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156 foundations that funded “Vanderbilt University”
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Private foundation · Charlottesville, VA
Allen Family Charitable Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $1 million · typical grant $1 million (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Duarte, CA
Prolacta Bioscience Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $5,000 · typical grant $5,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Jun 30, Aug 31, Dec 31 · next Dec 31, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: 43rd annual neonatology symposium - advances and controversies in neonatal medicine.
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Private foundation · San Antonio, TX
Robert J & Helen C Kleberg Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $583,333 · typical grant $583,333 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Support medical study
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Private foundation · Falmouth, ME
The Bopp Family Charitable Trust
How to apply: not stated
1 Tennessee grant totaling $200 · typical grant $200 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Public charity · San Antonio, TX
San Antonio Area Foundation
How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
2 Tennessee grants totaling $54,594 · typical grant $24,594 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Boston, MA
Fidelity Foundation
Takes applications
29 Tennessee grants totaling $37,436 · typical grant $170 to $750 (tax year 2024)
25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Fidelity matching gifts to education
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Public charity · Nashville
Christmas Village
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $766,000 · typical grant $76,600 to $536,200 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: To fund education; To fund research and patient care
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Public charity · Birmingham, AL
Southeastern Conference
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $515,512 to $548,260 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Ncaa assistance
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Private foundation · New York, NY
Russell Sage Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $121,703 · typical grant $46,903 to $74,800 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Legal representation in eviction court; Creating a nuisance? Housing nuisance ordinances and their impacts on stu...
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Public charity · New York, NY
Albertine Foundation
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $14,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $9,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Education grant
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Private foundation · Tucson, AZ
Research Corporation Dba Research
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $139,102 · typical grant $19,102 to $120,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Next Generation Beams: Exploring the potential of muon acceleration; Impact of synonymous mutation on translation speed and protein folding during host adaptation
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Public charity · Houston, TX
Retina Research Foundation
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $90,000 · typical grant $45,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Public charity · New York, NY
Breakthrough T1d
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $972,755 · typical grant $147,312 to $550,473 (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: T1d research
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Public charity · Wayne, PA
Ao North America Inc.
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $100,000 · typical grant $50,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Fellowship
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Public charity · Montvale, NJ
Kpmg Us Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
5 Tennessee grants totaling $205,400 · typical grant $12,050 to $49,700 (tax year 2024)
40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Matching gifts
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Private foundation · Thomson, GA
Watson-Brown Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
5 Tennessee grants totaling $51,000 · typical grant $6,000 to $12,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Feb 8, Apr 15 · next Feb 8, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Awarded scholarship grants
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Private foundation · Canton, OH
The Paul and Carol David Foundation
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $21,000 · typical grant $7,000 (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarships
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Private foundation · Indianapolis, IN
Lilly Endowment Inc.
Takes applications
19 Tennessee grants totaling $18.9 million · typical grant $50,000 to $2 million (tax year 2025)
29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Employee matching gift(s); Religion & cultural inst initiative; Youth on faith & service initiative; Capacity buildg-disaster relief orgs; Nurturing children-worship & prayer
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Private foundation · Irvine, CA
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation
Takes applications
13 Tennessee grants totaling $84,050 · typical grant $2,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)
22% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Research, general support & education
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Public charity · Beverly Hills, CA
Edward Charles Foundation
How to apply: not stated
13 Tennessee grants totaling $558,240 · typical grant $20,000 to $35,000 (tax year 2024)
54% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Charitable 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.