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1,637 foundations that funded “T”
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Private foundation · Fort Worth, TX
Ken W Davis Foundation
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $100,000 · typical grant $25,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: Dec 31 · next Dec 31, 2026 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Restoration for self-trafficking; Building project - capital campaign
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Private foundation · Purchase, NY
Central National Gottesman Foundation
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $23,000 · typical grant $1,500 to $20,000 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: College tuition
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Public charity · Nashville
Nashville Police & Public Safety Alliance
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $153,880 · typical grant $14,880 to $107,500 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Forensic testing; Camp scholarships; Brave curriculum
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Public charity · Chicago, IL
National Association for Urban Debate Leagues
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $24,554 · typical grant $11,673 to $12,881 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: National tournament local league grant, league network grant
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Public charity · Philadelphia, PA
Abim Foundation
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $60,000 · typical grant $20,000 to $40,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Building trust - discover, decipher, demonstrate; Vivid health connect - clinical training
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Private foundation · Columbia, MO
Mfa Oil Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $3,600 · typical grant $1,600 to $2,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: 2 trundle beds, 4 mattresses, one po; Commercial freezer and fridge
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Public charity · Beverly, MA
International Center for Responsible Gaming
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $376,152 · typical grant $170,782 to $205,370 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: A randomized clinical trial of contingency management for gambling disorder enhancing treatment retention and outcomes; Modernized and personalized prevention of college...
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Public charity · Seattle, WA
National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $31,804 · typical grant $11,673 to $20,131 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Pass through
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Public charity · Arlington, VA
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assn
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $45,000 · typical grant $22,500 (tax year 2024)
Funded: Annual clinic funding fy25 - TN doh fund
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Private foundation · Orlando, FL
James P Caruso & Christine S Caruso Charitable Fund Inc.
How to apply: not stated
1 Tennessee grant totaling $2,500 · typical grant $2,500 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Donation tothe generaloperating fund
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Public charity · Sautee Nacoochee, GA
Georgia Athletic Directors Association
How to apply: not stated
1 Tennessee grant totaling $0 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Pass Through
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Private foundation · Germantown
Agape North Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
12 Tennessee grants totaling $72,100 · typical grant $2,000 to $7,500 (tax year 2023)
Funded: Assisting with necessaryapparel for thechildren; Assisting with necessaryapparel for the children; Serve adoptive and fosterchildren and familiesproviding holistic care.;...
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Public charity · Beverly Hills, CA
Livenationorg Foundation
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $130,000 · typical grant $30,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Grant providing financial assistanc; Providing emergency assistance to t
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Public charity · Memphis
Memphis Bar Foundation
How to apply: not stated
23 Tennessee grants totaling $41,000 · typical grant $2,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Legal aid and training
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Public charity · Phoenix, AZ
Petsmart Charities Inc.
How to apply: not stated
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
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Private foundation · Washington, DC
Public Welfare Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
10 Tennessee grants totaling $1.3 million · typical grant $100,000 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
11% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support for gideon's trumpet redux-continued; Support for justice, not just surviving; Support for mississippi prison reform coalition; Support for towards a people's justice;...
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Public charity · Washington, DC
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
How to apply: not stated
9 Tennessee grants totaling $22.6 million · typical grant $79,804 to $189,305 (tax year 2024)
11% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Advancing soil health in Tennessee; Restoring cumberland plateau grasslands & savannas; Restoring abandoned and legacy mine lands; Coastal habitat restoration; Remove fish...
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Public charity · Germantown
Breast Cancer Eradication Initiative Inc.
How to apply: not stated
8 Tennessee grants totaling $176,000 · typical grant $15,000 to $40,000 (tax year 2024)
25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Breast cancer research/educ/treatment
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Public charity · Fairfax, VA
Nra Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
8 Tennessee grants totaling $186,713 · typical grant $5,828 to $17,035 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Competitive Shooting; General Shooting Program; Training, Safety, Education
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Public charity · Johnson City
Wellmont Health System
How to apply: not stated
6 Tennessee grants totaling $109,150 · typical grant $8,250 to $27,500 (tax year 2024)
83% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Rehabilitation of traumatic brain injury victims; School of Nursing patient simulators; Programs for free/reduced healthcare
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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.