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87 foundations in Bradley County

  1. Public charity · Chicago, IL

    Elks National Foundation Inc.

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    27 Tennessee grants totaling $363,820 · typical grant $9,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Community investments program; State charitable grant

  2. Public charity · Brentwood

    Tennessee Rural Health Recruitment & Retention Center Inc.

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    27 Tennessee grants totaling $4.4 million · typical grant $49,384 to $80,000 (tax year 2024)

    81% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Community incentive; Conference sponsorship; Community incentive/sponsorship

  3. Private foundation · Orlando, FL

    Truist Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    26 Tennessee grants totaling $715,970 · typical grant $10,000 to $31,000 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    13 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Building career pathways to; Thriving communities; Strengthening small; Presidential honors; Special programs

  4. United Way · Cleveland

    United Way of the Ocoee Region

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    25 Tennessee grants totaling $1.6 million · typical grant $15,000 to $68,000 (tax year 2025)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Community health; Partner agency; Community health/parnter agency

  5. Private foundation · Coraopolis, PA

    Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation

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    25 Tennessee grants totaling $114,000 · typical grant $2,000 to $3,000 (tax year 2024)

    80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Grant for youth sports; Teammate resource group grants; 10th year anniversary grants

  6. Public charity · Atlanta, GA

    Inspire Brands Foundation Inc.

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    23 Tennessee grants totaling $335,025 · typical grant $10,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)

    39% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Mission Support

  7. Public charity · Phoenix, AZ

    Petsmart Charities Inc.

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    22 Tennessee grants totaling $450,800 · typical grant $6,300 to $26,300 (tax year 2025)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Adoptions; Adoptions, disaster response; Adoptions, transport

  8. Private foundation · Pine Bluff, AR

    Simmons First Foundation Inc.

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    22 Tennessee grants totaling $161,521 · typical grant $1,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    86% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: General donation for youth programming; Community services; Pcn stars program; 1 school 1 mission program; Therapy tools to support children with special needs

  9. Public charity · Americus, GA

    Habitat for Humanity International Inc.

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    22 Tennessee grants totaling $3.3 million · typical grant $14,678 to $124,558 (tax year 2024)

    9% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Affordable housing

  10. Private foundation · Cleveland

    Allan Jones Foundation

    Takes applications

    21 Tennessee grants totaling $72,741 · typical grant $300 to $4,000 (tax year 2024)

    81% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Operating funds; Operating funds & memorials; Legacy fund; Swing for hope donation

  11. Private foundation · Chattanooga

    In Him Resources Foundation

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    21 Tennessee grants totaling $139,800 · typical grant $2,400 to $8,200 (tax year 2024)

    14% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  12. Public charity · Stamford, CT

    Americares Foundation Inc.

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    21 Tennessee grants totaling $2.8 million · typical grant $20,000 to $61,100 (tax year 2024)

    47% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Ongoing

  13. Private foundation · Indianapolis, IN

    Lilly Endowment Inc.

    Takes applications

    19 Tennessee grants totaling $18.9 million · typical grant $50,000 to $2 million (tax year 2025)

    29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Employee matching gift(s); Religion & cultural inst initiative; Youth on faith & service initiative; Capacity buildg-disaster relief orgs; Nurturing children-worship & prayer

  14. Public charity · Atlanta, GA

    Boys & Girls Clubs of America

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    19 Tennessee grants totaling $2.5 million · typical grant $21,635 to $171,390 (tax year 2024)

    11% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  15. Public charity · Knoxville

    Boys & Girls Clubs in Tennessee

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    19 Tennessee grants totaling $19.1 million · typical grant $299,712 to $1.1 million (tax year 2024)

    5% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Bgc in TN programs

  16. Private foundation · Cleveland

    Mark E Smith Foundation Ua Dated 11-9-22

    Takes applications

    16 Tennessee grants totaling $154,486 · typical grant $1,000 to $5,490 (tax year 2025)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Various athletic program donations; Football program; General operating expenses and scholastics program; Sponsorship and a/v student program; Women's basketball program

  17. 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.

  18. Public charity · Atlanta, GA

    Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Inc.

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    16 Tennessee grants totaling $3.5 million · typical grant $133,000 to $308,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: For general scholarship support.; For nursing scholarships.; For nursing and allied health scholarships.; For general and nursing scholarships.

  19. Private foundation · Memphis

    International Paper Company Foundation

    Takes applications

    13 Tennessee grants totaling $148,535 · typical grant $2,252 to $13,683 (tax year 2024)

    25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Carter county food for kids backpack program; Donated shipping for menstrual health program; Junior achievement biz town; Habitat improvement along rivers in greater Nashville...

  20. Public charity · Indianapolis, IN

    National Collegiate Athletic Association

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    13 Tennessee grants totaling $9.9 million · typical grant $15,478 to $30,478 (tax year 2024)

    8% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Grants; Grants/Scholarships

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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.