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8,188 foundations

  1. Private foundation · Franklin

    Living Legacy Foundation

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    8 Tennessee grants totaling $8.2 million · typical grant $45,000 to $425,000 (tax year 2024)

    62% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Impact philanthropy; Janie's fund

  2. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    Riverview Foundation Inc.

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    8 Tennessee grants totaling $352,000 · typical grant $25,000 to $75,000 (tax year 2024)

    75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    2 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Rockmont park parking lot improvements; Nickajack trailhead driveway construction project; From where i stand: the black experieince in country music; Trail building equipment...

  3. Private foundation · Nashville

    Re Foundation

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    8 Tennessee grants totaling $597,000 · typical grant $25,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    88% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: General programmatic support

  4. Private foundation · Loudon

    Diersch Family Foundation

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    8 Tennessee grants totaling $46,020 · typical grant $5,000 to $5,270 (tax year 2024)

    12% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To support the charity's mission

  5. Private foundation · Brentwood

    Hearn Charitable Foundation

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    8 Tennessee grants totaling $203,500 · typical grant $5,000 to $22,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  6. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Hobson-Wood Foundation Inc.

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    8 Tennessee grants totaling $80,000 · typical grant $3,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support Educational artist residencies and youth engagement activities in 2026 and 2027; Imagination Series; Boys and Girls Club of the Tennessee Valley - Knox County; Cleft...

  7. Private foundation · Nashville

    M A@rikard Charitable Trust

    Takes applications

    8 Tennessee grants totaling $69,300 · typical grant $4,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  8. Private foundation · Paris

    Betsy Ross Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    8 Tennessee grants totaling $43,500 · typical grant $2,500 to $6,000 (tax year 2024)

    12% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Environmental education; Support public education; Support for children with disabilities and rare diseases; Support for raptors; Support for youth programs

  9. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    Grandview Foundation Inc.

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    8 Tennessee grants totaling $85,500 · typical grant $3,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2025)

    25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: General charitable support; Religious purposes

  10. Private foundation · Jackson

    James E Campbell Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    8 Tennessee grants totaling $462,700 · typical grant $6,000 to $159,100 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Capital campaign and unrestricted operations; Century Fund and Unrestricted operations

  11. Private foundation · Jackson

    Charles and Debby Campbell Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    8 Tennessee grants totaling $349,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $40,000 (tax year 2025)

    25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Growing a Legacy III; Org # 10754100; Brazil mission trip; Women's Soccer; Support for Leon Willis

  12. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    John and Trish Foy Charitable Tr Ua Dtd 8-13-2021

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    8 Tennessee grants totaling $584,388 · typical grant $4,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2025)

    75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To support the mission of the organization.; To support the mission of the church.; To support the Chattanooga humane educational society; To support the mission of the university.

  13. Private foundation · Lakeland

    C Scott and Muriel S Mayfield Family Foundation

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    8 Tennessee grants totaling $68,250 · typical grant $5,000 to $12,250 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Charitable donation

  14. Private foundation · Hendersonville

    Gregory Family Charitable Foundation

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    8 Tennessee grants totaling $45,871 · typical grant $5,000 to $5,871 (tax year 2025)

    25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  15. Private foundation · Bristol

    The Masters Table Inc.

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    8 Tennessee grants totaling $135,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2025)

    62% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  16. Private foundation · Nashville

    Prevention Is Key Foundation

    Takes applications

    8 Tennessee grants totaling $80,000 · typical grant $10,000 (tax year 2025)

    Stated deadlines: Mar 15, Sep 15 · next Mar 15, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    12% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Community health awareness; In-home nursing visits; Wellness program to low income; Community support meal program; Community nutrition/coaching for wom

  17. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Valentine Foundation Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    8 Tennessee grants totaling $77,500 · typical grant $10,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2025)

    62% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    5 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: General operating funding.; Funding for the outdoor construction of a flatiron facility.; Partial funding of the painting project.; Partial funding for assistance in purchasing...

  18. Private foundation · Decaturville

    Guy and Ethel Kennedy Scholarship Fund Trust

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    8 Tennessee grants totaling $12,250 · typical grant $500 (tax year 2025)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Scholarships

  19. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Lift Foundation Inc.

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    8 Tennessee grants totaling $13,923 · typical grant $500 to $1,423 (tax year 2025)

    38% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Contribution to general fund; Contribution to donor advised fund

  20. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Wallace and Mary Casnelli Foundation

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    8 Tennessee grants totaling $351,000 · typical grant $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: General funding

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.