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138 foundations
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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)
Has funded groups like yours (library): 3 Tennessee grants, such as Nashville Public Library Foundation
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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Private foundation · New York, NC
The Thompson Charitable Foundation
Takes applications
39 Tennessee grants totaling $1 million · typical grant $13,747 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (library): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Friends of the Knox Co Public Library, Friends of Knox County Public Library
Stated deadlines: Mar 1, Aug 15 · next Mar 1, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
56% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Nashville
Goad Fam Foundation
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37 Tennessee grants totaling $155,250 · typical grant $2,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (library): 5 Tennessee grants, such as Nashville Public Library Foundation, Williamson County Public Library, Giles County Public Library
19% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Jackson
Ned R Mcwherter Charitable Foundation
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36 Tennessee grants totaling $268,711 · typical grant $2,000 to $7,000 (tax year 2025)
Has funded groups like yours (library): 3 Tennessee grants, such as Weakley County Library Board
35% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Northbrook, IL
The Allstate Foundation
Takes applications
36 Tennessee grants totaling $129,500 · typical grant $500 to $1,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (library): 1 Tennessee grant, such as The Friends of the Clarksville Montgomery County Public Library
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
61% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Agent - individual hh; Employee helping hands; Helping hands group grants; Disaster relief - hurricane helene and milton
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Private foundation · Nashville
Sandra Schatten Foundation
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35 Tennessee grants totaling $1.8 million · typical grant $5,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (library): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Nashville Public Library Foundation
31% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · St Louis, MO
Saint Thomas West Hospital
How to apply: not stated
34 Tennessee grants totaling $663,167 · typical grant $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (library): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Nashville Public Library Foundation
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Support of Teeth For Life program; Support of pregnancy services for uninsured, low income women; Support of No-Cost Mental Health Counseling; Support of Community Health...
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Private foundation · Gallatin
Goodall Family Foundation
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32 Tennessee grants totaling $159,977 · typical grant $250 to $5,500 (tax year 2025)
Has funded groups like yours (library): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Friends of the Gallatin Public Library
Stated deadlines: Dec 31 · next Dec 31, 2026 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
41% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Nashville
Roros Foundation
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31 Tennessee grants totaling $189,500 · typical grant $3,500 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (library): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Vanderbilt University Jean & Alexander Heard Library
32% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
3 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Support of greatest need; Support for operations; Educational & instructional activity; Operations & construction efforts; Support for ongoing operations
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Private foundation · Cheyenne, WY
The Andrew Allen Charitable Foundation
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31 Tennessee grants totaling $491,246 · typical grant $1,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (library): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Nashville Public Library Foundation
6% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Memphis
Belz Foundation
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30 Tennessee grants totaling $2.9 million · typical grant $2,000 to $158,500 (tax year 2025)
Has funded groups like yours (library): 3 Tennessee grants, such as Memphis Library Foundation
13% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Education; Health/welfare; Arts; Community; Religious
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Private foundation · Nashville
Martha W Banker Charitable Trust
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29 Tennessee grants totaling $39,350 · typical grant $500 to $1,500 (tax year 2025)
Has funded groups like yours (library): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Nashville Public Library Foundation
21% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Lebanon
Jim Horne & Evelyn S Hankins Foundation
Takes applications
29 Tennessee grants totaling $195,500 · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
Has funded groups like yours (library): 3 Tennessee grants, such as Wilson County Library System
7% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Assist children in the community; Provide programs and activities for seniors; Provide housing for families with children receiving medical treatment; Affordable tuition...
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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)
Has funded groups like yours (library): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Nashville Public Library Foundation
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 · Nashville
James Stephen Turner Family Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
26 Tennessee grants totaling $2 million · typical grant $5,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (library): 3 Tennessee grants, such as Nashville Public Library Foundation
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
4 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Relief efforts in western north carolina and eastern Tennessee from hurricane helene; Recovery in community capital campaign; Capital fund support - new building; Fall bash -...
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Cartinhour-Woods Foundation Inc.
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26 Tennessee grants totaling $210,500 · typical grant $2,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (library): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Nashville Public Library Foundation
12% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Operating funds; Operating fund; University relations
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Private foundation · Franklin
Stan & Suzanne St Pierre Foundation
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26 Tennessee grants totaling $8,900 · typical grant $150 to $300 (tax year 2025)
Has funded groups like yours (library): 6 Tennessee grants, such as Brentwood Library Foundation, Williamson County Library Fnd
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Donation for operations; Donation for research and activities; Donation for support of history and; Donation for operations-children; Donation for activities of boy scout
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Private foundation · Nashville
Crittenden Foundation C/o Eleanor B Currie
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25 Tennessee grants totaling $134,000 · typical grant $1,000 to $3,200 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (library): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Nashville Public Library Foundation
16% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Orlando, FL
Tch Baulch Family Foundation
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24 Tennessee grants totaling $154,000 · typical grant $4,000 to $8,000 (tax year 2025)
Has funded groups like yours (library): 3 Tennessee grants, such as Nashville Public Library Foundation
4% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Murfreesboro
Adams Family Foundation I
Takes applications
23 Tennessee grants totaling $335,000 · typical grant $3,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2025)
Has funded groups like yours (library): 4 Tennessee grants, such as Adams Memorial Library, Lavergne Public Library, Linebaugh Library
57% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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.