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343 foundations that funded “East”

  1. Private foundation · New York, NY

    Berger Family Foundation

    Invitation only

    7 Tennessee grants totaling $90,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    14% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  2. Private foundation · Glendale, AZ

    Bechtel Group Foundation

    Takes applications

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $144,959 · typical grant $300 to $43,059 (tax year 2024)

    75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Education; Social services

  3. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    James C & Charlotte Wardlaw Charitable Foundation Inc.

    Invitation only

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $4,900 · typical grant $750 to $1,000 (tax year 2023)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  4. Private foundation · Bentonville, AR

    Wal-Mart Foundation

    Takes applications

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $667,000 · typical grant $40,000 to $250,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Disaster relief and preparedness; Associate scholarships; Nature; Healthier food for all

  5. Private foundation · Farmingdale, NY

    D'addario Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $10,233 · typical grant $1,402 to $2,364 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: To support growth and appreciation of music

  6. Public charity · Arlington, VA

    Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $64,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $13,000 (tax year 2024)

    20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Station Grants

  7. Public charity · Roseville, CA

    Ticket to Dream Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $276,614 · typical grant $69,010 to $78,423 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Foster kids program

  8. Private foundation · Thomasville, GA

    Williams Family Foundation of Georgia Inc.

    Takes applications

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $76,000 · typical grant $20,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2023)

    Stated deadlines: Feb 1, Sep 1 · next Feb 1, 2027 (from its 2023 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Waterfowl research; Hurricane helene disaster relief

  9. Private foundation · Midland, MI

    Dow Company Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $32,000 · typical grant $3,000 to $24,000 (tax year 2024)

    25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Community wellbeing

  10. Public charity · Newtown Square, PA

    Project Management Institute Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $35,825 · typical grant $8,700 to $10,200 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  11. Private foundation · Santa Barbara, CA

    Music Matters Fund Inc.

    Takes applications

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $57,500 · typical grant $8,500 to $40,000 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Project support

  12. Private foundation · Pennington, NJ

    Goodwin Meissner Fam Fdn Inc.

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $8,500 · typical grant $1,500 to $7,000 (tax year 2025)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Unrestricted general

  13. Private foundation · Saint Louis, NV

    Anchor and Hope Sam R Sayers Memorial Scholarship Fund

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $8,000 · typical grant $4,000 (tax year 2025)

    Stated deadlines: Mar 1 · next Mar 1, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Scholarship

  14. Public charity · Duffield, VA

    Appalachian Sustainable Development

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $37,344 · typical grant $8,508 to $28,836 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Beginning farmer

  15. Private foundation · Chicago, IL

    Circle of Service Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $11,600 · typical grant $1,600 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Match/discretionary; Community services

  16. Private foundation · Birmingham, AL

    Ira M Gambill Medical Education Trust

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $10,000 · typical grant $5,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Scholarship

  17. Community foundation · Chicago, IL

    The Chicago Community Trust

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

    29 Tennessee grants totaling $32.5 million · typical grant $15,000 to $342,704 (tax year 2024)

    55% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  18. Community foundation · Austin, TX

    Austin Community Foundation Inc.

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

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $231,480 · typical grant $10,000 to $33,980 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  19. Community foundation · Abilene, TX

    Community Foundation of Abilene

    How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $91,800 · typical grant $12,500 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  20. 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

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.