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487 foundations that funded “University”
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Public charity · Columbia, MO
Midway USA Foundation Inc.
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16 Tennessee grants totaling $272,693 · typical grant $9,344 to $27,049 (tax year 2024)
38% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To fund youth shoothing sports
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Public charity · New York, NY
Ernst & Young Foundation
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13 Tennessee grants totaling $275,310 · typical grant $10,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Matching gifts
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Private foundation · Battle Creek, MI
Wk Kellogg Foundation
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11 Tennessee grants totaling $1.6 million · typical grant $17,500 to $175,000 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
10% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Matching Grant; Health and Health Equity; Promise of an Equitable Future; Trustee Mini Grant; Jobs and Family Economic Security
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Private foundation · Oklahoma City, OK
Fred Jones Family Foundation
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10 Tennessee grants totaling $31,580 · typical grant $750 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Claws for paws and sunset safari benefactor; Claws for paws and jaws annual fund; 2024-2025 gridiron club; Western heritage awards - 2025; Even split b/w vanderbilt club sports...
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Private foundation · Nashville
M A@rikard Charitable Trust
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8 Tennessee grants totaling $69,300 · typical grant $4,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Birmingham, AL
Violet Hampton Tuw #2
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7 Tennessee grants totaling $30,000 · typical grant $2,000 to $4,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Scholarships
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Private foundation · Glendale, AZ
Bechtel Group Foundation
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6 Tennessee grants totaling $144,959 · typical grant $300 to $43,059 (tax year 2024)
75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Education; Social services
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Public charity · Washington, DC
American Chemical Society
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6 Tennessee grants totaling $352,106 · typical grant $20,535 to $74,160 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Arlington, VA
American Diabetes Association
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6 Tennessee grants totaling $784,889 · typical grant $73,652 to $199,337 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Innovative Research to Support the Psychological and Emotional Needs of People with Diabetes; Postdoctoral Fellowship; Innovative Clinical or Translational Science Nutrition;...
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Private foundation · New York, NY
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
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6 Tennessee grants totaling $827,500 · typical grant $125,000 to $150,000 (tax year 2024)
80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
2 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: To support general operations; To support the New Art Museum for Memphis capital campaign; To support the School of Nursings micro-credentialing program and the TV News...
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Public charity · Montvale, NJ
Kpmg Us Foundation Inc.
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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 · New Orleans, LA
The Almar Foundationdba the Alden and Margaret Laborde Foundation
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5 Tennessee grants totaling $17,500 · typical grant $2,000 to $4,000 (tax year 2025)
80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
2 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Equipment for Program; Capital Campaign
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Public charity · Boston, MA
Jobs for the Future Inc.
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5 Tennessee grants totaling $421,622 · typical grant $30,000 to $150,000 (tax year 2024)
60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To support ares regional challenge; To support pwc charitable foundation; To support dol growth opportunities 5; To support wre walmart networks development & workforce...
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Private foundation · Thomson, GA
Watson-Brown Foundation Inc.
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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 · Bedford, NH
Trust Estate Uw Marion C Smyth
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $4,000 · typical grant $1,000 (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: Jun 1 · next Jun 1, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Scholarship
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Private foundation · Los Altos, CA
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $310,500 · typical grant $13,000 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Just Societies; Environment and Science; Families and Communities
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Private foundation · Rye Brook, NY
The G Harold & Leila Y Mathers
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $785,553 · typical grant $223,682 to $252,199 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Research project
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Private foundation · Boston, MA
Comet Foundation
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $525,000 · typical grant $25,000 to $250,000 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Education
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Public charity · Nashville
Dialysis Clinic Inc.
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $100,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $60,000 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Medical research related to kidney function; Donation for general support
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Private foundation · Smyrna, GA
Anne and Clint Kibler Foundation
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $5,000 · typical grant $500 to $3,000 (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: Mar 15 · next Mar 15, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
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.