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25 foundations that funded “Higher”

1. Private foundation · Fishers, IN

   Forum Credit Union Foundation Inc.

   Takes applications

   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: Higher education scholarships

2. Private foundation · Chattanooga

   Gail C@link Education Trust

   Takes applications

   8 Tennessee grants totaling $60,000 · typical grant $3,000 to $12,000 (tax year 2024)

   38% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

   Funded: Student higher education scholarships

3. Private foundation · Delano, MN

   Hutter Family Foundation

   Invitation only

   1 Tennessee grant totaling $250 · typical grant $250 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

   Funded only returning groups in its latest year

   Funded: Support higher education institution

4. Private foundation · Palo Alto, CA

   Mae Philanthropies

   Invitation only

   1 Tennessee grant totaling $100,000 · typical grant $100,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

   100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

   Funded: Public education center of higher learning

5. Public charity · Madison, WI

   Ascendium Education Solutions Inc.

   Ask before applying

   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....

6. Private foundation · Waverly

   The@garney B Scott Jr Family Foundation Inc.

   Invitation only

   7 Tennessee grants totaling $42,110 · typical grant $485 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)

   43% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

   Funded: To aid in helping the hungry, homeless, and hurting; To aid in religious education; To provide financial assistance for higher education; To provide financial assistance to...

7. Private foundation · New York, NY

   The Helen Gurley Brown Foundation

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   1 Tennessee grant totaling $857,743 · typical grant $857,743 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

   Funded only returning groups in its latest year

   Funded: Youth and education- "bridgeup" "giddy up" grant:purpose: to offer under-resourced children a unique track to personal development, empowerment, academic excellence, and the...

8. Public charity · Pittsburgh, PA

   The Pittsburgh Foundation

   Ask before applying · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

   5 Tennessee grants totaling $186,340 · typical grant $24,507 to $32,500 (tax year 2024)

   Funded only returning groups in its latest year

   Funded: Children and youth healthcare; Primary and elementary schools; Professional societies and associations; Religious education; Higher education

9. Community foundation · Portland, OR

   The Oregon Community Foundation

   Ask before applying · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

   4 Tennessee grants totaling $65,768 · typical grant $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

   50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

   Funded: Civic Engagement; Physical Health; Environment; Higher Education

10. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Boyd Foundation

    Takes applications

    56 Tennessee grants totaling $9.3 million · typical grant $10,000 to $150,000 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    36% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: For annual budget.; To seek to build and admire meaningful arts and crafts expeeriences.; To preserve and enrich the diversity of art and culture in East Tennessee.; To...

11. Private foundation · Houston, TX

    Laura and John Arnold Foundation

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    13 Tennessee grants totaling $4.7 million · typical grant $43,867 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)

    25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To support grantee's states leading recovery grant program.; To support bail system data collection and data democratization, with the overall goal of providing an accurate and...

12. Private foundation · San Francisco, CA

    Frankel Family Foundation

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $2,000 · typical grant $2,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

13. Private foundation · Durham

    Laughing Gull Foundation

    Invitation only

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $160,000 · typical grant $35,000 to $80,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: TN prison college coalition; Southern hep collective

14. Public charity · Atlanta, GA

    The Fund for Theological Education Inc.

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    7 Tennessee grants totaling $160,000 · typical grant $12,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Discernment lab grant

15. Public charity · Oklahoma City, OK

    The Oklahoma United Methodist Foundation

    Ask before applying

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $55,000 · typical grant $15,000 to $40,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Undergrad seminary scholarships; Prayer room ministry support

16. Private foundation · Saint Louis, NV

    Behannon Charitable Trust

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $75,812 · typical grant $75,812 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

17. Private foundation · Menlo Park, CA

    The Wollenberg Foundation

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $2,000 · typical grant $2,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

18. Private foundation · Atlanta, GA

    J William & Elizabeth S Robinson Foundation Inc.

    Invitation only

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $17,500 · typical grant $2,500 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: For the promotion of educational development; Bishop watson scholarship fund

19. Public charity · Nashville

    Mercy Multiplied America Inc.

    Ask before applying

    7 Tennessee grants totaling $152,500 · typical grant $6,500 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)

    29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Ministry support

20. Private foundation · New York, NY

    The Andrew W Mellon Foundation

    Takes applications

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $3.8 million · typical grant $500,000 to $950,000 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To support capacity building and general operations; To support conservation, digitization, research, engagement, and planning related to the hooks brothers photography studio...