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33 foundations that funded “Joy”

  1. Public charity · Canton, MA

    Joy in Childhood Foundation Inc.

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    10 Tennessee grants totaling $117,950 · typical grant $10,000 (tax year 2025)

    90% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support Sick and Hungry Kids

  2. Private foundation · Nashville

    Joy Foundation

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $21,000 · typical grant $1,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  3. Private foundation · Gainesville, FL

    Joy Foundation Inc.

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $20,000 · typical grant $20,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Gift. Financial assistance

  4. Private foundation · Houston, TX

    Joy Foundation

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $10,000 · typical grant $10,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Charitable donation

  5. Private foundation · Marietta, GA

    Joyce Family Foundation Inc.

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $55,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To support children in foundation.; To support education.

  6. Private foundation · Pennington, NJ

    Joyce and Vd Scott Foundation

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $7,000 · typical grant $7,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Unrestricted general

  7. Private foundation · Farmington Hills, MI

    Joyce and Charles Simmons Memorial Foundation

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

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Education

  8. Private foundation · Cooper City, FL

    Arnold & Joy Gottlieb Family Foundation

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $2,500 · typical grant $2,500 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  9. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Finding Joy in the Journey Foundation Inc.

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $10,000 · typical grant $10,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Building fund

  10. Private foundation · Conshohocken, PA

    Tua Joyce Family Foundation

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $58,334 · typical grant $10,000 to $38,334 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  11. Private foundation · Grosse Ile, MI

    Jack & Wynnita Joy Westerbeek Family Foundation

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $12,000 · typical grant $12,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  12. Private foundation · Wilmington, DE

    Walter and Marilyn Joy Samuels Charitable Fdtn Tr

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $150,000 · typical grant $150,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  13. Private foundation · Franklin

    Woody M Mcgee and Joyce M Mcgee Family Foundation

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $20,000 · typical grant $20,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: To support operations

  14. Private foundation · Barrington, RI

    Paul F and Joyce Kilmartin Beneficent Fund

    IRS revoked its tax-exempt status · Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $1,500 · typical grant $1,500 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Literacy promotion

  15. Private foundation · Spicer, MN

    The William D and Joyce E Sexton

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $10,000 · typical grant $10,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Charitable activities

  16. Private foundation · Fort Worth, TX

    Perry and Joyce Johns Foundation

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $100,000 · typical grant $100,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Assist treatment of childhood cancer

  17. Private foundation · Mclean, VA

    Robert M and Joyce A Johnson Foundation

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

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  18. Private foundation · Memphis

    H W Durham Foundation

    Takes applications

    21 Tennessee grants totaling $414,045 · typical grant $8,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2025)

    48% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support for seniors; Providing flowers to spread joy and inspire kindness; Community support services; Medical care for seniors; Legal services

  19. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Jane I Pettway Foundation

    Takes applications

    40 Tennessee grants totaling $334,276 · typical grant $5,000 to $11,000 (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Mar 31 · next Mar 31, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    15% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Financially needy women; Utility assistance for; Samaritan place; Jane pettway helping women; Certified nurse assistant

  20. 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...

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.