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15 foundations that funded “incubator”

  1. Public charity · Galveston, TX

    Permanent Endowment Fund of the Moody Memorial First United Method

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $36,850 · typical grant $16,150 to $20,700 (tax year 2024)

    1 Tennessee grant for entrepreneurship, economic development or workforce (by stated purpose or recipient)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Vocational Development Ministry Network; Business Accelerator

  2. Private foundation · Minneapolis, MN

    Wells Fargo Foundation

    Invitation only

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

    Has funded groups like yours (business incubator or entrepreneur center): 1 Tennessee grant, such as The Nashville Entrepreneur Center

    5 Tennessee grants for entrepreneurship, economic development or workforce (by stated purpose or recipient)

    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 _...

  3. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    Lyndhurst Foundation Inc.

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    118 Tennessee grants totaling $6.7 million · typical grant $3,239 to $70,000 (tax year 2024)

    4 Tennessee grants for entrepreneurship, economic development or workforce (by stated purpose or recipient)

    Stated deadlines: Mar 31, Jun 30, Sep 30, Dec 31 · next Dec 31, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    49% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    11 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: To match LH Associates contributions; LH Associates matching program; General Operations 2024; "My Thriving Garden" Project; Health Services and Improved Database Capacity

  4. Private foundation · Nashville

    James Stephen Turner Family Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    26 Tennessee grants totaling $2 million · typical grant $5,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    Has funded groups like yours (business incubator or entrepreneur center): 2 Tennessee grants, such as The Nashville Entrepreneur Center

    3 Tennessee grants for entrepreneurship, economic development or workforce (by stated purpose or recipient)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    4 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Relief efforts in western north carolina and eastern Tennessee from hurricane helene; Recovery in community capital campaign; Capital fund support - new building; Fall bash -...

  5. Private foundation · Wilmington, DE

    Robert F Stone Foundation Aka

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    115 Tennessee grants totaling $3.8 million · typical grant $1,500 to $40,000 (tax year 2024)

    Has funded groups like yours (business incubator or entrepreneur center): 4 Tennessee grants, such as Colab

    5 Tennessee grants for entrepreneurship, economic development or workforce (by stated purpose or recipient)

    36% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    7 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Charitable Event; BSF Music Fund; BSF Local Music Fund; MAC CARES Center; To support Betterfi expansion into the Chattanooga/Hamilton County Market

  6. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    Benwood Foundation Inc.

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    109 Tennessee grants totaling $7.7 million · typical grant $5,000 to $81,000 (tax year 2024)

    Has funded groups like yours (business incubator or entrepreneur center): 5 Tennessee grants, such as Colab

    11 Tennessee grants for entrepreneurship, economic development or workforce (by stated purpose or recipient)

    37% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    5 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Periscope artist entrepreneur training; Creative entrepreneur training; Bessie smith legacy gala; Emma wheeler club & great futures; Capital support & general operating

  7. Public charity · Beaverton, OR

    City Fund

    How to apply: not stated

    29 Tennessee grants totaling $3.2 million · typical grant $50,000 to $145,000 (tax year 2024)

    8 Tennessee grants for entrepreneurship, economic development or workforce (by stated purpose or recipient)

    64% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    3 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: To support enrollment growth for sy24-25; To support continued enrollment/seat growth through sy25/26; To support the successful launch of encompass community school; To...

  8. Public charity · Brentwood

    Lbmc Cares Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $35,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2025)

    Has funded groups like yours (business incubator or entrepreneur center): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Nashville Entrepreneur Center

    1 Tennessee grant for entrepreneurship, economic development or workforce (by stated purpose or recipient)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Provide support for entreprenueurs; Provide support for recovery

  9. Private foundation · Palo Alto, CA

    The Robert J and Helen H Glaser Family Foundation

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    10 Tennessee grants totaling $32,138 · typical grant $2,500 to $4,000 (tax year 2024)

    Has funded groups like yours (business incubator or entrepreneur center): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Nashville Entrepreneur Center

    2 Tennessee grants for entrepreneurship, economic development or workforce (by stated purpose or recipient)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: To provide support

  10. Private foundation · New York, NY

    Devine-Majors Foundation

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    21 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $2,500 to $75,000 (tax year 2024)

    1 Tennessee grant for entrepreneurship, economic development or workforce (by stated purpose or recipient)

    76% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  11. 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)

    Has funded groups like yours (business incubator or entrepreneur center): 19 Tennessee grants, such as The Nashville Entrepreneur Center, Launch Tennessee Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, Entrepreneur Latina Leaders of America Inc.

    47 Tennessee grants for entrepreneurship, economic development or workforce (by stated purpose or recipient)

    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...

  12. Public charity · Nashville

    Tennessee State Collaborative On Reforming Education

    How to apply: not stated

    31 Tennessee grants totaling $7.1 million · typical grant $100,000 to $375,000 (tax year 2024)

    Has funded groups like yours (business incubator or entrepreneur center): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Volunteer Schools Dba Nashville Incubator

    2 Tennessee grants for entrepreneurship, economic development or workforce (by stated purpose or recipient)

    48% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Award

  13. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Lawson Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    71 Tennessee grants totaling $2.2 million · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    Has funded groups like yours (business incubator or entrepreneur center): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Knoxville Entrepreneur Center

    1 Tennessee grant for entrepreneurship, economic development or workforce (by stated purpose or recipient)

    76% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Sponsorship; Membership - great egret society; Life prep academy; 100knoxville; Sponsorship of concert

  14. Public charity · Nashville

    Tennessee Technology Development Corp

    How to apply: not stated

    64 Tennessee grants totaling $12.4 million · typical grant $100,000 to $300,000 (tax year 2024)

    Has funded groups like yours (business incubator or entrepreneur center): 11 Tennessee grants, such as Knoxville Entrepreneurship Center, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, Northwest Tennessee Entrepreneurship Inc.

    14 Tennessee grants for entrepreneurship, economic development or workforce (by stated purpose or recipient)

    57% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Sbir; Sbir, intern stipend; Ttac; Network partners, survey stipend, intern stipend; Network partners, survey stipend

  15. Private foundation · Nashville

    Milton and Denice Johnson Family Foundation

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    53 Tennessee grants totaling $3.9 million · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2025)

    Has funded groups like yours (business incubator or entrepreneur center): 3 Tennessee grants, such as Nashville Entrepreneur Center

    3 Tennessee grants for entrepreneurship, economic development or workforce (by stated purpose or recipient)

    8% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    3 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Capital campaign; Reimagining community spaces in mnps; Support for the mobile program and operations

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.