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13 foundations that funded “Missionary”

  1. Private foundation · Tupelo, MS

    Patterson Family Foundation Inc.

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $30,000 · typical grant $30,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 3 Tennessee grants, such as Church Missions Network

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Missionary

  2. Private foundation · Houston, TX

    The Cross Foundation

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $4,800 · typical grant $4,800 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 2 Tennessee grants, such as The Gate Community Church

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Missionary Support

  3. Private foundation · Spring, MD

    The Daily Grace Foundation Inc.

    Invitation only

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

    Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Fellowship Bible Church, Solidarity Ministries

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Religious and missionary efforts

  4. Private foundation · Houston, TX

    Inspiration Charitable Foundation

    Invitation only

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $10,000 · typical grant $4,000 to $6,000 (tax year 2025)

    Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Reflecting the Truth Ministries Inc.

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Monthly living & ministry expenses incurred by missionaries; Donation for solar panels in malawi/missionary robin cabasan

  5. Private foundation · Old Hickory

    Bobby R Mannery Foundation Tr

    Invitation only

    10 Tennessee grants totaling $357,000 · typical grant $15,000 to $55,000 (tax year 2025)

    Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 5 Tennessee grants, such as Hermitage Church of the Nazarene, Rest Stop Ministries

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Domestic violence shelter; Living assistance; Cancer patient & fam assist; Mission/missionary assistance; Homeless shelters

  6. Public charity · Birmingham, AL

    Reel Life International Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $211,345 · typical grant $24,800 to $117,050 (tax year 2024)

    Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Caribbean Ministries Association

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Various monthly grants: rincon family & church ministries, emmanuel house school, and pasitos de jesus girls orphanage, joel cotes translator in dr.; Guatemala baptist camp...

  7. Private foundation · Merrill, WI

    Church Mutual Insurance Company Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $5,250 · typical grant $100 to $5,000 (tax year 2025)

    Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 2 Tennessee grants, such as New Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, St John Baptist Church

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Hattie's luncheon fundraiser

  8. Private foundation · Wilmington, DE

    Lighten Family Foundation

    Invitation only

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $33,000 · typical grant $7,000 to $26,000 (tax year 2025)

    Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 6 Tennessee grants, such as Center Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Divine Favor & Fellowship Ministries

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  9. Public charity · Federal Way, WA

    World Vision Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    10 Tennessee grants totaling $2.1 million · typical grant $72,319 to $199,861 (tax year 2024)

    Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 13 Tennessee grants, such as Church of the Living God-Paris, Citizens Church - Petersburg, Greater Community Temple Church of God in Christ

    60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Family assistance & development; Development & disaster relief; Development; Family assistance; Christian ministry

  10. Private foundation · Orlando, FL

    Thomas Garrott Foundation

    Invitation only

    39 Tennessee grants totaling $665,100 · typical grant $100 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)

    Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 18 Tennessee grants, such as Amea Ministries, Church of the Holy Communion, Christ Methodist Church

    31% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  11. Public charity · Big Island, VA

    The Society of St Andrew Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    20 Tennessee grants totaling $585,584 · typical grant $6,122 to $26,199 (tax year 2025)

    Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 13 Tennessee grants, such as Alameda Christian Church, Cornerstone Church of God, First Southern Baptist Church

    55% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To provide nourishment to hungry neighbors

  12. Public charity · Cordova

    Bellevue Foundation Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    13 Tennessee grants totaling $700,083 · typical grant $15,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 6 Tennessee grants, such as Bellevue Baptist Church, St Patrick Presbyterian Church, Standing Strong Ministries

    77% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  13. Public charity · Lone Tree, CA

    Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.

    Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    1,331 Tennessee grants totaling $106.1 million · typical grant $10,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 858 Tennessee grants, such as Church of the City, Christ Presbyterian Church Inc., Brentwood Baptist Church

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Religion related; Human services; Education; Health; Public, societal benefit

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.