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754 foundations that funded “Community”

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. Private foundation · Seattle, WA

    Marguerite Casey Foundation

    Invitation only

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $1 million · typical grant $50,000 to $900,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  9. Private foundation · Cookeville

    Gary Douglas Sasser & Colleen Gill Mcpherson Charitable Foundation Tr

    Invitation only

    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...

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. Private foundation · Nashville

    Msb Cockayne Fund Inc.

    Invitation only

    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

  13. 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...

  14. 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)

  15. Private foundation · Nashville

    Melkus Family Foundation

    Invitation only

    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

  16. Private foundation · Orlando, FL

    Thomas Garrott Foundation

    Invitation only

    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

  17. Private foundation · Cincinnati, OH

    Turner Construction Company Foundation

    Invitation only

    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

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Melrose Foundation

    Invitation only

    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.