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2,472 foundations that funded “E”
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Private foundation · Halls
Eleanor and Warren Nunn Foundation
Takes applications
5 Tennessee grants totaling $237,000 · typical grant $27,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2025)
No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing
20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Public education donation
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Private foundation · Franklin
Ellmma
Invitation only
5 Tennessee grants totaling $105,400 · typical grant $5,000 to $35,000 (tax year 2025)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Wilmington, DE
American Electric Power Foundation
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5 Tennessee grants totaling $264,500 · typical grant $15,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: East Kentucky Disaster Recovery fund; ASP - Warmer, Safer, Drier fund; Isaiah 117 House Washington County New Build fund; Foundation support - Santa Train & Fun Fest; Second...
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Private foundation · Birmingham, AL
Edwin P and Marie H Gray Charitable Tr 05242007
IRS revoked its tax-exempt status · Invitation only
5 Tennessee grants totaling $11,600 · typical grant $500 (tax year 2025)
20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support organization's mission; Support charitable organization's mi; Support organizations mission
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Public charity · Lancaster, PA
Eden Bridge Foundation
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5 Tennessee grants totaling $218,104 · typical grant $10,000 to $23,200 (tax year 2024)
20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Donation to ministry
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Private foundation · Nashville
Elizabeth Craig Weaver Proctor Charitable Foundation
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $369,000 · typical grant $75,000 to $152,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Accessibilty project and annual fund; Renovation; Operating fund
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Oliver & Evelyn Smith Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
4 Tennessee grants totaling $18,000 · typical grant $3,500 to $9,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: A church sharing the message of jesus christ.; To preserve and promote the history of Tennessee, focusing on East Tennessee, to educate and connect the region; Education
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Private foundation · Nashville
East Nashville K C Club Inc.
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $12,738 · typical grant $2,238 to $6,000 (tax year 2025)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarship for needy students.; Charitable donation for operations.
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Private foundation · Memphis
Boulder-Escalente Scholarship Foundation
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $26,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Education
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Private foundation · Deerfield, IL
Essendant Charitable Foundation
Takes applications
4 Tennessee grants totaling $17,500 · typical grant $1,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Wilmington, DE
Edwards Mother Earth Foundation
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $12,000 · typical grant $2,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Germantown
Germantown Education Foundation
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $40,366 · typical grant $8,557 to $14,535 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Education
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Public charity · Signal Mountain
Mountain Education Foundation Inc.
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $617,733 · typical grant $125,388 to $324,237 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Education
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Private foundation · Kingsport
Eastman Foundation
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $109,250 · typical grant $1,750 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Jul 31 · next Jul 31, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Mountain mission scholarship; Hurricane helene relief
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Private foundation · Shelbyville
Eagles Baseball Dugout Club Inc.
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $828,736 · typical grant $9,000 to $808,473 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Vendor payments to benefit school; Supplies reimbursement; Player benefits
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Private foundation · Nashville
Don R Elliott Foundation
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $58,500 · typical grant $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Education
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Evelyn Evans Foundation Inc.
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $23,961 · typical grant $7,987 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: To assist children in crisis; To further its nonprofit mission; Addiction recovery program
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Private foundation · Franklin
Elevare Foundation
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $60,246 · typical grant $5,800 to $29,149 (tax year 2025)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Unrestricted contr to public charity
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Public charity · Arlington, VA
Atlas Economic Research Foundation
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $133,315 · typical grant $20,000 to $78,315 (tax year 2025)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Economic Education
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Public charity · Washington, DC
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $215,500 · typical grant $5,500 to $185,000 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Programmatic support
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.