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144 foundations that funded “Ja”
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Private foundation · Brentwood
Powell Foundation
Takes applications
41 Tennessee grants totaling $1.7 million · typical grant $20,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
36% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
4 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Scholarship; Building fund; Annual gift; Hutchins legacy fund; UT genomics graduate student
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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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Private foundation · Cleveland
George R Johnson Family Foundation
Takes applications
72 Tennessee grants totaling $1.9 million · typical grant $10,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2025)
24% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
2 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Advocate training program; Children educational program; Art education; Unity center; Harbor safe house
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Private foundation · Wilmington, DE
Robinson Foundation
Takes applications
16 Tennessee grants totaling $1.6 million · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Foster Child Bag of Love fund; For 3 Christmas gifts per club member, a new coat for each club member, educational supplies, field trips, youth of the year program; 8 x 8 shed...
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Public charity · Nashville
Music City Inc.
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $34,444 · typical grant $6,500 to $21,444 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: To support the work of caring for hospitality industry workers who are in crisis. These workers are the backbone of the 2nd largest industry in Nashville.; To support the...
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Private foundation · Nashville
Scarlett Family Foundation
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250 Tennessee grants totaling $8.6 million · typical grant $7,500 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Dec 15 · next Dec 15, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
54% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Tuition; Support for operations; Support for operations and capacity building; Support for director of operations and director of student support; Student support in memorium...
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Private foundation · Ooltewah
Tucker Foundation
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60 Tennessee grants totaling $4.3 million · typical grant $5,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)
31% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarship - evan moore; Scholarship fund; Relay for life; Pups4patriots Tennessee; General support - imagine arts education initiative
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Private foundation · Nashville
Mccauley Lindsay Charities of Tennessee Inc.
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26 Tennessee grants totaling $1.9 million · typical grant $39,293 to $115,000 (tax year 2024)
58% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
4 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Lighting, parking lot, food equip, c; Hungry program; Robertson co land purch & matching s; Forklift, scale, fan; Water heater, food warmer, cart
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Community foundation · Nashville
The Community Foundation of Middle
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1,155 Tennessee grants totaling $69.8 million · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
46% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
55 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: 2024 support; To provide 1st time support for your important mission; General giving; Delek us corporate support from Brentwood committee; For program enhancements and...
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Private foundation · Jackson
H&m Foundation
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12 Tennessee grants totaling $127,500 · typical grant $5,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Capital Campaign
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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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Private foundation · Jackson
Farris Family Foundation
Takes applications
5 Tennessee grants totaling $49,800 · typical grant $3,000 to $16,400 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Capital Campaign
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Public charity · Jackson
Leaders Education Foundation Inc.
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $33,500 · typical grant $6,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Allowed united way's read team program to assist students with reading initiatives and give books to elementary school-aged children; The education connection (formerly...
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Private foundation · Leesburg, VA
The Pruitt Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $18,428 · typical grant $8,428 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Buffalo, NY
Crovat Marie Tuw Char
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $1,500 · typical grant $1,500 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarship
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Private foundation · St Augusitne, FL
Historic St Augustine Research Institute Inc.
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $7,000 · typical grant $7,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Research on spain's black corsairs operating out of st. Augustine & havana during the war of jenkinsear (1739-48).
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Private foundation · Rives
Newell & Bettie Graham Foundation
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6 Tennessee grants totaling $62,200 · typical grant $2,000 to $23,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: ChurchIn Obion County; Equestrian; Distribute Items to Needy Children in Obion Co; Hospital/Research Facility; Create Jobs for Marginalized Women in Obion Co
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Public charity · Nashville
Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $1.8 million · typical grant $10,000 to $1 million (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
2 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Capital maintenance of this historic President's home, a popular visitor attraction; Capital maintenance of this public art project; To assist with the production of the Music...
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Private foundation · Atlanta, GA
The Endover Foundation Inc.
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $10,000 · typical grant $5,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Education
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Private foundation · Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Warren Family Foundation
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $1,000 · typical grant $1,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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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.