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81 foundations that funded “Greater” in Davidson County

  1. Private foundation · Signal Mountain

    Bishop Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    10 Tennessee grants totaling $640,000 · 1 in Davidson County · typical grant $30,000 to $90,000 (tax year 2025)

    60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Recovery in community campaign; Clef medical camps campaign; Stability program; Truck for project restore; South Chattanooga program

  2. Public charity · Federal Way, WA

    World Vision Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    10 Tennessee grants totaling $2.1 million · 3 in Davidson County · typical grant $72,319 to $199,861 (tax year 2024)

    60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Family assistance & development; Development & disaster relief; Development; Family assistance; Christian ministry

  3. Public charity · Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

    Pga Tour Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    10 Tennessee grants totaling $3.7 million · 1 in Davidson County · typical grant $10,000 to $142,942 (tax year 2024)

    90% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  4. Private foundation · Dalton, GA

    The Anna Sue and Bob Shaw Foundation

    Takes applications

    9 Tennessee grants totaling $430,000 · 1 in Davidson County · typical grant $20,000 to $50,000 (tax year 2025)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing

    78% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  5. Private foundation · Boynton Beach, FL

    Nat R & Martha M Knaster Charitable Trust

    Takes applications

    8 Tennessee grants totaling $85,500 · 4 in Davidson County · typical grant $5,000 to $17,000 (tax year 2024)

    14% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Unrestricted $10,000now campaign beta pi chapter $2,500; College fund for haslam business school at university of Tennessee; Haslam facility expense fund for new business...

  6. Public charity · Chicago, IL

    National Council of Ymcas of the USA

    How to apply: not stated

    7 Tennessee grants totaling $963,775 · 1 in Davidson County · typical grant $38,000 to $224,600 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

  7. Public charity · New York, NY

    National Urban League Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $790,513 · 1 in Davidson County · typical grant $121,000 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)

    40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Direct grants to small businesses

  8. United Way · Pittsburgh, PA

    The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania

    How to apply: not stated

    5 Tennessee grants totaling $104,273 · 1 in Davidson County · typical grant $12,621 to $19,609 (tax year 2024)

    40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Donor designation

  9. Public charity · Nashville

    Dialysis Clinic Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    3 Tennessee grants totaling $100,000 · 1 in Davidson County · typical grant $10,000 to $60,000 (tax year 2024)

    33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Medical research related to kidney function; Donation for general support

  10. Community foundation · Tulsa, OK

    Tulsa Community Foundation

    How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply

    6 Tennessee grants totaling $282,507 · 2 in Davidson County · typical grant $9,155 to $23,250 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  11. Private foundation · Hendersonville

    Carolyn Smith Foundation

    Takes applications

    146 Tennessee grants totaling $4.2 million · 98 in Davidson County · typical grant $8,000 to $30,000 (tax year 2025)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2025 IRS filing

    45% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Human services - local community; Health - General; Medical research; Provide relief for human trafficking survivors & combat human trafficking in Middle Tennessee; Programs...

  12. Private foundation · Memphis

    J R Hyde III Foundation

    Takes applications

    108 Tennessee grants totaling $12.1 million · 5 in Davidson County · typical grant $5,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)

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

    24% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    4 grants for buildings or equipment

    Funded: General operating support/support for a strategic plan; General operating support/support for the Mid-South development district's organizational reboot; Support for allmemphis...

  13. Private foundation · Dallas, TX

    Texas Instruments Foundation

    Takes applications

    70 Tennessee grants totaling $151,310 · 7 in Davidson County · typical grant $200 to $1,000 (tax year 2024)

    No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing

    37% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."

  14. Private foundation · Ooltewah

    Tucker Foundation

    Takes applications

    60 Tennessee grants totaling $4.3 million · 2 in Davidson County · 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

  15. Public charity · Concord, NC

    Speedway Children's Charities

    How to apply: not stated

    58 Tennessee grants totaling $745,475 · 1 in Davidson County · typical grant $10,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)

    57% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  16. Private foundation · Knoxville

    Regal Foundation

    Takes applications

    48 Tennessee grants totaling $1.6 million · 2 in Davidson County · 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

  17. Private foundation · Nashville

    The West End Home Foundation

    Takes applications

    44 Tennessee grants totaling $2.3 million · 35 in Davidson County · typical grant $17,500 to $70,000 (tax year 2024)

  18. Private foundation · Nashville

    The Fugitive Foundation

    Takes applications

    41 Tennessee grants totaling $237,950 · 36 in Davidson County · typical grant $1,000 to $7,000 (tax year 2024)

    20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    1 grant for buildings or equipment

    Funded: Capital campaign & operating support

  19. Public charity · St Louis, MO

    Saint Thomas West Hospital

    How to apply: not stated

    34 Tennessee grants totaling $663,167 · 31 in Davidson County · 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...

  20. Public charity · Oklahoma City, OK

    Feed the Children Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    33 Tennessee grants totaling $5.7 million · 2 in Davidson County · typical grant $23,726 to $152,603 (tax year 2024)

    27% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Necessities for children and families experiencing hunger and hardship

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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.