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40 foundations that funded “Access”
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Private foundation · Nashville
Elizabeth Craig Weaver Proctor Charitable Foundation
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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
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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.
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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
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Private foundation · Snohomish, WA
Dayspring Family Foundation
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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
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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
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Private foundation · Eden Prairie, MN
United Health Foundation
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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...
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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...
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Private foundation · Santa Clarita, CA
Mountain Home
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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.
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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
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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
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Private foundation · Washington, DC
Lantry Family Foundation
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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...
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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
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Private foundation · Birmingham, AL
A Family Foundation
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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
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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...
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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;...
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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
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Lyndhurst Foundation Inc.
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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
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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
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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...
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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.