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47 foundations that funded “Public Education Foundation”
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Public charity · Nashville
Nashville Public Education Foundation
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $15,000 · typical grant $5,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support of music programs and united way employee giving gifts; 2024 public schools hall of fame honoree
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Public charity · Cleveland
Bradley Cleveland Public Education Foundation
How to apply: not stated
12 Tennessee grants totaling $153,408 · typical grant $6,503 to $11,000 (tax year 2024)
25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support bradley county schools; Support Cleveland city schools; Pie-center support bradley county schools
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Private foundation · Nashville
James Stephen Turner Family Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
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 · Nashville
Ryman Hospitality Properties Foundation
Takes applications
39 Tennessee grants totaling $319,150 · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
37% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Grant for support of program mission for youth; Grant for support of program mission for education; Grant for support of program mission for community; Community grant for...
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Private foundation · Ooltewah
Tucker Foundation
Takes applications
60 Tennessee grants totaling $4.3 million · typical grant $5,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2024)
31% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarship - evan moore; Scholarship fund; Relay for life; Pups4patriots Tennessee; General support - imagine arts education initiative
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Public charity · Washington, DC
The Education Trust Inc.
How to apply: not stated
7 Tennessee grants totaling $130,000 · typical grant $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
86% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Nashville
Tennessee State Collaborative On Reforming Education
How to apply: not stated
31 Tennessee grants totaling $7.1 million · typical grant $100,000 to $375,000 (tax year 2024)
48% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Award
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Hacker and Kitty Caldwell Family Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
17 Tennessee grants totaling $133,504 · typical grant $750 to $3,000 (tax year 2024)
18% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Annual fund on behalf of kate caldwell nevin; Lindy hop; Genneral operations
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Lillian L Colby Charitable Foundation
Takes applications
16 Tennessee grants totaling $400,000 · typical grant $15,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2025)
56% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · St Louis, MO
Saint Thomas West Hospital
How to apply: not stated
34 Tennessee grants totaling $663,167 · typical grant $10,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: Support of Teeth For Life program; Support of pregnancy services for uninsured, low income women; Support of No-Cost Mental Health Counseling; Support of Community Health...
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Public charity · Chicago, IL
National Center for Teacher Residencies
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $719,629 · typical grant $170,000 to $329,629 (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Teacher residency
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Community foundation · New York, NY
The New York Community Trust
How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
44 Tennessee grants totaling $1.4 million · typical grant $10,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2024)
41% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: For program support.; For a scholarship award.
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Private foundation · Halls
Eleanor and Warren Nunn Foundation
Takes applications
5 Tennessee grants totaling $237,000 · typical grant $27,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2025)
No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing
20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Public education donation
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Private foundation · Paris
Betsy Ross Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
8 Tennessee grants totaling $43,500 · typical grant $2,500 to $6,000 (tax year 2024)
12% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Environmental education; Support public education; Support for children with disabilities and rare diseases; Support for raptors; Support for youth programs
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Private foundation · Rochester, NY
The Charles and Mary Crossed Foundation
Takes applications
2 Tennessee grants totaling $210 · typical grant $210 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Pro-life public education; Childrens welfare
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Private foundation · Charlotte, NC
The Brunnemer Family Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $2,500 · typical grant $2,500 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To provide public education services, dedicated to improving the quality of educaton in hamblen county.
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Boyd Foundation
Takes applications
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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Private foundation · Memphis
Formanek Foundation
Takes applications
15 Tennessee grants totaling $5.5 million · typical grant $40,000 to $600,000 (tax year 2024)
27% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To promote the provision of visual art medium through diverse exhibits; To support the provision of health care for underinsured people; To improve Memphis by the revival of...
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Community foundation · Lexington, KY
Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
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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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Tennessee Health Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
69 Tennessee grants totaling $3.7 million · typical grant $2,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
69% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: 2024 hickey match; 2024 anderson match; 2024 reynolds match; 2024 ryans match; 2024 pow scholar
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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.