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26 foundations that funded “Samaritan's”
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Public charity · Boone, NC
Samaritan's Purse
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $61,575 · typical grant $26,575 to $35,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Medical assist.
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Private foundation · Franklin
Ty 2 Foundation Inc.
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14 Tennessee grants totaling $259,500 · typical grant $7,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Social service funding; Community and youth development funding; Family wellness funding; Historic preservation funding; Medical service funding
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Private foundation · Sealy, TX
Mark A Chapman Foundation
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $20,100 · typical grant $5,100 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded: Care for captive/retired; Hurricane helene relief
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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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Private foundation · Haviland, OH
Samaritan Foundation
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $120,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · New York, NY
The Samaritan Project Inc.
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $50,000 · typical grant $25,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Benton Harbor, MI
The Samaritan Foundation
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $3,000 · typical grant $3,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Organization support
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Private foundation · Suffolk, VA
Samaritan Foundation
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $1,000 · typical grant $1,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Medical research
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Public charity · Nashville
Smile 180 Foundation
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47 Tennessee grants totaling $3.5 million · typical grant $21,541 to $75,000 (tax year 2024)
23% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
19 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Grant for dental clinic operations; Grant for dental clinic operations, capital improvements, and dental safety net payments; Grant for dental clinic operations and capital...
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Public charity · Concord, NC
Speedway Children's Charities
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58 Tennessee grants totaling $745,475 · typical grant $10,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)
57% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Jane I Pettway Foundation
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40 Tennessee grants totaling $334,276 · typical grant $5,000 to $11,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Mar 31 · next Mar 31, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
15% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Financially needy women; Utility assistance for; Samaritan place; Jane pettway helping women; Certified nurse assistant
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Private foundation · Philadelphia, PA
The Buckley Foundation
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $100,000 · typical grant $100,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2023)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Church support
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Private foundation · Hendersonville
J C Garrett III Family Foundation
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24 Tennessee grants totaling $86,015 · typical grant $1,000 to $5,500 (tax year 2024)
42% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support community programs; Support education programs; Support athletic programs; Support ministry programs
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Private foundation · Memphis
Rose Montgomery@johnston Family Foundation
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31 Tennessee grants totaling $187,600 · typical grant $1,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)
19% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Arts/cultural; Community support; Religion; Support religious activities; Education
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Private foundation · Nashville
Mccauley Lindsay Charities of Tennessee Inc.
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26 Tennessee grants totaling $1.9 million · typical grant $39,293 to $115,000 (tax year 2024)
58% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
4 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Lighting, parking lot, food equip, c; Hungry program; Robertson co land purch & matching s; Forklift, scale, fan; Water heater, food warmer, cart
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Cartinhour-Woods Foundation Inc.
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26 Tennessee grants totaling $210,500 · typical grant $2,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
12% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Operating funds; Operating fund; University relations
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Private foundation · Nashville
Fishel Family Foundation
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24 Tennessee grants totaling $58,500 · typical grant $1,500 to $3,000 (tax year 2025)
4% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Oak Ridge
Y12 Fcu Gives Foundation Inc.
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22 Tennessee grants totaling $202,500 · typical grant $7,500 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
9% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Operating funds
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United Way · Winchester
United Way of Franklin County
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13 Tennessee grants totaling $108,123 · typical grant $6,455 to $10,051 (tax year 2024)
8% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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United Way · Erwin
United Way of Unicoi County
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15 Tennessee grants totaling $842,474 · typical grant $10,000 to $29,500 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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.