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122 foundations that funded “Vanderbilt University Medical Center”
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Private foundation · Dallas, TX
Corinne H Dale Family Foundation
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20 Tennessee grants totaling $34,050 · typical grant $1,000 to $2,000 (tax year 2024)
20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Unrestricted general
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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 · Lake Forest, IL
Frank P & Nancy B Smith Charitable Foundation Inc.
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $18,200 · typical grant $8,200 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Medical research
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Private foundation · Sarasota, FL
The Appleby Charitable Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $20,000 · typical grant $20,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Medial center
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Private foundation · Salem, OR
Anderson Family Foundation
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $17,465 · typical grant $4,500 to $12,965 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Educational; Medical
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Private foundation · New York, NY
The Simons Foundation Inc.
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16 Tennessee grants totaling $393,251 · typical grant $8,400 (tax year 2024)
86% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Cognitive computational neuroscience (ccn) 2024 conference; Robust, reliable, and provably stable spectral element methods for nonlinear advection dominated problems; Discrete...
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Private foundation · Clarksville
Virginia James and Jason Feltner Family Foundation
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9 Tennessee grants totaling $856,000 · typical grant $100,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Nashville
Conway - Welch Family Foundation
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7 Tennessee grants totaling $614,000 · typical grant $4,000 to $225,000 (tax year 2024)
83% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Nurse career scholarship fund; Serve women in crisis; Simulation lab for nursing school; Scholarship pledge
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Private foundation · Jacksonville, FL
Barco Family Foundation Inc.
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $32,101 · typical grant $5,000 to $27,101 (tax year 2025)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Conserve wetlands & waterfowl; Support of education
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Public charity · Minneapolis, MN
Colon Cancer Coalition Inc.
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $12,550 · typical grant $5,050 to $7,500 (tax year 2025)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Screening; Patient support
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Private foundation · Cheyenne, WY
The Andrew Allen Charitable Foundation
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31 Tennessee grants totaling $491,246 · typical grant $1,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)
6% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Lake Charles, LA
Chambers Medical Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $25,000 · typical grant $25,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Austin, TX
Nelson Puett Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $12,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $7,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Charitable, educational, religious, scientific & medical
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Public charity · New York, NY
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund
Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
23 Tennessee grants totaling $2.4 million · typical grant $10,000 to $125,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Community outreach & enrichment programs; Scholarships & financial aid; Educational programs & other student svc; Support of environmental programs; Medical/scientific research...
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Community foundation · Dallas, TX
Dallas Jewish Community Foundation
Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
6 Tennessee grants totaling $131,500 · typical grant $10,000 to $25,100 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Educational; Human service; Arts, culture; Medical research
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Public charity · Greenwood Village, CO
Amg Charitable Gift Foundation
Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
21 Tennessee grants totaling $77,000 · typical grant $500 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Medical & health; Education; Public assistance; Nature; Food/agricultural programs
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Community foundation · Atlanta, GA
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc.
Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
20 Tennessee grants totaling $752,631 · typical grant $7,025 to $39,906 (tax year 2024)
40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Religion related; Diseases/disorders/medical; Education; Philanthropy/voluntarism; Human services
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Private foundation · Nashville
Harrison-Robbie Dearing Foundation
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22 Tennessee grants totaling $107,750 · typical grant $1,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)
45% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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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
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Community foundation · Houston, TX
Greater Houston Community Foundation
Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
18 Tennessee grants totaling $1.9 million · typical grant $10,000 to $201,000 (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Educational; Arts; Public benefit; Human services; Health
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.