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85 foundations that funded “Theatre”

  1. 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

    Funded: " "

  2. 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)

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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 -...

  6. Private foundation · Louisville, KY

    Robert W and Elise B Lykins Charitable

    Takes applications

    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...

  7. 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...

  8. 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)

  9. 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...

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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...

  15. Private foundation · Bristol

    Massengill-Defriece Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    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

  16. 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...

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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.