Foundations that fund Tennessee
Private foundations rarely post open calls. Instead, look at who they already fund. Search by what you do, like “food pantry”, “library” or “youth sports”, to find foundations, here or in other states, that funded similar work in Tennessee. Or start from a group like yours: see who funded it.
17 foundations that funded “Meals On Wheels America”
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Public charity · Arlington, VA
Meals On Wheels America
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9 Tennessee grants totaling $151K · typical grant $10K–$31K (tax year 2025)
33% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: project support
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Private foundation · Nashville
T & T Family Foundation
Takes applications
70 Tennessee grants totaling $467K · typical grant $2,000–$10K (tax year 2024)
7% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: general funds; general operations; madison campus; general funds, nashville area; academic remediation for disadvantaged students
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United Way · Waverly
United Way of Humphreys County
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11 Tennessee grants totaling $0 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Omaha, NE
Ray C Mckinley Family Foundation Agency
Invitation only
11 Tennessee grants totaling $27K · typical grant $1,000–$5,000 (tax year 2025)
18% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
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Private foundation · Brentwood
The Houghland Foundation
Invitation only
29 Tennessee grants totaling $285K · typical grant $3,000–$10K (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: general purposes; meals on wheels
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Private foundation · Raleigh, NC
The Huisking Foundation Inc.
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5 Tennessee grants totaling $76K · typical grant $4,000–$4,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: brother joel mcgraw scholarship fund; operating support; meals on wheels
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Public charity · Clarksville
Clarksville-Montgomery County Community Health Foundation Inc.
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22 Tennessee grants totaling $2.7M · typical grant $20K–$103K (tax year 2024)
47% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: social services; greenway development; speech & swallowing; food pantry; med management
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Private foundation · Athens
Athens Federal Foundation
Takes applications
43 Tennessee grants totaling $314K · typical grant $3,010–$8,000 (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: Jun 1 · next Jun 1, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
62% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
9 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: purchase books for imagination library program; purchase of food for food pantry; recruitment, screening and training for volunteer advocates; funding to stock clothing and...
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Private foundation · Lebanon
Jim Horne & Evelyn S Hankins Foundation
Takes applications
29 Tennessee grants totaling $196K · typical grant $5,000–$10K (tax year 2025)
7% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: assist children in the community; provide programs and activities for seniors; provide housing for families with children receiving medical treatment; affordable tuition...
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Private foundation · Houston, TX
The Robert L and Jean Clarke Family
Invitation only
1 Tennessee grant totaling $5,000 · typical grant $5,000–$5,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Public charity · Zionsville, IN
Aes Restaurant Foundation Inc.
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12 Tennessee grants totaling $196K · typical grant $10K–$19K (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: various
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Private foundation · Scottsdale, AZ
Meritage Cares Foundation
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $7,500 · typical grant $2,500–$2,500 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: general & unrestricted
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Private foundation · Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Crane Fund for Widows and Children
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9 Tennessee grants totaling $34K · typical grant $2,500–$5,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
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Public charity · Murfreesboro
Charity Circle of Murfreesboro
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38 Tennessee grants totaling $698K · typical grant $8,000–$20K (tax year 2025)
18% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: contribution to donor advised fund to be used as general support for charities
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Private foundation · Mt Juliet
Deerfield Charitable Foundation
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14 Tennessee grants totaling $24K · typical grant $1,000–$2,000 (tax year 2025)
21% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: community assistance
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Private foundation · Nashville
Williams Family Foundation
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18 Tennessee grants totaling $28K · typical grant $1,000–$2,000 (tax year 2025)
33% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: charitable support; charitable support for coleman rec center; charitbale support
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Private foundation · Nashville
Ebs Foundation
Invitation only
80 Tennessee grants totaling $343K · typical grant $500–$2,500 (tax year 2025)
5% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: to fulfill the exempt purposes of the charity
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.