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203 foundations that funded “Society”

  1. Public charity · Nashville

    Society of Leaders in Development (solid)

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    6 Tennessee grants totaling $86,153 · typical grant $9,230 to $9,231 (tax year 2024)

    83% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  2. Private foundation · Denver, CO

    Society of Family Planning

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $3,000 · typical grant $3,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Emerging scholars

  3. Public charity · Big Island, VA

    The Society of St Andrew Inc.

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    20 Tennessee grants totaling $585,584 · typical grant $6,122 to $26,199 (tax year 2025)

    55% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To provide nourishment to hungry neighbors

  4. Private foundation · New York, NY

    Open Society Institute

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $540 · typical grant $540 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Matching gift program

  5. Public charity · Atlanta, GA

    American Cancer Society Inc.

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    14 Tennessee grants totaling $2 million · typical grant $10,000 to $45,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded: Patient Support; Health Eq Ambassador; Extramural Research; Support/Conv Sponsor; Support/Research

  6. Public charity · Washington, DC

    American Chemical Society

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    6 Tennessee grants totaling $352,106 · typical grant $20,535 to $74,160 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  7. Private foundation · New York, NY

    Foundation for A Just Society

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    4 Tennessee grants totaling $625,100 · typical grant $100,000 to $275,000 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To provide emergency support for hurricane helene relief work; To provide general operating support; To provide philanthropic advocacy support to grantmakers for southern...

  8. Public charity · Philadelphia, PA

    American Bible Society

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $46,480 · typical grant $12,871 to $18,151 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Program services

  9. Public charity · New York, NY

    Huntington's Disease Society

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $80,000 · typical grant $17,500 to $45,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Community services

  10. Private foundation · Mt Juliet

    Initiative for A Better Society

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $1,000 · typical grant $1,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  11. Private foundation · Pittsburgh, PA

    Christina Publishing Society

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $1,000 · typical grant $1,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: To fund research for diseases

  12. Private foundation · Albany, NY

    St Andrews Society of the City of Alban

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $700 · typical grant $700 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  13. Private foundation · New York, NY

    Foundation to Promote Open Society

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $750,000 · typical grant $750,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: To provide general support

  14. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    John and Trish Foy Charitable Tr Ua Dtd 8-13-2021

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    8 Tennessee grants totaling $584,388 · typical grant $4,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2025)

    75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To support the mission of the organization.; To support the mission of the church.; To support the Chattanooga humane educational society; To support the mission of the university.

  15. Private foundation · Tulsa, OK

    Kleemeier Family Fund

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $100 · typical grant $100 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Engineering honor society support

  16. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Lawson Family Foundation

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    71 Tennessee grants totaling $2.2 million · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    76% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Sponsorship; Membership - great egret society; Life prep academy; 100knoxville; Sponsorship of concert

  17. Private foundation · Nashville

    Dorothy Cate and Thomas F Frist Foundation

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    282 Tennessee grants totaling $2.4 million · typical grant $1,500 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)

    6% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    5 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Annual gift.; Annual giving.; Alexis de tocqueville society.; Arch academy.; Annual giving fund.

  18. Private foundation · Nashville

    The Nancy & Victor S Johnson Jr Foundation Inc.

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    81 Tennessee grants totaling $346,500 · typical grant $2,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2025)

    22% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Capital campaign; School of nursing; Canby robinson society

  19. Private foundation · Birmingham, AL

    The Good Shepherd Foundation

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $7,500 · typical grant $7,500 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Ministry to provide moral and spiritual healing to assist veterans and their families in acclimating into society following deployments

  20. Private foundation · New York, NY

    The Chris and Carrie Shumway Foundation

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $50,000 · typical grant $50,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Is a center for scholarly research informed and creative teaching and service to the community and society at large

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.