical grant $1,500 to $6,250 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  17. Private foundation · Gainesville, GA

    Buisson Foundation Inc.

    IRS revoked its tax-exempt status · Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $37,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $27,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded: Operating grant

  18. Private foundation · Sarasota, FL

    The Bill & Ann Templeton Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $105,000 · typical grant $35,000 to $70,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: General support for program activities

  19. Private foundation · New York, NY

    Pinkerton Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $15,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2023)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2023 IRS filing

    Funded: Trustee Discretionary

  20. Private foundation · Oxford, MS

    Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation

    Invitation only

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $40,000 · typical grant $20,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Educational

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.