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122 foundations that funded “Vanderbilt University Medical Center”
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Private foundation · Orlando, FL
Tch Paul Holbrook
Invitation only
11 Tennessee grants totaling $58,205 · typical grant $1,617 to $6,467 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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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
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Public charity · Beverly Hills, CA
Edward Charles Foundation
How to apply: not stated
13 Tennessee grants totaling $558,240 · typical grant $20,000 to $35,000 (tax year 2024)
54% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Charitable gift
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Private foundation · Houston, TX
Laura and John Arnold Foundation
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13 Tennessee grants totaling $4.7 million · typical grant $43,867 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)
25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To support grantee's states leading recovery grant program.; To support bail system data collection and data democratization, with the overall goal of providing an accurate and...
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Public charity · Denver, CO
Moore Impact Inc.
How to apply: not stated
5 Tennessee grants totaling $406,000 · typical grant $3,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Program support/project support
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Private foundation · Kansas City, MO
The Francis Family Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $180,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $170,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Fellowship
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Public charity · Boston, MA
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc.
Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
6 Tennessee grants totaling $596,890 · typical grant $10,000 to $140,000 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: DAF - Health Care & Research; DAF - Education; DAF - Religious Institutions - Synagogues; DAF - Environment
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Public charity · New York, NY
Breakthrough T1d
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $972,755 · typical grant $147,312 to $550,473 (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: T1d research
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Public charity · Wayne, PA
Ao North America Inc.
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $100,000 · typical grant $50,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Fellowship
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Private foundation · Palatine, IL
John Marshall Family Foundation
Invitation only
4 Tennessee grants totaling $9,000 · typical grant $2,000 to $3,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · New York, NY
The Commonwealth Fund
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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;...
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Public charity · Philadelphia, PA
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $998,030 · typical grant $344,155 to $653,875 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Research
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Private foundation · New York, NY
The Nathan Cummings Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
4 Tennessee grants totaling $180,000 · typical grant $20,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: 2024-2025 grantmakers for southern progress annual membership; Directors cancer innovation fund (general fund)
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Private foundation · Charlestown, MA
Edward P Evans Foundation
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $1.5 million · typical grant $677,500 to $775,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support scientific research
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Private foundation · Greensboro, NC
Grace Jones Richardson Testamentary
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $5,500 · typical grant $2,000 to $3,500 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Northbrook, IL
Dr Scholl Foundation
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $55,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Mar 1, Oct 1 · next Mar 1, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area Wetland Restoration project; Urban service internships for students; Safety and biocompatibility testing for the Nasal-TEEE prototype
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Public charity · Cambridge, MA
The Broad Institute Inc.
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $932,921 · typical grant $241,232 to $691,689 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Research
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Public charity · New York, NY
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $83,500 · typical grant $10,000 to $47,500 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Community safety fund innovation grant; To provide funding to support domestic violence prevention work; To support the be smart evaluation project
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Private foundation · Nashville
The Ann and Monroe Carell Foundation
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5 Tennessee grants totaling $1.5 million · typical grant $50,000 to $400,000 (tax year 2025)
60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To further charitable activities
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Public charity · Nashville
The Junior League of Nashville Inc.
How to apply: not stated
5 Tennessee grants totaling $1.5 million · typical grant $7,000 to $25,660 (tax year 2024)
40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Literacy programs; Pediatric rehab unit; Diaper bank; Educational 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.