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11 foundations that funded “Angels”

  1. Private foundation · Garden City, ID

    Angels Among Us Inc.

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $100,000 · typical grant $100,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Humanitarian

  2. Private foundation · Ofallon, MO

    Five Angels Foundation

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $1,050 · typical grant $1,050 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Assist children with illness

  3. Private foundation · Dallas, TX

    Tua Aspiring Angels Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $40,000 · typical grant $40,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Unrestricted general

  4. Private foundation · Brentwood

    Vulcano Family Foundation

    Invitation only

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $4,750 · typical grant $1,000 to $2,000 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Animal rescue; Animal rescue transportation; Feeding the poor and hungry; Public radio

  5. Private foundation · Dyersburg

    Carmer Charitable Tr

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $219,654 · typical grant $219,654 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Building

  6. Public charity · Paris

    Henry County Helping Hand Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    18 Tennessee grants totaling $627,000 · typical grant $13,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    78% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  7. Public charity · Wilmington, DE

    American Gift Fund

    Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    13 Tennessee grants totaling $681,580 · typical grant $10,000 to $45,000 (tax year 2024)

    15% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  8. Private foundation · Memphis

    Day Foundation

    Invitation only

    30 Tennessee grants totaling $11.2 million · typical grant $25,000 to $335,000 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Scholarships; National growth plan

  9. Private foundation · Coraopolis, PA

    Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation

    Takes applications

    25 Tennessee grants totaling $114,000 · typical grant $2,000 to $3,000 (tax year 2024)

    80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Grant for youth sports; Teammate resource group grants; 10th year anniversary grants

  10. Private foundation · Brentwood

    Churchill Foundation

    Invitation only

    24 Tennessee grants totaling $120,100 · typical grant $1,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    52% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Charitable programs; Benevolent assistance

  11. Private foundation · Paris

    Adams Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    15 Tennessee grants totaling $43,550 · typical grant $2,225 to $3,225 (tax year 2025)

    7% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support program; Education; Education and assistance; Support after school programs; Support food distribution

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.