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11 foundations that funded “Commission”
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Public charity · Chicago, IL
Elks National Veterans Service Commission
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $21,568 · typical grant $8,543 to $13,025 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Welcome home; Voluntary service program
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Public charity · Columbia
Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation
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7 Tennessee grants totaling $141,809 · typical grant $15,000 to $28,433 (tax year 2024)
14% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Annual sponsorship for awards/events; Annual donation; Fb bank commissions; Annual scholarship; Annual sponsorship
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Public charity · Memphis
Memphis Tomorrow
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5 Tennessee grants totaling $632,531 · typical grant $50,000 to $165,000 (tax year 2024)
40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Kingsport
Eastman Credit Union
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29 Tennessee grants totaling $746,224 · typical grant $8,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2025)
55% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: General contribution; Event sponsorship; General contribution/event sponsorship; Development contribution; Expansion project/snap relief/event sponsorship
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Public charity · Atlanta, GA
South Arts Inc.
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19 Tennessee grants totaling $343,478 · typical grant $5,250 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
58% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: In These Mountains - Cargill 3rd Grant; FY25 SA/NEA Regional Engagement / Arts in Community; FY24 SA/NEA Regional Engagement / Arts in Community; FY25 NEA ArtsHERE; Southern...
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Private foundation · Brentwood
Mick Foundation
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12 Tennessee grants totaling $79,500 · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
42% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Troy, MI
The Kresge Foundation
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30 Tennessee grants totaling $6.2 million · typical grant $120,000 to $250,000 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
2 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Project support grant to complete the final phase of the locally driven narrative efforts supported by ideas42; Project support to implement the strategic plan to strengthen...
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Public charity · Wellesley, MA
Givinga Foundation Inc.
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21 Tennessee grants totaling $1.2 million · typical grant $15,000 to $85,000 (tax year 2024)
52% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Dallas, TX
Tua the Anne Potter Wilson Fdn
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18 Tennessee grants totaling $1.6 million · typical grant $25,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2025)
39% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Unrestricted general; Landscaping
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Public charity · Memphis
Memphis Center City Development Corporation
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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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Private foundation · Knoxville
Boyd Foundation
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56 Tennessee grants totaling $9.3 million · typical grant $10,000 to $150,000 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
36% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: For annual budget.; To seek to build and admire meaningful arts and crafts expeeriences.; To preserve and enrich the diversity of art and culture in East Tennessee.; To...
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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.