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  1. Private foundation · New York, NY

    The Simons Foundation Inc.

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    16 Tennessee grants totaling $393,251 · typical grant $8,400 (tax year 2024)

    86% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Cognitive computational neuroscience (ccn) 2024 conference; Robust, reliable, and provably stable spectral element methods for nonlinear advection dominated problems; Discrete...

  2. Private foundation · Boston, MA

    The Schooner Foundation

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    16 Tennessee grants totaling $381,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    13% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Focused Support; Scholarship

  3. Public charity · Memphis

    The Turley Foundation

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    15 Tennessee grants totaling $1.3 million · typical grant $15,000 to $125,000 (tax year 2024)

    13% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  4. Private foundation · New York, NY

    The Ford Foundation

    Takes applications

    14 Tennessee grants totaling $1.2 million · typical grant $375 to $150,000 (tax year 2024)

    57% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Matching gift; Core support for an exhibition by tabitha arnold on the history of workers rights and labor struggles in Chattanooga; Core support for peoples advocacy...

  5. Public charity · Nashville

    The Cma Foundation

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    14 Tennessee grants totaling $807,000 · typical grant $25,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: General support for programming to enhance youth development through music learning; Mental health support for music industry professionals; Music teachers of excellence...

  6. Private foundation · Florence, AL

    The Charlie & Moll Anderson Foundation

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    13 Tennessee grants totaling $5.2 million · typical grant $5,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2025)

    23% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Benevolent donation

  7. Private foundation · Franklin

    The Elle C Lawson Foundation

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    12 Tennessee grants totaling $117,000 · typical grant $8,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Educational programming; Educational programs; Ministry support; Academic support; Land preservation

  8. Private foundation · Memphis

    The Bornblum Foundation

    Takes applications

    12 Tennessee grants totaling $1.4 million · typical grant $3,000 to $17,000 (tax year 2024)

    58% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Program Services

  9. Private foundation · Brentwood

    The Emmy Lou Tompkins Foundation

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    12 Tennessee grants totaling $123,735 · typical grant $6,000 to $12,735 (tax year 2025)

    58% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  10. Private foundation · Houston, TX

    The William Stamps Farish Fund

    Takes applications

    12 Tennessee grants totaling $405,000 · typical grant $25,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Education program support; 2025 show; Security upgrades; The women's fund - girls give fund; Paid internship program

  11. Private foundation · Fort Oglethorpe, GA

    The Bbc Foundation

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    12 Tennessee grants totaling $72,000 · typical grant $2,000 to $8,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Operating funds; Award

  12. Private foundation · Dalton, GA

    The Dixie Group Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    12 Tennessee grants totaling $8,700 · typical grant $250 to $2,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  13. Private foundation · Cleveland

    The Bob & Susan Card Charitable Foundation

    Takes applications

    12 Tennessee grants totaling $70,050 · typical grant $500 to $12,500 (tax year 2024)

    Funded: Operating funds

  14. Private foundation · Chickamauga, GA

    The Daniel Ashley and Irene Houston Jewell Memorial Foundation

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    11 Tennessee grants totaling $53,500 · typical grant $4,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)

    18% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Ih/m of jewell family women; Art, music and physical education programs; Scholarships

  15. Private foundation · Houston, TX

    The Powell Foundation

    Takes applications

    11 Tennessee grants totaling $53,750 · typical grant $500 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)

    45% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Designated Grant: General operating and support

  16. Private foundation · Wilmington, DE

    The Hartley Foundation

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    11 Tennessee grants totaling $28,500 · typical grant $1,000 to $3,000 (tax year 2025)

    18% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Haiti fund; Raccoon Mountain trail fund

  17. Private foundation · Wilmington, DE

    The Papa John's Foundation Inc.

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    11 Tennessee grants totaling $60,000 · typical grant $2,500 to $7,500 (tax year 2024)

    40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Foxwood Food Center; Shelter to Stability Program; Project Green Fork; Increasing Student Literacy Through Parent; Youth Empowerment Project Cabinets

  18. Private foundation · Menlo Park, CA

    The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation

    Takes applications

    11 Tennessee grants totaling $2.3 million · typical grant $25,000 to $300,000 (tax year 2024)

    25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Matching gift of staff and board members; For supporting leaders and teachers in accelerating student learning; For legal technical assistance; For leaderstrust pilot planning...

  19. Public charity · Burbank, CA

    The Mr Holland's Opus Foundation

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    11 Tennessee grants totaling $203,872 · typical grant $12,266 to $18,764 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To provide musical instruments to students in need.

  20. Private foundation · Knoxville

    The Haslam 3 Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    10 Tennessee grants totaling $10.4 million · typical grant $75,000 to $1 million (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Jun 30, Dec 31 · next Dec 31, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    30% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Develop christian leaders; Support student education; Education access; Manage and preserve lakeshore park; Scholarships and programs

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.