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116 foundations that funded “Christian”
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Community foundation · Lexington, KY
Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc.
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8 Tennessee grants totaling $535,159 · typical grant $40,000 to $105,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Falls Church, VA
The Northrop Grumman Foundation
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7 Tennessee grants totaling $6,450 · typical grant $50 to $2,500 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Oct 31 · next Oct 31, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: General operating grants & matching gifts.
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Private foundation · Smithville, MO
Stanley M Herzog Charitable Foundation
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5 Tennessee grants totaling $29,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $7,375 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Houston, TX
Donatestock Charitable Inc.
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $866,319 · typical grant $9,834 to $832,021 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · New York, NY
Parkinson's Foundation Inc.
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $53,683 · typical grant $10,683 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Center of excellence grants; Community engagement & advocacy
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Private foundation · Camp Hill, PA
Hall Foundation
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $6,000 · typical grant $3,000 (tax year 2025)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Community support; Educational
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Private foundation · Houston, TX
The Lanier Theological Library Foundation
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $435,147 · typical grant $10,000 to $425,147 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Public charity · Brentwood
First Fruits Funding
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $15,868 · typical grant $6,368 to $9,500 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support tbch minstries and their annual; Provide operating funds for fellowship o
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Public charity · Oklahoma City, OK
Feed the Children Inc.
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33 Tennessee grants totaling $5.7 million · typical grant $23,726 to $152,603 (tax year 2024)
27% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Necessities for children and families experiencing hunger and hardship
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Public charity · Columbia, MO
Midway USA Foundation Inc.
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16 Tennessee grants totaling $272,693 · typical grant $9,344 to $27,049 (tax year 2024)
38% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To fund youth shoothing sports
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Public charity · Cordova
Bellevue Foundation Inc.
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13 Tennessee grants totaling $700,083 · typical grant $15,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)
77% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc.
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91 Tennessee grants totaling $835,534 · typical grant $1,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2025)
20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
3 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: General donation; Hope gala; Knoxville go red for women luncheon + kids cook with heart program; Annual golf tournament; 2025 - niswonger radiothon sponsorship
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Public charity · Concord, NC
Speedway Children's Charities
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58 Tennessee grants totaling $745,475 · typical grant $10,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)
57% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Memphis
The Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation
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52 Tennessee grants totaling $1.9 million · typical grant $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Jan 15, Aug 15 · next Jan 15, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: General - operating
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Public charity · Owasso, OK
Folds of Honor Foundation
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47 Tennessee grants totaling $1.7 million · typical grant $9,040 to $32,330 (tax year 2025)
85% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarship
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Public charity · Crossville
United Fund of Cumberland County
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35 Tennessee grants totaling $358,182 · typical grant $5,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)
20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Boston, MA
Fidelity Foundation
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29 Tennessee grants totaling $37,436 · typical grant $170 to $750 (tax year 2024)
25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Fidelity matching gifts to education
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Public charity · Atlanta, GA
Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Inc.
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16 Tennessee grants totaling $3.5 million · typical grant $133,000 to $308,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: For general scholarship support.; For nursing scholarships.; For nursing and allied health scholarships.; For general and nursing scholarships.
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Private foundation · Bells
Covenant Legacy Foundation
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14 Tennessee grants totaling $484,744 · typical grant $10,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2025)
21% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Capital Campaign and Unrestricted Support
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Private foundation · Jackson
Charles and Debby Campbell Family Foundation
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8 Tennessee grants totaling $349,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $40,000 (tax year 2025)
25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Growing a Legacy III; Org # 10754100; Brazil mission trip; Women's Soccer; Support for Leon Willis
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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.