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2,472 foundations that funded “E”

  1. Private foundation · Bethesda, MD

    The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment Inc.

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $50,000 · typical grant $50,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Buffers on delmarva

  2. Private foundation · Winchester, KY

    George W and Lolita D Kern Educational Assistance Fund

    IRS revoked its tax-exempt status · Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $3,000 · typical grant $3,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Scholarships

  3. Private foundation · Brooklyn, NY

    Hooda Germack Trust Uw Article Eighth

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $10,000 · typical grant $10,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2023)

  4. Public charity · Bonifay, FL

    Br Chamberlain Foundation for Public Enrichment

    Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $19,100 · typical grant $9,100 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  5. Public charity · Goodlettsville

    Dollar General Literacy Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    81 Tennessee grants totaling $2.5 million · typical grant $8,000 to $18,000 (tax year 2025)

    44% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: English as a second; Atoz family; Literacy support for; Bim family literacy; Literacy changes liv

  6. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Regal Foundation

    Takes applications

    48 Tennessee grants totaling $1.6 million · typical grant $3,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)

    48% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Education; Children & family; Health; Military

  7. Private foundation · Brentwood

    Powell Foundation

    Takes applications

    41 Tennessee grants totaling $1.7 million · typical grant $20,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    30% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    4 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Scholarship; Building fund; Hutchins legacy fund; UT genomics graduate student; Jennifer powell scholarship

  8. Public charity · Nashville

    Delta Dental of Tennessee Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    36 Tennessee grants totaling $1.2 million · typical grant $10,000 to $35,000 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Event sponsorship; Event sponsorship and donation to the general fund; Donation to the general fund; Event sponsorship and donation to the capital campaign

  9. Private foundation · Memphis

    Belz Foundation

    Invitation only

    30 Tennessee grants totaling $2.9 million · typical grant $2,000 to $158,500 (tax year 2025)

    13% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Education; Health/welfare; Arts; Community; Religious

  10. Private foundation · Knoxville

    The Siddiqi Charitable Foundation

    Takes applications

    22 Tennessee grants totaling $421,025 · typical grant $5,500 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Jun 30 · next Jun 30, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    45% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Education; Academic programs; School garden program; Mental health program; Money for local community food pantr

  11. Private foundation · Bristol, VA

    The United Company Foundation

    Takes applications

    22 Tennessee grants totaling $653,302 · typical grant $7,075 to $25,000 (tax year 2025)

    Stated deadlines: Jul 1, Dec 1 · next Dec 1, 2026 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Education - tuition; Education - books; Support for continuation of museum's extensive educational resource project; Sequoyah council capital program - camp davy crockett;...

  12. Private foundation · Monroe, LA

    The Scott Foundation

    Invitation only

    20 Tennessee grants totaling $100,815 · typical grant $500 to $5,000 (tax year 2023)

    35% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Education; Civic; Medical; Religious

  13. Public charity · Fairfield, CT

    Save the Children Federation Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    19 Tennessee grants totaling $5.3 million · typical grant $35,501 to $277,904 (tax year 2024)

    21% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Education activity; Multiple program activity

  14. Private foundation · New York, NY

    New York Life Foundation

    Takes applications

    19 Tennessee grants totaling $71,500 · typical grant $500 to $2,500 (tax year 2024)

    95% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Educ. General; Cca general

  15. Private foundation · Nashville

    Thackston Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    16 Tennessee grants totaling $96,500 · typical grant $2,500 to $5,000 (tax year 2025)

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Elevator repair; Scholarship; Gift to food bank; Historic place markers; Empower me daycamp

  16. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    Feeding the Future Inc.

    Invitation only

    14 Tennessee grants totaling $145,366 · typical grant $2,500 to $6,942 (tax year 2025)

    Funded: End Childhood Hunger; Food assistance; End kids hunger; Tornado relief

  17. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Staley Family Foundation Inc.

    Invitation only

    13 Tennessee grants totaling $32,100 · typical grant $1,000 to $2,500 (tax year 2025)

    23% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: School for grades k - 8; Preserve the national park preserve the national park east TN largest hunger relief charity; Mental health early intervention program for middle and...

  18. Public charity · Johnson City

    Mountain States Health Alliance

    How to apply: not stated

    13 Tennessee grants totaling $924,073 · typical grant $10,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    73% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Program support for children in the court system; Substandard Housing Program; Pediatrics Conference; Program Support-Center for Nursing Excellence; Program Support-College of Pharmacy

  19. Private foundation · Nashville

    William H Frist Family Foundation

    Invitation only

    12 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $10,000 to $232,500 (tax year 2025)

    75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To promote religious, charitable, scientific, literary and educational activities.

  20. Private foundation · Houston, TX

    The William Stamps Farish Fund

    Takes applications

    12 Tennessee grants totaling $405,000 · typical grant $25,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Education program support; 2025 show; Security upgrades; The women's fund - girls give fund; Paid internship program

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.