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86 foundations in Bradley County

Public charity · Phoenix, AZ
Petsmart Charities Inc.

How to apply: not stated

22 Tennessee grants totaling $450,800 · 1 in Bradley County · typical grant $6,300 to $26,300 (tax year 2025)

50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Adoptions; Adoptions, disaster response; Adoptions, transport
Public charity · Americus, GA
Habitat for Humanity International Inc.

How to apply: not stated

22 Tennessee grants totaling $3.3 million · 1 in Bradley County · typical grant $14,678 to $124,558 (tax year 2024)

9% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Affordable housing
Private foundation · Chattanooga
In Him Resources Foundation

Takes applications

21 Tennessee grants totaling $139,800 · 1 in Bradley County · typical grant $2,400 to $8,200 (tax year 2024)

14% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Public charity · Stamford, CT
Americares Foundation Inc.

How to apply: not stated

21 Tennessee grants totaling $2.8 million · 1 in Bradley County · typical grant $20,000 to $61,100 (tax year 2024)

47% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Ongoing
Private foundation · Indianapolis, IN
Lilly Endowment Inc.

Takes applications

19 Tennessee grants totaling $18.9 million · 1 in Bradley County · typical grant $50,000 to $2 million (tax year 2025)

29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Employee matching gift(s); Religion & cultural inst initiative; Youth on faith & service initiative; Capacity buildg-disaster relief orgs; Nurturing children-worship & prayer
Public charity · Atlanta, GA
Boys & Girls Clubs of America

How to apply: not stated

19 Tennessee grants totaling $2.5 million · 1 in Bradley County · typical grant $21,635 to $171,390 (tax year 2024)

11% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Public charity · Knoxville
Boys & Girls Clubs in Tennessee

How to apply: not stated

19 Tennessee grants totaling $19.1 million · 1 in Bradley County · typical grant $299,712 to $1.1 million (tax year 2024)

5% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Bgc in TN programs
Public charity · Franklin
Tennessee Charitable Care Network

How to apply: not stated

16 Tennessee grants totaling $305,504 · 1 in Bradley County · typical grant $10,050 to $25,990 (tax year 2025)

6% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: To improve health care services offered to low-income, underserved tennesseans.
Public charity · Atlanta, GA
Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Inc.

How to apply: not stated

16 Tennessee grants totaling $3.5 million · 1 in Bradley County · typical grant $133,000 to $308,000 (tax year 2024)

Funded only returning groups in its latest year

Funded: For general scholarship support.; For nursing scholarships.; For nursing and allied health scholarships.; For general and nursing scholarships.
Private foundation · Memphis
International Paper Company Foundation

Takes applications

13 Tennessee grants totaling $148,535 · 1 in Bradley County · 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...
Public charity · Indianapolis, IN
National Collegiate Athletic Association

How to apply: not stated

13 Tennessee grants totaling $9.9 million · 1 in Bradley County · typical grant $15,478 to $30,478 (tax year 2024)

8% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Grants; Grants/Scholarships
Public charity · Cordova
Bellevue Foundation Inc.

How to apply: not stated

13 Tennessee grants totaling $700,083 · 1 in Bradley County · typical grant $15,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

77% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Public charity · Ooltewah
Morning Pointe Foundation

How to apply: not stated

13 Tennessee grants totaling $33,800 · 1 in Bradley County · typical grant $1,500 to $3,000 (tax year 2025)

46% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Scholarships; Cna practice tests
United Way · Athens
United Way of Mcminn and Meigs Counties

How to apply: not stated

12 Tennessee grants totaling $484,000 · 1 in Bradley County · typical grant $15,000 to $53,400 (tax year 2024)

17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Partner agency; Community grant
Public charity · Federal Way, WA
World Vision Inc.

How to apply: not stated

10 Tennessee grants totaling $2.1 million · 1 in Bradley County · typical grant $72,319 to $199,861 (tax year 2024)

60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Family assistance & development; Development & disaster relief; Development; Family assistance; Christian ministry
Private foundation · Philadelphia, PA
The Presser Foundation

Takes applications

10 Tennessee grants totaling $30,000 · 1 in Bradley County · typical grant $3,000 (tax year 2024)

Stated deadlines: Nov 15 · next Nov 15, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Undergraduate scholar awards
Public charity · Washington, DC
Council of Independent Colleges

How to apply: not stated

8 Tennessee grants totaling $226,342 · 1 in Bradley County · typical grant $20,000 to $51,551 (tax year 2024)

62% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Grants to colleges
Private foundation · Birmingham, AL
Elizabeth Buford Shepherd Scholarship Committee

Takes applications

8 Tennessee grants totaling $37,500 · 1 in Bradley County · typical grant $1,500 to $4,500 (tax year 2025)

Stated deadlines: Jan 15, May 1 · next Jan 15, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

12% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Scholarships; Scholarship
Private foundation · Houston, TX
Stoller Foundation

Takes applications

8 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · 1 in Bradley County · typical grant $24,000 to $185,000 (tax year 2024)

No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

Funded: Operations and other grants; Ministry; Discretionary grant; Project chandan; Mission grant
Community foundation · Independence, MO
Truman Heartland Community Foundation

How to apply: not stated

7 Tennessee grants totaling $527,397 · 1 in Bradley County · typical grant $15,000 to $113,000 (tax year 2024)

29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

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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.