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269 foundations that funded “Way”

  1. Private foundation · San Diego, CA

    Lee S Monroe Foundation

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $40,000 · typical grant $40,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: General assistance

  2. Private foundation · Indianapolis, IN

    Renaissance Family Foundation Inc.

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $25,000 · typical grant $25,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: General contribution - the 501(c)(3) organization provides hurricane relief in Tennessee

  3. Private foundation · New York, NY

    The John R & Kiendl Dauphinot Gordon Fd

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $25,000 · typical grant $25,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  4. Private foundation · Buffalo, NY

    The Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $10,000 · typical grant $10,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Assistance for people who lost homes to hurricane helene

  5. Private foundation · Lake Tapps, WA

    Team Cozzi Foundation

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $3,426 · typical grant $926 to $2,500 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Donations made to gavin nielsen dipg.; Donations made to dipg family.

  6. Public charity · Washington, DC

    Network for Good

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

    101 Tennessee grants totaling $4.1 million · typical grant $9,258 to $40,514 (tax year 2024)

    16% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  7. Private foundation · Lakeland, FL

    Publix Super Markets Charities Inc.

    Takes applications

    214 Tennessee grants totaling $2.7 million · typical grant $475 to $9,377 (tax year 2024)

    19% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  8. Private foundation · Nashville

    Joe C Davis Foundation

    Takes applications

    106 Tennessee grants totaling $6 million · typical grant $10,000 to $55,000 (tax year 2024)

    12% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    7 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Capacity building & operating support; Capital support; Operating & capacity building support; Capacity building support; Operating support & capacity building

  9. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Goodfriend Foundation

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    9 Tennessee grants totaling $677,000 · typical grant $15,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2025)

    11% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: General support for mission; Support business school at twu; Buildings/imprvt to facilities; Gen support for mission - religious; Goodfriend tennis reno

  10. Public charity · Johnson City

    Ballad Health Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $5.7 million · typical grant $50,000 to $5.5 million (tax year 2024)

    75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Disaster relief funding; $4,048,500 for capital needs and $1,483,907 for miscellaneous other projects; General assistance

  11. Private foundation · Purchase, NY

    Central National Gottesman Foundation

    Takes applications

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $23,000 · typical grant $1,500 to $20,000 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: College tuition

  12. Private foundation · Easton, PA

    Thomas F Staley Foundation

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $10,300 · typical grant $2,300 to $5,000 (tax year 2025)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: General Contribution

  13. Private foundation · Wellesley, MA

    Gertrude & Edward Swartz Charitable Tr

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

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Educational

  14. Community foundation · Oakland, CA

    East Bay Community Foundation

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

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $70,000 · typical grant $20,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Freedom2vote project, general support - the organizations initiative as currently led by for freedom2vote.; General support, kingdom builders

  15. Private foundation · Tampa, FL

    Paradise Cares at Paradise Oaks Rv Resort

    IRS revoked its tax-exempt status · Invitation only

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $11,000 · typical grant $1,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)

  16. Private foundation · Nashville

    Hazen Family Foundation

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    13 Tennessee grants totaling $168,600 · typical grant $10,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  17. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Wallace and Mary Casnelli Foundation

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    8 Tennessee grants totaling $351,000 · typical grant $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: General funding

  18. Private foundation · North Canton, OH

    Timken Co Charitable & Educational Fund

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    8 Tennessee grants totaling $12,937 · typical grant $100 to $2,500 (tax year 2025)

    71% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  19. Private foundation · Eagan, WI

    Adient Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $29,146 · typical grant $5,000 to $7,500 (tax year 2024)

    80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  20. Public charity · Greenville, SC

    Prisma Health - Blount Memorial Hospital Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $59,900 · typical grant $6,000 to $26,700 (tax year 2024)

    Funded: Op/community engagement

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.