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143 foundations that funded “Human-I-T”
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United Way · Hendersonville
United Way of Sumner County
How to apply: not stated
23 Tennessee grants totaling $458,197 · typical grant $9,078 to $27,115 (tax year 2024)
22% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Health focus; Financial stability; Youth opportunity; Rebuilding lives; Community resiliency
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Private foundation · Memphis
H W Durham Foundation
Takes applications
21 Tennessee grants totaling $414,045 · typical grant $8,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2025)
48% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support for seniors; Providing flowers to spread joy and inspire kindness; Community support services; Medical care for seniors; Legal services
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Private foundation · Nashville
Coddon Family Foundation
Invitation only
18 Tennessee grants totaling $59,118 · typical grant $1,000 to $2,500 (tax year 2025)
72% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Unrestricted gift - education; Unrestricted gift - religious; Unrestricted gift - community support; Unrestricted gift - educational; Unrestricted gift - religious offering
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Private foundation · Nashville
Williams Family Foundation
Invitation only
18 Tennessee grants totaling $27,900 · typical grant $1,000 to $2,000 (tax year 2025)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Charitable support; Charitable support for coleman rec center; Charitbale support
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Public charity · Paris
Henry County Helping Hand Inc.
How to apply: not stated
18 Tennessee grants totaling $627,000 · typical grant $13,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
78% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Huntingdon
Wright Charitable Trust
Takes applications
16 Tennessee grants totaling $155,431 · typical grant $5,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2025)
12% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
2 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Arts Focus; Support and prevent child abuse; To meet the educational needs; Shooting Range; To build a children's playground
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United Way · Erwin
United Way of Unicoi County
How to apply: not stated
15 Tennessee grants totaling $842,474 · typical grant $10,000 to $29,500 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Mt Juliet
Deerfield Charitable Foundation
Invitation only
14 Tennessee grants totaling $24,000 · typical grant $1,000 to $2,000 (tax year 2025)
21% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Community assistance
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Private foundation · Loudon
Diersch Family Foundation
Invitation only
8 Tennessee grants totaling $46,020 · typical grant $5,000 to $5,270 (tax year 2024)
12% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To support the charity's mission
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Public charity · Washington, DC
Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
329 Tennessee grants totaling $18.7 million · typical grant $7,073 to $22,267 (tax year 2024)
68% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Boston, MA
Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund
Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
36 Tennessee grants totaling $1.8 million · typical grant $10,000 to $45,000 (tax year 2024)
72% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Benwood Foundation Inc.
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109 Tennessee grants totaling $7.7 million · typical grant $5,000 to $81,000 (tax year 2024)
37% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
5 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Periscope artist entrepreneur training; Creative entrepreneur training; Bessie smith legacy gala; Emma wheeler club & great futures; Capital support & general operating
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Private foundation · Nashville
Washington Foundation
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81 Tennessee grants totaling $799,000 · typical grant $3,000 to $14,500 (tax year 2025)
2% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Maryville
Clayton Homes Foundation
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80 Tennessee grants totaling $4.9 million · typical grant $5,000 to $60,000 (tax year 2024)
60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Cleveland
George R Johnson Family Foundation
Takes applications
72 Tennessee grants totaling $1.9 million · typical grant $10,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2025)
24% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
2 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Advocate training program; Children educational program; Art education; Unity center; Harbor safe house
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Private foundation · Nashville
Msb Cockayne Fund Inc.
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63 Tennessee grants totaling $1.2 million · typical grant $1,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
2% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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United Way · Murfreesboro
United Way of Rutherford County
How to apply: not stated
47 Tennessee grants totaling $694,125 · typical grant $2,500 to $21,500 (tax year 2024)
72% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support for pregnant women; Ann campbell early learning center; Project learn and triple play program; Child abuse, community ed and drug endangered children programs; Rent and...
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Footprint Foundation Inc.
Invitation only
42 Tennessee grants totaling $644,525 · typical grant $1,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
32% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: The 'Notes in Nature' event in collaboration with reflection riding; African American Cemetery Fund; Sankofa Fund; Langston and Malcolm Carter Scholarship fund; Center for...
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Private foundation · Nashville
The Fugitive Foundation
Takes applications
41 Tennessee grants totaling $237,950 · typical grant $1,000 to $7,000 (tax year 2024)
20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Capital campaign & operating support
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Public charity · Jackson
West TN Healthcare Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
40 Tennessee grants totaling $1.7 million · typical grant $9,394 to $38,500 (tax year 2024)
49% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
2 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: $6,000.00 women who care grant; $5,000.00 for general support; $250.00 windows of hope sponsorship; $2,093.53 for repair of ac unit; $1,500.00 steak n burger sponsorship;...
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.