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13 foundations that funded “Missionary”
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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...
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.