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86 foundations that funded “Scouts”
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Public charity · Boston, MA
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
1,709 Tennessee grants totaling $165.1 million · typical grant $10,000 to $50,250 (tax year 2024)
32% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Community foundation · Jacksonville, FL
The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida Inc.
Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
19 Tennessee grants totaling $614,248 · typical grant $4,500 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
36% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Capital campaign; For disease treatment and research
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Community foundation · Nashville
The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc.
How to apply: not stated
1,155 Tennessee grants totaling $69.8 million · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
46% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
55 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Delek us corporate support from Brentwood committee; For program enhancements and equipment to increase capacity, strengthen quality and promote compliance with licensing...
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United Way · Nashville
United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc.
How to apply: not stated
315 Tennessee grants totaling $17.4 million · typical grant $11,250 to $61,000 (tax year 2025)
20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Program opns (cif); Donor directed designations; Sub-recipient grants
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Private foundation · Madison
Memorial Foundation Inc.
Invitation only
180 Tennessee grants totaling $4.3 million · typical grant $8,000 to $35,000 (tax year 2024)
30% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Nashville
Tennessee Titans Foundation
Takes applications
124 Tennessee grants totaling $2.1 million · typical grant $1,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)
84% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Operating budget
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Private foundation · Nashville
Louie M & Betty M Phillips Foundation
Takes applications
79 Tennessee grants totaling $363,500 · typical grant $2,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)
43% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To support charity; To support school; Underwriting support for spring outi
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Private foundation · Cleveland
George R Johnson Family Foundation
Takes applications
72 Tennessee grants totaling $1.9 million · typical grant $10,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2025)
24% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
2 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Advocate training program; Children educational program; Art education; Unity center; Harbor safe house
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Private foundation · Dallas, TX
Texas Instruments Foundation
Takes applications
70 Tennessee grants totaling $151,310 · typical grant $200 to $1,000 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
37% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."
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Private foundation · Ooltewah
Tucker Foundation
Takes applications
60 Tennessee grants totaling $4.3 million · typical grant $5,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)
31% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarship - evan moore; Scholarship fund; Relay for life; Pups4patriots Tennessee; General support - imagine arts education initiative
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Public charity · Nashville
Nashville Predators Foundation
How to apply: not stated
58 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $6,553 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
71% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
10 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Fy24-25 donation, general purposes; Fy24-25 hfc donation: donation for pediatric rehabilitation project + general purposes; Funding for thrive studios, which empowers children...
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Private foundation · Germantown
Crews Family Foundation
Invitation only
57 Tennessee grants totaling $5 million · typical grant $5,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)
9% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: General - operating
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Private foundation · New York, NY
Jpmorgan Chase Foundation
Invitation only
57 Tennessee grants totaling $1.3 million · typical grant $200 to $2,505 (tax year 2025)
32% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Matching contribution (general operating support); In support of creating economic mobility and career pathways
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Regal Foundation
Takes applications
48 Tennessee grants totaling $1.6 million · typical grant $3,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)
48% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Education; Children & family; Health; Military
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Private foundation · Nashville
Louise Bullard Wallace Foundation
Invitation only
41 Tennessee grants totaling $819,250 · typical grant $5,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
21% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: To support charity; To support school; To support church; Capital campaign & annual fund
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Private foundation · Union City
Robert E and Jenny D Kirkland Found
Invitation only
40 Tennessee grants totaling $11.1 million · typical grant $2,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Homes for Low Income; Christian Ministry; Outreach for disadvantaged youth; Family services; Provide daycare for at risk children
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Public charity · Jackson
West TN Healthcare Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
40 Tennessee grants totaling $1.7 million · typical grant $9,394 to $38,500 (tax year 2024)
49% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
2 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: $6,000.00 women who care grant; $5,000.00 for general support; $250.00 windows of hope sponsorship; $2,093.53 for repair of ac unit; $1,500.00 steak n burger sponsorship;...
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Private foundation · Nashville
Ryman Hospitality Properties Foundation
Takes applications
39 Tennessee grants totaling $319,150 · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
37% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Grant for support of program mission for youth; Grant for support of program mission for education; Grant for support of program mission for community; Community grant for...
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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
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Private foundation · Parsons
The Ayers Foundation Trust
Takes applications
36 Tennessee grants totaling $10.8 million · typical grant $1,500 to $106,600 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
Funded: General/operating
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.