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53 foundations that funded “Johnson”
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Private foundation · Marietta, OH
Peoples Bank Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $1,000 · typical grant $1,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarship
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Private foundation · Waco, TX
Paul & Jane Meyer Family Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $15,000 · typical grant $15,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Brentwood
Helping Hands Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $2,260 · typical grant $500 to $1,760 (tax year 2025)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: For missions fund; For kenya mission trip
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Public charity · Summit, NJ
Family Promise Inc.
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5 Tennessee grants totaling $108,500 · typical grant $21,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Affiliate programming support
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Private foundation · Taylorsville, NC
The Griffin Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $5,000 · typical grant $2,500 (tax year 2025)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Religious; Philanthropic
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Public charity · Kingsport
Upper East Tennessee Human Development Agency
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $2.2 million · typical grant $133,062 to $1.3 million (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Head start; Food assistance
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Private foundation · Raleigh, NC
Elizabeth City Foundation Committee
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $5,200 · typical grant $2,300 to $2,900 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Mar 1, Mar 15, Sep 15 · next Mar 1, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Educational
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Public charity · Chattanooga
Southern Health Plan Inc.
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5 Tennessee grants totaling $36,649 · typical grant $5,600 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Community foundation · Naples, FL
Collier Community Foundation Inc.
Ask before applying · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
7 Tennessee grants totaling $245,371 · typical grant $11,155 to $55,000 (tax year 2024)
71% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Human services; Environment & animals; Public, societal benefit; Education; Health
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Private foundation · Brentwood
Powell Foundation
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41 Tennessee grants totaling $1.7 million · typical grant $20,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
36% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
4 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Scholarship; Building fund; Annual gift; Hutchins legacy fund; UT genomics graduate student
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Public charity · Chicago, IL
Elks National Foundation Inc.
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27 Tennessee grants totaling $363,820 · typical grant $9,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Community investments program; State charitable grant
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Public charity · Knoxville
Boys & Girls Clubs in Tennessee
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19 Tennessee grants totaling $19.1 million · 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
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Private foundation · Elizabethton
Tetrick Family Foundation
Takes applications
5 Tennessee grants totaling $90,510 · typical grant $10,000 to $18,010 (tax year 2025)
20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To provide financial support that the organization may use however it best sees fit.
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Private foundation · Roanoke, VA
Cartledge Charitable Foundation
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $1,500 · typical grant $500 (tax year 2023)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Education
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Public charity · Concord, NC
Speedway Children's Charities
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58 Tennessee grants totaling $745,475 · typical grant $10,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)
57% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Owasso, OK
Folds of Honor Foundation
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47 Tennessee grants totaling $1.7 million · typical grant $9,040 to $32,330 (tax year 2025)
85% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarship
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Public charity · Santa Barbara, CA
Direct Relief
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32 Tennessee grants totaling $12.2 million · typical grant $26,826 to $325,000 (tax year 2024)
31% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support to us clinics & health centers for low-income, uninsured patients; Hurricane helene response
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Public charity · Kingsport
Eastman Credit Union
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29 Tennessee grants totaling $746,224 · typical grant $8,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2025)
55% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: General contribution; Event sponsorship; General contribution/event sponsorship; Development contribution; Expansion project/snap relief/event sponsorship
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Robert Lee Weiss Foundation First TN Bank Plaza Tower
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26 Tennessee grants totaling $159,500 · typical grant $4,000 to $6,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Jun 30 · next Jun 30, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
4% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
5 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Community service projects; Scholarship funding; Capital projects; Accessible equipment for; Emergency assistance
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Private foundation · Norwalk, CT
Ge Foundation
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23 Tennessee grants totaling $60,401 · typical grant $129 to $1,500 (tax year 2024)
65% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Matching gift
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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.