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137 foundations
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Public charity · Overland Park, KS
Servant Foundation
Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
128 Tennessee grants totaling $4.5 million · typical grant $10,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (business incubator or entrepreneur center): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Nashville Entrepreneur Center
163 Tennessee grants for entrepreneurship, economic development or workforce (by stated purpose or recipient)
43% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Community development; Religious ministry; Education
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Public charity · Sioux Falls, SD
The Signatry Charitable Trust
Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
105 Tennessee grants totaling $4.3 million · typical grant $8,500 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)
49 Tennessee grants for entrepreneurship, economic development or workforce (by stated purpose or recipient)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Religious ministry; Community development; Education
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Community foundation · Nashville
The Community Foundation of Middle
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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: 2024 support; To provide 1st time support for your important mission; General giving; Delek us corporate support from Brentwood committee; For program enhancements and...
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Public charity · Alpharetta, GA
Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc.
Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
584 Tennessee grants totaling $63.7 million · typical grant $10,600 to $70,692 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (business incubator or entrepreneur center): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Nashville Entrepreneur Center
38 Tennessee grants for entrepreneurship, economic development or workforce (by stated purpose or recipient)
36% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Evangelism and missions; Spiritual development; Education; Children's and youth ministry; Community development
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Public charity · Dyersburg
Workforce Innovations
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14 Tennessee grants totaling $3.4 million · typical grant $30,522 to $419,818 (tax year 2024)
26 Tennessee grants for entrepreneurship, economic development or workforce (by stated purpose or recipient)
14% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To support 'workforce innovation and opportunity act of 2014' activities
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Public charity · Nashville
Tennessee Technology Development Corp
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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): 12 Tennessee grants, such as Colab, Knoxville Entrepreneurship Center, Nashville Entrepreneur Center
15 Tennessee grants for entrepreneurship, economic development or workforce (by stated purpose or recipient)
53% 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
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Private foundation · Orlando, FL
Truist Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
26 Tennessee grants totaling $715,970 · typical grant $10,000 to $31,000 (tax year 2024)
13 Tennessee grants for entrepreneurship, economic development or workforce (by stated purpose or recipient)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
13 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Building career pathways to; Thriving communities; Strengthening small; Presidential honors; Special programs
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Public charity · Knoxville
Knoxville Cbid Management Corporation Dba Downtown Knoxville Alliance
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7 Tennessee grants totaling $70,000 · typical grant $9,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
13 Tennessee grants for entrepreneurship, economic development or workforce (by stated purpose or recipient)
43% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Economic development to benefit downtown Knoxville; Market square farmer's market
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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
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Public charity · Memphis
Mdcdc Inc.
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10 Tennessee grants totaling $73,336 · typical grant $7,000 to $7,500 (tax year 2025)
10 Tennessee grants for entrepreneurship, economic development or workforce (by stated purpose or recipient)
90% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Community Development
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Private foundation · Seattle, WA
Amazonsmile Foundation
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7,033 Tennessee grants totaling $3.5 million · typical grant $27 to $147 (tax year 2023)
Has funded groups like yours (business incubator or entrepreneur center): 7 Tennessee grants, such as Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, Model City Makerspace, Clarksville Entrepreneur Center
8 Tennessee grants for entrepreneurship, economic development or workforce (by stated purpose or recipient)
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Private foundation · Memphis
J R Hyde III Foundation
Takes applications
108 Tennessee grants totaling $12.1 million · typical grant $5,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (business incubator or entrepreneur center): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Vibrant Memphis Inc. Dba Epicenter
8 Tennessee grants for entrepreneurship, economic development or workforce (by stated purpose or recipient)
Stated deadlines: Feb 1, May 1, Aug 1 · next Feb 1, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
24% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
4 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: General operating support/support for a strategic plan; General operating support/support for the Mid-South development district's organizational reboot; Support for allmemphis...
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Public charity · Beaverton, OR
City Fund
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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...
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Public charity · Denver, CO
Charter Fund Inc.
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23 Tennessee grants totaling $9.9 million · typical grant $100,000 to $600,000 (tax year 2024)
8 Tennessee grants for entrepreneurship, economic development or workforce (by stated purpose or recipient)
Funded: Charter school capacity-building; Impact and innovation; Charter school growth
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Public charity · Memphis
The Collective Blueprint
IRS revoked its tax-exempt status · Ask before applying
8 Tennessee grants totaling $280,000 · typical grant $25,000 to $55,000 (tax year 2024)
8 Tennessee grants for entrepreneurship, economic development or workforce (by stated purpose or recipient)
Funded: Partnership in the Memphis workforce intermediary project
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Private foundation · Ooltewah
Tucker Foundation
Takes applications
60 Tennessee grants totaling $4.3 million · typical grant $5,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)
7 Tennessee grants for entrepreneurship, economic development or workforce (by stated purpose or recipient)
31% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarship - evan moore; Scholarship fund; Relay for life; Pups4patriots Tennessee; General support - imagine arts education initiative
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Community foundation · Mountain View, CA
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
22 Tennessee grants totaling $2.9 million · typical grant $25,000 to $105,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (business incubator or entrepreneur center): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Upper Cumberland Entrepreneurial Foundation
7 Tennessee grants for entrepreneurship, economic development or workforce (by stated purpose or recipient)
55% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Health; Education; Civic Participation; General Nonprofit Support; Environment
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Private foundation · New York, NY
Jpmorgan Chase Foundation
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57 Tennessee grants totaling $1.3 million · typical grant $200 to $2,505 (tax year 2025)
6 Tennessee grants for entrepreneurship, economic development or workforce (by stated purpose or recipient)
32% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Matching contribution (general operating support); In support of creating economic mobility and career pathways
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Public charity · Nashville
The Nashville Chamber Public Benefit Foundation
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $1.9 million · typical grant $202,363 to $981,607 (tax year 2024)
6 Tennessee grants for entrepreneurship, economic development or workforce (by stated purpose or recipient)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: K-12 & post secondary education - career readiness (jpmorgan chase); K-12 & post secondary education - career readiness (jpmorgan chase), partnership 2030 initiative, &...
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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)
37% 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
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.