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25 foundations that funded “Blue”
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Community foundation · Lexington, KY
Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc.
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8 Tennessee grants totaling $535,159 · typical grant $40,000 to $105,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · New York, NY
Blue Meridian Partners Inc.
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $15.1 million · typical grant $4 million to $7.1 million (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To support scaling plan
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Private foundation · Cottontown
Blue Devil Foundation
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1 Tennessee grant totaling $1,000 · typical grant $1,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2023)
Funded: To recognize and reward teachers and provide needed supplies
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Private foundation · Kansas City, MO
Bluescope Foundation North America
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31 Tennessee grants totaling $225,511 · typical grant $1,995 to $7,500 (tax year 2024)
26% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Matching gift; Arts; Education - youth; Community - shelter; Community - health, safety & environment
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Public charity · Memphis
The Collective Blueprint
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8 Tennessee grants totaling $280,000 · typical grant $25,000 to $55,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded: Partnership in the Memphis workforce intermediary project
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Public charity · St Louis, MO
Saint Thomas Health Foundations
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $44,410 · typical grant $10,500 to $33,910 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Camp Bluebird Support
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Public charity · Portland, OR
Bonneville Environmental Foundation
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $1.3 million · typical grant $519,000 to $738,628 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Project services soil health work in the red river watershed project & reforestation of previously mined lands project; San luis national wildlife refuge - blue goose unit...
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Private foundation · Nashville
James Stephen Turner Family Foundation Inc.
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26 Tennessee grants totaling $2 million · typical grant $5,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
4 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Relief efforts in western north carolina and eastern Tennessee from hurricane helene; Recovery in community capital campaign; Capital fund support - new building; Fall bash -...
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Private foundation · Brentwood
Powell Foundation
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41 Tennessee grants totaling $1.7 million · typical grant $20,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
36% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
4 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Scholarship; Building fund; Annual gift; Hutchins legacy fund; UT genomics graduate student
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Private foundation · Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
The Harold J Bowen Jr & Duval Bowen
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $40,000 · typical grant $15,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Public charity · Murfreesboro
National Health Foundation
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $30,250 · typical grant $12,500 to $17,750 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Public charity · Los Angeles, CA
Grammy Museum Foundation Inc.
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4 Tennessee grants totaling $62,500 · typical grant $12,500 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Music preservation implementation grant
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Private foundation · Nashville
Bailey & Lucy Evans Foundation
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14 Tennessee grants totaling $22,879 · typical grant $1,100 to $1,900 (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: Jun 1 · next Jun 1, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
7% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Monteagle
Middlebrooks-Camp Foundation Inc.
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6 Tennessee grants totaling $5,000 · typical grant $500 to $1,000 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Fund organization; Family planning support; Therapeutic christian community; State park conservation; Foster community & business service
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Public charity · Memphis
Community Lift Corp
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16 Tennessee grants totaling $500,000 · typical grant $15,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Cdc; Empowerment
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Private foundation · Nashville
The Fugitive Foundation
Takes applications
41 Tennessee grants totaling $237,950 · typical grant $1,000 to $7,000 (tax year 2024)
20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Capital campaign & operating support
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Public charity · Memphis
Artsmemphis
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46 Tennessee grants totaling $1.6 million · typical grant $12,000 to $28,500 (tax year 2024)
11% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Operating support & arts builds community; Operating support & enhancement
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Public charity · Boston, MA
Jobs for the Future Inc.
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5 Tennessee grants totaling $421,622 · typical grant $30,000 to $150,000 (tax year 2024)
60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To support ares regional challenge; To support pwc charitable foundation; To support dol growth opportunities 5; To support wre walmart networks development & workforce...
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Public charity · Memphis
Memphis Equity Through Arts Inc.
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19 Tennessee grants totaling $398,600 · typical grant $9,600 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)
26% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Organizational development; Summer music programming; Memphis slim house collaboratory building maintenance
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Private foundation · Santa Monica, CA
Universal Music All Together Now Foundation Inc.
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7 Tennessee grants totaling $145,000 · typical grant $15,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
71% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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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.