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754 foundations that funded “Community”
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Public charity · Memphis
Literacy Mid-South Inc.
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $40,000 · typical grant $10,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded: Program expenses
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Private foundation · Louisville, KY
Kindred Foundation Inc.
Invitation only
4 Tennessee grants totaling $450,000 · typical grant $20,000 to $400,000 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Arlington, VA
National Council On Aging Inc.
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $1.5 million · typical grant $100,000 to $1.2 million (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Public charity · Nashville
Music City Prep Clinic
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $420,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $310,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: End spread of hiv; Grant program fund
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Private foundation · Nashville
Micah Charitable Foundation
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $3,475 · typical grant $275 to $2,000 (tax year 2025)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Poor children camp; Homeless relief; Homeless shelter
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Public charity · Nashville
Nashville Public Education Foundation
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $15,000 · typical grant $5,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support of music programs and united way employee giving gifts; 2024 public schools hall of fame honoree
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Private foundation · Rockville, MD
Horace Dawson Foundation
Invitation only
3 Tennessee grants totaling $11,800 · typical grant $500 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Seattle, WA
Marguerite Casey Foundation
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $1 million · typical grant $50,000 to $900,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Cookeville
Gary Douglas Sasser & Colleen Gill Mcpherson Charitable Foundation Tr
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $21,000 · typical grant $6,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: To spread the christian faith.; To endow permanent scholarships for associates of averitt express, inc. And their children who desire to continue their educaction beyond high...
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Public charity · Cape Elizabeth, ME
Simple Generosity Foundation
Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
7 Tennessee grants totaling $88,929 · typical grant $5,052 to $22,575 (tax year 2024)
57% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Nashville
Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle TN
How to apply: not stated
285 Tennessee grants totaling $63.3 million · typical grant $23,119 to $215,432 (tax year 2024)
27% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To assist in feeding those in need
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Private foundation · Nashville
Msb Cockayne Fund Inc.
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63 Tennessee grants totaling $1.2 million · typical grant $1,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
2% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Nashville
Smile 180 Foundation
How to apply: not stated
47 Tennessee grants totaling $3.5 million · typical grant $21,541 to $75,000 (tax year 2024)
23% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
19 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Grant for dental clinic operations; Grant for dental clinic operations, capital improvements, and dental safety net payments; Grant for dental clinic operations and capital...
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Private foundation · Nashville
The West End Home Foundation
Takes applications
44 Tennessee grants totaling $2.3 million · typical grant $17,500 to $70,000 (tax year 2024)
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Private foundation · Nashville
Melkus Family Foundation
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42 Tennessee grants totaling $3.9 million · typical grant $10,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Orlando, FL
Thomas Garrott Foundation
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39 Tennessee grants totaling $665,100 · typical grant $100 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
31% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Cincinnati, OH
Turner Construction Company Foundation
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38 Tennessee grants totaling $308,400 · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
74% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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United Way · Kingsport
United Way of Greater Kingsport Inc.
How to apply: not stated
37 Tennessee grants totaling $1.8 million · typical grant $16,000 to $58,097 (tax year 2025)
3% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Northbrook, IL
The Allstate Foundation
Takes applications
36 Tennessee grants totaling $129,500 · typical grant $500 to $1,000 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
61% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Agent - individual hh; Employee helping hands; Helping hands group grants; Disaster relief - hurricane helene and milton
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Melrose Foundation
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34 Tennessee grants totaling $32,200 · typical grant $400 to $1,000 (tax year 2025)
6% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Charitable support; Educational support; Medical support
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.