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4 foundations that funded “Largest”
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Public charity · Parsons
Decatur County Worlds Largest Coon Hunt Inc.
How to apply: not stated
1 Tennessee grant totaling $0 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Staley Family Foundation Inc.
Invitation only
13 Tennessee grants totaling $32,100 · typical grant $1,000 to $2,500 (tax year 2025)
23% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: School for grades k - 8; Preserve the national park preserve the national park east TN largest hunger relief charity; Mental health early intervention program for middle and...
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Public charity · Nashville
Music City Inc.
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $34,444 · typical grant $6,500 to $21,444 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: To support the work of caring for hospitality industry workers who are in crisis. These workers are the backbone of the 2nd largest industry in Nashville.; To support the...
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Public charity · Nashville
Nashville Predators Foundation
How to apply: not stated
58 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $6,553 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
71% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
10 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Fy24-25 donation, general purposes; Fy24-25 hfc donation: donation for pediatric rehabilitation project + general purposes; Funding for thrive studios, which empowers children...
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.