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23 foundations that funded “National Association Free”
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Public charity · Alexandria, VA
National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics Inc.
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $120,000 · typical grant $30,000 to $45,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To provide financial assistance with healthcare to uninsured and underinsured
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Public charity · Memphis
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Inc.
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28 Tennessee grants totaling $274,667 · typical grant $2,500 to $12,500 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Silver Sponsor for Mental Health Breakfast Nov. 12, 2024; SE Gala S23-24; SE 23 Memphis TN Market Support; Year 2025 Sponsorship Support Package; 2024 BCMS Scholarship Event...
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Staley Family Foundation Inc.
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13 Tennessee grants totaling $32,100 · typical grant $1,000 to $2,500 (tax year 2025)
23% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: School for grades k - 8; Preserve the national park preserve the national park east TN largest hunger relief charity; Mental health early intervention program for middle and...
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Maclellan Foundation Inc.
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91 Tennessee grants totaling $5 million · typical grant $1,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
10 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: For building organizational capacity.; For outreach to families.; For education of youth and children.; For outreach to the indigent.; For holistic community outreach and development.
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Private foundation · Basking Ridge, NJ
Verizon Foundation
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76 Tennessee grants totaling $106,304 · typical grant $135 to $1,000 (tax year 2024)
45% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Other civic / community
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Footprint Foundation Inc.
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42 Tennessee grants totaling $644,525 · typical grant $1,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
32% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: The 'Notes in Nature' event in collaboration with reflection riding; African American Cemetery Fund; Sankofa Fund; Langston and Malcolm Carter Scholarship fund; Center for...
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Public charity · Chicago, IL
National Association for
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $24,554 · typical grant $11,673 to $12,881 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: National tournament local league grant, league network grant
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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 Association of Conservation Districts
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $77,793 · typical grant $18,000 to $41,774 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Technical assistance
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Private foundation · East Meadow, NY
The John A Rodger Jr Foundation Inc.
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5 Tennessee grants totaling $7,000 · typical grant $1,000 to $2,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Aid donee organization to carry out functions
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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 · Nashville
National Guard Association of Tennessee Group Insurance Trust
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $40,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Scholarships, benev
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Public charity · New York, NY
National Basketball Association Foundation
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $550,000 · typical grant $150,000 to $250,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: In support of programs in furtherance of nba foundation's mission
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Private foundation · Birmingham, AL
Ernest G & Cecil B Williams Foundation
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $100 · typical grant $100 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Fund charitable organization
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Private foundation · Santa Fe Springs, CA
Shirakiku Foundation
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $13,000 · typical grant $13,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Nashville
Thackston Family Foundation
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16 Tennessee grants totaling $96,500 · typical grant $2,500 to $5,000 (tax year 2025)
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Elevator repair; Scholarship; Gift to food bank; Historic place markers; Empower me daycamp
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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 · New York, NY
National Basketball Players Association
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $140,000 · typical grant $15,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Austin, TX
The Rosendin Foundation
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $42,500 · typical grant $10,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Aug 15 · next Aug 15, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To deliver comprehensive, coordinated, child-focused services to victims of child sexual abuse, physical abuse and witnesses to violent crimes.; To develop and standardize...
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.