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179 foundations that funded “Opera”
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Public charity · Birmingham, AL
Orlean & Ralph W Beeson Fund
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $36,600 · typical grant $6,600 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Maryville college adventures in studying (mast) - expanding horizons; Project support 2024: $5,000 holistic evangelism in tete province and remainder allocated to persian...
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Public charity · Rockville, MD
Goodwill Industries International Inc.
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $542,790 · typical grant $16,000 to $356,229 (tax year 2025)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Accenture global accelerating oa 2024; Gdca for emerging markets, scsep py24, & scsep py25; Accenture global accelerating oa 2024, gm youth & young-adult skilled trades gtca...
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Private foundation · Nashville
T & T Family Foundation
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70 Tennessee grants totaling $467,000 · typical grant $2,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
7% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: General funds; Madison campus; General funds, Nashville area; Academic remediation for disadvantaged students; Helping individuals with beginning again (ged + daycare while learning)
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Tennessee Health Foundation Inc.
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69 Tennessee grants totaling $3.7 million · typical grant $2,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
69% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: 2024 hickey match; 2024 anderson match; 2024 reynolds match; 2024 ryans match; 2024 pow scholar
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Public charity · Jacksonville, FL
Tim Tebow Foundation Inc.
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5 Tennessee grants totaling $3.6 million · typical grant $6,500 to $396,000 (tax year 2024)
20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Night to shine; Anti human trafficking, victim identification; Adoption aid; Shine on
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Public charity · Nashville
Hello in There Foundation
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5 Tennessee grants totaling $60,000 · typical grant $10,000 (tax year 2025)
80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Long Island City, NY
Bob Woodruff Family Foundation Inc.
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $341,300 · typical grant $10,000 to $176,300 (tax year 2025)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Suicide prevention; community engagement; disaster relief; survey incentive; sponsorship; Suicide prevention; survey incentive; clinical mental health; Social connection &...
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Private foundation · Ocala, FL
Mantz Foundation Inc.
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $145,000 · typical grant $15,000 to $85,000 (tax year 2025)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: WWII Preservation ProgramSong Writers Showcase; Fine Arts Program; Support for Erwin TN, Police
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Private foundation · Birmingham, MI
Edwin and Jeanette May Foundation
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $150,000 · typical grant $150,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Charitable activities
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Private foundation · Fayetteville, NC
Carolyn Riddle Armstrong Family
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $2,000 · typical grant $2,000 (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
Funded: To support charitable mission
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Private foundation · Santa Ana, CA
The Joseph H Kanter Family Foundation
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $5,000 · typical grant $5,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · East Providence, RI
Lawson Charitable Foundation
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $20,000 · typical grant $20,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Community foundation · Green Bay, WI
Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc.
Ask before applying · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
3 Tennessee grants totaling $65,164 · typical grant $10,750 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Health and wellness program support
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Public charity · Philadelphia, PA
American Bible Society
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $46,480 · typical grant $12,871 to $18,151 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Program services
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Public charity · Oklahoma City, OK
Feed the Children Inc.
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33 Tennessee grants totaling $5.7 million · typical grant $23,726 to $152,603 (tax year 2024)
27% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Necessities for children and families experiencing hunger and hardship
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Community foundation · Springfield, MA
Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $28,800 · typical grant $7,000 to $11,800 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: P: human services; B: education; E: health care
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Public charity · New York, NY
Delivering Good Inc.
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $3.6 million · typical grant $1.4 million to $2.3 million (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Poverty assistance
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Private foundation · Saint Louis, NV
Adams Arthur & Alice Fdn
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $133,000 · typical grant $20,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Feb 15 · next Feb 15, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Nashville
Andrea Waitt Carlton Family Foundation
Takes applications
48 Tennessee grants totaling $1.8 million · typical grant $5,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
39% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Franklin
Elevare Foundation
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $60,246 · typical grant $5,800 to $29,149 (tax year 2025)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Unrestricted contr to public charity
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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.