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41 foundations that funded “Aid Kids”
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Private foundation · Memphis
Nollie & Amanda Henington Trust Fbo Emotionally Hurt Children
Invitation only
7 Tennessee grants totaling $22,050 · typical grant $1,000 to $5,550 (tax year 2024)
29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Program to aid children
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Private foundation · Hendersonville
Carolyn Smith Foundation
Takes applications
146 Tennessee grants totaling $4.2 million · typical grant $8,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2025)
No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing
45% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Human services - local community; Health - General; Medical research; Provide relief for human trafficking survivors & combat human trafficking in Middle Tennessee; Programs...
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Private foundation · New York, NY
Sabatine Foundation
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $6,000 · typical grant $6,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Research and medical aid for children fighting cancer
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Private foundation · Pittsburgh, PA
The F Brian and Lisa A Dodson Family Foundation
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $1,000 · typical grant $1,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Aid cancer research and treatment for children
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Private foundation · Havana, FL
Guy & Therese De La Valdene Family Foundtion Inc.
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $500 · typical grant $500 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Aid research and treatment for children's diseases
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Private foundation · Carbondale, IL
Et Simonds Foundation
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $5,000 · typical grant $5,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Donation - to aid in medical costs for children in need and related research.
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Private foundation · Lebanon
Jim Horne & Evelyn S Hankins Foundation
Takes applications
29 Tennessee grants totaling $195,500 · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
7% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Assist children in the community; Provide programs and activities for seniors; Provide housing for families with children receiving medical treatment; Affordable tuition...
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Private foundation · Franklin
Ty 2 Foundation Inc.
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14 Tennessee grants totaling $259,500 · typical grant $7,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Social service funding; Community and youth development funding; Family wellness funding; Historic preservation funding; Medical service funding
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Public charity · Alpharetta, GA
Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc.
Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
584 Tennessee grants totaling $63.7 million · typical grant $10,600 to $70,692 (tax year 2024)
36% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Evangelism and missions; Spiritual development; Education; Children's and youth ministry; Community development
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Private foundation · Bristol, VA
Donald and Betty Burke Foundation
Takes applications
4 Tennessee grants totaling $1,470 · typical grant $270 to $700 (tax year 2024)
25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Christian ed. Mission; Assistance of the poor; Cancer patient aid; Assist children with hearing loss
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Private foundation · Brentwood
Powell Foundation
Takes applications
41 Tennessee grants totaling $1.7 million · typical grant $20,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
30% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
4 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Scholarship; Building fund; Hutchins legacy fund; UT genomics graduate student; Jennifer powell scholarship
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Private foundation · Wilmington, DE
Robert F Stone Foundation Aka
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115 Tennessee grants totaling $3.8 million · typical grant $1,500 to $40,000 (tax year 2024)
36% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
7 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Charitable Event; BSF Music Fund; BSF Local Music Fund; MAC CARES Center; To support Betterfi expansion into the Chattanooga/Hamilton County Market
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Private foundation · Nashville
T & T Family Foundation
Takes applications
70 Tennessee grants totaling $467,000 · typical grant $2,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
7% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: General funds; Madison campus; General funds, Nashville area; Academic remediation for disadvantaged students; Helping individuals with beginning again (ged + daycare while learning)
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Private foundation · San Diego, CA
Judith L Seltz Charitable Foundation
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $10,000 · typical grant $10,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: To aid donee organizations in carrying out their exempt functions
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Private foundation · Newport Beach, CA
The J W and Sandra L Mitchell Foundation
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $67,000 · typical grant $67,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: To aid in charitable activities
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Private foundation · Albany, NY
Spada Family Foundation Inc.
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $2,500 · typical grant $2,500 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: To aid in the charity's stated purpose
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Private foundation · Las Vegas, NV
Mary Bartsas Charitable Foundation
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $100 · typical grant $100 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: To provide monetary aid to the organization
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Private foundation · East Meadow, NY
The John A Rodger Jr Foundation Inc.
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5 Tennessee grants totaling $7,000 · typical grant $1,000 to $2,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Aid donee organization to carry out functions
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Public charity · Spring Hill
Legacytree Foundation
How to apply: not stated
15 Tennessee grants totaling $480,467 · typical grant $8,961 to $50,000 (tax year 2025)
40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To provide spiritual, physical, and humanitarian aid to those in need
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Private foundation · Wilmington, DE
Robinson Foundation
Takes applications
16 Tennessee grants totaling $1.6 million · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Foster Child Bag of Love fund; For 3 Christmas gifts per club member, a new coat for each club member, educational supplies, field trips, youth of the year program; 8 x 8 shed...
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.