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42 foundations that funded “volunteer fire”
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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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Public charity · Lawrenceburg
Lawrence County Fire and Rescue Inc.
IRS revoked its tax-exempt status · How to apply: not stated
20 Tennessee grants totaling $733,864 · typical grant $57,067 to $66,643 (tax year 2024)
32% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Jacksonville, FL
Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
20 Tennessee grants totaling $525,266 · typical grant $12,980 to $39,280 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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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 · 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...
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Private foundation · Memphis
International Paper Company Foundation
Takes applications
13 Tennessee grants totaling $148,535 · typical grant $2,252 to $13,683 (tax year 2024)
25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Carter county food for kids backpack program; Donated shipping for menstrual health program; Junior achievement biz town; Habitat improvement along rivers in greater Nashville...
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Private foundation · Franklin, MI
Marvin and Nola Goldman Foundation
Invitation only
1 Tennessee grant totaling $25 · typical grant $25 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Kentfield, CA
Farrell Family Foundation
Invitation only
1 Tennessee grant totaling $1,000 · typical grant $1,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Funds for discretionary use
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Private foundation · Cooperstown, NY
The James and Stephanie Patrick Family Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $2,000 · typical grant $2,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Community
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Private foundation · Aventura, FL
Stuart I Meyers Family Foundation
Invitation only
1 Tennessee grant totaling $500 · typical grant $500 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · San Francisco, CA
Nextdoor Foundation
Invitation only
6 Tennessee grants totaling $9,000 · typical grant $1,500 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Easton, PA
Frederick H Bedford Jr & Margaret S Bedford Charitable Foundation
Invitation only
3 Tennessee grants totaling $15,000 · typical grant $5,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Charitable operations
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Public charity · Carthage
Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation Ucemc Cares
How to apply: not stated
6 Tennessee grants totaling $38,902 · typical grant $5,920 to $6,910 (tax year 2024)
83% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Santa Rosa, CA
H & R Peters Family Foundation
Invitation only
2 Tennessee grants totaling $400 · typical grant $200 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Support of other charitable organizations
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Public charity · Madison, AL
North Alabama Trail Riders Association Inc.
How to apply: not stated
5 Tennessee grants totaling $68,371 · typical grant $8,272 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Operation
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Private foundation · Wilmington, DE
The Dr & Mrs John Faber Family Foundation
Invitation only
3 Tennessee grants totaling $38,786 · typical grant $1,536 to $35,000 (tax year 2025)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Girl's Soccer Team Press Box
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Private foundation · Brentwood
Tractor Supply Company Foundation
How to apply: not stated
135 Tennessee grants totaling $892,850 · typical grant $250 to $500 (tax year 2025)
93% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Hometown heroes donation
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Private foundation · Blountville
Joe W and Frankie Mae Street Foundation
Invitation only
41 Tennessee grants totaling $171,696 · typical grant $750 to $5,000 (tax year 2025)
44% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Gatlinburg
Mountain Ways Inc.
How to apply: not stated
17 Tennessee grants totaling $3.3 million · typical grant $25,000 to $233,853 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
6 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: To provide support for the rescue of flood victims, replacement of equipment; To provide support for opening the bread basket food pantry for flood victims and lease payments...
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Public charity · Atlanta, GA
Points of Light Foundation
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $500,000 · typical grant $105,000 to $190,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Community improvement project
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.