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1,274 foundations in Shelby County

  1. Public charity · New York, NY

    Major League Baseball Charities Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $22,947 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $6,498 to $8,949 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  2. Private foundation · Winston Salem, NC

    Reynolds American Foundation

    Takes applications

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $2,307 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $51 to $1,256 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Charitable activtities; Scholarships

  3. Public charity · Youngstown, OH

    State Power Fund

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $40,000 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $10,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Program services

  4. Public charity · Silver Spring, MD

    American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $66,544 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $5,552 to $49,990 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Monarch butterflies; Fl broodstock managm & coral holding project; Radiated tortoise

  5. Public charity · Youngstown, OH

    State Power Action Fund

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $60,000 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $20,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Program services

  6. United Way · Indianapolis, IN

    United Way of Central Indiana Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $27,256 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $6,792 to $13,372 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Donor Choice

  7. Private foundation · Chicago, IL

    Arie and Ida Crown Memorial

    Takes applications

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $330,000 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $5,000 to $250,000 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Program

  8. Private foundation · Charlotte, NC

    The Greg and India Keith Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $850,000 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $20,000 to $830,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  9. Public charity · Indianapolis, IN

    Strada Education Foundation Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $420,354 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $110,177 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Operating grant

  10. Community foundation · Detroit, MI

    Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $607,465 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $10,000 to $360,715 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Education; Health care

  11. Private foundation · Dearborn, MI

    The Auto Club Group Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $49,395 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $5,000 to $30,480 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Driver education; Traffic safety

  12. Private foundation · Altavista, VA

    The English Foundation

    Takes applications

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $2,500 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $-1,000 to $2,000 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Scholarships

  13. Private foundation · South Burlington, VT

    Ben & Jerry's Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $40,100 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $100 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  14. Private foundation · Winstonsalem, NC

    Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation

    Takes applications

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $380,000 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $25,000 to $325,000 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  15. Public charity · Washington, DC

    Windward Fund

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $510,000 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $90,000 to $220,000 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Environmental programs

  16. Private foundation · Vancouver, WA

    M J Murdock Charitable Trust

    Takes applications

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $1 million · 1 in Shelby 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

  17. Public charity · Atlanta, GA

    Southern Partners Fund Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $75,000 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $10,000 to $45,000 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Social,Economic & Environm Justice

  18. Private foundation · Northbrook, IL

    Dr Scholl Foundation

    Takes applications

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $55,000 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

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

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area Wetland Restoration project; Urban service internships for students; Safety and biocompatibility testing for the Nasal-TEEE prototype

  19. Public charity · Kansas City, MO

    Theater League Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $25,000 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

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  20. Public charity · Brunswick, ME

    United Spay Alliance

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $20,000 · 1 in Shelby County · typical grant $6,000 to $8,000 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Promote animal welfare and control.

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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.