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293 foundations that funded “Community Foundation”
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Private foundation · Miami, FL
John S and James L Knight Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $5,000 · typical grant $5,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To support the mission of the Memphis brooks museum of art to enrich the lives of the community through the museum's expanding collection, varied exhibitions, and dynamic programs.
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Jane I Pettway Foundation
Takes applications
40 Tennessee grants totaling $334,276 · typical grant $5,000 to $11,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Mar 31 · next Mar 31, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
15% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Financially needy women; Utility assistance for; Samaritan place; Jane pettway helping women; Certified nurse assistant
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Private foundation · Dyersburg
Brayton Foundation
How to apply: not stated
10 Tennessee grants totaling $5,100 · typical grant $100 to $900 (tax year 2025)
10% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Unrestricted use donation; Scholarship
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Private foundation · New York, NY
Surdna Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
5 Tennessee grants totaling $730,000 · typical grant $75,000 to $180,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Hardy, VA
Bernau Family Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $10,000 · typical grant $10,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Jun 20 · next Jun 20, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Scholarship & side by side apprentice
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Public charity · San Francisco, CA
Tides Foundation
How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
14 Tennessee grants totaling $614,001 · typical grant $10,000 to $55,000 (tax year 2024)
71% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Equity, human rights, and economic empowerment; Healthy individuals and communities; Quality education
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Public charity · Nashville, NC
Lendlease Us Community Fund
How to apply: not stated
6 Tennessee grants totaling $127,500 · typical grant $17,500 to $25,000 (tax year 2023)
17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Denver, CO
Louis Calder Foundation
Takes applications
4 Tennessee grants totaling $950,000 · typical grant $150,000 to $500,000 (tax year 2024)
25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Growth of charter schools; Science of reading
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Public charity · Hazard, KY
Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc.
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $257,600 · typical grant $25,000 to $201,600 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To further the exempt of purpose of the organization
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Private foundation · Warren, NJ
Segal Family Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $37,500 · typical grant $37,500 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Memphis
The Bornblum Foundation
Takes applications
12 Tennessee grants totaling $1.4 million · typical grant $3,000 to $17,000 (tax year 2024)
58% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Program Services
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Public charity · Columbia, MO
Veterans United Foundation
How to apply: not stated
5 Tennessee grants totaling $102,000 · typical grant $12,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2025)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Holiday program support; Dcs basic needs; Np: r.i.s.e. Matthew krumwiede; Songwritingwith:soldiers; Princess tea party
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Private foundation · New York, NY
The Herrnstein Family Foundation
How to apply: not stated
1 Tennessee grant totaling $5,000 · typical grant $5,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: To fulfill the organization's exempt mission
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Private foundation · Scottsdale, AZ
The Michelson Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $453,140 · typical grant $453,140 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Ransom Canyon, TX
Wentz Family Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $12,400 · typical grant $12,400 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Missionary sponsorship
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Private foundation · Midland City, AL
The Coleman Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $2,000 · typical grant $2,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Scholarship
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Private foundation · Austin, TX
Shield-Ayres Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $10,000 · typical grant $10,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · White Bluff
Doochin Family Charitable Foundation
Takes applications
19 Tennessee grants totaling $115,038 · typical grant $300 to $11,000 (tax year 2025)
No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing
26% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Des Moines, IA
Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines
How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
4 Tennessee grants totaling $44,000 · typical grant $8,500 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)
25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Event sponsorship Nashville '24; Grant distribution; Psalms 78:72 alumni scholarship; School sponsorship
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Public charity · Memphis
Memphis Bar Foundation
How to apply: not stated
23 Tennessee grants totaling $41,000 · typical grant $2,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Legal aid and training
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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.