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1,090 foundations that funded “University”

1. Public charity · Chattanooga

   Southern Health Plan Inc.

   How to apply: not stated

   5 Tennessee grants totaling $36,649 · typical grant $5,600 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

   60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

2. Private foundation · Birmingham, AL

   Alabama Power Foundation Inc.

   Takes applications

   5 Tennessee grants totaling $95,085 · typical grant $1,000 to $7,308 (tax year 2024)

   40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

   Funded: General/operating

3. Private foundation · Birmingham, AL

   Altecstyslinger Foundation

   Invitation only

   5 Tennessee grants totaling $178,325 · typical grant $500 to $25,125 (tax year 2024)

   60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

   Funded: Scholarships funding

4. Public charity · Rochester, MN

   Mayo Clinic Group Return

   How to apply: not stated

   5 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $12,423 to $28,765 (tax year 2024)

   20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

   Funded: Support charitable programs

5. Private foundation · Nashville

   Williams Family Charitable Foundation

   Takes applications

   4 Tennessee grants totaling $12,600 · typical grant $500 to $6,600 (tax year 2024)

   50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

   Funded: Operating fund

6. 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

7. Private foundation · Nashville

   Daily Family Foundation

   Invitation only

   4 Tennessee grants totaling $34,500 · typical grant $9,500 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)

   Funded only returning groups in its latest year

8. Private foundation · Louisville, KY

   Kindred Foundation Inc.

   Invitation only

   4 Tennessee grants totaling $450,000 · typical grant $20,000 to $400,000 (tax year 2025)

   100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

9. Private foundation · New York, NY

   Carnegie Corporation of New York

   Takes applications

   4 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $262,500 to $400,000 (tax year 2024)

   No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

   25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

   Funded: As a final grant to build science instructional capacity and services; For project support to Nashville Public Library to expand reach and services through their English as a...

10. Private foundation · Kalamazoo, MI

    John E Fetzer Institute Inc.

    Invitation only

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $230,500 · typical grant $10,000 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)

    25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: In support of the 2025 womanists at the inkwell retreat; In support of a symposium and book on the sacred and de-enimization

11. Private foundation · Washngton, DC

    Porter Family Charitable Foundation

    Invitation only

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $145,000 · typical grant $15,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

12. Public charity · Baton Rouge, LA

    Baton Rouge Area Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $134,550 · typical grant $20,000 to $53,550 (tax year 2024)

    75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To support the family safety center; General support, for the matthew and catherine saurage vanderbilt venture fund for entrepreneurship

13. Private foundation · New York, NY

    The Nathan Cummings Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $180,000 · typical grant $20,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: 2024-2025 grantmakers for southern progress annual membership; Directors cancer innovation fund (general fund)

14. Private foundation · Atlanta, GA

    The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation

    Invitation only

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $843,000 · typical grant $150,000 to $350,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Imagination library for the mt program; Scaling climate smart ranching practices and; Good governance

15. 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

16. Private foundation · Evansville, IN

    Koch Foundation Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $2,103 · typical grant $100 to $1,883 (tax year 2025)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Charitable Operations

17. Public charity · Boston, MA

    Reach Out and Read Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $17,442 · typical grant $5,093 to $6,239 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Encourage reading

18. Private foundation · Scottsdale, NV

    Flowerree Foundation

    Invitation only

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $25,000 · typical grant $2,500 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

19. Community foundation · Detroit, MI

    Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $607,465 · typical grant $10,000 to $360,715 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Education; Health care

20. Private foundation · Altavista, VA

    The English Foundation

    Takes applications

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $2,500 · typical grant $-1,000 to $2,000 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Scholarships