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10 foundations that funded “Daughters”

  1. Private foundation · Pittsburgh, PA

    Howmet Aerospace Foundation

    Invitation only

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $225,080 · typical grant $15,000 to $59,600 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: 2024 sons & daughters scholarship awards for 19 recipients; Project learn; Digital media studio; Hola4kids and the newly launched hola on the move stream program; Precision...

  2. Private foundation · Pittsburgh, PA

    Arconic Foundation

    Invitation only

    17 Tennessee grants totaling $587,606 · typical grant $25,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)

    41% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Work-ready students through robotics and stem; 2024 sons & daughters scholarship awards for 19 recipients; Mystem (mentoring youth through stem); Youth leadership development...

  3. Private foundation · Inverness, IL

    Dodson Foundation Inc.

    Invitation only

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $50,000 · typical grant $25,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Unrestricted charitable grant

  4. Private foundation · Washngton, DC

    Porter Family Charitable Foundation

    Invitation only

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $145,000 · typical grant $15,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  5. Private foundation · Seattle, WA

    Amazonsmile Foundation

    Invitation only

    7,033 Tennessee grants totaling $3.5 million · typical grant $27 to $147 (tax year 2023)

  6. Private foundation · Whites Creek

    Hearts of the South Family Foundation

    Invitation only

    12 Tennessee grants totaling $22,600 · typical grant $1,000 to $3,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Unrestricited

  7. Community foundation · Phoenix, AZ

    Arizona Community Foundation

    How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    11 Tennessee grants totaling $1 million · typical grant $15,000 to $180,000 (tax year 2024)

    45% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: This award is for general support; This award is designated for general support; This award is for the vision project; This award is designated support for the north davidson...

  8. Private foundation · Nashville

    Joe C Davis Foundation

    Takes applications

    106 Tennessee grants totaling $6 million · typical grant $10,000 to $55,000 (tax year 2024)

    12% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    7 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Capacity building & operating support; Capital support; Operating & capacity building support; Capacity building support; Operating support & capacity building

  9. Public charity · Goodlettsville

    Dollar General Literacy Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    81 Tennessee grants totaling $2.5 million · typical grant $8,000 to $18,000 (tax year 2025)

    44% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: English as a second; Atoz family; Literacy support for; Bim family literacy; Literacy changes liv

  10. Private foundation · Houston, TX

    Shell USA Company Foundation

    Invitation only

    59 Tennessee grants totaling $480,847 · typical grant $400 to $2,400 (tax year 2024)

    23% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: 1000; 500; 100; 50; 520

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.