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8,188 foundations

  1. Public charity · Sumner, WA

    Rei Cooperative Action Fund

    How to apply: not stated

    7 Tennessee grants totaling $185,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  2. Private foundation · The Villages, FL

    The Michnal Foundation Inc.

    Invitation only

    7 Tennessee grants totaling $19,500 · typical grant $500 to $5,000 (tax year 2025)

    29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support and operating expenses

  3. Private foundation · Indianapolis, IN

    Care Institute Group Inc.

    Invitation only

    7 Tennessee grants totaling $530,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $150,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Event Sponsorship; General Purpose $200K - Event Sponsorship $25K; Campaign for Building a Healthier Future - BSN Scholars Program

  4. Public charity · Danville, IL

    Operation Honor Guard Nfp

    How to apply: not stated

    7 Tennessee grants totaling $87,758 · typical grant $5,825 to $17,085 (tax year 2025)

    43% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To provide funding to chartaible organization

  5. Private foundation · Montgomery, AL

    Doy & Margaret Mccall Family Foundation

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    7 Tennessee grants totaling $14,584 · typical grant $1,500 to $2,500 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    2 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: College prep educational facility; Educational institution; Religious services; Rehab for abused, addicted women; Scholarship fund for the college of arts and sciences

  6. Private foundation · Glenview, IL

    Angelus Association

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    7 Tennessee grants totaling $3,175 · typical grant $100 to $1,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Operating expenses; Annual membership

  7. Private foundation · Chicago, IL

    Alliant Credit Union Foundation

    Takes applications

    7 Tennessee grants totaling $25,759 · typical grant $100 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Employee/team philanthropy

  8. Public charity · Knoxville

    Knoxville Firefighters Association

    How to apply: not stated

    7 Tennessee grants totaling $157,407 · typical grant $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2025)

    14% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Education program

  9. Private foundation · Rocky Face, GA

    The Nabors to Neighbors Inc.

    Takes applications

    7 Tennessee grants totaling $90,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)

    Stated deadlines: Oct 31 · next Oct 31, 2026 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Operating expense

  10. Public charity · Nashville

    United Cerebral Palsy of Middle Tennessee Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    7 Tennessee grants totaling $99,631 · typical grant $7,665 to $18,920 (tax year 2024)

    29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Wheelchair ramps; Home modification

  11. Private foundation · Stamford, CT

    Garden Homes Fund

    Invitation only

    7 Tennessee grants totaling $211,500 · typical grant $10,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2025)

    86% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  12. Private foundation · Birmingham, AL

    Wollman Scholarship Fund

    Takes applications

    7 Tennessee grants totaling $8,000 · typical grant $1,000 (tax year 2025)

    43% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Scholarships; Scholarship

  13. Private foundation · Detroit, MI

    Crain Family Foundation

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    7 Tennessee grants totaling $26,000 · typical grant $1,500 to $5,000 (tax year 2025)

    71% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Unerstricted

  14. Private foundation · Houston, TX

    Prometheus Charitable Trust

    Takes applications

    7 Tennessee grants totaling $81,500 · typical grant $7,500 to $14,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  15. Private foundation · Miami, FL

    Deus Spes Mea Foundation Inc.

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    7 Tennessee grants totaling $795,000 · typical grant $70,000 to $190,000 (tax year 2025)

    71% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  16. Private foundation · Sioux Falls, SD

    Ransom Charitable Trust

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    7 Tennessee grants totaling $48,000 · typical grant $3,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2025)

    29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To assist disabled athletes; Grace program for relatives, angel tree program; Hearing aids for 25 people; Support services for disabled senior citizens

  17. Private foundation · Wilmington, DE

    The Brandsma Family Foundation

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    7 Tennessee grants totaling $4,000 · typical grant $250 to $1,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Deborah House program; Deborah House in Romania fund; Children at Risk Ministries fund; 2 days of oxygen for a St Jude Patient fund; DAF DAY Campaign

  18. Public charity · Columbia

    Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation

    How to apply: not stated

    7 Tennessee grants totaling $141,809 · typical grant $15,000 to $28,433 (tax year 2024)

    14% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Annual sponsorship for awards/events; Fb bank commissions; Annual scholarship; Annual sponsorship

  19. Private foundation · Rising Fawn, GA

    Rossville Memorial Center

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    7 Tennessee grants totaling $29,000 · typical grant $3,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Education; Youth program; Tennessee homeless; Tennessee homeless program; Animal rescue/adoption

  20. Private foundation · Dallas, TX

    Justin & Valere Potter Foundation

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    7 Tennessee grants totaling $182,000 · typical grant $1,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Unrestricted general

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.