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40 foundations that funded “Jewish Federation of Greater”

  1. Public charity · Atlanta, GA

    Jewish Federation of Greater

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    8 Tennessee grants totaling $148K · typical grant $10K–$28K (tax year 2024)

    62% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

  2. United Way · Chattanooga

    United Way of Greater Chattanooga

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    69 Tennessee grants totaling $3.8M · typical grant $22K–$65K (tax year 2024)

    7% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: program support

  3. Community foundation · Nashville

    The Community Foundation of Middle

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    1155 Tennessee grants totaling $69.8M · typical grant $5,000–$25K (tax year 2024)

    46% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    55 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: 2024 support; for general support; for unrestricted support; to provide 1st time support for your important mission; for unrestricted use

  4. Private foundation · Boynton Beach, FL

    Nat R & Martha M Knaster

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    8 Tennessee grants totaling $86K · typical grant $5,000–$17K (tax year 2024)

    14% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: unrestricted $10,000now campaign beta pi chapter $2,500; college fund for haslam business school at university of tennessee; haslam facility expense fund for new business...

  5. Private foundation · Nashville

    The Joel C and Bernice W Gordon Family Foundation

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    19 Tennessee grants totaling $193K · typical grant $1,000–$12K (tax year 2025)

    21% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: to further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity

  6. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    Lebovitz Family Charitable Trust

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    7 Tennessee grants totaling $221K · typical grant $500–$40K (tax year 2025)

    14% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: to support a public charity; to support the expansion of facing history in hamilton county, tennessee; educational & cultural; to support annual campaign

  7. Public charity · Agawam, MA

    The Harold Grinspoon Foundation

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $100K · typical grant $9,978–$45K (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: life & legacy grants; pjl grants

  8. Private foundation · Brentwood

    Helen and Harry Saul Foundation

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $85K · typical grant $2,500–$82K (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: general operations

  9. Private foundation · New York, NY

    Alper Family Foundation

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

    100% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: general charitable purpose

  10. Private foundation · Philadelphia, PA

    The Neubauer Family Foundation

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $2,160 · typical grant $1,080–$1,080 (tax year 2023)

    100% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: program support

  11. Private foundation · Nashville

    Irvin & Beverly Small Foundation

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    6 Tennessee grants totaling $61K · typical grant $1,000–$15K (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: to further exempt purpose

  12. Private foundation · Sarasota, FL

    Edward D and Anna Mitchell

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    6 Tennessee grants totaling $16K · typical grant $1,500–$5,000 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: general use

  13. Private foundation · Nashville

    Coddon Family Foundation

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    18 Tennessee grants totaling $59K · typical grant $1,000–$2,500 (tax year 2025)

    72% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: unrestricted gift; unrestricted gift - education; unrestricted gift - religious; unrestricted gift - community support; unrestricted gift - educational

  14. Public charity · Woodbridge, NJ

    The Bessemer Giving Fund

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    21 Tennessee grants totaling $1.2M · typical grant $10K–$25K (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: capital campaign; annual fund

  15. Public charity · Indianapolis, IN

    Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc.

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    338 Tennessee grants totaling $21.3M · typical grant $5,000–$37K (tax year 2024)

    49% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: unrestricted general support

  16. Private foundation · Memphis

    Belz Foundation

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    30 Tennessee grants totaling $2.9M · typical grant $2,000–$158K (tax year 2025)

    13% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: education; health/welfare; arts; community; religious

  17. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    Hamico Inc.

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    48 Tennessee grants totaling $1.8M · typical grant $2,500–$40K (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

  18. Private foundation · Memphis

    Lichterman-Loewenberg Foundation

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    36 Tennessee grants totaling $277K · typical grant $2,500–$10K (tax year 2024)

    26% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: for annual support; for annual grant; unrestricted: for any program with the loewenberg college of nursing; for respite care and personal support for families; for teen job hub

  19. Public charity · Nashville

    Jewish Federation of Nashville and

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    20 Tennessee grants totaling $2M · typical grant $9,513–$174K (tax year 2024)

    65% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: general program support

  20. Public charity · Chicago, IL

    Jewish Federation of Metropolitan

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    6 Tennessee grants totaling $115K · typical grant $8,000–$26K (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it

    Funded: grants from donor advised funds- operating support

Source: each funder's latest e-filed IRS return: Form 990-PF for private foundations (grants paid and how it takes applications), Form 990 Schedule I for community foundations, United Ways and other public charities (grants over $5,000 to organizations). Included: every funder, wherever it is based, whose latest return lists grants to Tennessee organizations. Corporate and community-foundation programs are in the grant search.