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99 foundations that funded “Initiative”
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Private foundation · Mt Juliet
Initiative for A Better Society
Invitation only
1 Tennessee grant totaling $1,000 · typical grant $1,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Louisville, KY
Lee Initiative Inc.
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $80,000 · typical grant $20,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Racial justice srrj
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Public charity · New York, NY
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $177,000 · typical grant $25,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)
75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Boston, MA
Sociological Initiatives Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $49,960 · typical grant $24,960 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Aug 14 · next Aug 14, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Germantown
Breast Cancer Eradication Initiative Inc.
How to apply: not stated
8 Tennessee grants totaling $176,000 · typical grant $15,000 to $40,000 (tax year 2024)
25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Breast cancer research/educ/treatment
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Private foundation · Vestavia, AL
The Seeds Initiative
Invitation only
4 Tennessee grants totaling $4,000 · typical grant $500 to $1,500 (tax year 2025)
75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Palo Alto, CA
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $2.7 million · typical grant $365,000 to $2.3 million (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Education: research to practice - practice; Science: precision health
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Public charity · Punta Gorda, FL
Open Sats Initiative Inc.
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $216,018 · typical grant $66,018 to $150,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Free and open source software developmentfree and open source software development; Free and open source software development
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Private foundation · Raleigh, NC
Kimley-Horn Foundation
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5 Tennessee grants totaling $40,150 · typical grant $1,500 to $10,200 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Counts initiative; Volunteer grants
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Private foundation · Washington, DC
The Freedom Forum Inc.
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $10,000 · typical grant $5,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Trustee initiatives
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Private foundation · Wilmington
Pathfinder Foundation Inc.
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7 Tennessee grants totaling $285,000 · typical grant $7,500 to $30,000 (tax year 2023)
14% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: South Carolina State Initiative; Employee Scholarship Fund; Cartter Scholars Scholarship Fund; Scrappy's Cupboard
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Private foundation · New York, NY
The Teagle Foundation
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $858,000 · typical grant $50,000 to $608,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Cornerstone: Learning for Living initiative; Scholarship Program; Special Project : Fellowship program
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Public charity · Washington, DC
The Parent Project for Muscular Dystrophy Research Inc.
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $20,000 · typical grant $10,000 (tax year 2025)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Research- cardiac initiative; Research- newborn screening
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Private foundation · San Francisco, CA
Give Forward Foundation
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $350,000 · typical grant $100,000 to $250,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Middle school math initiative
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Private foundation · Colorado Springs, CO
Tdb Family Foundation
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $1,000 · typical grant $1,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Kindness grant initiative
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Private foundation · New York, NY
The Halloran Family Foundation Inc.
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $24,815 · typical grant $24,815 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Living lakes initiative
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Private foundation · Salt Lake City, UT
One Against Childhood Hunger
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $13,047 · typical grant $13,047 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Childhood hunger initiative
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Community foundation · Sioux Falls, SD
Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
4 Tennessee grants totaling $37,274 · typical grant $9,500 to $12,000 (tax year 2024)
75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Preserve our prairies initiative; General support, bibles
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Private foundation · Dallas, TX
Bryant Family Foundation
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $15,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Community/local initiatives; Healthcare/wellness
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Private foundation · San Francisco, CA
The Foothills Foundation
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $70,000 · typical grant $20,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: To support the klamath basin initiative.; To support the blackhawk ducks unlimited event.
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.