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957 foundations in Davidson County

  1. Private foundation · Arlington, VA

    Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation

    Takes applications

    7 Tennessee grants totaling $103,465 · 2 in Davidson County · typical grant $150 to $49,015 (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Jul 15 · next Jul 15, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Employee matching gift; Peer empowerment network for employment: peer mentorship between employed and unemployed adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to...

  2. Public charity · Atlanta, GA

    The Fund for Theological Education Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    7 Tennessee grants totaling $160,000 · 2 in Davidson County · typical grant $12,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Discernment lab grant

  3. Private foundation · Santa Monica, CA

    Universal Music All Together Now Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    7 Tennessee grants totaling $145,000 · 2 in Davidson County · typical grant $15,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    71% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  4. Private foundation · Falls Church, VA

    The Northrop Grumman Foundation

    Takes applications

    7 Tennessee grants totaling $6,450 · 2 in Davidson County · 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.

  5. Public charity · Dayton, OH

    The Dayton Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $331,250 · 2 in Davidson County · typical grant $5,900 to $131,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Scholarships; Unrestricted, christmas needs for home; Dorm refresh - cogs

  6. Public charity · Washington, DC

    National Alliance of State and Territorial Aids Directors

    How to apply: not stated

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $558,082 · 2 in Davidson County · 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...

  7. Private foundation · Glendale, AZ

    Bechtel Group Foundation

    Takes applications

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $144,959 · 2 in Davidson County · typical grant $300 to $43,059 (tax year 2024)

    75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Education; Social services

  8. Public charity · Oakland, CA

    New Schools Fund

    How to apply: not stated

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · 2 in Davidson County · typical grant $115,000 to $215,000 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Innovative schools; Learning differences

  9. Private foundation · New York, NY

    The Lazard Charitable Foundation

    Takes applications

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $8,509 · 2 in Davidson County · typical grant $125 to $1,600 (tax year 2024)

    80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  10. Public charity · Washington, DC

    Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America

    How to apply: not stated

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $75,250 · 2 in Davidson County · typical grant $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: General contribution

  11. Public charity · Brentwood

    Brentwood Rotary Club Charitable Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $70,000 · 2 in Davidson County · typical grant $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  12. Public charity · Cleveland, OH

    The Cleveland Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $482,150 · 2 in Davidson County · typical grant $7,000 to $70,000 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Fundraising efforts and awareness organization for st. Jude children's research hospital.; Wetland conservation; Support of administrative costs to conduct the "power of...

  13. Private foundation · West Conshohocken, PA

    John Templeton Foundation

    Takes applications

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $615,323 · 2 in Davidson County · typical grant $23,434 to $167,527 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Tokens show: public theology, human flourishing, the good life; Mental health first responders for spiritual yearning among "religious dones"; Understanding the dynamical...

  14. Private foundation · Lincoln, NE

    Herbert T Weston Jr and Marian S Weston Foundation

    Takes applications

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $75,000 · 2 in Davidson County · typical grant $3,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  15. Public charity · Minneapolis, MN

    Borealis Philanthropy

    How to apply: not stated

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $926,400 · 2 in Davidson County · typical grant $50,000 to $220,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To support the work of fiscal projects; To support the work of decarcerate Memphis; To support the work of Nashville community bail fund; To support the work of my sistah's...

  16. Public charity · Nashville

    Tennessee Disability Coalition

    How to apply: not stated

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $49,250 · 2 in Davidson County · typical grant $7,500 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Facilitate and assist services and outreach for persons with disabilities

  17. Public charity · Miami, FL

    The Miami Foundation Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $394,330 · 2 in Davidson County · typical grant $18,610 to $118,305 (tax year 2024)

    17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  18. Public charity · Washington, DC

    The Links Foundation Incorporated

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $350,652 · 2 in Davidson County · typical grant $19,975 to $85,455 (tax year 2024)

    20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Scholarship & community charitable and educational programs; Community scholarship & programs; Chapter educational programs

  19. Private foundation · New York, NY

    Surdna Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $730,000 · 2 in Davidson County · typical grant $75,000 to $180,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  20. Public charity · Montvale, NJ

    Kpmg Us Foundation Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $205,400 · 2 in Davidson County · typical grant $12,050 to $49,700 (tax year 2024)

    40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Matching gifts

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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.