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261 foundations in Hamilton County
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Public charity · Carol Stream, IL
Tyndale House Ministries
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $44,000 · 2 in Hamilton County · typical grant $10,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2025)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: General program support
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Private foundation · Wilmington, DE
The Sir Philip Sidney Foundation
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $17,900 · 2 in Hamilton County · typical grant $900 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded: Scholarship; To support a program for special needs student and scholarship
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Public charity · Birmingham, AL
Reel Life International Inc.
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $211,345 · 2 in Hamilton County · typical grant $24,800 to $117,050 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Various monthly grants: rincon family & church ministries, emmanuel house school, and pasitos de jesus girls orphanage, joel cotes translator in dr.; Guatemala baptist camp...
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Public charity · Los Angeles, CA
Vca Charities
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $32,049 · 2 in Hamilton County · typical grant $8,745 to $14,559 (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Ready for rescue grant; Fighting hometown hunger
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Private foundation · Strongsville, OH
The Union Home Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $4,500 · 2 in Hamilton County · typical grant $1,000 to $2,500 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Feb 15, May 15, Aug 15, Nov 15 · next Nov 15, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Partner impact award
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Private foundation · Vancouver, WA
M J Murdock Charitable Trust
Takes applications
3 Tennessee grants totaling $1 million · 2 in Hamilton County · typical grant $150,000 to $700,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: New program staff; Program expansion
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Day Family Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $100,000 · 2 in Hamilton County · typical grant $30,000 to $70,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Tuition assistance
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Private foundation · Union Springs, AL
Jenks C & Alice Parker Family Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $15,000 · 2 in Hamilton County · typical grant $3,000 to $12,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarship assistance
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Public charity · Chattnooga
The Young Women's Leadership Academy Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
2 Tennessee grants totaling $200,000 · 2 in Hamilton County · typical grant $100,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: School improvements and educational materials
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Community foundation · Memphis
Christian Community Foundation of Memphis and the Mid-South Inc.
How to apply: not stated
307 Tennessee grants totaling $40.4 million · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $10,300 to $101,000 (tax year 2024)
30% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Religion; Educational; Human service; Philanthropy; Youth devel
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Public charity · Knoxville
East Tennessee Foundation
How to apply: not stated
250 Tennessee grants totaling $12.3 million · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $10,000 to $38,500 (tax year 2024)
62% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Human services; Disaster relief; Arts & culture; Education; Youth development
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Private foundation · Nashville
Gibson Gives
Takes applications
100 Tennessee grants totaling $674,714 · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $2,999 to $7,297 (tax year 2025)
62% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Program use & fundraising efforts
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Public charity · Goodlettsville
Dollar General Literacy Foundation
How to apply: not stated
81 Tennessee grants totaling $2.5 million · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $8,000 to $18,000 (tax year 2025)
44% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: English as a second; Atoz family; Literacy support for; Bim family literacy; Literacy changes liv
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Lawson Family Foundation
Takes applications
71 Tennessee grants totaling $2.2 million · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
76% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Sponsorship; Membership - great egret society; Life prep academy; 100knoxville; Sponsorship of concert
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Private foundation · Franklin
Richard Siegel Foundation
Takes applications
48 Tennessee grants totaling $198,830 · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $2,500 to $5,210 (tax year 2025)
35% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarship; Richard siegel foundation grant; Richard seigel foundation grant
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Private foundation · Monroe, MI
La-Z-Boy Foundation
Takes applications
45 Tennessee grants totaling $259,000 · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $2,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Public benefit; Education-libraries; Human services; Health care; Education-libraies
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Private foundation · Nashville
The Fugitive Foundation
Takes applications
41 Tennessee grants totaling $237,950 · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $1,000 to $7,000 (tax year 2024)
20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Capital campaign & operating support
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Public charity · Nashville
Delta Dental of Tennessee Inc.
How to apply: not stated
36 Tennessee grants totaling $1.2 million · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $10,000 to $35,000 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Event sponsorship; Event sponsorship and donation to the general fund; Donation to the general fund; Event sponsorship and donation to the capital campaign
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Private foundation · Morristown
Wallace Foundation
Takes applications
33 Tennessee grants totaling $99,875 · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $1,000 to $2,500 (tax year 2024)
15% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarship; Wallace scholarship
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Public charity · San Antonio, TX
Petco Love
How to apply: not stated
31 Tennessee grants totaling $670,083 · 1 in Hamilton County · typical grant $10,000 to $25,678 (tax year 2024)
81% 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.