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7 foundations that funded “Breakthrough”

  1. Public charity · New York, NY

    Breakthrough T1d

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $972,755 · typical grant $147,312 to $550,473 (tax year 2024)

    67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: T1d research

  2. Public charity · Murfreesboro

    Breakthrough Ministries Inc.

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    1 Tennessee grant totaling $0 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  3. Private foundation · New York, NC

    The Thompson Charitable Foundation

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    39 Tennessee grants totaling $1 million · typical grant $13,747 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Mar 1, Aug 15 · next Mar 1, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    56% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  4. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Lawson Family Foundation

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    71 Tennessee grants totaling $2.2 million · typical grant $5,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    76% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Sponsorship; Membership - great egret society; Life prep academy; 100knoxville; Sponsorship of concert

  5. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Regal Foundation

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    48 Tennessee grants totaling $1.6 million · typical grant $3,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)

    48% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Education; Children & family; Health; Military

  6. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Robert Lee Weiss Foundation First TN Bank Plaza Tower

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    26 Tennessee grants totaling $159,500 · typical grant $4,000 to $6,000 (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Jun 30 · next Jun 30, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    4% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    5 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Community service projects; Scholarship funding; Capital projects; Accessible equipment for; Emergency assistance

  7. Public charity · Memphis

    Memphis Bar Foundation

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    23 Tennessee grants totaling $41,000 · typical grant $2,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Legal aid and training

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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.