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85 foundations that funded “Theatre”
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Public charity · Kansas City, MO
Theater League Inc.
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $25,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Wilmington, DE
The Tyrone Heritage Foundation
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $60,000 · typical grant $60,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Proposal items from Laurel Fisher (excluding the theater room)
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Private foundation · Wilmington, DE
Robert F Stone Foundation Aka
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115 Tennessee grants totaling $3.8 million · typical grant $1,500 to $40,000 (tax year 2024)
37% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
7 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Charitable Event; BSF Music Fund; BSF Local Music Fund; MAC CARES Center; To support Betterfi expansion into the Chattanooga/Hamilton County Market
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Clayton Family Foundation
Takes applications
40 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $2,500 to $12,500 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
3 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Church general fund; K-12 school; Community health services; Scholarship fund; Dance school transportation
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Private foundation · Nashville
James Stephen Turner Family Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
26 Tennessee grants totaling $2 million · typical grant $5,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
4 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Relief efforts in western north carolina and eastern Tennessee from hurricane helene; Recovery in community capital campaign; Capital fund support - new building; Fall bash -...
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Private foundation · Louisville, KY
Robert W and Elise B Lykins Charitable
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11 Tennessee grants totaling $32,790 · typical grant $1,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)
9% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To support the programming, production and education outreach; To provide protection, maintenance and improvement of radnor lake; To support the conservation of Tennessee's...
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Community foundation · Nashville
The Community Foundation of Middle
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1,155 Tennessee grants totaling $69.8 million · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
46% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
55 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: 2024 support; To provide 1st time support for your important mission; General giving; Delek us corporate support from Brentwood committee; For program enhancements and...
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Private foundation · Nashville
T & T Family Foundation
Takes applications
70 Tennessee grants totaling $467,000 · typical grant $2,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
7% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: General funds; Madison campus; General funds, Nashville area; Academic remediation for disadvantaged students; Helping individuals with beginning again (ged + daycare while learning)
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Public charity · Nashville
Nashville Predators Foundation
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58 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $6,553 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
71% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
10 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Fy24-25 donation, general purposes; Fy24-25 hfc donation: donation for pediatric rehabilitation project + general purposes; Funding for thrive studios, which empowers children...
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Private foundation · Nashville
Marjorie A Neuhoff Private Foundation Inc.
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23 Tennessee grants totaling $245,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
4% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support arts; Youth support; Cancer support center; Serving green berets; Adoption and pet care
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Private foundation · Brentwood
Patrick and Pamela Murphy Family Foundation
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $20,500 · typical grant $4,500 to $8,000 (tax year 2025)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Nashville
Sandra Schatten Foundation
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35 Tennessee grants totaling $1.8 million · typical grant $5,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)
31% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Nashville
Crittenden Foundation C/o Eleanor B Currie
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25 Tennessee grants totaling $134,000 · typical grant $1,000 to $3,200 (tax year 2024)
16% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Hobson-Wood Foundation Inc.
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8 Tennessee grants totaling $80,000 · typical grant $3,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support Educational artist residencies and youth engagement activities in 2026 and 2027; Imagination Series; Boys and Girls Club of the Tennessee Valley - Knox County; Cleft...
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Private foundation · Bristol
Massengill-Defriece Foundation Inc.
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7 Tennessee grants totaling $137,295 · typical grant $3,000 to $35,000 (tax year 2025)
57% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Children's programs; New concession space; Ex director salary; Covid; Books for preschool
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Nmi Foundation
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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...
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Private foundation · Deephaven, MN
Paul J White Family Foundation
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $10,000 · typical grant $5,000 (tax year 2025)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Gereral operating
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Community foundation · Dallas, TX
Dallas Jewish Community Foundation
Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
6 Tennessee grants totaling $131,500 · typical grant $10,000 to $25,100 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Educational; Human service; Arts, culture; Medical research
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Private foundation · Cincinnati, OH
Al Neyer Community Foundation
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8 Tennessee grants totaling $56,325 · typical grant $200 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Chicago, IL
James Deering Danielson Foundation
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6 Tennessee grants totaling $44,500 · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Social services; Arts and humanities; Educational; Environmental; Hospitals, health and medical
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.