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1,637 foundations that funded “T”

  1. Private foundation · Dedham, MA

    Justin & Genevieve Wyner Trust

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $100 · typical grant $100 (1 grant) (tax year 2023)

    Funded: Medical & scientific

  2. Private foundation · Midvale, UT

    Joan and Tim Fenton Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $300,000 · typical grant $300,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  3. Private foundation · Phoenix, AZ

    Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust 08-11-95

    Takes applications

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

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support Community Impact through Song Sight Music Mentoring Retreat

  4. Private foundation · Windcrest, TX

    Ja Leppard Foundation 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: Christian eductation & mission work

  5. Private foundation · Boston, MA

    Edith Crocker Charitable Trust

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $350 · typical grant $350 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Not restrictive, general use of organization

  6. Private foundation · Ivoryton, CT

    Eagan Family Charitable Foundation Trust

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $10,000 · typical grant $10,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

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

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  7. Private foundation · Hingham, MA

    George S Troupe Foundation

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $1,400 · typical grant $1,400 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  8. Private foundation · Seattle, WA

    Wyman Youth Trust

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $250 · typical grant $250 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Jun 15, Sep 15, Dec 1 · next Dec 1, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Civic

  9. Private foundation · Somerville, MA

    Henry David Thoreau Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $6,500 · typical grant $6,500 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

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

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Scholarship

  10. Private foundation · Saint Louis, NV

    Stern Sidney Memorial Tuw

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $4,000 · typical grant $4,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  11. Private foundation · Mobile, AL

    Nan H Altmayer Charitable Trust

    How to apply: not stated

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $24,400 · typical grant $24,400 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  12. Public charity · Nashville

    Jobs for America's Graduates Tennessee

    How to apply: not stated

    28 Tennessee grants totaling $1.3 million · typical grant $21,157 to $69,406 (tax year 2024)

    71% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Provide payment for salaries of job specialists

  13. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Robert Lee Weiss Foundation First TN Bank Plaza Tower

    Takes applications

    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

  14. Public charity · Nashville

    Jewish Federation of Nashville and Middle Tennessee

    How to apply: not stated

    20 Tennessee grants totaling $2 million · typical grant $9,513 to $174,153 (tax year 2024)

    65% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: General program support

  15. Public charity · Knoxville

    Women's Fund of East Tennessee

    How to apply: not stated

    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

  16. Public charity · Manchester, NH

    For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology First

    How to apply: not stated

    10 Tennessee grants totaling $168,258 · typical grant $6,550 to $14,880 (tax year 2024)

    90% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  17. Public charity · Nashville

    Young Men's Christian Association of Middle Tennessee (6273)

    How to apply: not stated

    9 Tennessee grants totaling $617,756 · typical grant $16,336 to $84,318 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  18. Public charity · Nashville

    United Cerebral Palsy of Middle Tennessee Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    7 Tennessee grants totaling $99,631 · typical grant $7,665 to $18,920 (tax year 2024)

    29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Wheelchair ramps; Home modification

  19. Public charity · Washington, DC

    National Alliance of State and Territorial Aids Directors

    How to apply: not stated

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $558,082 · typical grant $50,000 to $132,500 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Provide direct funding for overdose prevention program to expand national overdose prevention program ta for hds and cbos that can reach all overdose prevention program in the...

  20. Public charity · Knoxville

    Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Knoxville TN Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    4 Tennessee grants totaling $277,131 · typical grant $74,131 to $110,000 (tax year 2025)

    25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Nurse @ Vine Clinic; 2 Giraffe Omni Beds; Trauma simulator & lifesaving ventilator; Field trips/student food

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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.