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3,475 foundations that funded “Chi”

  1. Private foundation · Ooltewah

    Tucker Foundation

    Takes applications

    60 Tennessee grants totaling $4.3 million · typical grant $5,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)

    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

  2. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Clayton Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    40 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $2,500 to $12,500 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    3 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Church general fund; K-12 school; Community health services; Scholarship fund; Dance school transportation

  3. Public charity · Jackson

    West TN Healthcare Foundation Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    40 Tennessee grants totaling $1.7 million · typical grant $9,394 to $38,500 (tax year 2024)

    49% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    2 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: $6,000.00 women who care grant; $5,000.00 for general support; $250.00 windows of hope sponsorship; $2,093.53 for repair of ac unit; $1,500.00 steak n burger sponsorship;...

  4. Private foundation · Nashville

    Roros Foundation

    Invitation only

    31 Tennessee grants totaling $189,500 · typical grant $3,500 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)

    32% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    3 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Support of greatest need; Support for operations; Educational & instructional activity; Operations & construction efforts; Support for ongoing operations

  5. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Mary G K Fox Foundation

    Takes applications

    27 Tennessee grants totaling $181,310 · typical grant $1,000 to $9,210 (tax year 2025)

    19% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    2 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: 2022 grant request; 2024 grant request; Assistance to indigent; Web site domain and hosting; Educational audio/video

  6. Private foundation · Nashville

    Marjorie A Neuhoff Private Foundation Inc.

    Invitation only

    23 Tennessee grants totaling $245,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)

    4% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support arts; Youth support; Cancer support center; Serving green berets; Adoption and pet care

  7. Private foundation · Knoxville

    The Siddiqi Charitable Foundation

    Takes applications

    22 Tennessee grants totaling $421,025 · typical grant $5,500 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Jun 30 · next Jun 30, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    45% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Education; Academic programs; School garden program; Mental health program; Money for local community food pantr

  8. Private foundation · Bristol, VA

    The United Company Foundation

    Takes applications

    22 Tennessee grants totaling $653,302 · typical grant $7,075 to $25,000 (tax year 2025)

    Stated deadlines: Jul 1, Dec 1 · next Dec 1, 2026 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Education - tuition; Education - books; Support for continuation of museum's extensive educational resource project; Sequoyah council capital program - camp davy crockett;...

  9. Private foundation · Memphis

    H W Durham Foundation

    Takes applications

    21 Tennessee grants totaling $414,045 · typical grant $8,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2025)

    48% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support for seniors; Providing flowers to spread joy and inspire kindness; Community support services; Medical care for seniors; Legal services

  10. Private foundation · Nashville

    Sol Stern and Rose Stern Charitable Trust

    Invitation only

    19 Tennessee grants totaling $194,790 · typical grant $2,500 to $12,500 (tax year 2025)

    Funded: Charitable-education; Charitable-religious; Charitable-senior programs; Charitable-food safety; Charitable-programs

  11. Private foundation · Seattle, WA

    Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

    Takes applications

    18 Tennessee grants totaling $8.2 million · typical grant $125,000 to $606,651 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: K-12 education; Public awareness and analysis; Pneumonia & pandemic preparedness; K-12 education; postsecondary education; public awareness and analysis; Postsecondary education

  12. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Smith Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    17 Tennessee grants totaling $176,500 · typical grant $5,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2025)

    86% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    3 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: To serve individuals with disabilities with unique, needs-based programs that enrich their lives.; To assist with the urgent healthcare and relief efforts in Tennessee.;...

  13. Private foundation · Huntingdon

    The Jones Hertiage Foundation Inc.

    IRS revoked its tax-exempt status · Invitation only

    16 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $10,000 to $37,131 (tax year 2024)

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Religious purposes; Helping people believe, belong, trust, and come to be who god called them to be; To nurture survivor healing and strategically combat human trafficking in...

  14. Private foundation · Memphis

    Memphis Grizzlies Charitable Foundation

    Invitation only

    16 Tennessee grants totaling $159,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)

    6% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Undesignated general operating support - inspiring and empowering young creatives through the transformative power of the arts; Undesignated general operating support -...

  15. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    Daryl and Melanie Mann Family Foundation

    Invitation only

    15 Tennessee grants totaling $87,500 · typical grant $2,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2025)

    20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To support a religious organization; To support a public charity; To support a religious, eductional organization.; To support a religious, educational organization; To spread...

  16. Private foundation · Dixon Springs

    Beasley Family Foundation

    Invitation only

    13 Tennessee grants totaling $62,250 · typical grant $1,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)

    15% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support college preparatory school.; Support special needs education.; Support elementary and secondary education school.; Support non-denominational christian school.; Support...

  17. Private foundation · Memphis

    International Paper Company Foundation

    Takes applications

    13 Tennessee grants totaling $148,535 · typical grant $2,252 to $13,683 (tax year 2024)

    25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Carter county food for kids backpack program; Donated shipping for menstrual health program; Junior achievement biz town; Habitat improvement along rivers in greater Nashville...

  18. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Staley Family Foundation Inc.

    Invitation only

    13 Tennessee grants totaling $32,100 · typical grant $1,000 to $2,500 (tax year 2025)

    23% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: School for grades k - 8; Preserve the national park preserve the national park east TN largest hunger relief charity; Mental health early intervention program for middle and...

  19. Public charity · Birmingham, AL

    Orlean & Ralph W Beeson Fund

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $36,600 · typical grant $6,600 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Maryville college adventures in studying (mast) - expanding horizons; Project support 2024: $5,000 holistic evangelism in tete province and remainder allocated to persian...

  20. Private foundation · Shelbyville

    Gary Cooper Family Foundation

    Invitation only

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $11,500 · typical grant $2,500 to $9,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: To further the purposes of charitable organization.; Personal hardship distribution - the recipient's husband john harrison, age 45, an employee of cooper's steel fabricators,...

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.