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116 foundations that funded “Christian”

  1. Public charity · Pittsburgh, PA

    Highmark Health

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $30,000 · typical grant $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  2. Private foundation · Nashville

    Erie Chapman Foundation

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $1,150 · typical grant $50 to $1,100 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Support advancement of religion

  3. Community foundation · Chico, CA

    North Valley Community Foundation

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $47,500 · typical grant $12,000 to $35,500 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  4. Public charity · Clarksville

    Greater Nashville Funding

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    29 Tennessee grants totaling $391,770 · typical grant $5,923 to $15,156 (tax year 2025)

    72% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Student activities

  5. 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

  6. Private foundation · Brentwood

    Joey and Deborah Jacobs Family Foundation

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $167,500 · typical grant $25,000 to $142,500 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: To further religious activities

  7. Public charity · Murfreesboro

    Breakthrough Ministries Inc.

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $0 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  8. Private foundation · Beechgrove

    Compass World Outreach Foundation

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $10,000 · typical grant $10,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2023)

  9. Public charity · Washington, DC

    Share Our Strength

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    13 Tennessee grants totaling $208,095 · typical grant $10,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)

    38% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: School Meals

  10. Private foundation · Nashville

    Ezell Foundation Inc.

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    35 Tennessee grants totaling $509,800 · typical grant $3,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)

    17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  11. Public charity · Indianapolis, IN

    National Collegiate Athletic Association

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    13 Tennessee grants totaling $9.9 million · typical grant $15,478 to $30,478 (tax year 2024)

    8% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Grants; Grants/Scholarships

  12. Private foundation · Memphis

    Hohenberg Foundation Inc.

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    12 Tennessee grants totaling $85,500 · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: No Specific Designation; Fund Tuition Scholarships; Operating Support Towards Work on Behalf of Unhoused People in Memphis; Capital Campaign to Fund Rust Hall Expansion; Fund...

  13. Private foundation · Battle Creek, MI

    Wk Kellogg Foundation

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    11 Tennessee grants totaling $1.6 million · typical grant $17,500 to $175,000 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    10% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Matching Grant; Health and Health Equity; Promise of an Equitable Future; Trustee Mini Grant; Jobs and Family Economic Security

  14. Public charity · Memphis

    Independent Presbyterian Church Foundation Inc.

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $68,138 · typical grant $23,000 to $45,138 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Educational assistance

  15. Private foundation · Omaha, NE

    Lothlorien Foundation

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $10,900 · typical grant $900 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Operating cost of non-profit org

  16. Private foundation · Royal Palm Beach, FL

    The Hand Foundation Inc.

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $30,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Organizational grant

  17. Private foundation · Murfreesboro

    Adams Family Foundation I

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    23 Tennessee grants totaling $335,000 · typical grant $3,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2025)

    57% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  18. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    Hacker and Kitty Caldwell Family Foundation Inc.

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    17 Tennessee grants totaling $133,504 · typical grant $750 to $3,000 (tax year 2024)

    18% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Annual fund on behalf of kate caldwell nevin; Lindy hop; Genneral operations

  19. Public charity · Nashville

    Catholic Charities of Tennessee Inc.

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    11 Tennessee grants totaling $5.7 million · typical grant $127,035 to $1.1 million (tax year 2024)

    18% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Medical screening; Social services; Social services, eligibility caseworker; Eligibility caseworker, intensive case management, social services, school impact, preventive...

  20. Community foundation · Asheville, NC

    The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc.

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    10 Tennessee grants totaling $418,474 · typical grant $10,000 to $75,000 (tax year 2024)

    60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Building community & economic vitality; Promoting quality health; Religion; Assisting people in need

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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.