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432 foundations that funded “Charitable”

  1. Private foundation · Chicago, IL

    Stotler Charitable Trust

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $6,597 · typical grant $6,597 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Fund hospital operations

  2. Private foundation · Cincinnati, MI

    Rea Charitable Trust

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $5,000 · typical grant $5,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Support of daily operations

  3. Private foundation · Ocean Springs, MS

    Trehern Charitable Foundation

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $600 · typical grant $600 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Ministry of educational media foundation

  4. Private foundation · Richmond, TX

    Madison Charitable Foundation Inc.

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $50,000 · typical grant $50,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Funding for cancer research

  5. Private foundation · Bridgeville, PA

    Massey Charitable Trust

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $25,000 · typical grant $25,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Education

  6. Private foundation · Pekin, IL

    Hedden Charitable Trust

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $2,000 · typical grant $2,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Childrens Hospital

  7. Private foundation · Boyden, IA

    Demco Charitable Foundation

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $1,000 · typical grant $1,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: To support religious services

  8. Private foundation · Plainfield, IN

    Staley Charitable Foundation

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $375 · typical grant $375 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Animal Rescue

  9. Private foundation · Columbus, OH

    Nisource Charitable Foundation

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $1,500 · typical grant $1,500 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Corporate donation

  10. Private foundation · East Providence, RI

    Lawson Charitable Foundation

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $20,000 · typical grant $20,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  11. Public charity · Phoenix, AZ

    Petsmart Charities Inc.

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    22 Tennessee grants totaling $450,800 · typical grant $6,300 to $26,300 (tax year 2025)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Adoptions; Adoptions, disaster response; Adoptions, transport

  12. Public charity · Nashville

    Catholic Charities of Tennessee Inc.

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    11 Tennessee grants totaling $5.7 million · typical grant $127,035 to $1.1 million (tax year 2024)

    18% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Medical screening; Social services; Social services, eligibility caseworker; Eligibility caseworker, intensive case management, social services, school impact, preventive...

  13. Public charity · Los Angeles, CA

    Vca Charities

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $32,049 · typical grant $8,745 to $14,559 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Ready for rescue grant; Fighting hometown hunger

  14. Public charity · Bristol

    Kingsway Charities Inc.

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $51,701 · typical grant $9,414 to $31,878 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Global healthcare

  15. Public charity · Robbinsville, NJ

    Baps Charities Inc.

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $21,970 · typical grant $6,725 to $15,245 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Community program; walk-a-thon

  16. Public charity · Abingdon, VA

    Food City Charitable Foundation

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    49 Tennessee grants totaling $1 million · typical grant $10,000 to $28,000 (tax year 2025)

    61% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support the mission

  17. Private foundation · Nashville

    M Straton Foster Charitable Foundation Rjc-2055000565

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    44 Tennessee grants totaling $290,000 · typical grant $3,000 to $8,000 (tax year 2025)

    Stated deadlines: Apr 30 · next Apr 30, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    14% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  18. Private foundation · New York, NC

    The Thompson Charitable Foundation

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    39 Tennessee grants totaling $1 million · typical grant $13,747 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Mar 1, Aug 15 · next Mar 1, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    56% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  19. Private foundation · Nashville

    Blair J Wilson Charitable Trust

    Takes applications

    28 Tennessee grants totaling $1 million · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2025)

    18% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  20. Private foundation · Camden, NJ

    American Water Charitable Foundationinc

    Takes applications

    28 Tennessee grants totaling $275,925 · typical grant $1,500 to $5,500 (tax year 2025)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

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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.