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9,572 foundations

  1. Private foundation · Goodlettsville

    Randall & Rhonda Ann Toney Charitable Foundation Inc.

    Invitation only

    9 Tennessee grants totaling $102,500 · typical grant $1,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    56% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  2. Private foundation · Collierville

    Mueller Brass Foundation

    Invitation only

    9 Tennessee grants totaling $20,100 · typical grant $2,000 to $3,000 (tax year 2023)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Charitable donation

  3. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Colquitt Foundation

    Invitation only

    9 Tennessee grants totaling $558,000 · typical grant $1,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Ravine renovation

  4. Private foundation · Nashville

    Ortale Family Foundation

    Invitation only

    9 Tennessee grants totaling $29,250 · typical grant $1,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2023)

    11% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  5. Private foundation · Columbia

    West Tennessee Young Farmers & Homemakers Leadership Development

    Takes applications

    9 Tennessee grants totaling $27,300 · typical grant $2,750 to $3,250 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Governors school; Scholarships; Leadership development; Regional livestock expo/jr showcase; 4-h congress sponsorship

  6. Private foundation · Nashville

    Martin Foundation

    Takes applications

    9 Tennessee grants totaling $115,500 · typical grant $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  7. Private foundation · Clarksville

    Virginia James and Jason Feltner Family Foundation

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    9 Tennessee grants totaling $856,000 · typical grant $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  8. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    Kennedy Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    9 Tennessee grants totaling $2.2 million · typical grant $25,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2025)

    75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: To support a public charity; To provide funding for a professorship; To fund a new building for the nursing school

  9. Private foundation · Nashville

    Caritas Foundation

    Invitation only

    9 Tennessee grants totaling $131,000 · typical grant $7,000 to $12,500 (tax year 2025)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: General support for operations

  10. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Goodfriend Foundation

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    9 Tennessee grants totaling $677,000 · typical grant $15,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2025)

    11% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: General support for mission; Support business school at twu; Buildings/imprvt to facilities; Gen support for mission - religious; Goodfriend tennis reno

  11. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Miranifoundation Org Inc.

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    9 Tennessee grants totaling $28,230 · typical grant $1,500 to $2,000 (tax year 2025)

    56% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  12. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    Chrysalis Foundation

    Takes applications

    9 Tennessee grants totaling $101,700 · typical grant $1,200 to $15,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Operating fund

  13. Private foundation · Nashville

    Woosley Family Foundation Tr

    Invitation only

    9 Tennessee grants totaling $15,618 · typical grant $300 to $2,500 (tax year 2025)

    14% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Satisfy requirement

  14. Private foundation · New York, NY

    The Shubert Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    9 Tennessee grants totaling $530,000 · typical grant $40,000 to $75,000 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: General operating support for theatrical productions and activities; General operating support for dance productions and activities

  15. Private foundation · Ventura, CA

    Patagoniaorg

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    9 Tennessee grants totaling $180,000 · typical grant $15,000 (tax year 2024)

    44% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To support environmental projects.

  16. Public charity · Nashville

    Humanities Tennessee

    How to apply: not stated

    9 Tennessee grants totaling $78,709 · typical grant $8,300 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    89% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Humanities project

  17. Public charity · Dallas, TX

    Communities Foundation of Texas Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    9 Tennessee grants totaling $344,332 · typical grant $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    22% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: This grant is designated for general support.

  18. Public charity · Seattle, WA

    Greater Good Charities

    How to apply: not stated

    9 Tennessee grants totaling $3.3 million · typical grant $11,239 to $392,142 (tax year 2024)

    44% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support for rescued animals; Support for hunger & poverty, rescued animals; Support for hunger & poverty

  19. Private foundation · Milwaukee, WI

    The Crowther Foundation

    Invitation only · Mostly scholarships for individuals

    9 Tennessee grants totaling $65,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded: Assistance promoting pet adoption; Aid families with disabled children; Assistance with programs for the disabled; Assistance with programs to aid the homeless; Assistance with...

  20. Private foundation · Orlando, FL

    Roth Idalia Charitable Trust

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    9 Tennessee grants totaling $87,665 · typical grant $3,981 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

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.