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55 foundations that funded “Dream”
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Public charity · Clarksville
Dreamchasers
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36 Tennessee grants totaling $682,925 · typical grant $6,650 to $17,750 (tax year 2024)
36% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Islamorada, FL
Dreamcatcher Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $700 · typical grant $700 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: General donation
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Private foundation · Ogden, UT
American Dream Foundation
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $122 · typical grant $122 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Roseville, CA
Ticket to Dream Foundation
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $276,614 · typical grant $69,010 to $78,423 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Foster kids program
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Public charity · Washington, DC
United We Dream Network Inc.
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $25,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Project support
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Private foundation · Gladwyne, PA
Seed the Dream Foundation
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $50,000 · typical grant $25,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To support the mission of the organization
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Private foundation · West Palm Beach, FL
Steven & Kiki Esrick Dream Foundation Inc.
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $3,500 · typical grant $3,500 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Empower at Valley Dream Farm Foundation
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $5,000 · typical grant $5,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To protect and preserve land in the southeast and promote the benefit for the public.
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Private foundation · Austin, TX
The Foundation for Dreamers
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $500 · typical grant $500 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Treat and defeat childhood cancer
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Private foundation · Detroit, MI
Edsel B Ford II Fund
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $15,000 · typical grant $15,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Dream sponsorship
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Private foundation · Hawley, PA
Lilliput Foundation
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $5,000 · typical grant $5,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Innovative & transformative scholarship program designed to ensure students can achieve their dream of obtaining an undergraduate college degree.
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Private foundation · Lafayette, LA
The Rucks Family Foundation
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $5,000 · typical grant $5,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Donation for construction of the st. Jude dream home in Lafayette, la
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Public charity · Knoxville
Variety of Eastern Tennessee
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27 Tennessee grants totaling $212,000 · typical grant $3,000 to $8,500 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners 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....
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Public charity · Madison, WI
Ascendium Education Solutions Inc.
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $121,350 · typical grant $39,700 to $81,650 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Grant, Fast Track to Success? A Mixed Methods Study of Accelerated Course Formats Grant, Travel Grant - DREAM 2024 Conference; SPONSORSHIP - She Changes Everything Conference....
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Private foundation · Nashville
Dugas Family Foundation II Inc.
Takes applications
18 Tennessee grants totaling $592,000 · typical grant $20,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
78% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
5 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Transportation - new vehicle; Able youth track and field program; Expansion project; Recovery in community-arch academy for girls; Increase capacity to serve local needs and...
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Private foundation · Pine Bluff, AR
Simmons First Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
22 Tennessee grants totaling $161,521 · typical grant $1,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
86% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: General donation for youth programming; Community services; Pcn stars program; 1 school 1 mission program; Therapy tools to support children with special needs
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Public charity · Lighthouse Point, FL
Leaving A Positive Legacy Inc.
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $12,425 · typical grant $2,150 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Assistance for local dog shelter; Support for children's hospital programs; To inspire, educate, and empower grundy county youth and their families through character building,...
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Private foundation · St Louis, MO
Surendra and Karen Gupta Arc Foundation
Takes applications
5 Tennessee grants totaling $8,600 · typical grant $500 to $1,000 (tax year 2025)
80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To provide support for horses; To provide support for dogs in need for veterans; To advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research...
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Private foundation · Brentwood
The Emmy Lou Tompkins Foundation
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12 Tennessee grants totaling $123,735 · typical grant $6,000 to $12,735 (tax year 2025)
58% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Indianapolis, IN
Jd Finish Line Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
4 Tennessee grants totaling $27,150 · typical grant $1,225 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)
75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Louder Than Words; Community Voices
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.