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93 foundations that funded “Region”
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Private foundation · Birmingham, AL
Regions Foundation
Invitation only
8 Tennessee grants totaling $340,000 · typical grant $30,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
88% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Econ & community dev; Education & wr; Econ @ community dev
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Public charity · Columbia
Maury Regional Heathcare Foundation
How to apply: not stated
5 Tennessee grants totaling $82,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $16,000 (tax year 2024)
60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Free home visitation; Handicap ramps; Program and services; Medication assistanc; Trauma therapy
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Private foundation · Hermitage, PA
Buhl Regional Health Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $7,360 · typical grant $7,360 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Ottumwa, IA
Ottumwa Regional Legacy Foundation Inc.
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $5,000 · typical grant $5,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarship
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Public charity · St Louis, MO
Saint Thomas Regional Hospitals
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $42,000 · typical grant $12,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Support of mental health assistance for uninsured and underinsured; Support of mobile pantry mass food distributions
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Community foundation · Winfield, KS
Legacy A Regional Community Foundation
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $27,123 · typical grant $9,186 to $17,937 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Health care
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Public charity · Kingsport
Northeast Tennessee Regional Economic
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $452,000 · typical grant $125,000 to $327,000 (tax year 2022)
Funded: To provide funds for regional marketing programs; To provide funds for a workfoce investment program and other economic development programs
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United Way · Cleveland
United Way of the Ocoee Region
How to apply: not stated
25 Tennessee grants totaling $1.6 million · typical grant $15,000 to $68,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Community health; Partner agency; Community health/parnter agency
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Community foundation · Appleton, WI
Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region Inc.
How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
3 Tennessee grants totaling $42,543 · typical grant $5,100 to $21,000 (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Human services; Philanthropy, voluntarism; Health care
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Private foundation · Pennington, NJ
The John J & Frank Sparacio Foundation
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $53,123 · typical grant $53,123 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Regional hub in indonesia /
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Public charity · Boston, MA
Jobs for the Future Inc.
How to apply: not stated
5 Tennessee grants totaling $421,622 · typical grant $30,000 to $150,000 (tax year 2024)
60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To support ares regional challenge; To support pwc charitable foundation; To support dol growth opportunities 5; To support wre walmart networks development & workforce...
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Private foundation · St Paul, MN
The Bush Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $787,500 · typical grant $787,500 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To implement an innovative model for regional conservation of grasslands that is designed to benefit farmers and ranchers across south dakota
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Private foundation · Columbia
West Tennessee Young Farmers & Homemakers Leadership Development
Takes applications
9 Tennessee grants totaling $27,300 · typical grant $2,750 to $3,250 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Governors school; Scholarships; Leadership development; Regional livestock expo/jr showcase; 4-h congress sponsorship
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Public charity · Atlanta, GA
South Arts Inc.
How to apply: not stated
19 Tennessee grants totaling $343,478 · typical grant $5,250 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
58% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: In These Mountains - Cargill 3rd Grant; FY25 SA/NEA Regional Engagement / Arts in Community; FY24 SA/NEA Regional Engagement / Arts in Community; FY25 NEA ArtsHERE; Southern...
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Private foundation · Memphis
Hohenberg Charity Trust
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11 Tennessee grants totaling $216,500 · typical grant $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
18% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support for the operations of the mid south food bank; Support for the operations of christian brothers university; Support for the operations of the regional one foundation;...
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Private foundation · Memphis
International Paper Company Foundation
Takes applications
13 Tennessee grants totaling $148,535 · typical grant $2,252 to $13,683 (tax year 2024)
25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Carter county food for kids backpack program; Donated shipping for menstrual health program; Junior achievement biz town; Habitat improvement along rivers in greater Nashville...
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Orion & Emma B Hurlburt Tr Fbo Memorial Fd Hamilton Natl Bk Ttee
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7 Tennessee grants totaling $1.2 million · typical grant $25,000 to $285,000 (tax year 2024)
14% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To fund free psycho-oncology, industrial arts, family programs and occupational therapy services for children with cancer.; To provide cancer-related services to the...
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Oliver & Evelyn Smith Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
4 Tennessee grants totaling $18,000 · typical grant $3,500 to $9,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: A church sharing the message of jesus christ.; To preserve and promote the history of Tennessee, focusing on East Tennessee, to educate and connect the region; Education
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Lyndhurst Foundation Inc.
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118 Tennessee grants totaling $6.7 million · typical grant $3,239 to $70,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Mar 31, Jun 30, Sep 30, Dec 31 · next Dec 31, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
49% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
11 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: To match LH Associates contributions; LH Associates matching program; General Operations 2024; "My Thriving Garden" Project; Health Services and Improved Database Capacity
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Private foundation · Cleveland
George R Johnson Family Foundation
Takes applications
72 Tennessee grants totaling $1.9 million · typical grant $10,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2025)
24% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
2 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Advocate training program; Children educational program; Art education; Unity center; Harbor safe house
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.