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1,090 foundations that funded “University”
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Private foundation · Goodlettsville
Randall & Rhonda Ann Toney Charitable Foundation Inc.
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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
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Public charity · Washington, DC
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
How to apply: not stated
9 Tennessee grants totaling $22.6 million · typical grant $79,804 to $189,305 (tax year 2024)
11% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Advancing soil health in Tennessee; Restoring cumberland plateau grasslands & savannas; Restoring abandoned and legacy mine lands; Coastal habitat restoration; Remove fish...
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Private foundation · Brentwood
Myers Family Foundation
Takes applications
7 Tennessee grants totaling $11,200 · typical grant $500 to $2,500 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Donate various items to needy families; Educational scholapships; Help communities in need; Provide housing for families; School supplies-needy families
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Private foundation · Nashville
Conway - Welch Family Foundation
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7 Tennessee grants totaling $614,000 · typical grant $4,000 to $225,000 (tax year 2024)
83% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Nurse career scholarship fund; Serve women in crisis; Simulation lab for nursing school; Scholarship pledge
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Private foundation · Nashville
Eberling Charitable Foundation
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7 Tennessee grants totaling $101,000 · typical grant $2,500 to $20,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Crime victims to network and heal.; Educational opportunities; Provide food for homeless; Provide funding for green space; Provide shelter for animals
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Private foundation · Arlington, VA
Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation
Takes applications
7 Tennessee grants totaling $103,465 · typical grant $150 to $49,015 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Jul 15 · next Jul 15, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Employee matching gift; Peer empowerment network for employment: peer mentorship between employed and unemployed adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to...
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Private foundation · New York, NY
Berger Family Foundation
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7 Tennessee grants totaling $90,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
14% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Nashville
Jeanette Travis Foundation
Takes applications
6 Tennessee grants totaling $725,000 · typical grant $75,000 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · West Conshohocken, PA
John Templeton Foundation
Takes applications
6 Tennessee grants totaling $615,323 · typical grant $23,434 to $167,527 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Tokens show: public theology, human flourishing, the good life; Mental health first responders for spiritual yearning among "religious dones"; Understanding the dynamical...
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
James C & Charlotte Wardlaw Charitable Foundation Inc.
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5 Tennessee grants totaling $4,900 · typical grant $750 to $1,000 (tax year 2023)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Memphis
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
How to apply: not stated
5 Tennessee grants totaling $3.8 million · typical grant $8,000 to $125,000 (tax year 2024)
40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Sponsorship; Financial support
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Private foundation · Stamford, CT
Viking Global Foundation Inc.
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5 Tennessee grants totaling $3,670 · typical grant $200 to $1,020 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Dugan Charitable Tr
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $147,491 · typical grant $9,218 to $110,618 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Public charity · Washington, DC
The Pew Charitable Trusts
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $330,422 · typical grant $75,000 to $174,257 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Policy; Matching Gift
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Private foundation · Birmingham, AL
Jc Freels Scholarship Trust
Takes applications
4 Tennessee grants totaling $2,760 · typical grant $552 to $828 (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: Apr 16 · next Apr 16, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Scholarship
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Private foundation · Palatine, IL
John Marshall Family Foundation
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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 · Menlo Park, CA
J Michael Bodnar Foundation
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $43,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Edgefield, SC
National Wild Turkey Federation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $79,273 · typical grant $10,000 to $53,273 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: JAKES Event State or Local; State research; Wildlife Openings/Brood Habitat
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United Way · Paramus, NJ
United Way of Bergen County
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $132,709 · typical grant $6,500 to $113,789 (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Donor designation
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Private foundation · Norcross, GA
The Arnold Foundation Inc.
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $104,900 · typical grant $4,900 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
100% 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.