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329 foundations that funded “Le”
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Private foundation · Nashville
Kharis Foundation
Takes applications
22 Tennessee grants totaling $683,000 · typical grant $12,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Jan 15 · next Jan 15, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
45% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To further charitable activities
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Public charity · Paris
Henry County Helping Hand Inc.
How to apply: not stated
18 Tennessee grants totaling $627,000 · typical grant $13,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
78% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Seattle, WA
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Takes applications
18 Tennessee grants totaling $8.2 million · typical grant $125,000 to $606,651 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: K-12 education; Public awareness and analysis; Pneumonia & pandemic preparedness; K-12 education; postsecondary education; public awareness and analysis; Postsecondary education
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Lillian L Colby Charitable Foundation
Takes applications
16 Tennessee grants totaling $400,000 · typical grant $15,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2025)
56% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Memphis
Community Lift Corp
How to apply: not stated
16 Tennessee grants totaling $500,000 · typical grant $15,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Cdc; Empowerment
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Private foundation · Birmingham, AL
Brown S & S Fdn
Takes applications
15 Tennessee grants totaling $285,300 · typical grant $10,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: Aug 1 · next Aug 1, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
7% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Indianapolis, IN
National Collegiate Athletic Association
How to apply: not stated
13 Tennessee grants totaling $9.9 million · typical grant $15,478 to $30,478 (tax year 2024)
8% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Grants; Grants/Scholarships
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Public charity · Cordova
Bellevue Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
13 Tennessee grants totaling $700,083 · typical grant $15,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)
77% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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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
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Private foundation · Houston, TX
The Powell Foundation
Takes applications
11 Tennessee grants totaling $53,750 · typical grant $500 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
45% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Designated Grant: General operating and support
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Public charity · Galesburg, IL
National Association for the Exchange of Industrial Resources I
How to apply: not stated
10 Tennessee grants totaling $105,326 · typical grant $5,413 to $14,309 (tax year 2024)
40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Care of ill, needy, or minor
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Private foundation · Philadelphia, PA
The Presser Foundation
Takes applications
10 Tennessee grants totaling $30,000 · 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
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Private foundation · Paris
Betsy Ross Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
8 Tennessee grants totaling $43,500 · typical grant $2,500 to $6,000 (tax year 2024)
12% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Environmental education; Support public education; Support for children with disabilities and rare diseases; Support for raptors; Support for youth programs
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Valentine Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
8 Tennessee grants totaling $77,500 · typical grant $10,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2025)
62% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
5 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: General operating funding.; Funding for the outdoor construction of a flatiron facility.; Partial funding of the painting project.; Partial funding for assistance in purchasing...
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Public charity · Washington, DC
Council of Independent Colleges
How to apply: not stated
8 Tennessee grants totaling $226,342 · typical grant $20,000 to $51,551 (tax year 2024)
62% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Grants to colleges
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Public charity · Memphis
Community Alliance for the Homeless
How to apply: not stated
8 Tennessee grants totaling $2.3 million · typical grant $112,259 to $638,441 (tax year 2024)
12% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To pass through expenditure grants to sub grantees.
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Private foundation · Birmingham, AL
Elizabeth Buford Shepherd Scholarship Committee
Takes applications
8 Tennessee grants totaling $37,500 · 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
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Public charity · Knoxville
The Chairman Club
How to apply: not stated
8 Tennessee grants totaling $122,000 · typical grant $12,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Crump
Pete H and Mildred F Brown Foundation
Takes applications
7 Tennessee grants totaling $50,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Medical Research; Christmas for disadvantaged; Child Abuse Counseling; Assistance to disabled; Assistance to cancer patients
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Private foundation · Evansville, IN
William E Schmidt Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
7 Tennessee grants totaling $74,250 · typical grant $500 to $20,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Scholarship
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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.