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315 foundations that funded “Christian”
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Private foundation · Muscle Shoals, AL
The Long Lewis Foundation
Invitation only
5 Tennessee grants totaling $18,015 · typical grant $500 to $5,036 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Nashville
Helen & Loretta Foundation
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $70,515 · typical grant $7,295 to $31,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Scholarship
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Private foundation · Signal Mountain
Clark Foundation Inc.
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $22,820 · typical grant $5,705 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Asheville, NC
The Oscar C Rixson Foundation Inc.
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $1,750 · typical grant $500 to $750 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Bible camp; Religious camp; North american missions
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Private foundation · Murfreesboro
Discipleship Project Foundation
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $6,122 · typical grant $2,000 to $4,122 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Franklin
Rinker Family Foundation Inc.
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $20,000 · typical grant $10,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Memphis
Independent Presbyterian Church Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $68,138 · typical grant $23,000 to $45,138 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Educational assistance
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Private foundation · Omaha, NE
Lothlorien Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $10,900 · typical grant $900 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Operating cost of non-profit org
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Private foundation · Royal Palm Beach, FL
The Hand Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $30,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Organizational grant
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Private foundation · Murfreesboro
Adams Family Foundation I
Takes applications
23 Tennessee grants totaling $335,000 · typical grant $3,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2025)
57% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Hacker and Kitty Caldwell Family Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
17 Tennessee grants totaling $133,504 · typical grant $750 to $3,000 (tax year 2024)
18% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Annual fund on behalf of kate caldwell nevin; Lindy hop; Genneral operations
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Public charity · Nashville
Catholic Charities of Tennessee Inc.
How to apply: not stated
11 Tennessee grants totaling $5.7 million · typical grant $127,035 to $1.1 million (tax year 2024)
18% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Medical screening; Social services; Social services, eligibility caseworker; Eligibility caseworker, intensive case management, social services, school impact, preventive...
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Community foundation · Asheville, NC
The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc.
How to apply: not stated
10 Tennessee grants totaling $418,474 · typical grant $10,000 to $75,000 (tax year 2024)
60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Building community & economic vitality; Promoting quality health; Religion; Assisting people in need
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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)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Falls Church, VA
The Northrop Grumman Foundation
Takes applications
7 Tennessee grants totaling $6,450 · typical grant $50 to $2,500 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Oct 31 · next Oct 31, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: General operating grants & matching gifts.
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Private foundation · Nashville
The Williamson Martin & Brooke Family Foundation
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6 Tennessee grants totaling $75,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2025)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Charitable donation
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Private foundation · Smithville, MO
Stanley M Herzog Charitable Foundation
Takes applications
5 Tennessee grants totaling $29,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $7,375 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Flint, MI
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
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5 Tennessee grants totaling $57,130 · typical grant $1,500 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: To support a statewide afterschool network to ensure the availability and expansion of school-linked quality afterschool and summer learning opportunities that meet the needs...
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Public charity · Houston, TX
Donatestock Charitable Inc.
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $866,319 · typical grant $9,834 to $832,021 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · New York, NY
Parkinson's Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $53,683 · typical grant $10,683 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Center of excellence grants; Community engagement & advocacy
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.