Find funders

See who already funds work like yours in Tennessee, or start from a group like yours.

1,838 foundations that funded “Foundation”

  1. Private foundation · Hartford, CT

    Connecticut Health Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $3,000 · typical grant $1,500 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Charitable operations

  2. Private foundation · Baltimore, MD

    Edward St John Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $570 · typical grant $70 to $500 (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Mar 1, Jun 1, Sep 1, 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

  3. Private foundation · Medina, OH

    William and Karla Laux Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $1,100 · typical grant $100 to $1,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  4. Private foundation · Wayzata, MN

    The Carter Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $3,025 · typical grant $520 to $2,505 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To support the Organization's mission.

  5. Private foundation · Syracuse, NY

    The William G Pomeroy Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $101,950 · typical grant $1,950 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Patriot burials marker

  6. Public charity · Sherman Oaks, CA

    Just Keep Livin Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $97,500 · typical grant $32,500 to $65,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: School program grant

  7. Private foundation · Indianapolis, IN

    Elevance Health Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $50,000 · typical grant $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Hurriance Helene Disaster Relief; Hurricane Helene relief

  8. Public charity · Lenoir City

    Loudon County Education Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $16,600 · typical grant $5,795 to $10,805 (tax year 2025)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  9. Private foundation · Prairie Du Sac, WI

    Culver's Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $15,000 · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Scholarship(s) for recipient(s) paid directly to school

  10. Private foundation · Fort Lauderdale, FL

    Mark & Sharon Mansour Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $7,500 · typical grant $2,500 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  11. Private foundation · Houston, TX

    The Lanier Theological Library Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $435,147 · typical grant $10,000 to $425,147 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  12. Community foundation · Sheffield, MA

    Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $75,000 · typical grant $25,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Philanthropy, voluntarism, and grantmaking; Human services

  13. Private foundation · Grand Rapids, MI

    Bissell Pet Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $5,126 · typical grant $2,563 (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: May 1, Jul 6, Oct 1, 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: Spay/Neuter Grants & Vouchers

  14. Private foundation · Tulsa, OK

    Tulsa Christian Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $31,560 · typical grant $12,900 to $18,660 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: One half of the salary of paty montoya; Support the spreading of the gospel.

  15. Private foundation · New York, NY

    Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $337,500 · typical grant $62,500 to $275,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Using implementation science to reduce health disparities in youth & families: a university-federally qualified health center partnership; To support the project "disrupting...

  16. Private foundation · Winona, MN

    Slaggie Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $46,000 · typical grant $16,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  17. Private foundation · Sartell, MN

    St Cloud Financial Foundation Aka

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $12,500 · typical grant $2,500 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Donation of cash for general and medical bill relief; Donation of cash for medical and living expense relief

  18. Private foundation · Overland Park, KS

    Ash Grove Charitable Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $4,000 · typical grant $1,000 to $3,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Environmental protection; Health services

  19. Private foundation · Santa Fe, NM

    Frank W Yates Jr Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $8,000 · typical grant $3,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  20. Private foundation · Los Angeles, CA

    Wm Keck Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $1.3 million · typical grant $1,000 to $1.3 million (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To understand the neural circuits that link oral sensation to feeding behavior

4,771 invitation-only foundations hidden. Show them

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.