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487 foundations that funded “University”
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Public charity · Inverness, FL
Us Family Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $514,898 · typical grant $7,000 to $500,000 (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Education; General funding; Medical research
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Public charity · Washington, DC
Executive Leadership Council
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $40,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarship
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Private foundation · New York, NY
Alfred P Sloan Foundation
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $249,418 · typical grant $25,000 to $194,418 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: To help bring financial and investment literacy to diverse high school girls by providing access, support, and guidance through training, mentorship, and networking; To develop...
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Private foundation · San Antonio, TX
Mays Family Foundation
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $1 million · typical grant $5,000 to $500,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Chehalis, WA
Empowering American Communities
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $6,375 · typical grant $3,175 to $3,200 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Eagan, WI
Martino Joseph W & Helen M Mem Fd
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $4,898 · typical grant $1,881 to $3,017 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Scholarship
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Private foundation · Dallas, TX
Trust Uw Frank E Page
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $5,400 · typical grant $2,700 (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: Apr 15 · next Apr 15, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Scholarships
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Private foundation · Dallas, TX
Tr Uw Blanche A Robinson-Char
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $12,000 · typical grant $800 to $11,200 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Scholarships
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Private foundation · Macon, GA
The Ra Bowen Trust
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $3,500 · typical grant $1,000 to $2,500 (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: May 1 · next May 1, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarship
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Private foundation · Pennington, NJ
Goodwin Meissner Fam Fdn Inc.
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $8,500 · typical grant $1,500 to $7,000 (tax year 2025)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Unrestricted general
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Private foundation · Saint Louis, MO
Lt Robert B Ritchie Mem Fund
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $4,550 · typical grant $2,250 to $2,300 (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: Mar 28 · next Mar 28, 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 · Saint Louis, NV
Anchor and Hope Sam R Sayers Memorial Scholarship Fund
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $8,000 · typical grant $4,000 (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: Mar 1 · next Mar 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 · Powell, OH
Mastek Sparkman Family Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $15,600 · typical grant $3,500 to $12,100 (tax year 2025)
No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Decatur, IL
Ethan Allen Johnson & Caroline Johnson Educational Trust
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $8,000 · typical grant $2,500 to $5,500 (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarships
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Public charity · Washington, DC
American Forests
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $145,000 · typical grant $34,000 to $111,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Funding and technical assistance in permanently transitioning the national register of champion trees; Career pathways program in Memphis, staff training & support
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Private foundation · Louisville, KY
Dunbar Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $10,000 · typical grant $2,000 to $8,000 (tax year 2025)
No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Educational
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Private foundation · Dallas, TX
P&f Mc Courtney Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $25,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2023)
Stated deadlines: Mar 31 · next Mar 31, 2027 (from its 2023 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarships
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Public charity · Redmond, WA
Child's Play
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $211,929 · typical grant $58,981 to $152,948 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Gift, grant - pediatric gaming technology specialist; Gift, grant - equipment
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Private foundation · Lafayette, LA
Randon Costello Scholarship Endowment Fund A Nonprofit Corpora
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $5,000 · typical grant $2,500 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Jun 30 · next Jun 30, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Education
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Private foundation · Wentzville, MO
Tammy Stratman Brown Charities Ta 05152003
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $13,000 · typical grant $3,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Mar 15, May 1 · next Mar 15, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Scholarship Program -- Syria Lovelace; General support of program.
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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.