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1,838 foundations that funded “Foundation”

  1. Private foundation · Bridgeport, CT

    The Barden Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

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

    Stated deadlines: Mar 31 · next Mar 31, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Scholarship

  2. Private foundation · Memphis

    First Horizon Foundation

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $18.6 million · typical grant $18.6 million (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: General operating funds

  3. Private foundation · Memphis

    Mcgehee Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $10,000 · typical grant $10,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Unrestricted contribution for the furtherance of the qualified charity's mission

  4. Private foundation · Memphis

    Jonathan P Formanek Foundation

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $175,000 · typical grant $175,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: To promote the provision of visual art medium through diverse exhibits

  5. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    The Pattee Foundation Inc.

    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

    Funded: Unrestricted - general support

  6. Private foundation · Memphis

    Deupree Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $1.5 million · typical grant $1.5 million (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Support charitable activities

  7. Private foundation · Nashville

    Norman Family Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $25,200 · typical grant $25,200 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  8. Private foundation · Nashville

    Axis of Justice Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $100 · typical grant $100 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: General use of donee

  9. Private foundation · Nashville

    Kathryn Carell Brown Foundation

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $50,000 · typical grant $50,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Stated deadlines: Sep 30 · next Sep 30, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  10. Private foundation · Memphis

    Get Envolved Foundation

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $1,000 · typical grant $1,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: General support of programs

  11. Private foundation · Nashville

    Victoria Principal Foundation for Thoughtful Existence

    How to apply: not stated

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $228,856 · typical grant $228,856 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  12. Private foundation · Encino, CA

    The Johnny Mercer Foundation

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $74,281 · typical grant $74,281 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: May 1 · next May 1, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Johnny mercer songwriters project

  13. Private foundation · Lebanon, MO

    Joe and Kim Boswell Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $250 · typical grant $250 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  14. Private foundation · Fort Worth, TX

    B & B Foundation

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $500 · typical grant $500 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Sustaining fund

  15. Private foundation · Hastings On Hudson, NY

    The Meryl & Christopher Lewis Foundation

    Takes applications

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

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Childrens hospital

  16. 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

  17. Private foundation · Henderson, NV

    The Kilin & Cecilie to Foundation

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $250 · typical grant $250 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  18. Private foundation · Bella Vista, AR

    Catt Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $20,000 · typical grant $20,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  19. Private foundation · New York, NY

    The Bisgeier Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $4,000 · typical grant $4,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Medical

  20. Private foundation · West Point, VA

    Elis Olsson Memorial Foundation

    Takes applications

    1 Tennessee grant totaling $5,000 · typical grant $5,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing

    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.