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136 foundations that funded “Way”

  1. Private foundation · Kingsport

    Wayne G Basler Charitable Foundation

    Takes applications

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $123,000 · typical grant $3,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Sep 30 · next Sep 30, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: General operation expenses

  2. Public charity · Nashville

    Wayne M Wise Wellness Fund Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    8 Tennessee grants totaling $109,500 · typical grant $10,000 to $22,000 (tax year 2025)

    38% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  3. Private foundation · Minden, NV

    Wayne L Prim Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $50,000 · typical grant $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To honor and support america's defenders, veterans, first responders, and their families; To advance cures and means of prevention for pediatric catastrophic diseases, with a...

  4. United Way · Nashville

    United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    315 Tennessee grants totaling $17.4 million · typical grant $11,250 to $61,000 (tax year 2025)

    20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Program opns (cif); Donor directed designations; Sub-recipient grants

  5. United Way · Chattanooga

    United Way of Greater Chattanooga

    How to apply: not stated

    69 Tennessee grants totaling $3.8 million · typical grant $21,689 to $64,542 (tax year 2024)

    7% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  6. United Way · Murfreesboro

    United Way of Rutherford County

    How to apply: not stated

    47 Tennessee grants totaling $694,125 · typical grant $2,500 to $21,500 (tax year 2024)

    72% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support for pregnant women; Ann campbell early learning center; Project learn and triple play program; Child abuse, community ed and drug endangered children programs; Rent and...

  7. United Way · Kingsport

    United Way of Greater Kingsport Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    37 Tennessee grants totaling $1.8 million · typical grant $16,000 to $58,097 (tax year 2025)

    3% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  8. United Way · Lebanon

    United Way of Wilson County & the Upper Cumberland

    How to apply: not stated

    28 Tennessee grants totaling $206,158 · typical grant $9,637 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)

    4% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Designated

  9. United Way · Maryville

    United Way of Blount County

    How to apply: not stated

    26 Tennessee grants totaling $1.4 million · typical grant $23,000 to $73,500 (tax year 2024)

    8% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Program oper cost; Program seed fdg

  10. United Way · Cleveland

    United Way of the Ocoee Region

    How to apply: not stated

    25 Tennessee grants totaling $1.6 million · typical grant $15,000 to $68,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Community health; Partner agency; Community health/parnter agency

  11. United Way · Hendersonville

    United Way of Sumner County

    How to apply: not stated

    23 Tennessee grants totaling $458,197 · typical grant $9,078 to $27,115 (tax year 2024)

    22% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Health focus; Financial stability; Youth opportunity; Rebuilding lives; Community resiliency

  12. United Way · Sevierville

    United Way of Sevier County

    How to apply: not stated

    19 Tennessee grants totaling $450,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $40,000 (tax year 2024)

    21% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support organization for charity purposes; Support organizaiotn for charity purposes; Support organization for charity purposessupport organization for charity purposes

  13. United Way · Morristown

    United Way of Hamblen County Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    18 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $15,000 to $80,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Fund operations

  14. 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...

  15. United Way · Knoxville

    United Way of Loudon County Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    17 Tennessee grants totaling $233,150 · typical grant $10,000 to $16,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded: Program assistance

  16. United Way · Knoxville

    United Way of Greater Knoxvilleinc

    How to apply: not stated

    16 Tennessee grants totaling $675,000 · typical grant $30,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded: Specific programs

  17. United Way · Erwin

    United Way of Unicoi County

    How to apply: not stated

    15 Tennessee grants totaling $842,474 · typical grant $10,000 to $29,500 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  18. United Way · Bristol

    United Way of Bristol Tn-Va Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    14 Tennessee grants totaling $418,526 · typical grant $9,000 to $53,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  19. United Way · Winchester

    United Way of Franklin County

    How to apply: not stated

    13 Tennessee grants totaling $108,123 · typical grant $6,455 to $10,051 (tax year 2024)

    8% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  20. United Way · Athens

    United Way of Mcminn and Meigs Counties

    How to apply: not stated

    12 Tennessee grants totaling $484,000 · 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

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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.