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127 foundations that funded “Gift”

  1. Private foundation · Sacramento, CA

    Sierra Health Foundation

    Takes applications

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

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Matching gift

  2. Private foundation · Lake Forest, IL

    Lake Forest Knights of Columbus Charities Inc.

    Invitation only

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

    Stated deadlines: Mar 1 · next Mar 1, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Charitable gift

  3. Private foundation · Englewood, FL

    Anthony J and Christie B De Nicola

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $500 · typical grant $500 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Charitable gift

  4. Private foundation · Golden Valley, MN

    Bame Foundation

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $58,380 · typical grant $58,380 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Charitable gift

  5. Private foundation · Pasadena, CA

    Michael T Curry Foundation

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $20,615 · typical grant $20,615 (1 grant) (tax year 2023)

    Funded: Charitable gift

  6. Public charity · Charlotte, NC

    Foundation for the Carolinas

    Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    29 Tennessee grants totaling $2.8 million · typical grant $10,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    55% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Charitable gift

  7. Private foundation · New York, NY

    The Pfizer Foundation Inc.

    Invitation only

    176 Tennessee grants totaling $195,716 · typical grant $60 to $459 (tax year 2024)

    42% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Matching gifts; Volunteer program

  8. Private foundation · Radnor, PA

    Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    65 Tennessee grants totaling $7,784 · typical grant $50 to $104 (tax year 2025)

    57% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Matching gifts

  9. Public charity · New York, NY

    Ernst & Young Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    13 Tennessee grants totaling $275,310 · typical grant $10,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)

    17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Matching gifts

  10. Private foundation · Johnston, RI

    Citizens Charitable Foundation

    Invitation only

    13 Tennessee grants totaling $29,301 · typical grant $103 to $1,000 (tax year 2024)

    62% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Matching gifts

  11. Private foundation · Fort Worth, TX

    Bnsf Railway Foundation

    Takes applications

    11 Tennessee grants totaling $59,340 · typical grant $240 to $8,000 (tax year 2025)

    29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Matching gifts 1; Civic; Health & human services; United way/red cross; Youth

  12. Public charity · Montvale, NJ

    Kpmg Us Foundation Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $205,400 · typical grant $12,050 to $49,700 (tax year 2024)

    40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Matching gifts

  13. Private foundation · Denver, CO

    The Janus Henderson Foundation

    Invitation only

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $53,939 · typical grant $348 to $2,500 (tax year 2024)

    60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Matching Gifts; Grants

  14. Private foundation · New York, NY

    The Commonwealth Fund

    Invitation only

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $325,467 · typical grant $4,774 to $300,000 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Matching gifts for general operating support; Insights on the Distribution and Use of Opioid Abatement Funds in Tennessee; Experiences of COVID-19 in Tennessee and Kentucky;...

  15. Private foundation · Neenah, WI

    J J Keller Foundation Inc.

    Invitation only

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $634 · typical grant $134 to $500 (tax year 2025)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Matching gifts program

  16. Private foundation · Spokane, WA

    The Avista Foundation

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $200 · typical grant $200 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Matching Gifts

  17. Private foundation · Garrison, NY

    The Hartley Corporation

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $250 · typical grant $250 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Unrestricted gifts

  18. Private foundation · Deerfield, IL

    Baxter International Foundation

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $134 · typical grant $134 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Matching gifts

  19. Private foundation · Franklin

    Community Health Systems Foundation

    Invitation only

    53 Tennessee grants totaling $366,166 · typical grant $500 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)

    42% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Matching grant or gift

  20. Private foundation · Indianapolis, IN

    Lilly Endowment Inc.

    Takes applications

    19 Tennessee grants totaling $18.9 million · typical grant $50,000 to $2 million (tax year 2025)

    29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Employee matching gift(s); Religion & cultural inst initiative; Youth on faith & service initiative; Capacity buildg-disaster relief orgs; Nurturing children-worship & prayer

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.