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1,196 foundations that funded “J”

  1. Public charity · Chicago, IL

    Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago

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    6 Tennessee grants totaling $115,211 · typical grant $8,000 to $26,260 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Grants from donor advised funds- operating support

  2. Public charity · Chattanooga

    Journey Health Foundation

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    6 Tennessee grants totaling $2.4 million · typical grant $10,000 to $505,000 (tax year 2024)

    83% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Hart gallery and adventure trail; Support of utc healthcare data analytics partnership

  3. Private foundation · West Conshohocken, PA

    John Templeton Foundation

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    6 Tennessee grants totaling $615,323 · typical grant $23,434 to $167,527 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Tokens show: public theology, human flourishing, the good life; Mental health first responders for spiritual yearning among "religious dones"; Understanding the dynamical...

  4. Public charity · Bethesda, MD

    Journey for Good Foundation Inc.

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    5 Tennessee grants totaling $110,000 · typical grant $20,000 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life; To serve our nation by honoring our defenders, veterans, first...

  5. Public charity · Boston, MA

    Jobs for the Future Inc.

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    5 Tennessee grants totaling $421,622 · typical grant $30,000 to $150,000 (tax year 2024)

    60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To support ares regional challenge; To support pwc charitable foundation; To support dol growth opportunities 5; To support wre walmart networks development & workforce...

  6. Private foundation · Seattle, WA

    Joshua Green Foundation Inc.

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    5 Tennessee grants totaling $20,500 · typical grant $3,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: General fund donation

  7. 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

  8. Public charity · Knoxville

    Justice Frank F Drowota Trust

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    5 Tennessee grants totaling $30,000 · typical grant $1,500 to $8,975 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Provide legal assistance to low-income individuals

  9. Private foundation · Memphis

    Julie & Marty Belz Charitable Foundation

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    4 Tennessee grants totaling $5,557 · typical grant $40 to $3,692 (tax year 2025)

    75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Religious

  10. Private foundation · Birmingham, AL

    Jc Freels Scholarship Trust

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    4 Tennessee grants totaling $2,760 · typical grant $552 to $828 (tax year 2025)

    Stated deadlines: Apr 16 · next Apr 16, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Scholarship

  11. Public charity · Colorado Springs, CO

    Junior Achievement USA

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    4 Tennessee grants totaling $252,621 · typical grant $46,088 to $97,738 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  12. Private foundation · Indianapolis, IN

    Jd Finish Line Foundation Inc.

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    4 Tennessee grants totaling $27,150 · typical grant $1,225 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)

    75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Louder Than Words; Community Voices

  13. Private foundation · Cordova

    James H Prentiss Foundation

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $84,500 · typical grant $10,000 to $38,500 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  14. Private foundation · Moorestown, NJ

    Janet H & C Harry Knowles Foundationinc

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $11,005 · typical grant $500 to $5,960 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Grant support

  15. Private foundation · Bluefield, WV

    Jam Family Foundation Inc.

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $11,500 · typical grant $500 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Educational

  16. Public charity · Memphis

    Junior League of Memphis

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $57,619 · typical grant $10,198 to $30,000 (tax year 2023)

    Funded: Grants to teachers; Monthly events at lester community center; Donation for 30th Anniversary

  17. Public charity · Johnson City

    Johnson City Public Schools Foundation

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $21,266 · typical grant $5,038 to $8,606 (tax year 2022)

    Funded: To assist in education goals

  18. Private foundation · Brentwood

    Joey and Deborah Jacobs Family Foundation

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $167,500 · typical grant $25,000 to $142,500 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: To further religious activities

  19. Private foundation · Germantown

    John Winn Davis Fund for Autism

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $19,000 · typical grant $9,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: To support the work and mission of the organization and assist children/patients of the organization who have an autism diagnosis.; To support the work and mission of the...

  20. Public charity · New York, NY

    Justice Innovation Inc.

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $18,354 · typical grant $9,147 to $9,207 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Subcontractor federal 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.