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25 foundations that funded “United Way Mid South”

  1. United Way · Detroit, MI

    United Way for Southeastern Michigan

    Ask before applying · Funds its own member network

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $19,189 · typical grant $6,276 to $12,913 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Designation

  2. United Way · Alexandria, VA

    United Way Worldwide

    Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    7 Tennessee grants totaling $261,139 · typical grant $12,000 to $55,107 (tax year 2024)

    43% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Disaster relief & recovery, community development; Community development; Disaster relief & recovery; Education; General charitable operations

  3. Private foundation · Fort Worth, TX

    Bnsf Railway Foundation

    Takes applications

    11 Tennessee grants totaling $59,340 · typical grant $240 to $8,000 (tax year 2025)

    29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Matching gifts 1; Civic; Health & human services; United way/red cross; Youth

  4. Private foundation · Kansas City, MO

    Bluescope Foundation North America

    Takes applications

    31 Tennessee grants totaling $225,511 · typical grant $1,995 to $7,500 (tax year 2024)

    26% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Matching gift; Arts; Education - youth; Community - shelter; Community - health, safety & environment

  5. Public charity · Memphis

    Asher Myers-Residuary Tuwr 269-3000485

    Ask before applying

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $30,648 · typical grant $10,216 (tax year 2024)

    Funded: A coalition of long-established charities, faith-based organizations, and social and health groups that support and promote people's safety, health, well-being and social and...

  6. Public charity · Washington, DC

    Frontstream Global Fund

    Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    17 Tennessee grants totaling $478,918 · typical grant $7,018 to $33,338 (tax year 2024)

    71% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  7. Private foundation · Orlando, FL

    Roth Idalia Charitable Trust

    Invitation only

    9 Tennessee grants totaling $87,665 · typical grant $3,981 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  8. Private foundation · Minneapolis, MN

    Wells Fargo Foundation

    Invitation only

    8 Tennessee grants totaling $205,000 · typical grant $25,000 (tax year 2025)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Affordable Homeownership Program; Financial Empowerment: Finance Park Meets Stock Market Challenge; Project Return Opportunities for Employment; Community Land Trust _...

  9. Private foundation · Cincinnati, OH

    The Kroger Co Foundation

    Takes applications

    10 Tennessee grants totaling $192,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  10. Private foundation · Jacksonville, FL

    Csx Foundation Inc.

    Invitation only

    17 Tennessee grants totaling $17,150 · typical grant $130 to $800 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Various

  11. Private foundation · Memphis

    Belz Foundation

    Invitation only

    30 Tennessee grants totaling $2.9 million · typical grant $2,000 to $158,500 (tax year 2025)

    13% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Education; Health/welfare; Arts; Community; Religious

  12. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    Tennessee Health Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    69 Tennessee grants totaling $3.7 million · typical grant $2,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)

    69% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: 2024 hickey match; 2024 anderson match; 2024 reynolds match; 2024 ryans match; 2024 pow scholar

  13. Public charity · Jackson

    West TN Healthcare Foundation Inc.

    Ask before applying

    40 Tennessee grants totaling $1.7 million · typical grant $9,394 to $38,500 (tax year 2024)

    49% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    2 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: $6,000.00 women who care grant; $5,000.00 for general support; $250.00 windows of hope sponsorship; $2,093.53 for repair of ac unit; $1,500.00 steak n burger sponsorship;...

  14. Private foundation · Birmingham, AL

    Regions Foundation

    Invitation only

    8 Tennessee grants totaling $340,000 · typical grant $30,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    88% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Econ & community dev; Education & wr; Econ @ community dev

  15. Private foundation · Orlando, FL

    Truist Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    26 Tennessee grants totaling $715,970 · typical grant $10,000 to $31,000 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    13 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Building career pathways to; Thriving communities; Strengthening small; Presidential honors; Special programs

  16. Public charity · Wellesley, MA

    Givinga Foundation Inc.

    Ask before applying

    21 Tennessee grants totaling $1.2 million · typical grant $15,000 to $85,000 (tax year 2024)

    52% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  17. Private foundation · Dearborn, MI

    Ford Motor Company Fund

    Invitation only

    12 Tennessee grants totaling $1.7 million · typical grant $50,000 to $200,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Ford community centers; Employee volunteering; Other services; Entreprenuership; Museums and cultural inst.

  18. Private foundation · Morristown

    Wallace Foundation

    Takes applications

    33 Tennessee grants totaling $99,875 · typical grant $1,000 to $2,500 (tax year 2024)

    15% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Scholarship; Wallace scholarship

  19. Private foundation · Memphis

    T W Briggs Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    26 Tennessee grants totaling $690,550 · typical grant $15,000 to $40,000 (tax year 2024)

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

    85% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  20. Private foundation · Chattangooga

    Mckenzie Foundation

    Invitation only

    24 Tennessee grants totaling $380,700 · typical grant $4,500 to $25,000 (tax year 2025)

    38% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Operating funds; Operating fund; Opertaing funds

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.