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5 foundations that funded “Associates”
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Private foundation · Lancaster, PA
Clark Associates Charitable Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $3,000 · typical grant $500 to $2,500 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Nov 1 · next Nov 1, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Provide support for habitat conservation and restoration; Provide music to those incarcerated
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Private foundation · Mequon, WI
Ladky Associates Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $100 · typical grant $100 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Memphis
Memphis Center City Development Corporation
How to apply: not stated
16 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · typical grant $30,000 to $60,000 (tax year 2024)
94% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Storefront grants; Tenant improvement grant; Good neighbor grant; Special grant incentive; Pre development assistance grant
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Community foundation · Memphis
Christian Community Foundation of Memphis and the Mid-South Inc.
How to apply: not stated
307 Tennessee grants totaling $40.4 million · typical grant $10,300 to $101,000 (tax year 2024)
30% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Religion; Educational; Human service; Philanthropy; Youth devel
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Private foundation · Lebanon
Jim Horne & Evelyn S Hankins Foundation
Takes applications
29 Tennessee grants totaling $195,500 · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
7% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Assist children in the community; Provide programs and activities for seniors; Provide housing for families with children receiving medical treatment; Affordable tuition...
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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.