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40 foundations that funded “Access”

  1. Private foundation · Nashville

    Elizabeth Craig Weaver Proctor Charitable Foundation

    Invitation only

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $369,000 · typical grant $75,000 to $152,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Accessibilty project and annual fund; Renovation; Operating fund

  2. Public charity · Braintree, MA

    Good Sports Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    16 Tennessee grants totaling $224,477 · typical grant $8,982 to $19,340 (tax year 2025)

    69% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Increase accessibility of youth sports programs to children in need.

  3. Public charity · Beaverton, OR

    National Network of Abortion Funds Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $438,775 · typical grant $60,000 to $190,821 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: To support reproductive health access

  4. Private foundation · Snohomish, WA

    Dayspring Family Foundation

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $234,000 · typical grant $234,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: To provide access to counseling for those in need

  5. Public charity · Washington, DC

    National Fair Housing Alliance

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $827,645 · typical grant $61,104 to $98,000 (tax year 2024)

    20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Fund community accessibility projects

  6. Private foundation · Eden Prairie, MN

    United Health Foundation

    Invitation only

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $1.5 million · typical grant $25,000 to $990,635 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: From clinic to home: enhancing rx access and chronic disease management for older adults in under-resourced communities; Integrating medical care and behavioral health services...

  7. Private foundation · New York, NY

    Alfred P Sloan Foundation

    Takes applications

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $249,418 · typical grant $25,000 to $194,418 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: To help bring financial and investment literacy to diverse high school girls by providing access, support, and guidance through training, mentorship, and networking; To develop...

  8. Private foundation · Santa Clarita, CA

    Mountain Home

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $10,030 · typical grant $10,030 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: A charitable contribution so that the entity can purchase an ATV to access all parts of their land.

  9. Private foundation · Ridgeland, MS

    Butler Snow O'mara Stevens & Cannada

    Takes applications

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $48,195 · typical grant $7,500 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    2 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Milla's house relocation/furniture; Accessibility improvements; Updated technology and equipment; Construction for trauma waiting room

  10. Private foundation · Knoxville

    The Haslam 3 Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    10 Tennessee grants totaling $10.4 million · typical grant $75,000 to $1 million (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Jun 30, Dec 31 · next Dec 31, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    30% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Develop christian leaders; Support student education; Education access; Manage and preserve lakeshore park; Scholarships and programs

  11. Private foundation · Washington, DC

    Lantry Family Foundation

    Invitation only

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $81,000 · typical grant $10,000 (tax year 2025)

    60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    2 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: In support of the capital campaign for the construction of a tennis court complex in order to develop a program that can provide access for underprivileged children in the...

  12. Private foundation · St Paul, MN

    Patterson Foundation

    Takes applications

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $7,500 · typical grant $800 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: General operations grant in support of volunteer match; Increasing dental access grant

  13. Private foundation · Birmingham, AL

    A Family Foundation

    Invitation only

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $65,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2025)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support family services; Support community through arts; Eliminate hunger; Expand access to local grown food; Support latino population

  14. Public charity · St Louis, MO

    Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $82,916 · typical grant $10,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support advocacy, hospital accompaniments, and counseling services for survivors of sexual assault; Support of the community-based healthcare access program; Support of teeth...

  15. Private foundation · New York, NY

    The Commonwealth Fund

    Invitation only

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $325,467 · typical grant $4,774 to $300,000 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Matching gifts for general operating support; Insights on the Distribution and Use of Opioid Abatement Funds in Tennessee; Experiences of COVID-19 in Tennessee and Kentucky;...

  16. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Robert Lee Weiss Foundation First TN Bank Plaza Tower

    Takes applications

    26 Tennessee grants totaling $159,500 · typical grant $4,000 to $6,000 (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Jun 30 · next Jun 30, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    4% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    5 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Community service projects; Scholarship funding; Capital projects; Accessible equipment for; Emergency assistance

  17. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    Lyndhurst Foundation Inc.

    Invitation only

    118 Tennessee grants totaling $6.7 million · typical grant $3,239 to $70,000 (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Mar 31, Jun 30, Sep 30, Dec 31 · next Dec 31, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    49% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    11 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: To match LH Associates contributions; LH Associates matching program; General Operations 2024; "My Thriving Garden" Project; Health Services and Improved Database Capacity

  18. Private foundation · Ooltewah

    Tucker Foundation

    Takes applications

    60 Tennessee grants totaling $4.3 million · typical grant $5,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)

    31% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Scholarship - evan moore; Scholarship fund; Relay for life; Pups4patriots Tennessee; General support - imagine arts education initiative

  19. Public charity · St Louis, MO

    Saint Thomas West Hospital

    How to apply: not stated

    34 Tennessee grants totaling $663,167 · typical grant $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Support of Teeth For Life program; Support of pregnancy services for uninsured, low income women; Support of No-Cost Mental Health Counseling; Support of Community Health...

  20. Private foundation · Nashville

    James Stephen Turner Family Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    26 Tennessee grants totaling $2 million · typical grant $5,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    4 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Relief efforts in western north carolina and eastern Tennessee from hurricane helene; Recovery in community capital campaign; Capital fund support - new building; Fall bash -...

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.