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9,572 foundations

  1. Private foundation · Athens

    Willsonthropic Inc.

    Invitation only

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $21,100 · typical grant $1,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2025)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Genaral purpose

  2. Private foundation · Nashville

    The Williamson Martin & Brooke Family Foundation

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    6 Tennessee grants totaling $75,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2025)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Charitable donation

  3. Private foundation · Cleveland

    Shine Your Light

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    6 Tennessee grants totaling $36,516 · typical grant $5,016 to $6,000 (tax year 2025)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Operating funds

  4. Private foundation · Jasper

    John W Simpson Foundation Fund

    Takes applications · Mostly scholarships for individuals

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $4,500 · typical grant $750 (tax year 2025)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing

    Funded: Tuition

  5. Private foundation · Birmingham, AL

    William F Bryan Trust

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    6 Tennessee grants totaling $111,000 · typical grant $18,500 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  6. Private foundation · Chicago, IL

    James Deering Danielson Foundation

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    6 Tennessee grants totaling $44,500 · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)

    17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Social services; Arts and humanities; Educational; Environmental; Hospitals, health and medical

  7. Private foundation · Birmingham, AL

    Ridblatt Family Charitable Trust

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    6 Tennessee grants totaling $37,050 · typical grant $2,850 to $5,700 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  8. Private foundation · Orlando, FL

    Ach Ridgeview Fdn Share R

    Takes applications

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $12,000 · typical grant $1,000 to $3,500 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  9. Private foundation · Aurora, IL

    Martha D & Herbert F Schingoethe Endowment Trust

    Invitation only · Mostly scholarships for individuals

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $220,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $45,000 (tax year 2025)

  10. Private foundation · Winchester, KY

    Hereturns

    Takes applications

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $30,281 · typical grant $2,162 to $7,510 (tax year 2025)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    4 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Equipment for religious publishing; Health ministry

  11. Private foundation · Scottsdale, AZ

    John & Judy Rice Family Foundation

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    6 Tennessee grants totaling $5,451 · typical grant $500 to $750 (tax year 2025)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Champ's toy chest donations

  12. Public charity · Chicago, IL

    Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago

    How to apply: not stated

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $115,211 · typical grant $8,000 to $26,260 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Grants from donor advised funds- operating support

  13. Private foundation · Kennesaw, GA

    Beacon Foundation Charitable Trust

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    6 Tennessee grants totaling $310,000 · typical grant $40,000 to $55,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Fund "imagine! Initiative" to help provide hamilton county, TN elementary students free art and cultural experiences presented by leading arts organizations and fund community...

  14. Public charity · Johnson City

    Wellmont Health System

    How to apply: not stated

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $109,150 · typical grant $8,250 to $27,500 (tax year 2024)

    83% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Rehabilitation of traumatic brain injury victims; School of Nursing patient simulators; Programs for free/reduced healthcare

  15. Public charity · Dayton, OH

    The Dayton Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $331,250 · typical grant $5,900 to $131,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Scholarships; Unrestricted, christmas needs for home; Dorm refresh - cogs

  16. Public charity · Pasadena, CA

    Plusoneplusoneplusone

    How to apply: not stated

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $545,695 · typical grant $11,456 to $121,979 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  17. Private foundation · Bristol, VA

    The Mcglothlin Foundation

    Takes applications · Mostly scholarships for individuals

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $159,756 · typical grant $2,500 to $50,000 (tax year 2025)

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Operating budget; Scholarships; Financial support for needed capital improvements; Purchase high resolution projector; To pay down debt owed for Cameo Theater

  18. 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

  19. Private foundation · Litchfield, CT

    The Mae Casali Bonvicini Charitable Foundation

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    6 Tennessee grants totaling $84,000 · typical grant $8,000 to $13,000 (tax year 2025)

    20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  20. Private foundation · Birmingham, AL

    A Family Foundation

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    6 Tennessee grants totaling $65,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2025)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support family services; Support community through arts; Eliminate hunger; Expand access to local grown food; Support latino population

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.