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1,637 foundations that funded “T”
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Private foundation · Dedham, MA
Justin & Genevieve Wyner Trust
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $100 · typical grant $100 (1 grant) (tax year 2023)
Funded: Medical & scientific
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Private foundation · Midvale, UT
Joan and Tim Fenton Family Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $300,000 · typical grant $300,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Phoenix, AZ
Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust 08-11-95
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $25,000 · typical grant $25,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support Community Impact through Song Sight Music Mentoring Retreat
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Private foundation · Windcrest, TX
Ja Leppard Foundation Trust
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $5,000 · typical grant $5,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Christian eductation & mission work
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Private foundation · Boston, MA
Edith Crocker Charitable Trust
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $350 · typical grant $350 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Not restrictive, general use of organization
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Private foundation · Ivoryton, CT
Eagan Family Charitable Foundation Trust
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $10,000 · typical grant $10,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: May 15 · next May 15, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Hingham, MA
George S Troupe Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $1,400 · typical grant $1,400 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Seattle, WA
Wyman Youth Trust
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $250 · typical grant $250 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Jun 15, Sep 15, Dec 1 · next Dec 1, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Civic
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Private foundation · Somerville, MA
Henry David Thoreau Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $6,500 · typical grant $6,500 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Feb 1 · next Feb 1, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Scholarship
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Private foundation · Saint Louis, NV
Stern Sidney Memorial Tuw
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $4,000 · typical grant $4,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Mobile, AL
Nan H Altmayer Charitable Trust
How to apply: not stated
1 Tennessee grant totaling $24,400 · typical grant $24,400 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Nashville
Jobs for America's Graduates Tennessee
How to apply: not stated
28 Tennessee grants totaling $1.3 million · typical grant $21,157 to $69,406 (tax year 2024)
71% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Provide payment for salaries of job specialists
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Robert Lee Weiss Foundation First TN Bank Plaza Tower
Takes applications
26 Tennessee grants totaling $159,500 · typical grant $4,000 to $6,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Jun 30 · next Jun 30, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
4% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
5 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Community service projects; Scholarship funding; Capital projects; Accessible equipment for; Emergency assistance
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Public charity · Nashville
Jewish Federation of Nashville and Middle Tennessee
How to apply: not stated
20 Tennessee grants totaling $2 million · typical grant $9,513 to $174,153 (tax year 2024)
65% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: General program support
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Public charity · Knoxville
Women's Fund of East Tennessee
How to apply: not stated
11 Tennessee grants totaling $382,610 · typical grant $35,000 (tax year 2024)
73% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Youth development; Human services; Arts, culture; Philanthropy; Educ. Institutions
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Public charity · Manchester, NH
For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology First
How to apply: not stated
10 Tennessee grants totaling $168,258 · typical grant $6,550 to $14,880 (tax year 2024)
90% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Nashville
Young Men's Christian Association of Middle Tennessee (6273)
How to apply: not stated
9 Tennessee grants totaling $617,756 · typical grant $16,336 to $84,318 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Nashville
United Cerebral Palsy of Middle Tennessee Inc.
How to apply: not stated
7 Tennessee grants totaling $99,631 · typical grant $7,665 to $18,920 (tax year 2024)
29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Wheelchair ramps; Home modification
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Public charity · Washington, DC
National Alliance of State and Territorial Aids Directors
How to apply: not stated
6 Tennessee grants totaling $558,082 · typical grant $50,000 to $132,500 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Provide direct funding for overdose prevention program to expand national overdose prevention program ta for hds and cbos that can reach all overdose prevention program in the...
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Public charity · Knoxville
Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Knoxville TN Inc.
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $277,131 · typical grant $74,131 to $110,000 (tax year 2025)
25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Nurse @ Vine Clinic; 2 Giraffe Omni Beds; Trauma simulator & lifesaving ventilator; Field trips/student food
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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.