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79 foundations that funded “United Way of Greater Knoxvilleinc”
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United Way · Knoxville
United Way of Greater Knoxvilleinc
How to apply: not stated
16 Tennessee grants totaling $675,000 · typical grant $30,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded: Specific programs
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Bill and Crissy Haslam Foundation
Invitation only
96 Tennessee grants totaling $13.2 million · typical grant $5,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)
27% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
5 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Missions fund; Legacy dinner; Knox county imagination library; Data capacity building support; Community circle
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Public charity · Knoxville
Covenant Health
How to apply: not stated
12 Tennessee grants totaling $303,948 · typical grant $10,000 to $52,000 (tax year 2024)
17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support for fundraisers benefitting Covenant Health hospitals; Sponsorship for two flights; Leadership development; Sponsorship of fundraiser marathon; Support for Center for...
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Private foundation · Elizabethton
Citizens Bank Tri-Cities Foundation Ltd
Takes applications
10 Tennessee grants totaling $539,229 · typical grant $3,612 to $20,000 (tax year 2025)
10% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: General fund/operations; Betsy band general fund/operations; Bull dog band general fund/operations
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Private foundation · Indianapolis, IN
Eli Lilly and Company Foundation
Invitation only
1 Tennessee grant totaling $6,266 · typical grant $6,266 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Match of lilly employee donations
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United Way · Chattanooga
United Way of Greater Chattanooga
How to apply: not stated
69 Tennessee grants totaling $3.8 million · typical grant $21,689 to $64,542 (tax year 2024)
7% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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United Way · Kingsport
United Way of Greater Kingsport Inc.
How to apply: not stated
37 Tennessee grants totaling $1.8 million · typical grant $16,000 to $58,097 (tax year 2025)
3% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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United Way · Chicago, IL
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc.
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $22,592 · typical grant $10,092 to $12,500 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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United Way · Lebanon
United Way of Wilson County & the Upper Cumberland
How to apply: not stated
28 Tennessee grants totaling $206,158 · typical grant $9,637 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)
4% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Designated
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United Way · Indianapolis, IN
United Way of Central Indiana Inc.
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $27,256 · typical grant $6,792 to $13,372 (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Donor Choice
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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
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United Way · Pittsburgh, PA
The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania
How to apply: not stated
5 Tennessee grants totaling $104,273 · typical grant $12,621 to $19,609 (tax year 2024)
40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Donor designation
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Community foundation · Nashville
The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc.
How to apply: not stated
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: Delek us corporate support from Brentwood committee; For program enhancements and equipment to increase capacity, strengthen quality and promote compliance with licensing...
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Community foundation · Birmingham, AL
The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham
Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
11 Tennessee grants totaling $543,715 · typical grant $11,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
36% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Education; daf funded; Health; daf funded; Family and social services; daf funded; Community and economic development; daf funded; Faith organization; daf funded
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Boyd Foundation
Takes applications
56 Tennessee grants totaling $9.3 million · typical grant $10,000 to $150,000 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
36% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: For annual budget.; To seek to build and admire meaningful arts and crafts expeeriences.; To preserve and enrich the diversity of art and culture in East Tennessee.; To...
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Private foundation · Nashville
Dorothy Cate and Thomas F Frist Foundation
Invitation only
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 giving.; Alexis de tocqueville society.; Arch academy.; Annual giving fund.; "let's grow together" capital campaign.
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Tibbals Foundation
Invitation only
6 Tennessee grants totaling $319,345 · typical grant $2,500 to $68,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded: General funding; General program support
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Private foundation · Midland, MI
Dow Company Foundation
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $32,000 · typical grant $3,000 to $24,000 (tax year 2024)
25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Community wellbeing
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Public charity · Chattanooga
The Howard Fund
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $160,000 · typical grant $15,000 to $115,000 (tax year 2024)
25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Des Moines, IA
Emc Insurance Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $312 · typical grant $312 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: For general support or for a capital fund drive of the respective organization
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.