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13 foundations that funded “Unmanageable”

  1. Private foundation · Newark, DE

    Danielle Rose Paikin Foundation

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $20,000 · typical grant $20,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Sponsor biscuits and banjos festival

  2. Private foundation · Excelsior, MN

    The Wayne Family Foundation

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $5,000 · typical grant $5,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  3. Private foundation · Denver, CO

    The Marigold Project

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $5,000 · typical grant $5,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  4. Private foundation · Boston, MA

    Charlotte's Web

    Invitation only

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

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  5. Public charity · New York, NY

    Harper House Music Foundation Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $67,750 · typical grant $17,750 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded: Artist development grant; Legacy & inspiration grant

  6. Public charity · Huntington, WV

    Hope in the Hills Incorporated Healing Appalachia

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $25,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2025)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support Addiction Recovery

  7. Public charity · Atlanta, GA

    Drum Major Institute

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $50,000 · typical grant $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  8. Private foundation · Durham, NC

    The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation

    Takes applications

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

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Arts grant

  9. Private foundation · Palo Alto, CA

    The Schmidt Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $200,000 · typical grant $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Capacity building; Working towards a resilient and equitable food system

  10. Public charity · Denver, CO

    Moore Impact Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $406,000 · typical grant $3,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Program support/project support

  11. Community foundation · Lexington, KY

    Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    8 Tennessee grants totaling $535,159 · typical grant $40,000 to $105,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  12. Private foundation · New York, NY

    The Andrew W Mellon Foundation

    Takes applications

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $3.8 million · typical grant $500,000 to $950,000 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To support capacity building and general operations; To support conservation, digitization, research, engagement, and planning related to the hooks brothers photography studio...

  13. Community foundation · Austin, TX

    Austin Community Foundation Inc.

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

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $231,480 · typical grant $10,000 to $33,980 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

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.