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202 foundations that funded “Society”
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Private foundation · New York, NY
Two Mauds Inc.
Invitation only
13 Tennessee grants totaling $69,000 · typical grant $4,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)
46% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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United Way · Winchester
United Way of Franklin County
How to apply: not stated
13 Tennessee grants totaling $108,123 · typical grant $6,455 to $10,051 (tax year 2024)
8% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Zionsville, IN
Aes Restaurant Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
12 Tennessee grants totaling $195,726 · typical grant $10,000 to $19,054 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Various
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Private foundation · Memphis
Bob and Susan Wilson Foundation
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11 Tennessee grants totaling $110,300 · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: General - operating
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United Way · Waverly
United Way of Humphreys County
How to apply: not stated
11 Tennessee grants totaling $0 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Nashville
Woosley Family Foundation Tr
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9 Tennessee grants totaling $15,618 · typical grant $300 to $2,500 (tax year 2025)
14% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Satisfy requirement
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Public charity · Nashville
Humanities Tennessee
How to apply: not stated
9 Tennessee grants totaling $78,709 · typical grant $8,300 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
89% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Humanities project
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Public charity · Seattle, WA
Greater Good Charities
How to apply: not stated
9 Tennessee grants totaling $3.3 million · typical grant $11,239 to $392,142 (tax year 2024)
44% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support for rescued animals; Support for hunger & poverty, rescued animals; Support for hunger & poverty
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Private foundation · Nashville
Eberling Charitable Foundation
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7 Tennessee grants totaling $101,000 · typical grant $2,500 to $20,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Crime victims to network and heal.; Educational opportunities; Provide food for homeless; Provide funding for green space; Provide shelter for animals
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Private foundation · Jonesborough
Tom & Shirley Palmer Family Foundation
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7 Tennessee grants totaling $115,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2025)
57% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Animal Rescue; Childrens Ministry
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Public charity · Knoxville
Knoxville Cbid Management Corporation Dba Downtown Knoxville Alliance
How to apply: not stated
7 Tennessee grants totaling $70,000 · typical grant $9,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
43% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Economic development to benefit downtown Knoxville; Market square farmer's market
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Private foundation · Nashville
Atticus Foundation
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6 Tennessee grants totaling $410,000 · typical grant $15,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Franklin
Pedigree Foundation
Takes applications
6 Tennessee grants totaling $110,940 · typical grant $10,500 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Animal Rescue Relief Purposes
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Public charity · Sewanee
Sewanee Community Chest
How to apply: not stated
6 Tennessee grants totaling $80,088 · typical grant $9,000 to $14,000 (tax year 2025)
17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Preschool program; Sewanee elem schoolpto; Community outreach; Low income housing support; Care of displaced animals
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Public charity · Washington, DC
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
How to apply: not stated
6 Tennessee grants totaling $75,250 · typical grant $10,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: General contribution
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Private foundation · Nashville
Rollins Family Foundation
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5 Tennessee grants totaling $7,800 · typical grant $500 to $1,000 (tax year 2025)
60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Donation for church purposes; Assist education expenses for needy individuals; For the needy for food& clothing; Hallie scruggs memorialscholarship fund
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Private foundation · Nashville
Denise & Michael Riebe Foundation Inc.
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $4,775 · typical grant $525 to $2,250 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Environmental; Wellness
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Private foundation · Orlando, FL
Tch Jural Couey Carter
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $9,200 · typical grant $3,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Public charity · New York, NY
Grapevine Giving Foundation
Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
30 Tennessee grants totaling $288,988 · typical grant $6,897 to $12,200 (tax year 2025)
87% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Operating fund and general assistance.
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Community foundation · Charlottesville, VA
Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
4 Tennessee grants totaling $137,500 · typical grant $12,500 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Operating funds for Memphis coalition against pollution (mcap); Imagination library program - rotary club of charlottesville 22901; Education, research and support of...
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.