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3 foundations that funded “Federal Foundation”
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Private foundation · Athens
Athens Federal Foundation
Takes applications
43 Tennessee grants totaling $314,160 · typical grant $3,010 to $8,000 (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: Jun 1 · next Jun 1, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
62% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
9 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Purchase books for Imagination Library program; Purchase of food for food pantry; Recruitment, screening and training for volunteer advocates; Funding to stock clothing and...
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Private foundation · Sagamore Beach, MA
The Bay State Federal Savings Charitable Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $3,000 · typical grant $3,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · San Francisco, CA
Gitlab Foundation
Invitation only
2 Tennessee grants totaling $300,000 · typical grant $50,000 to $250,000 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To support identifying students eligible for federal benefits programs + application assistance; Evaluating the effectiveness and cost efficiency of an ai-based snap benefits...
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.