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17 foundations that funded “Mile”

  1. Public charity · Brentwood

    Miles for Miles Foundation

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $7,000 · typical grant $2,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded: Jobs program; Support k-12 children with disabilities in finding christ

  2. Private foundation · Birmingham, GA

    Miles Family Foundation Inc.

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $5,000 · typical grant $5,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Religious

  3. Private foundation · Winter Springs, PA

    The Miles Family Foundation

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $310 · typical grant $100 to $210 (tax year 2025)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  4. Private foundation · Houston, TX

    Stephen Warren Miles & Marilyn Ross Miles Foundation

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $1,000 · typical grant $1,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2023)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  5. Private foundation · Nashville

    Nochera Fam Foundation

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $5,000 · typical grant $1,000 to $3,000 (tax year 2025)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: To preserve, enhance, and promote shelby park and bottoms, a nearly 1300 acre park, containing miles of trails, multiple playgrounds, facilities and historic structures for...

  6. Public charity · Washington, DC

    Center for Disaster Philanthropy Inc.

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $636,720 · typical grant $300,000 to $336,720 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    2 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Appalachia service project received $300,000 from the cdp truist foundation's western north carolina recovery and resiliency fund for their western north carolina helene...

  7. Private foundation · Nashville

    T & T Family Foundation

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    70 Tennessee grants totaling $467,000 · typical grant $2,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    7% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: General funds; Madison campus; General funds, Nashville area; Academic remediation for disadvantaged students; Helping individuals with beginning again (ged + daycare while learning)

  8. Private foundation · Jonesboro, AR

    The Ezell Family Foundation Inc.

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $12,000 · typical grant $12,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: ReligiousMissonaries

  9. United Way · Kingsport

    United Way of Greater Kingsport Inc.

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    37 Tennessee grants totaling $1.8 million · typical grant $16,000 to $58,097 (tax year 2025)

    3% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  10. Private foundation · Hendersonville

    J C Garrett III Family Foundation

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    24 Tennessee grants totaling $86,015 · typical grant $1,000 to $5,500 (tax year 2024)

    42% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support community programs; Support education programs; Support athletic programs; Support ministry programs

  11. Private foundation · Westfield, IN

    Word & Deed Foundation of Immi Inc.

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    5 Tennessee grants totaling $21,200 · typical grant $1,400 to $6,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Furthering The Spread of the Gospel of Jesus Christ

  12. Public charity · Paris

    Henry County Helping Hand Inc.

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    18 Tennessee grants totaling $627,000 · typical grant $13,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    78% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  13. Private foundation · Paris

    Betsy Ross Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    8 Tennessee grants totaling $43,500 · typical grant $2,500 to $6,000 (tax year 2024)

    12% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Environmental education; Support public education; Support for children with disabilities and rare diseases; Support for raptors; Support for youth programs

  14. United Way · Knoxville

    United Way of Loudon County Inc.

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    17 Tennessee grants totaling $233,150 · typical grant $10,000 to $16,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded: Program assistance

  15. Public charity · Clarksville

    Dreamchasers

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    36 Tennessee grants totaling $682,925 · typical grant $6,650 to $17,750 (tax year 2024)

    36% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  16. Private foundation · Brentwood

    Bauchiero Family Foundation

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    26 Tennessee grants totaling $78,017 · typical grant $1,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)

    65% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  17. Private foundation · Paris

    Charles P Wilson Foundation Inc.

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    25 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $7,500 to $75,000 (tax year 2024)

    12% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Community program services; Christianity; Community program; Family planning center; Homeless shelter for women & 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.