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22 foundations that funded “Freedom”

  1. Public charity · Candler, NC

    Freedom in Christ Inc.

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $181,189 · typical grant $54,111 to $127,078 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Christian missions

  2. Private foundation · Madison, OH

    Freedom for Faith Foundation

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $12,000 · typical grant $12,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  3. Private foundation · Washington, DC

    Public Welfare Foundation Inc.

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    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;...

  4. Private foundation · Memphis

    J R Hyde III Foundation

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    108 Tennessee grants totaling $12.1 million · typical grant $5,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

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

    24% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    4 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: General operating support/support for a strategic plan; General operating support/support for the Mid-South development district's organizational reboot; Support for allmemphis...

  5. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Clayton Family Foundation

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    40 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $2,500 to $12,500 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    3 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Church general fund; K-12 school; Community health services; Scholarship fund; Dance school transportation

  6. Public charity · Memphis

    Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Inc.

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    28 Tennessee grants totaling $274,667 · typical grant $2,500 to $12,500 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Silver Sponsor for Mental Health Breakfast Nov. 12, 2024; SE Gala S23-24; SE 23 Memphis TN Market Support; Year 2025 Sponsorship Support Package; 2024 BCMS Scholarship Event...

  7. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Bailey Family Foundation

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    19 Tennessee grants totaling $1.3 million · typical grant $5,000 to $75,000 (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: May 31, Nov 30 · next Nov 30, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    63% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    2 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: The arts & culture alliance of greater Knoxville serves and supports a diverse community of artists, arts organizations, and cultural institutions.; The mission of big ears is...

  8. United Way · Columbia

    United Way of Maury County Inc.

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    7 Tennessee grants totaling $81,277 · typical grant $6,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)

    86% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  9. Public charity · Baton Rouge, LA

    Baton Rouge Area Foundation

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    4 Tennessee grants totaling $134,550 · typical grant $20,000 to $53,550 (tax year 2024)

    75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To support the family safety center; General support, for the matthew and catherine saurage vanderbilt venture fund for entrepreneurship

  10. Private foundation · Boyden, IA

    Demco Charitable Foundation

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

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: To support religious services

  11. Public charity · Bentonville, AR

    Pure Inc.

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    6 Tennessee grants totaling $196,575 · typical grant $13,410 to $52,931 (tax year 2024)

    17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  12. Public charity · Spring Hill

    Legacytree Foundation

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    15 Tennessee grants totaling $480,467 · typical grant $8,961 to $50,000 (tax year 2025)

    40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To provide spiritual, physical, and humanitarian aid to those in need

  13. Private foundation · Germantown

    Agape North Foundation Inc.

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    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.;...

  14. Public charity · Louisville, KY

    Concerts 4 A Cause Inc.

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    4 Tennessee grants totaling $65,290 · typical grant $15,563 to $23,179 (tax year 2024)

    75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  15. Private foundation · Nashville

    Purity Foundation Inc.

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    33 Tennessee grants totaling $134,000 · typical grant $1,000 to $3,000 (tax year 2024)

    42% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  16. Public charity · Knoxville

    The Chairman Club

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    8 Tennessee grants totaling $122,000 · typical grant $12,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  17. Private foundation · Rives

    Newell & Bettie Graham Foundation

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    6 Tennessee grants totaling $62,200 · typical grant $2,000 to $23,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: ChurchIn Obion County; Equestrian; Distribute Items to Needy Children in Obion Co; Hospital/Research Facility; Create Jobs for Marginalized Women in Obion Co

  18. Private foundation · Nashville

    Louie M & Betty M Phillips Foundation

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    79 Tennessee grants totaling $363,500 · typical grant $2,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)

    43% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To support charity; To support school; Underwriting support for spring outi

  19. Public charity · Washington, DC

    50can Inc.

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    30 Tennessee grants totaling $7.7 million · typical grant $123,280 to $352,000 (tax year 2024)

    30% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To support summer boost

  20. Public charity · Denver, CO

    Charter Fund Inc.

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    23 Tennessee grants totaling $9.9 million · typical grant $100,000 to $600,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded: Charter school capacity-building; Impact and innovation; Charter school growth

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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.