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20 foundations that funded “Professional”
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Public charity · Manchester
Sportsmen & Professional Men of Coffee County Inc.
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $21,725 · typical grant $6,725 to $7,500 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Provide financial support to school
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Private foundation · Hillsborough, NC
Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation
Invitation only
1 Tennessee grant totaling $15,000 · typical grant $15,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: For support of museum professional development
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Private foundation · Incline Village, NV
Offerdahl Family Foundation
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $150 · typical grant $150 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Mission isto recognize academic and professional excellence in engineering, promoting a well-rounded education, integrity, and lifelong learning.
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Private foundation · Oakland, CA
Xq Institute
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $250,000 · typical grant $250,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Support school implementation of xq tools and professional learning to drive innovative, student-centered improvement.
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Private foundation · Fairfax, VA
The Harvey S Lowe Jr and Susan Hitchcock-Lowe
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $10,000 · typical grant $10,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: To offer active duty special operations forces (sof) service members a chance to partner with professional guides & volunteers in the general public for endless opportunities...
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Public charity · Pittsburgh, PA
The Pittsburgh Foundation
How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
5 Tennessee grants totaling $186,340 · typical grant $24,507 to $32,500 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Children and youth healthcare; Primary and elementary schools; Professional societies and associations; Religious education; Higher education
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Private foundation · Milwaukee, WI
Baird Foundation Inc.
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133 Tennessee grants totaling $196,451 · typical grant $250 to $1,500 (tax year 2025)
31% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Health and human services; Ethnic and religious; Education; Youth organizations; Charitable operations expenses
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Private foundation · Memphis
Hohenberg Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
12 Tennessee grants totaling $85,500 · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: No Specific Designation; Fund Tuition Scholarships; Operating Support Towards Work on Behalf of Unhoused People in Memphis; Capital Campaign to Fund Rust Hall Expansion; Fund...
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Private foundation · Kewadin, MI
Herm and Shirley Geers Foundation
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $30,000 · typical grant $30,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: To win others for the lord, jesus christ, through the association of christian business and professional men for service, the personal testimony and personal work by individual...
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Private foundation · New York, NY
Bchb Inc.
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $83,334 · typical grant $83,334 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Funding to create, renovate or enhance space for educational programming; purchase equipment for educational programming and provide for professional development of educational...
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Private foundation · New York, NY
Clrc Inc.
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $83,333 · typical grant $83,333 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Funding to create, renovate or enhance space for educational programming; purchase equipment for educational programming and provide for professional development of educational...
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Public charity · Nashville
The Cma Foundation
How to apply: not stated
14 Tennessee grants totaling $807,000 · typical grant $25,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: General support for programming to enhance youth development through music learning; Mental health support for music industry professionals; Music teachers of excellence...
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Private foundation · Bristol, VA
The United Company Foundation
Takes applications
22 Tennessee grants totaling $653,302 · typical grant $7,075 to $25,000 (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: Jul 1, Dec 1 · next Dec 1, 2026 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Education - tuition; Education - books; Support for continuation of museum's extensive educational resource project; Sequoyah council capital program - camp davy crockett;...
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Nmi Foundation
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $9 million · typical grant $15,000 to $8 million (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
2 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Establishment and funding of the sharon mills sustainability fund which is aimed at ensuring the girls preparatory school achieves long term financial and environmental...
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Private foundation · New York, NY
Alfred P Sloan Foundation
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $249,418 · typical grant $25,000 to $194,418 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: To help bring financial and investment literacy to diverse high school girls by providing access, support, and guidance through training, mentorship, and networking; To develop...
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Benwood Foundation Inc.
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109 Tennessee grants totaling $7.7 million · typical grant $5,000 to $81,000 (tax year 2024)
37% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
5 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Periscope artist entrepreneur training; Creative entrepreneur training; Bessie smith legacy gala; Emma wheeler club & great futures; Capital support & general operating
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Boyd Foundation
Takes applications
56 Tennessee grants totaling $9.3 million · typical grant $10,000 to $150,000 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
36% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: For annual budget.; To seek to build and admire meaningful arts and crafts expeeriences.; To preserve and enrich the diversity of art and culture in East Tennessee.; To...
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Community foundation · Nashville
The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc.
How to apply: not stated
1,155 Tennessee grants totaling $69.8 million · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
46% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
55 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Delek us corporate support from Brentwood committee; For program enhancements and equipment to increase capacity, strengthen quality and promote compliance with licensing...
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Private foundation · San Jose, CA
Blach Construction Foundation
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $9,855 · typical grant $9,855 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Educational scholarship
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Private foundation · Soddy Daisy
Sharpe Family Foundation Inc.
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41 Tennessee grants totaling $454,696 · typical grant $2,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2025)
44% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Program assistance; Program assist
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.