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95 foundations that funded “Education Fund Inc”

  1. Private foundation · Cincinnati, OH

    The Scripps Howard Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    37 Tennessee grants totaling $49,195 · typical grant $600 to $1,250 (tax year 2024)

    54% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Volunteer Gift; Matching Gift; Community Market Grant; CEO discretionary grant; Journalism Internship stipend

  2. Private foundation · Cookeville

    Gary Douglas Sasser & Colleen Gill Mcpherson Charitable Foundation Tr

    Invitation only

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $21,000 · typical grant $6,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: To spread the christian faith.; To endow permanent scholarships for associates of averitt express, inc. And their children who desire to continue their educaction beyond high...

  3. Private foundation · Saint Louis, MO

    Simon Education Fund Irr Tr Ua

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $900 · typical grant $900 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Scholarship

  4. Private foundation · Menlo Park, CA

    Urbanek Education Fund

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $5,000 · typical grant $5,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Scholarship for study

  5. 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

  6. Private foundation · Dallas, TX

    Harvey H & Catherine Moses Education Fund

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $4,000 · typical grant $4,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Apr 30 · next Apr 30, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Scholarship fbo haley

  7. Private foundation · Seattle, WA

    Keith & Mary Kay Mccaw Family Foundation

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $50,000 · typical grant $50,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Undergraduate education fund

  8. Private foundation · Nashville

    Dorothy Cate and Thomas F Frist Foundation

    Invitation only

    282 Tennessee grants totaling $2.4 million · typical grant $1,500 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)

    6% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    5 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Annual giving.; Alexis de tocqueville society.; Arch academy.; Annual giving fund.; "let's grow together" capital campaign.

  9. Private foundation · Memphis

    Give to Live Foundation

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    15 Tennessee grants totaling $150,400 · typical grant $900 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  10. Public charity · Nashville

    Civic TN

    How to apply: not stated

    10 Tennessee grants totaling $501,525 · typical grant $20,000 to $83,550 (tax year 2024)

    20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Civic engagement; Regrant; Kregse; Redistricting; Election protection

  11. Private foundation · Memphis

    Dobbs Foundation

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    5 Tennessee grants totaling $2.2 million · typical grant $10,000 to $450,000 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  12. Private foundation · Nashville

    Patricia & Louis Todd Family Foundation Trust

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    19 Tennessee grants totaling $518,500 · typical grant $1,000 to $12,500 (tax year 2024)

    53% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  13. Public charity · San Francisco, CA

    Pledgeling Foundation

    Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    17 Tennessee grants totaling $1.4 million · typical grant $10,839 to $37,190 (tax year 2024)

    41% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  14. Public charity · Nashville

    Christmas Village

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $766,000 · typical grant $76,600 to $536,200 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: To fund education; To fund research and patient care

  15. Public charity · Tucker, GA

    U S Poultry & Egg Harold E Ford

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $12,500 · typical grant $5,500 to $7,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Industry Education Recruitment Fund

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.