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93 foundations that funded “Volunteer”
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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....
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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
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Private foundation · New York, NY
The Pfizer Foundation Inc.
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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
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Private foundation · Raleigh, NC
Kimley-Horn Foundation
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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
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Private foundation · Dearborn, MI
Ford Motor Company Fund
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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.
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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
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Private foundation · St Paul, MN
Travelers Foundation
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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
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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...
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Private foundation · Scottsdale, AZ
Schlein Foundation Inc.
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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...
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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...
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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.