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336 foundations that funded “Fund”

  1. Private foundation · Houston, TX

    The William Stamps Farish Fund

    Takes applications

    12 Tennessee grants totaling $405,000 · typical grant $25,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Education program support; 2025 show; Security upgrades; The women's fund - girls give fund; Paid internship program

  2. Public charity · Memphis

    Memphis Education Fund Inc.

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    11 Tennessee grants totaling $2.2 million · typical grant $31,250 to $400,000 (tax year 2025)

    82% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Educational support

  3. Public charity · Knoxville

    Women's Fund of East Tennessee

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    11 Tennessee grants totaling $382,610 · typical grant $35,000 (tax year 2024)

    73% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Youth development; Human services; Arts, culture; Philanthropy; Educ. Institutions

  4. Public charity · Towson, MD

    Players Philanthropy Fund Inc.

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    10 Tennessee grants totaling $941,490 · typical grant $10,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: General support to further the organization's purpose.

  5. Public charity · El Segundo, CA

    Hispanic Scholarship Fund

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    9 Tennessee grants totaling $375,490 · typical grant $10,316 to $67,428 (tax year 2025)

    44% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To provide scholarships for students

  6. Public charity · Nashville

    Wayne M Wise Wellness Fund Inc.

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    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

  7. Public charity · Sumner, WA

    Rei Cooperative Action Fund

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    7 Tennessee grants totaling $185,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  8. Private foundation · Birmingham, AL

    Wollman Scholarship Fund

    Takes applications

    7 Tennessee grants totaling $8,000 · typical grant $1,000 (tax year 2025)

    43% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Scholarships; Scholarship

  9. United Way · Sweetwater

    Monroe County United Way Fund Inc.

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    7 Tennessee grants totaling $79,500 · typical grant $8,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2025)

    14% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Basic needs; Education; Health; Emergency services; Utility and food assistance

  10. Public charity · Nashville, NC

    Lendlease Us Community Fund

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    6 Tennessee grants totaling $127,500 · typical grant $17,500 to $25,000 (tax year 2023)

    17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  11. Public charity · Oakland, CA

    New Schools Fund

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    6 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $115,000 to $215,000 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Innovative schools; Learning differences

  12. Public charity · Nashville

    Tennessee Investor Fund

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    6 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $29,500 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Civic engagement; Electioneering; Civil engagement

  13. Community foundation · Oklahoma City, OK

    Love Family Affiliated Fund of the Oklahoma City Community Foundation

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    5 Tennessee grants totaling $83,420 · typical grant $5,140 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)

    80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  14. Public charity · Nashville

    Tennessee Medical Education Fund Inc.

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    5 Tennessee grants totaling $156,750 · typical grant $4,500 to $51,833 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  15. Public charity · Nashville

    Ieba Educational Outreach Fund

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    5 Tennessee grants totaling $152,500 · typical grant $20,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2025)

    60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Scholarships; Scholarship

  16. Public charity · Washington, DC

    Jobs With Justice Education Fund

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    5 Tennessee grants totaling $284,000 · typical grant $20,000 to $32,400 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  17. Public charity · Washington, DC

    Sixteen Thirty Fund

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    4 Tennessee grants totaling $580,000 · typical grant $100,000 to $350,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Environmental programs; Civil rights, social action, advocacy

  18. Public charity · Chattanooga

    The Howard Fund

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    4 Tennessee grants totaling $160,000 · typical grant $15,000 to $115,000 (tax year 2024)

    25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  19. Public charity · Boca Raton, FL

    Newell Brands Community Fund Inc.

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    4 Tennessee grants totaling $39,580 · typical grant $9,895 (tax year 2022)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Family

  20. Private foundation · Portland

    Carl Fussell Memorial Scholarship Fund

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    4 Tennessee grants totaling $2,500 · typical grant $500 to $750 (tax year 2025)

    Funded: College 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.