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8 foundations that funded “Steel”

  1. Private foundation · Bloomingdale, OH

    Steel Valley Charities

    Invitation only

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $1,600 · typical grant $600 to $1,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Christian ministries; Children's health

  2. Private foundation · Fort Wayne, IN

    Steel Dynamics Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $100,000 · typical grant $100,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Spark expansion campaign

  3. Private foundation · Chicago, IL

    The Steele-Reese Foundation Xxxxx1004

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $10,000 · typical grant $10,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Mar 1 · next Mar 1, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  4. Private foundation · Jackson, MI

    The Alro Steel Foundation

    Invitation only

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $30,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  5. Private foundation · Fayetteville, AR

    James Henry Steele Charitable Annuity Tr

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $5,000 · typical grant $5,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Church programs

  6. Private foundation · Loveland, CO

    Tom Adjutant and Ariel Steele Foundation Inc.

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

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: General charitable contribution

  7. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    Nmi Foundation

    Invitation only

    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...

  8. Private foundation · Shelbyville

    Gary Cooper Family Foundation

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $11,500 · typical grant $2,500 to $9,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: To further the purposes of charitable organization.; Personal hardship distribution - the recipient's husband john harrison, age 45, an employee of cooper's steel fabricators,...

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.