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148 foundations that funded “Community Foundation Middle Inc”
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Private foundation · Dearborn, MI
Ford Motor Company Fund
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12 Tennessee grants totaling $1.7 million · typical grant $50,000 to $200,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Ford community centers; Employee volunteering; Other services; Entreprenuership; Museums and cultural inst.
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Public charity · Charleston Sc, SC
The Blackbaud Giving Fund
Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
45 Tennessee grants totaling $1.4 million · typical grant $6,300 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
36% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Lyndhurst Foundation Inc.
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118 Tennessee grants totaling $6.7 million · typical grant $3,239 to $70,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Mar 31, Jun 30, Sep 30, Dec 31 · next Dec 31, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
49% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
11 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: To match LH Associates contributions; LH Associates matching program; General Operations 2024; "My Thriving Garden" Project; Health Services and Improved Database Capacity
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Lawson Family Foundation
Takes applications
71 Tennessee grants totaling $2.2 million · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
76% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Sponsorship; Membership - great egret society; Life prep academy; 100knoxville; Sponsorship of concert
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Staley Family Foundation Inc.
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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...
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Private foundation · Atlanta, GA
The Aprio Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
4 Tennessee grants totaling $20,000 · typical grant $5,000 (tax year 2025)
75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Community Impact Grant
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Private foundation · Atlanta, GA
Southern Company Gas Charitable Foundation Inc.
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8 Tennessee grants totaling $239,000 · typical grant $25,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Signature; Social justice; Community enrichment
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Public charity · Nashville
Nashville Predators Foundation
How to apply: not stated
58 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $6,553 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
71% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
10 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Fy24-25 donation, general purposes; Fy24-25 hfc donation: donation for pediatric rehabilitation project + general purposes; Funding for thrive studios, which empowers children...
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Gene and Florence Monday Foundation
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24 Tennessee grants totaling $230,225 · typical grant $5,000 to $11,800 (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: Jul 1 · next Jul 1, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Program for youth general fund; Support for latino community; Clothes for those in need; Improve adult, child, and family literacy in east TN; Collect items for children ages...
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Private foundation · Indianapolis, IN
Met Foundation Inc.
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6 Tennessee grants totaling $69,246 · typical grant $3,000 to $20,123 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Dickson
Jackson Foundation Inc.
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10 Tennessee grants totaling $2.7 million · typical grant $10,000 (tax year 2024)
30% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Orlando, FL
Truist Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
26 Tennessee grants totaling $715,970 · typical grant $10,000 to $31,000 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
13 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Building career pathways to; Thriving communities; Strengthening small; Presidential honors; Special programs
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
91 Tennessee grants totaling $835,534 · typical grant $1,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2025)
20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
3 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Hope gala; Knoxville go red for women luncheon + kids cook with heart program; Annual golf tournament; 2025 - niswonger radiothon sponsorship; The classic tee sponsor / clays...
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Public charity · Jackson
West TN Healthcare Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
40 Tennessee grants totaling $1.7 million · typical grant $9,394 to $38,500 (tax year 2024)
49% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
2 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: $6,000.00 women who care grant; $5,000.00 for general support; $250.00 windows of hope sponsorship; $2,093.53 for repair of ac unit; $1,500.00 steak n burger sponsorship;...
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Private foundation · Villanova, PA
The Counihan Family Foundation
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23 Tennessee grants totaling $950,000 · typical grant $20,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2025)
4% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To support regular operations; To provide quality programs and services to impact the lives of children, adolescents, and seniors throughout Middle Tennessee; To provide a...
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Private foundation · Cookeville
Burnett Unity Foundation
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19 Tennessee grants totaling $547,600 · typical grant $1,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
42% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Promote cross country athletics; Prevention of child abuse; Provide women's health services.; Hospital foundation; Provide temporary shelter for homeless individuals
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Private foundation · Nashville
Lucius E Burch III Family Foundation
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $142,258 · typical grant $6,758 to $70,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: General contribution; Recovery in community program
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Private foundation · Basking Ridge, NJ
Verizon Foundation
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76 Tennessee grants totaling $106,304 · typical grant $135 to $1,000 (tax year 2024)
45% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Other civic / community
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Private foundation · Hendersonville
J C Garrett III Family Foundation
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24 Tennessee grants totaling $86,015 · typical grant $1,000 to $5,500 (tax year 2024)
42% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support community programs; Support education programs; Support athletic programs; Support ministry programs
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Public charity · Knoxville
East Tennessee Foundation
How to apply: not stated
250 Tennessee grants totaling $12.3 million · typical grant $10,000 to $38,500 (tax year 2024)
62% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Human services; Disaster relief; Arts & culture; Education; Youth development
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.