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Foundations that fund Tennessee

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708 foundations

  1. Private foundation · Brentwood

    Powell Foundation

    Takes applications

    41 Tennessee grants totaling $1.7M · typical grant $20K–$50K (tax year 2024)

    4 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: scholarship; building fund; annual gift; jenrett endowment; hutchins legacy fund

  2. Private foundation · Memphis

    Mcdonnell Family Foundation

    Invitation only

    22 Tennessee grants totaling $1.6M · typical grant $25K–$25K (tax year 2024)

    Funded: program services

  3. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Regal Foundation

    Takes applications

    48 Tennessee grants totaling $1.6M · typical grant $3,000–$15K (tax year 2024)

    Funded: education; children & family; health; military

  4. Private foundation · Nashville

    The Ann and Monroe Carell Foundation

    Invitation only

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $1.5M · typical grant $50K–$400K (tax year 2025)

    Funded: to further charitable activities

  5. Private foundation · Nashville

    Cigarran Family Foundation

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    6 Tennessee grants totaling $1.5M · typical grant $3,000–$351K (tax year 2024)

  6. Private foundation · Memphis

    Deupree Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $1.5M · typical grant $1.5M–$1.5M (tax year 2025)

    Funded: support charitable activities

  7. Private foundation · Memphis

    Helen and Jabie Hardin Charitable Tr

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $1.5M · typical grant $500K–$1M (tax year 2024)

    Funded: gift; charitable contribution

  8. Private foundation · Union City

    Bill and Carol Latimer Charitable Foundation

    Invitation only

    23 Tennessee grants totaling $1.5M · typical grant $3,750–$50K (tax year 2024)

    Funded: religious; educational

  9. Private foundation · Memphis

    Louisiana First Horizon Foundation

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $1.5M · typical grant $1.5M–$1.5M (tax year 2024)

    Funded: general operating funds

  10. Private foundation · Memphis

    The Bornblum Foundation

    Takes applications

    12 Tennessee grants totaling $1.4M · typical grant $3,000–$17K (tax year 2024)

    Funded: program services

  11. Private foundation · Nashville

    Mike Curb Foundation

    Invitation only

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $1.3M · typical grant $100K–$1.1M (tax year 2024)

  12. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    Weldon F Osborne Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    80 Tennessee grants totaling $1.3M · typical grant $5,500–$20K (tax year 2024)

    4 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: program support; technology; program related; capacity building; capital campaign

  13. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    Hugh and Charlotte Maclellan Charitabhle Trust

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    44 Tennessee grants totaling $1.3M · typical grant $5,000–$15K (tax year 2024)

    Funded: for general operating support; for outreach to youth and children; for education of youth and children; for restoration and rehabilitation programs; for spiritual formation and...

  14. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Bailey Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    19 Tennessee grants totaling $1.3M · typical grant $5,000–$75K (tax year 2024)

    2 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: the arts & culture alliance of greater knoxville serves and supports a diverse community of artists, arts organizations, and cultural institutions; the mission of big ears is...

  15. Private foundation · Franklin

    Beth and Preston Ingram Foundation Inc.

    Invitation only

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $1.2M · typical grant $244K–$995K (tax year 2024)

    Funded: unrestricted gift

  16. Private foundation · Nashville

    Msb Cockayne Fund Inc.

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    63 Tennessee grants totaling $1.2M · typical grant $1,000–$25K (tax year 2024)

    Funded: to further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity

  17. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    Orion & Emma B Hurlburt Tr Fbo Memorial Fd Hamilton Natl Bk Ttee

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    7 Tennessee grants totaling $1.2M · typical grant $25K–$285K (tax year 2024)

    Funded: to fund free psycho-oncology, industrial arts, family programs and occupational therapy services for children with cancer; to provide cancer-related services to the underserved...

  18. Private foundation · Thompsons Station

    G Harbaugh Foundation

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    4 Tennessee grants totaling $1.2M · typical grant $10K–$1.1M (tax year 2024)

    Funded: to support program

  19. Private foundation · Huntingdon

    The Jones Hertiage Foundation Inc.

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    16 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1M · typical grant $10K–$37K (tax year 2024)

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: religious purposes; helping people believe, belong, trust, and come to be who god called them to be; to nurture survivor healing and strategically combat human trafficking in...

  20. Private foundation · Memphis

    Herbert Shainberg Foundation

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    10 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1M · typical grant $25K–$150K (tax year 2025)

Source: each funder's latest e-filed IRS return: Form 990-PF for private foundations (grants paid and how it takes applications), Form 990 Schedule I for community foundations, United Ways and other public charities (grants over $5,000 to organizations). Included: every funder, wherever it is based, whose latest return lists grants to Tennessee organizations. Corporate and community-foundation programs are in the grant search.