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93 foundations that funded “Volunteer”

  1. Public charity · Knoxville

    Volunteer Ministry Center

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $161,314 · typical grant $74,204 to $87,110 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Case management for residents

  2. Public charity · Knoxville

    Bicentennial Volunteers Incorporated

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $549,523 · typical grant $50,000 to $300,000 (tax year 2024)

    25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Provide funding to support various projects.; Provide funding to support the organization to continue providing robotics in education.; Provide funding to upgrade museum.

  3. Private foundation · Cincinnati, OH

    The Scripps Howard Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    37 Tennessee grants totaling $49,195 · typical grant $600 to $1,250 (tax year 2024)

    54% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Volunteer Gift; Matching Gift; Community Market Grant; CEO discretionary grant; Journalism Internship stipend

  4. Private foundation · Woonsocket, RI

    Cvs Foundation

    Invitation only

    22 Tennessee grants totaling $124,385 · typical grant $1,000 to $2,500 (tax year 2024)

    80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Volunteer challenge grants; Small grant; Scholarship - pharmacy; Scholarship grants

  5. Private foundation · Bristol

    Clarke Charitable Foundation

    Takes applications

    13 Tennessee grants totaling $37,720 · typical grant $200 to $1,500 (tax year 2024)

    38% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Volunteer rescue; Children's hospital; Public chaity; Educational; Childrens home

  6. Private foundation · New York, NY

    Morgan Stanley Foundation Inc.

    Invitation only

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $7,000 · typical grant $1,500 (tax year 2024)

    80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Volunteer incentive program

  7. Private foundation · Boca Raton, FL

    Barton and Shirley Weisman Foundation Inc.

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $500 · typical grant $500 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: To assist volunteer fire departments across the nation

  8. Private foundation · Dublin, OH

    Cardinal Health Foundation

    Takes applications

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $278,500 · typical grant $3,500 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Employee engagement\volunteer leadership grant; Employee engagement\scholarships; Mental health\zero suicide cohorts

  9. Private foundation · East Dubuque, IL

    Crescent Electric Charitable Foundation

    Invitation only

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $0 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Donation for Paid Volunteer Time Program

  10. Public charity · Knoxville

    Variety of Eastern Tennessee

    How to apply: not stated

    27 Tennessee grants totaling $212,000 · typical grant $3,000 to $8,500 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Funding to support to train and retain volunteer advocates.; Funds will be used for supplies, food, rental fees, background checks supporting 12 new volunteer advocates....

  11. Private foundation · St Paul, MN

    Patterson Foundation

    Takes applications

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $7,500 · typical grant $800 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: General operations grant in support of volunteer match; Increasing dental access grant

  12. Private foundation · New York, NY

    The Pfizer Foundation Inc.

    Invitation only

    176 Tennessee grants totaling $195,716 · typical grant $60 to $459 (tax year 2024)

    42% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Matching gifts; Volunteer program

  13. Private foundation · Raleigh, NC

    Kimley-Horn Foundation

    Invitation only

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $40,150 · typical grant $1,500 to $10,200 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Counts initiative; Volunteer grants

  14. 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.

  15. Public charity · Hoover, AL

    Servant Life Missions Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $220,590 · typical grant $26,155 to $118,605 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Facilitate camps and activities in foreign countries for the organization's volunteers mission trips

  16. Private foundation · St Paul, MN

    Travelers Foundation

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $15,000 · typical grant $15,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Project support for Junior Achievement of East Tennessee and Travelers volunteers

  17. Private foundation · Allentown, PA

    Air Products Foundation

    Takes applications

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $4,800 · typical grant $800 to $2,500 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Wine women & shoes benefiting ballad health foundation; Volunteer welding supply golf classic - benefiting st. Jude children's research hospital; Delta techops engine...

  18. Private foundation · Scottsdale, AZ

    Schlein Foundation Inc.

    Invitation only

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $500 · typical grant $500 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Private nonprofit organizations whose primary purpose is to promote the practice of charitable giving and volunteering or to represent and serve a wide range of philanthropic...

  19. Private foundation · Fairfax, VA

    The Harvey S Lowe Jr and Susan Hitchcock-Lowe

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $10,000 · typical grant $10,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: To offer active duty special operations forces (sof) service members a chance to partner with professional guides & volunteers in the general public for endless opportunities...

  20. Private foundation · Athens

    Athens Federal Foundation

    Takes applications

    43 Tennessee grants totaling $314,160 · typical grant $3,010 to $8,000 (tax year 2025)

    Stated deadlines: Jun 1 · next Jun 1, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    62% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    9 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Purchase books for Imagination Library program; Purchase of food for food pantry; Recruitment, screening and training for volunteer advocates; Funding to stock clothing and...

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.