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14 foundations that funded “Charities Aid Foundation America”

  1. Public charity · Alexandria, VA

    Charities Aid Foundation America

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    222 Tennessee grants totaling $9.1M · typical grant $7,350–$25K (tax year 2024)

    73% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: charitable donation

  2. Public charity · Knoxville

    East Tennessee Foundation

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    250 Tennessee grants totaling $12.3M · typical grant $10K–$38K (tax year 2024)

    62% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: human services; disaster relief; arts & culture; education; youth development

  3. United Way · Nashville

    United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc.

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    315 Tennessee grants totaling $17.4M · typical grant $11K–$61K (tax year 2025)

    20% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: program opns (cif); donor directed designations; sub-recipient grants

  4. Public charity · St Petersburg, FL

    Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund

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    549 Tennessee grants totaling $20.5M · typical grant $7,200–$30K (tax year 2024)

    47% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

  5. Public charity · St Louis, MO

    Saint Thomas West Hospital

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    34 Tennessee grants totaling $663K · typical grant $10K–$25K (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee grantees 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...

  6. United Way · Murfreesboro

    United Way of Rutherford County

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    47 Tennessee grants totaling $694K · typical grant $2,500–$22K (tax year 2024)

    72% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: support for pregnant women; ann campbell early learning center; project learn and triple play program; child abuse, community ed and drug endangered children programs; rent and...

  7. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Jane I Pettway Foundation

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    40 Tennessee grants totaling $334K · typical grant $5,000–$11K (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Mar 31 · next Mar 31, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    15% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: financially needy women; utility assistance for; samaritan place; jane pettway helping women; certified nurse assistant

  8. Private foundation · Lebanon

    Jim Horne & Evelyn S Hankins Foundation

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    29 Tennessee grants totaling $196K · typical grant $5,000–$10K (tax year 2025)

    7% of its latest Tennessee grantees 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...

  9. Public charity · Nashville

    Tennessee Bar Foundation

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    38 Tennessee grants totaling $3.2M · typical grant $20K–$95K (tax year 2024)

    55% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: administration of justice; legal services

  10. Private foundation · New York, NC

    The Thompson Charitable Foundation

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    39 Tennessee grants totaling $1M · typical grant $14K–$30K (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Mar 1, Aug 15 · next Mar 1, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    56% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

  11. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Melrose Foundation

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    34 Tennessee grants totaling $32K · typical grant $400–$1,000 (tax year 2025)

    6% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: charitable support; educational support; medical support

  12. United Way · Knoxville

    United Way of Greater Knoxvilleinc

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    16 Tennessee grants totaling $675K · typical grant $30K–$50K (tax year 2024)

    Funded: specific programs

  13. Public charity · Knoxville

    Variety of Eastern Tennessee

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    27 Tennessee grants totaling $212K · typical grant $3,000–$8,500 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: funding to support to train and retain volunteer advocates; funds will be used for supplies, food, rental fees, background checks supporting 12 new volunteer advocates. support...

  14. United Way · Cleveland

    United Way of the Ocoee Region

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    25 Tennessee grants totaling $1.6M · typical grant $15K–$68K (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: community health; partner agency; community health/parnter agency

Source: each funder's latest e-filed IRS return: Form 990-PF for private foundations (grants paid and how it takes applications), Form 990 Schedule I for community foundations, United Ways and other public charities (grants over $5,000 to organizations). Included: every funder, wherever it is based, whose latest return lists grants to Tennessee organizations. Corporate and community-foundation programs are in the grant search.