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81 foundations that funded “National Foundation Centers”
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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
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Public charity · Boston, MA
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
1,709 Tennessee grants totaling $165.1 million · typical grant $10,000 to $50,250 (tax year 2024)
32% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Chicago, IL
Elks National Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
27 Tennessee grants totaling $363,820 · typical grant $9,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Community investments program; State charitable grant
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Private foundation · Green Bay, WI
Schneider National Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $4,350 · typical grant $750 to $3,600 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Shelbyville
The Tennessee Walking Horse National Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
4 Tennessee grants totaling $51,450 · typical grant $500 to $50,000 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Program sponsorship; Progran sponsorship
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Private foundation · Cookeville
Oakley First National Foundation
Invitation only
2 Tennessee grants totaling $11,428 · typical grant $2,000 to $9,428 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Education
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Private foundation · Wynnewood, PA
Harry Gladys and Rosana Wassall
Invitation only
1 Tennessee grant totaling $10,000 · typical grant $10,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Washington, DC
National Park Foundation
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $321,738 · typical grant $73,000 to $111,000 (tax year 2024)
25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Connect; Protect
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Public charity · Murfreesboro
National Health Foundation
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $30,250 · typical grant $12,500 to $17,750 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Lake Forest, IL
National Recreation Foundation
Invitation only
1 Tennessee grant totaling $10,000 · typical grant $10,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
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Private foundation · Purchase, NY
Central National Gottesman Foundation
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $23,000 · typical grant $1,500 to $20,000 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: College tuition
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Private foundation · Newark, OH
Park National Corporation Foundation
Invitation only
2 Tennessee grants totaling $154 · typical grant $39 to $115 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Utica, NY
Utica National Group Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $10,000 · typical grant $10,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Jan 15, Apr 15, Jul 15, Oct 15 · next Oct 15, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Program services
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Community foundation · Chico, CA
North Valley Community Foundation
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $47,500 · typical grant $12,000 to $35,500 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Tibbals Foundation
Invitation only
6 Tennessee grants totaling $319,345 · typical grant $2,500 to $68,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded: General funding; General program support
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Public charity · Memphis
Independent Presbyterian Church Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $68,138 · typical grant $23,000 to $45,138 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Educational assistance
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Public charity · Lincoln, NE
National Arbor Day Foundation
How to apply: not stated
7 Tennessee grants totaling $207,950 · typical grant $5,000 to $37,500 (tax year 2024)
29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Encourage and facilitate the adoption of leading-edge practices in municipal forests including inventory, planting, maintenance and education.
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Public charity · New York, NY
National Basketball Association Foundation
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $550,000 · typical grant $150,000 to $250,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: In support of programs in furtherance of nba foundation's mission
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Public charity · Frisco, TX
National Breast Cancer Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $70,000 · typical grant $30,000 to $40,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Screening & diagnostics
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Public charity · Toledo, OH
National Exchange Club Foundation
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $23,500 · typical grant $11,000 to $12,500 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Pass-through funds to support programs of the subrecipient
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.