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834 foundations that funded “University Foundat Ion Inc”

  1. Private foundation · Grand Rapids, MI

    Mojo Foundation

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $20,000 · typical grant $20,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  2. Private foundation · Memphis

    Boulder-Escalente Scholarship Foundation

    Invitation only

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $26,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)

    75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Education

  3. Private foundation · Portland, OR

    Margaret Watt Edwards Foundation

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $15,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Josephine j. Hardin scholarship fund

  4. Private foundation · Naperville, IL

    Rob Koranda Scholarship Foundation

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $15,000 · typical grant $7,500 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Scholarship; Scholarshipscholarship

  5. Private foundation · St Paul, MN

    Sam I Kobata & Sons Foundation

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $4,000 · typical grant $4,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Scholarships

  6. Private foundation · Birmingham, AL

    A Better South Foundation

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $100,000 · typical grant $100,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Educational funding

  7. Private foundation · Anchorage, AK

    Thomas and Cindy Massie Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $2,000 · typical grant $2,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  8. Private foundation · Palo Alto, CA

    Susie and Gideon Yu Foundation

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $50,000 · typical grant $50,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Vincent w durnan scholarship

  9. Private foundation · Milwaukee, WI

    William E Mcelroy Charitable Foundation

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $9,125 · typical grant $9,125 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Scholarship

  10. Private foundation · Memphis

    Mcdonnell Family Foundation

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    22 Tennessee grants totaling $1.6 million · typical grant $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Program Services

  11. Private foundation · Glendale, AZ

    Bechtel Group Foundation

    Takes applications

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $144,959 · typical grant $300 to $43,059 (tax year 2024)

    75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Education; Social services

  12. Private foundation · New York, NY

    The Teagle Foundation

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    4 Tennessee grants totaling $858,000 · typical grant $50,000 to $608,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Cornerstone: Learning for Living initiative; Scholarship Program; Special Project : Fellowship program

  13. Private foundation · Nashville

    Mullins Family Foundation

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    4 Tennessee grants totaling $19,500 · typical grant $2,500 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  14. Private foundation · Nashville

    Mike Curb Foundation

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    4 Tennessee grants totaling $1.3 million · typical grant $100,000 to $1.1 million (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  15. Private foundation · New York, NY

    The Wallace Foundation

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $192,404 · typical grant $6,964 to $165,440 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: To study the work of districts participating in Wallace's Principal Pipeline Learning Community.; To support a study of how principals learn on the job.; To support a...

  16. Private foundation · Chicago, IL

    Pritzker Family Foundation

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $1.4 million · typical grant $200,000 to $1 million (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Building awareness and education on importance of early childhood development; Research and education on early childhood education; Research and education on family economic stability

  17. Private foundation · San Antonio, TX

    Mays Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $1 million · typical grant $5,000 to $500,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  18. Private foundation · Lebanon

    Adams Family Foundation

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $27,000 · typical grant $2,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Assist with student and institutional needs

  19. Private foundation · Sarasota, FL

    The Melly Foundation

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $3,500 · typical grant $1,000 to $2,500 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: General/unrestricted

  20. Private foundation · New Orleans, LA

    George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts

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

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Scholarship vada powell student id: b00702025; Scholarship caroline tebbs student id: l30136790

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.