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74 foundations that funded “Communities”
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Public charity · Dallas, TX
Communities Foundation of Texas Inc.
How to apply: not stated
9 Tennessee grants totaling $344,332 · typical grant $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
22% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: This grant is designated for general support.
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Public charity · Brunswick, GA
Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
2 Tennessee grants totaling $35,000 · typical grant $15,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Public charity · Phoenix, AZ
The Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation
How to apply: not stated
7 Tennessee grants totaling $66,450 · typical grant $10,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Aventura community school - school garden program; Currey ingram academy - school garden program; Journey to wellness; 579-never hungry community gardens; 585-thomas a. Edison...
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Public charity · Harrisburg, PA
The Foundation for Enhancing Communities
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $116,000 · typical grant $6,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Community development; Religion
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Public charity · Cleveland
Trousdale Living Communities Inc.
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $1.5 million · typical grant $310,576 to $829,940 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: General Support Services
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Public charity · Chehalis, WA
Empowering American Communities
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $6,375 · typical grant $3,175 to $3,200 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Knoxville
Hillcrest Healthcare Communities Inc.
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $218,338 · typical grant $56,000 to $162,338 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: General operation support; Intergenerational playground
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Public charity · Oakland, CA
Policylink
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $165,000 · typical grant $40,000 to $45,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Thriving communities
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Private foundation · Princeton, NJ
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Takes applications
19 Tennessee grants totaling $2.6 million · typical grant $25,256 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: 82000 rwjf healthy communities -- site visit grant; 82534 advancing economic inclusion and family wellbeing across Appalachia; 80655 using measuring love to train leaders in...
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Public charity · Minneapolis, MN
Arts Midwest Incorporated
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $50,000 · typical grant $25,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Shakespeare in American Communities: Schools 2024-2025
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Private foundation · Naples, FL
The Missad Foundation
Invitation only
1 Tennessee grant totaling $1,000 · typical grant $1,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support surrounding communities
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Private foundation · Orlando, FL
Truist Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
26 Tennessee grants totaling $715,970 · typical grant $10,000 to $31,000 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
13 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Building career pathways to; Thriving communities; Strengthening small; Presidential honors; Special programs
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Public charity · Washington, DC
Aarp
How to apply: not stated
11 Tennessee grants totaling $144,583 · typical grant $8,500 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)
91% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Community Challenge Grant to support AARP's Livable Communities initiative; Sponsorship of event; Sponsorship of the free rides to the polls on election day event; "Sponsorship...
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Private foundation · Fort Worth, TX
Art Bridges Inc.
Invitation only
8 Tennessee grants totaling $421,686 · typical grant $11,000 to $67,150 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support for programs that create transformative experiences connecting with diverse communities, engaging audiences in new ways, and highlighting interdisciplinary...
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Public charity · New York, NY
The Astraea Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $105,000 · typical grant $45,000 to $60,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Project support for work on housing security for disadvantaged communities
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Private foundation · Asheville, WA
Social Impact Foundation
Invitation only
1 Tennessee grant totaling $1,000 · typical grant $1,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Empower people, communities
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Private foundation · New York, NY
The Spray Foundation Inc.
Invitation only
1 Tennessee grant totaling $50,000 · typical grant $50,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Helps to give power back to individuals and communities, promoting justice and equity for all
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Public charity · Washington, DC
Institute for Public Health Innovation
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $99,483 · typical grant $40,000 to $59,483 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To facilitate employment and effective integration of community health workers to help communities respond to and recover from covid-19.; To grant on behalf of common health...
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Private foundation · Brentwood
Myers Family Foundation
Takes applications
7 Tennessee grants totaling $11,200 · typical grant $500 to $2,500 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Donate various items to needy families; Educational scholapships; Help communities in need; Provide housing for families; School supplies-needy families
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Private foundation · Los Altos, CA
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Takes applications
4 Tennessee grants totaling $310,500 · typical grant $13,000 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Just Societies; Environment and Science; Families and Communities
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.