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859 foundations that funded “Fund”

  1. Public charity · Washington, DC

    Jobs With Justice Education Fund

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $284,000 · typical grant $20,000 to $32,400 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  2. Private foundation · Farmington Hills, MI

    Bosch Community Fund

    Invitation only

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $71,100 · typical grant $11,100 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)

    80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Youth gain exposure to stem; Youth development program; Stem scouts; Connecting everyone with stem/steam; Dual enrollment program support

  3. Private foundation · New York, NY

    The Commonwealth Fund

    Invitation only

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $325,467 · typical grant $4,774 to $300,000 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Matching gifts for general operating support; Insights on the Distribution and Use of Opioid Abatement Funds in Tennessee; Experiences of COVID-19 in Tennessee and Kentucky;...

  4. Public charity · Washington, DC

    Sixteen Thirty Fund

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $580,000 · typical grant $100,000 to $350,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Environmental programs; Civil rights, social action, advocacy

  5. Private foundation · South Bend, WA

    The Drexel Fund

    Invitation only

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $221,000 · typical grant $37,000 to $124,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: General support grant; Founders program

  6. Public charity · Chattanooga

    The Howard Fund

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $160,000 · typical grant $15,000 to $115,000 (tax year 2024)

    25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  7. Public charity · Boca Raton, FL

    Newell Brands Community Fund Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $39,580 · typical grant $9,895 (tax year 2022)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Family

  8. Private foundation · Wilmington, DE

    The Kendeda Fund

    Invitation only

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $1.3 million · typical grant $50,000 to $1 million (tax year 2023)

    Funded: Operating Reserve Fund; For participation in Kendeda Fund's sustainability cohort; Grantmakers for Southern Progress for General Operating Support with a focus on the...

  9. Private foundation · Birmingham, AL

    Maude Parks Memorial Fund

    Invitation only

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $17,302 · typical grant $1,000 to $15,302 (tax year 2025)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  10. Public charity · Beaverton, OR

    National Network of Abortion Funds Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $438,775 · typical grant $60,000 to $190,821 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: To support reproductive health access

  11. Private foundation · Birmingham, AL

    Carrie Parks Wilson Memorial Fund

    Invitation only

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $27,267 · typical grant $9,089 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  12. Public charity · Youngstown, OH

    State Power Fund

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $40,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Program services

  13. Public charity · Palo Alto, CA

    Freewill Impact Fund

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $153,056 · typical grant $8,558 to $130,275 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  14. Public charity · Youngstown, OH

    State Power Action Fund

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $60,000 · typical grant $20,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Program services

  15. Public charity · New York, NY

    Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $83,500 · typical grant $10,000 to $47,500 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Community safety fund innovation grant; To provide funding to support domestic violence prevention work; To support the be smart evaluation project

  16. Public charity · Birmingham, AL

    Orlean & Ralph W Beeson Fund

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $36,600 · typical grant $6,600 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Maryville college adventures in studying (mast) - expanding horizons; Project support 2024: $5,000 holistic evangelism in tete province and remainder allocated to persian...

  17. Private foundation · Boston, MA

    Imago Dei Fund

    Invitation only

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $466,666 · typical grant $100,000 to $266,666 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  18. Private foundation · Santa Barbara, CA

    Music Matters Fund Inc.

    Takes applications

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $57,500 · typical grant $8,500 to $40,000 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Project support

  19. Public charity · Atlanta, GA

    Southern Partners Fund Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $75,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $45,000 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Social,Economic & Environm Justice

  20. Private foundation · Birmingham, AL

    Clyde W Harrell Educational Fund

    Takes applications

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $38,927 · typical grant $500 to $37,927 (tax year 2023)

    Stated deadlines: Apr 30 · next Apr 30, 2027 (from its 2023 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    Funded: Scholarships

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.