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70 foundations that funded “League”
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Private foundation · Greenville, SC
United Community Bank Foundation
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27 Tennessee grants totaling $63,750 · typical grant $1,250 to $2,500 (tax year 2025)
59% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: This is an unrestricted donation.; This donation is designated to the organization's arts programs.; This donation is designated to the Cookeville human fund.; This donation is...
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Private foundation · Coraopolis, PA
Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation
Takes applications
25 Tennessee grants totaling $114,000 · typical grant $2,000 to $3,000 (tax year 2024)
80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Grant for youth sports; Teammate resource group grants; 10th year anniversary grants
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Private foundation · Hendersonville
J C Garrett III Family Foundation
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24 Tennessee grants totaling $86,015 · typical grant $1,000 to $5,500 (tax year 2024)
42% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support community programs; Support education programs; Support athletic programs; Support ministry programs
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Private foundation · Germantown
Deborah Dunklin Tipton Charitable Foundation
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24 Tennessee grants totaling $364,084 · typical grant $2,909 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Pine Bluff, AR
Simmons First Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
22 Tennessee grants totaling $161,521 · typical grant $1,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
86% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: General donation for youth programming; Community services; Pcn stars program; 1 school 1 mission program; Therapy tools to support children with special needs
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Private foundation · Woonsocket, RI
Cvs Foundation
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22 Tennessee grants totaling $124,385 · typical grant $1,000 to $2,500 (tax year 2024)
80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Volunteer challenge grants; Small grant; Scholarship - pharmacy; Scholarship grants
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Private foundation · Columbia
Crichton Family Foundation
Takes applications
21 Tennessee grants totaling $365,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2025)
29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Nashville
Williams Family Foundation
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18 Tennessee grants totaling $27,900 · typical grant $1,000 to $2,000 (tax year 2025)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Charitable support; Charitable support for coleman rec center; Charitbale support
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Private foundation · Pensacola, FL
The Ebert-Leblanc Family Foundation
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18 Tennessee grants totaling $72,500 · typical grant $1,500 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
22% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Unrestricted donation
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Private foundation · Memphis
Memphis Grizzlies Charitable Foundation
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16 Tennessee grants totaling $159,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)
6% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Undesignated general operating support - inspiring and empowering young creatives through the transformative power of the arts; Undesignated general operating support -...
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Lillian L Colby Charitable Foundation
Takes applications
16 Tennessee grants totaling $400,000 · typical grant $15,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2025)
56% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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United Way · Knoxville
United Way of Greater Knoxvilleinc
How to apply: not stated
16 Tennessee grants totaling $675,000 · typical grant $30,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded: Specific programs
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Private foundation · Orlando, FL
Fort Foundation Tch
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15 Tennessee grants totaling $278,100 · typical grant $15,450 to $18,540 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Dearborn, MI
Ford Motor Company Fund
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12 Tennessee grants totaling $1.7 million · typical grant $50,000 to $200,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Ford community centers; Employee volunteering; Other services; Entreprenuership; Museums and cultural inst.
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Public charity · Galesburg, IL
National Association for the Exchange of Industrial Resources I
How to apply: not stated
10 Tennessee grants totaling $105,326 · typical grant $5,413 to $14,309 (tax year 2024)
40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Care of ill, needy, or minor
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Public charity · Silver Spring, MD
Cwi Works Inc.
How to apply: not stated
9 Tennessee grants totaling $3.4 million · typical grant $234,411 to $519,331 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Recruitment, training, and job placement of seniors
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Private foundation · Minneapolis, MN
Wells Fargo Foundation
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8 Tennessee grants totaling $205,000 · typical grant $25,000 (tax year 2025)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Affordable Homeownership Program; Financial Empowerment: Finance Park Meets Stock Market Challenge; Project Return Opportunities for Employment; Community Land Trust _...
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Private foundation · Westfield, OH
The Westfield Insurance Foundation
Takes applications
7 Tennessee grants totaling $36,670 · typical grant $390 to $9,500 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
43% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · St Petersburg, FL
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund
Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
549 Tennessee grants totaling $20.5 million · typical grant $7,200 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)
47% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
91 Tennessee grants totaling $835,534 · typical grant $1,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2025)
20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
3 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Hope gala; Knoxville go red for women luncheon + kids cook with heart program; Annual golf tournament; 2025 - niswonger radiothon sponsorship; The classic tee sponsor / clays...
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.