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859 foundations that funded “Fund”

  1. Public charity · Memphis

    Memphis Education Fund Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    11 Tennessee grants totaling $2.2 million · typical grant $31,250 to $400,000 (tax year 2025)

    82% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Educational support

  2. Public charity · Knoxville

    Women's Fund of East Tennessee

    How to apply: not stated

    11 Tennessee grants totaling $382,610 · typical grant $35,000 (tax year 2024)

    73% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Youth development; Human services; Arts, culture; Philanthropy; Educ. Institutions

  3. Public charity · Towson, MD

    Players Philanthropy Fund Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    10 Tennessee grants totaling $941,490 · typical grant $10,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: General support to further the organization's purpose.

  4. Private foundation · Atlanta, GA

    The Charles S Hasson Fund Inc.

    Invitation only

    9 Tennessee grants totaling $175,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  5. Public charity · El Segundo, CA

    Hispanic Scholarship Fund

    How to apply: not stated

    9 Tennessee grants totaling $375,490 · typical grant $10,316 to $67,428 (tax year 2025)

    44% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To provide scholarships for students

  6. Private foundation · Franklin

    The Callahan Family Fund Inc.

    Invitation only

    9 Tennessee grants totaling $1.8 million · typical grant $2,500 to $15,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded: Charitable donation

  7. Private foundation · Covington, LA

    Clifford F Favrot Family Fund

    Invitation only

    8 Tennessee grants totaling $46,000 · typical grant $3,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)

    29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  8. Public charity · Nashville

    Wayne M Wise Wellness Fund Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    8 Tennessee grants totaling $109,500 · typical grant $10,000 to $22,000 (tax year 2025)

    38% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  9. Private foundation · North Canton, OH

    Timken Co Charitable & Educational Fund

    Invitation only

    8 Tennessee grants totaling $12,937 · typical grant $100 to $2,500 (tax year 2025)

    71% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  10. Private foundation · New York, NY

    Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc.

    Invitation only

    8 Tennessee grants totaling $2.4 million · typical grant $150,000 to $476,500 (tax year 2023)

    25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Advancing racial justice; Advancing girls' agency and education; Advancing racial justice and women's rights

  11. Public charity · Sumner, WA

    Rei Cooperative Action Fund

    How to apply: not stated

    7 Tennessee grants totaling $185,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  12. Private foundation · Stamford, CT

    Garden Homes Fund

    Invitation only

    7 Tennessee grants totaling $211,500 · typical grant $10,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2025)

    86% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  13. Private foundation · Birmingham, AL

    Wollman Scholarship Fund

    Takes applications

    7 Tennessee grants totaling $8,000 · typical grant $1,000 (tax year 2025)

    43% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Scholarships; Scholarship

  14. Private foundation · Nashville

    Lemon-Aide Fund

    Invitation only

    7 Tennessee grants totaling $441,824 · typical grant $16,100 to $49,005 (tax year 2024)

    Funded: To support organizational activities

  15. United Way · Sweetwater

    Monroe County United Way Fund Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    7 Tennessee grants totaling $79,500 · typical grant $8,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2025)

    14% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Basic needs; Education; Health; Emergency services; Utility and food assistance

  16. Public charity · Nashville, NC

    Lendlease Us Community Fund

    How to apply: not stated

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $127,500 · typical grant $17,500 to $25,000 (tax year 2023)

    17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  17. Public charity · Oakland, CA

    New Schools Fund

    How to apply: not stated

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $115,000 to $215,000 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Innovative schools; Learning differences

  18. Public charity · Nashville

    Tennessee Investor Fund

    How to apply: not stated

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $29,500 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Civic engagement; Electioneering; Civil engagement

  19. Community foundation · Oklahoma City, OK

    Love Family Affiliated Fund of the Oklahoma City Community Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $83,420 · typical grant $5,140 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)

    80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  20. Public charity · Nashville

    Tennessee Medical Education Fund Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $156,750 · typical grant $4,500 to $51,833 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

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.