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18 foundations that funded “Life Fund”
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Public charity · Arlington, VA
The Life Fund
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $25,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Life lessons
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Private foundation · Brandon, FL
Rivers of New Life Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $200 · typical grant $200 (1 grant) (tax year 2023)
Stated deadlines: Nov 1 · next Nov 1, 2026 (from its 2023 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
Funded: For general fund to support ministry
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Private foundation · Ooltewah
Tucker Foundation
Takes applications
60 Tennessee grants totaling $4.3 million · typical grant $5,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)
31% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarship - evan moore; Scholarship fund; Relay for life; Pups4patriots Tennessee; General support - imagine arts education initiative
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Private foundation · Wilmington, DE
Robinson Foundation
Takes applications
16 Tennessee grants totaling $1.6 million · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Foster Child Bag of Love fund; For 3 Christmas gifts per club member, a new coat for each club member, educational supplies, field trips, youth of the year program; 8 x 8 shed...
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Public charity · Nashville
Nashville Predators Foundation
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58 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $6,553 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
71% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
10 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Fy24-25 donation, general purposes; Fy24-25 hfc donation: donation for pediatric rehabilitation project + general purposes; Funding for thrive studios, which empowers children...
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Private foundation · Athens
Athens Federal Foundation
Takes applications
43 Tennessee grants totaling $314,160 · typical grant $3,010 to $8,000 (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: Jun 1 · next Jun 1, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
62% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
9 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Purchase books for Imagination Library program; Purchase of food for food pantry; Recruitment, screening and training for volunteer advocates; Funding to stock clothing and...
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Private foundation · Knoxville
The Siddiqi Charitable Foundation
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22 Tennessee grants totaling $421,025 · typical grant $5,500 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Jun 30 · next Jun 30, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
45% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Education; Academic programs; School garden program; Mental health program; Money for local community food pantr
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Community foundation · Nashville
The Community Foundation of Middle
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1,155 Tennessee grants totaling $69.8 million · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
46% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
55 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: 2024 support; To provide 1st time support for your important mission; General giving; Delek us corporate support from Brentwood committee; For program enhancements and...
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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...
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Smith Family Foundation
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17 Tennessee grants totaling $176,500 · typical grant $5,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2025)
86% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
3 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: To serve individuals with disabilities with unique, needs-based programs that enrich their lives.; To assist with the urgent healthcare and relief efforts in Tennessee.;...
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Private foundation · Carpinteria, CA
The Armand Hammer Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $15,000 · typical grant $15,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2022)
No fixed deadline, per its 2022 IRS filing
Funded: General funds
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Public charity · Chattanooga
The Layman Foundation
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $205,556 · typical grant $21,429 to $125,397 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Scholarship funds; Opera/cap/sch fds
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Private foundation · Seattle, WA
Joshua Green Foundation Inc.
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5 Tennessee grants totaling $20,500 · typical grant $3,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: General fund donation
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Hees Family Foundation
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15 Tennessee grants totaling $32,000 · typical grant $1,000 to $2,500 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Aug 31 · next Aug 31, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
53% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: General fund/community support; Tuition support; General fund/tuition support; Youth foster care support; Disaster relief
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Private foundation · Princeton, NJ
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Takes applications
19 Tennessee grants totaling $2.6 million · typical grant $25,256 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: 82000 rwjf healthy communities -- site visit grant; 82534 advancing economic inclusion and family wellbeing across Appalachia; 80655 using measuring love to train leaders in...
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Community foundation · Little Rock, AR
Arkansas Community Foundation Inc.
Ask before applying · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
14 Tennessee grants totaling $819,037 · typical grant $10,025 to $159,601 (tax year 2024)
40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To support the national ornamental metal museum as follows: 94% of annual disbursement to be used for general operating, 6% to be used for acquiring contemporary craft of...
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Private foundation · Nashville
Dugas Family Foundation II Inc.
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18 Tennessee grants totaling $592,000 · typical grant $20,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
78% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
5 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Transportation - new vehicle; Able youth track and field program; Expansion project; Recovery in community-arch academy for girls; Increase capacity to serve local needs and...
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Private foundation · Dyersburg
Brayton Foundation
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10 Tennessee grants totaling $5,100 · typical grant $100 to $900 (tax year 2025)
10% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Unrestricted use donation; Scholarship
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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.