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838 foundations that funded “University Foundation”
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Private foundation · Arlington, VA
Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation
Takes applications
7 Tennessee grants totaling $103,465 · typical grant $150 to $49,015 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Jul 15 · next Jul 15, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Employee matching gift; Peer empowerment network for employment: peer mentorship between employed and unemployed adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to...
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Private foundation · Brentwood
David Foundation
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6 Tennessee grants totaling $55,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Ministry support
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Private foundation · Wilmington, DE
Sonscope Foundation
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6 Tennessee grants totaling $206,000 · typical grant $20,000 to $26,000 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: GMA and Dove Center; Baylor Fund
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Private foundation · Brentwood
Timothy 617 Foundation
Takes applications
6 Tennessee grants totaling $138,895 · typical grant $1,000 to $22,000 (tax year 2024)
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Private foundation · Murfreesboro
Bobbie Solley Foundation
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5 Tennessee grants totaling $340,950 · typical grant $25,000 to $75,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Provide funding for education in tegucigalpa, honduras; Provide trainig for peru teachers and principals; Excellence in education program funding; Funding for christian...
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Private foundation · Memphis
Great Oaks Foundation
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5 Tennessee grants totaling $108,000 · typical grant $8,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Various
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Private foundation · Memphis
Dobbs Foundation
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5 Tennessee grants totaling $2.2 million · typical grant $10,000 to $450,000 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Louisville, KY
Kindred Foundation Inc.
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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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Private foundation · Palatine, IL
John Marshall Family Foundation
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $9,000 · typical grant $2,000 to $3,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Wilmington, DE
Hymowitz Family Foundation
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $37,500 · typical grant $10,000 (tax year 2024)
25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Charitable Event; School of Medicine Basic Sciences
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Private foundation · Atlanta, GA
The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $843,000 · typical grant $150,000 to $350,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Imagination library for the mt program; Scaling climate smart ranching practices and; Good governance
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Private foundation · Menlo Park, CA
J Michael Bodnar Foundation
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $43,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Wilmington, DE
The 297 Foundation
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $250,000 · typical grant $50,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Kingsport
Eastman Foundation
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $109,250 · typical grant $1,750 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Jul 31 · next Jul 31, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Mountain mission scholarship; Hurricane helene relief
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Private foundation · Mount Juliet
Queener Family Foundation
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $33,051 · typical grant $100 to $31,671 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To assist education expenses for individuals; Church contribution
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Private foundation · Franklin
Dunn Family Foundation
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $96,000 · typical grant $20,000 to $46,000 (tax year 2025)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support eductional excellence at Brentwood academy; Children support; Support overall education and research activities
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Private foundation · Evansville, IN
Koch Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $2,103 · typical grant $100 to $1,883 (tax year 2025)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Charitable Operations
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Private foundation · Cincinnati, OH
William M Mcglaughlin Foundation
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $14,000 · typical grant $2,000 to $7,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: General contribution
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Private foundation · Boise, ID
J R Simplot Company Foundation Inc.
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $7,000 · typical grant $1,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2025)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Education
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Private foundation · Scottsdale, NV
Flowerree Foundation
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $25,000 · typical grant $2,500 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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.