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2 foundations that funded “Donors”
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Public charity · Alexandria, VA
Donors Trust Inc.
Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
8 Tennessee grants totaling $787,850 · typical grant $10,000 to $221,950 (tax year 2024)
62% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
2 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: For historical building preservation; To support the museum; For restoration of antique guitar; For historical education materials
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Bailey Family Foundation
Takes applications
19 Tennessee grants totaling $1.3 million · typical grant $5,000 to $75,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: May 31, Nov 30 · next Nov 30, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
63% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
2 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: The arts & culture alliance of greater Knoxville serves and supports a diverse community of artists, arts organizations, and cultural institutions.; The mission of big ears is...
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.