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175 foundations that funded “National”
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Public charity · Washington, DC
National Children's Alliance Inc.
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19 Tennessee grants totaling $926,981 · typical grant $19,319 to $46,808 (tax year 2024)
56% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
2 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Core services; Program improvement; Equipment grant; Dtvf service provision/training; Chapter core services
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Public charity · Indianapolis, IN
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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13 Tennessee grants totaling $9.9 million · typical grant $15,478 to $30,478 (tax year 2024)
8% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Grants; Grants/Scholarships
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Public charity · Chicago, IL
National Association of Realtors
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11 Tennessee grants totaling $483,163 · typical grant $8,503 to $68,867 (tax year 2024)
36% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Galesburg, IL
National Association for the Exchange of Industrial Resources I
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10 Tennessee grants totaling $105,326 · typical grant $5,413 to $14,309 (tax year 2024)
40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Care of ill, needy, or minor
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Public charity · Washington, DC
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
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9 Tennessee grants totaling $22.6 million · typical grant $79,804 to $189,305 (tax year 2024)
11% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Advancing soil health in Tennessee; Restoring cumberland plateau grasslands & savannas; Restoring abandoned and legacy mine lands; Coastal habitat restoration; Remove fish...
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Public charity · Chicago, IL
National Council of Ymcas of the USA
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7 Tennessee grants totaling $963,775 · typical grant $38,000 to $224,600 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Public charity · Lincoln, NE
National Arbor Day Foundation
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7 Tennessee grants totaling $207,950 · typical grant $5,000 to $37,500 (tax year 2024)
29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Encourage and facilitate the adoption of leading-edge practices in municipal forests including inventory, planting, maintenance and education.
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Public charity · Washington, DC
National Alliance of State and Territorial Aids Directors
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6 Tennessee grants totaling $558,082 · typical grant $50,000 to $132,500 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Provide direct funding for overdose prevention program to expand national overdose prevention program ta for hds and cbos that can reach all overdose prevention program in the...
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Private foundation · Montpelier, VT
National Life Group Charitable Foundation Inc.
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6 Tennessee grants totaling $21,800 · typical grant $200 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Mar 31 · next Mar 31, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Hospital; School; Nature conservancy; Animal protection; Community support
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Public charity · Washington, DC
National Education Association of the United States
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5 Tennessee grants totaling $2.8 million · typical grant $58,900 to $124,683 (tax year 2024)
40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Financial assistance
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Public charity · Washington, DC
National Fair Housing Alliance
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5 Tennessee grants totaling $827,645 · typical grant $61,104 to $98,000 (tax year 2024)
20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Fund community accessibility projects
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Public charity · New York, NY
National Harm Reduction Coalition
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5 Tennessee grants totaling $35,000 · typical grant $7,000 (tax year 2024)
60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Harm reduction programming
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Public charity · New Haven, CT
National Diaper Bank Network Inc.
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5 Tennessee grants totaling $287,041 · typical grant $34,362 to $93,801 (tax year 2024)
60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Diapers & Wipes; Books; Diapers, Pads & Liners, Period Underwear; Diapers; Pads & Liners
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Public charity · New York, NY
National Urban League Inc.
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5 Tennessee grants totaling $790,513 · typical grant $121,000 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)
40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Direct grants to small businesses
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Public charity · Ashburn, VA
National Recreation and Park Association
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $87,478 · typical grant $10,000 to $42,905 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Washington, DC
National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $517,000 · typical grant $100,000 to $250,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Historic preservation
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Public charity · Arlington, VA
National Council On Aging Inc.
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $1.5 million · typical grant $100,000 to $1.2 million (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Public charity · Washington, DC
National Environmental Education and
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $89,350 · typical grant $7,500 to $67,600 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Arconic greening stem grant; Community impact project; Dod legacy award
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Public charity · Washington, DC
National Park Foundation
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $321,738 · typical grant $73,000 to $111,000 (tax year 2024)
25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Connect; Protect
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Public charity · Edgefield, SC
National Wild Turkey Federation Inc.
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $79,273 · typical grant $10,000 to $53,273 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: JAKES Event State or Local; State research; Wildlife Openings/Brood Habitat
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.