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7 foundations that funded “Discipleship”
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Private foundation · Carrollton, TX
The Adr Foundation Inc.
Invitation only
1 Tennessee grant totaling $10,000 · typical grant $10,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 3 Tennessee grants, such as Precept Ministries International
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: General support for discipleship program
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Private foundation · Conover, NC
The Bolick Foundation
Invitation only
7 Tennessee grants totaling $272,618 · typical grant $10,000 to $74,398 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 3 Tennessee grants, such as Children's Bible Ministries Inc., Precept Ministries of Reach Out Inc.
29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Evangelism; Discipleship; Seminary/training and equipping
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Public charity · Knoxville
Elgin Children's Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
10 Tennessee grants totaling $289,917 · typical grant $20,000 to $40,000 (tax year 2025)
Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Children's Bible Ministries
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Academic; Child protection; Dental wellness; Discipleship
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Private foundation · Abilene, TX
The Karakin Foundation
Invitation only
1 Tennessee grant totaling $125,000 · typical grant $125,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Discipleship Network of America-Dna Ministries
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Public charity · Atlanta, GA
The Fund for Theological Education Inc.
How to apply: not stated
7 Tennessee grants totaling $160,000 · typical grant $12,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 6 Tennessee grants, such as General Board of Higher Education and Ministry - Umc, First Presbyterian Church Dickson, Discipleship Ministries Team
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Discernment lab grant
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Private foundation · Hixson
Beth and Thomas A Lupton Jr Family Foundation
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6 Tennessee grants totaling $59,000 · typical grant $2,500 to $13,000 (tax year 2025)
Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 8 Tennessee grants, such as Little Brown Church, First Presbyterian Church, Calvary Chapel
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Operating expenses
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Public charity · Pasadena, CA
Fuller Theological Seminary
How to apply: not stated
5 Tennessee grants totaling $61,989 · typical grant $12,500 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 3 Tennessee grants, such as Church of God in Christ Inc., General Board of Discipleship Ministries, Ministry Architects
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Lilly faith & service grant
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.