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178 foundations

  1. Private foundation · Lakeland

    C Scott and Muriel S Mayfield Family Foundation

    Invitation only

    8 Tennessee grants totaling $68,250 · typical grant $5,000 to $12,250 (tax year 2025)

    Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 3 Tennessee grants, such as Mcminn County Education Foundation

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Charitable donation

  2. Community foundation · Lexington, KY

    Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    8 Tennessee grants totaling $535,159 · typical grant $40,000 to $105,000 (tax year 2024)

    Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Central European Christian Education Foundation

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  3. Private foundation · Niles, OH

    The Wm M & A Cafaro Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    8 Tennessee grants totaling $6,500 · typical grant $500 to $1,000 (tax year 2025)

    Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Clarksville Montgomery County Education Foundation

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  4. Private foundation · Atlanta, GA

    Southern Company Gas Charitable Foundation Inc.

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    8 Tennessee grants totaling $239,000 · typical grant $25,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Bradley Cleveland Public Education Foundation (bcpef)

    75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Signature; Social justice; Community enrichment

  5. Private foundation · Birmingham, AL

    Regions Foundation

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    8 Tennessee grants totaling $340,000 · typical grant $30,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Knoxville Education Foundation

    88% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Econ & community dev; Education & wr; Econ @ community dev

  6. Public charity · Fairfax, VA

    Nra Foundation Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    8 Tennessee grants totaling $186,713 · typical grant $5,828 to $17,035 (tax year 2024)

    Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Lewis County Schools Clay Target Team Boosters Club

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Competitive Shooting; General Shooting Program; Training, Safety, Education

  7. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    Lebovitz Family Charitable Trust

    Takes applications

    7 Tennessee grants totaling $220,750 · typical grant $500 to $40,500 (tax year 2025)

    Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Public Education Foundation

    14% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: To support a public charity; To support the expansion of facing history in hamilton county, Tennessee; Educational & cultural; To support annual campaign

  8. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Perceptics Foundation

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    7 Tennessee grants totaling $27,656 · typical grant $3,000 to $4,950 (tax year 2025)

    Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Halls Middle School Pta, Halls High School Pto

    57% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Organization support

  9. Private foundation · Boston, MA

    Analog Devices Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    7 Tennessee grants totaling $9,248 · typical grant $103 to $1,030 (tax year 2024)

    Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 3 Tennessee grants, such as Jordan Elementary Parent-Teacher Organization Pto, Sunset Middle School Parent Teacher Organization

    43% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  10. Public charity · Washington, DC

    The Education Trust Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    7 Tennessee grants totaling $130,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Nashville Public Education Foundation

    86% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  11. Private foundation · The Villages, FL

    The Michnal Foundation Inc.

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    7 Tennessee grants totaling $19,500 · typical grant $500 to $5,000 (tax year 2025)

    Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Mountain Education Foundation

    29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support and operating expenses

  12. Private foundation · Pella, IA

    Pella Rolscreen Foundation

    Takes applications

    7 Tennessee grants totaling $16,402 · typical grant $500 to $2,363 (tax year 2024)

    Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Mountatin Education Foundation

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  13. Private foundation · Monteagle

    Middlebrooks-Camp Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

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

    Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Sewanee Elementary Pta

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Fund organization; Family planning support; Therapeutic christian community; State park conservation; Foster community & business service

  14. Private foundation · Syosset, NY

    Les Paul Foundation

    Takes applications

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $104,500 · typical grant $5,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)

    Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 1 Tennessee grant, such as St George's Independent School Foundation

    Stated deadlines: Jan 15, Sep 15 · next Jan 15, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Music programs; Supporting funds for music programs; Virtual bedside performance program; Fund recording studios in boys and girls clubs

  15. Private foundation · Thomson, GA

    D T Mcneill Foundation

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    6 Tennessee grants totaling $17,500 · typical grant $2,500 to $3,250 (tax year 2024)

    Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Mountain Education Foundation

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Education; Benevolence; Relogious

  16. Public charity · Nashville

    Tennessee Disability Coalition

    How to apply: not stated

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $49,250 · typical grant $7,500 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Gentry's Education Foundation

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Facilitate and assist services and outreach for persons with disabilities

  17. 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)

    Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 1 Tennessee grant, such as St Georges Independent School Foundation

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  18. Private foundation · Halls

    Eleanor and Warren Nunn Foundation

    Takes applications

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $237,000 · typical grant $27,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2025)

    Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Halls High School Foundation

    No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing

    20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Public education donation

  19. Public charity · Chapel Hill

    International Association of Lions Clubs

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $72,696 · typical grant $10,000 to $11,000 (tax year 2024)

    Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Forrest Softball Booster Club

    60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To support local high school athletics; To support hurricane disaster relief; To support sight services and other community initiatives; To support the local community

  20. Private foundation · Providence, RI

    Philip Snyder Foundation

    Takes applications

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $32,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $9,000 (tax year 2025)

    Has funded groups like yours (PTO, booster club or school foundation): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Waverly Belmont Pto

    20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

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.