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19 foundations that funded “Music City Inc”

  1. Public charity · Nashville

    Music City Inc.

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $34,444 · typical grant $6,500 to $21,444 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: To support the work of caring for hospitality industry workers who are in crisis. These workers are the backbone of the 2nd largest industry in Nashville.; To support the...

  2. 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)

  3. Public charity · Nashville

    Delta Dental of Tennessee Inc.

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    36 Tennessee grants totaling $1.2 million · typical grant $10,000 to $35,000 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Event sponsorship; Event sponsorship and donation to the general fund; Donation to the general fund; Event sponsorship and donation to the capital campaign

  4. Public charity · Nashville

    Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau

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    4 Tennessee grants totaling $1.8 million · typical grant $10,000 to $1 million (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    2 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Capital maintenance of this historic President's home, a popular visitor attraction; Capital maintenance of this public art project; To assist with the production of the Music...

  5. Private foundation · Baltimore, MD

    Edward St John Foundation Inc.

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $570 · typical grant $70 to $500 (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Mar 1, Jun 1, Sep 1, Dec 1 · next Dec 1, 2026 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  6. Public charity · Washington, DC

    The Links Foundation Incorporated

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    5 Tennessee grants totaling $350,652 · typical grant $19,975 to $85,455 (tax year 2024)

    20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Scholarship & community charitable and educational programs; Community scholarship & programs; Chapter educational programs

  7. Public charity · Nashville

    Phoenix Benefit Inc.

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    6 Tennessee grants totaling $73,500 · typical grant $10,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2025)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To advance mission

  8. Public charity · Franklin

    Tennessee Charitable Care Network

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    16 Tennessee grants totaling $305,504 · typical grant $10,050 to $25,990 (tax year 2025)

    6% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To improve health care services offered to low-income, underserved tennesseans.

  9. Private foundation · Columbia

    Crichton Family Foundation

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    21 Tennessee grants totaling $365,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2025)

    29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  10. Private foundation · Northbrook, IL

    The Allstate Foundation

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    36 Tennessee grants totaling $129,500 · typical grant $500 to $1,000 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    61% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Agent - individual hh; Employee helping hands; Helping hands group grants; Disaster relief - hurricane helene and milton

  11. Public charity · Nashville

    Smile 180 Foundation

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    47 Tennessee grants totaling $3.5 million · typical grant $21,541 to $75,000 (tax year 2024)

    23% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    19 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Grant for dental clinic operations; Grant for dental clinic operations, capital improvements, and dental safety net payments; Grant for dental clinic operations and capital...

  12. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Regal Foundation

    Takes applications

    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

  13. Public charity · Jackson

    West TN Healthcare Foundation Inc.

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    40 Tennessee grants totaling $1.7 million · typical grant $9,394 to $38,500 (tax year 2024)

    49% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    2 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: $6,000.00 women who care grant; $5,000.00 for general support; $250.00 windows of hope sponsorship; $2,093.53 for repair of ac unit; $1,500.00 steak n burger sponsorship;...

  14. 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

  15. Private foundation · Nashville

    Purity Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    33 Tennessee grants totaling $134,000 · typical grant $1,000 to $3,000 (tax year 2024)

    42% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  16. Private foundation · Memphis

    T W Briggs Foundation Inc.

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    26 Tennessee grants totaling $690,550 · typical grant $15,000 to $40,000 (tax year 2024)

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

    85% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  17. 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

  18. Public charity · Nashville

    Music City Prep Clinic

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    3 Tennessee grants totaling $420,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $310,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: End spread of hiv; Grant program fund

  19. Public charity · Knoxville

    Arts and Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville

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    2 Tennessee grants totaling $42,000 · typical grant $20,000 to $22,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Public art install

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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.