Foundations that fund Tennessee
Private foundations rarely post open calls. Instead, look at who they already fund. Search by what you do, like “food pantry”, “library” or “youth sports”, to find foundations, here or in other states, that funded similar work in Tennessee. Or start from a group like yours: see who funded it.
13 foundations that funded “Sky”
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Private foundation · San Francisco, CA
Skyline Foundation
Invitation only
5 Tennessee grants totaling $560K · typical grant $50K–$150K (tax year 2024)
40% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: education advocacy; choices birth center - midwifery fellowship
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Private foundation · Nashville
Skynyrd Foundation
Invitation only
4 Tennessee grants totaling $20K · typical grant $5,000–$5,000 (tax year 2024)
75% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
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Private foundation · Houston, TX
Skyward Specialty Insurance Foundation
Invitation only
1 Tennessee grant totaling $250 · typical grant $250–$250 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: to support charitable mission of organization
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United Way · Chattanooga
United Way of Greater Chattanooga
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69 Tennessee grants totaling $3.8M · typical grant $22K–$65K (tax year 2024)
7% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: program support
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Private foundation · Fallston, MD
The Cole Foundation Inc.
Invitation only
1 Tennessee grant totaling $10K · typical grant $10K–$10K (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: to love god and love people
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Private foundation · Louisville, KY
Jake and Jennie Sabel Educational Trust
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $4,300 · typical grant $4,300–$4,300 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: partial tuition payment - trevecca nazarene university
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Private foundation · Bluffton, SC
The Watterson Family Foundation
Invitation only
2 Tennessee grants totaling $2,880 · typical grant $1,200–$1,680 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: humanitarian assistance; children's home
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Kennedy Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
9 Tennessee grants totaling $2.2M · typical grant $25K–$100K (tax year 2025)
75% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: to support a public charity; to provide funding for a professorship; to fund a new building for the nursing school
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Private foundation · Wilmington
Pathfinder Foundation Inc.
Invitation only
7 Tennessee grants totaling $285K · typical grant $7,500–$30K (tax year 2023)
14% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: general & unrestricted; south carolina state initiative; employee scholarship fund; cartter scholars scholarship fund; scrappy's cupboard
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Private foundation · Wilmington, DE
Robert F Stone Foundation Aka
Invitation only
115 Tennessee grants totaling $3.8M · typical grant $1,500–$40K (tax year 2024)
37% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
7 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: general & unrestricted; charitable event; bsf music fund; bsf local music fund; mac cares center
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Private foundation · Soddy Daisy
Sharpe Family Foundation Inc.
Invitation only
41 Tennessee grants totaling $455K · typical grant $2,000–$5,000 (tax year 2025)
44% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: program assistance; program assist
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Private foundation · Chattangooga
Mckenzie Foundation
Invitation only
24 Tennessee grants totaling $381K · typical grant $4,500–$25K (tax year 2025)
38% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: operating funds; operating fund; opertaing funds
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Private foundation · Ooltewah
Tucker Foundation
Takes applications
60 Tennessee grants totaling $4.3M · typical grant $5,000–$30K (tax year 2024)
31% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: scholarship - evan moore; scholarship fund; relay for life; pups4patriots tennessee; general support - imagine arts education initiative
Source: each funder's latest e-filed IRS return: Form 990-PF for private foundations (grants paid and how it takes applications), Form 990 Schedule I for community foundations, United Ways and other public charities (grants over $5,000 to organizations). Included: every funder, wherever it is based, whose latest return lists grants to Tennessee organizations. Corporate and community-foundation programs are in the grant search.