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220 foundations in Davidson County
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Private foundation · Fort Worth, TX
Bnsf Railway Foundation
Takes applications
11 Tennessee grants totaling $59,340 · 1 in Davidson County · typical grant $240 to $8,000 (tax year 2025)
Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Dominican Sisters of St Cecilia Congregation
29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Matching gifts 1; Civic; Health & human services; United way/red cross; Youth
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Private foundation · Houston, TX
The Powell Foundation
Takes applications
11 Tennessee grants totaling $53,750 · 1 in Davidson County · typical grant $500 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 3 Tennessee grants, such as Sequoyah Hills Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church Chapel of Grace
45% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Designated Grant: General operating and support
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Private foundation · Murfreesboro
Rucker-Donnell Foundation
Takes applications
10 Tennessee grants totaling $266,100 · 1 in Davidson County · typical grant $1,500 to $50,000 (tax year 2025)
Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 3 Tennessee grants, such as Archie's Promise Ministries, Franklin Road Baptist Church, Salem United Methodist Church
40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Charitable gift
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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)
Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Daystar Counseling Ministries Inc.
90% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Kennedy Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
9 Tennessee grants totaling $2.2 million · 1 in Davidson County · typical grant $25,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2025)
Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 2 Tennessee grants, such as St Paul's Episcopal Church, Metropolitan Ministries
75% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: To support a public charity; To provide funding for a professorship; To fund a new building for the nursing school
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Public charity · Cordova
Housing for the Elderly of Henderson County Inc.
How to apply: not stated
9 Tennessee grants totaling $450,000 · 1 in Davidson County · typical grant $50,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Golden Cross Senior Ministries Inc., H O P E Ministries Inc.
Funded: To support charitable operations in compliance with organizational charter and bylaws
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Public charity · Brentwood
Encore Ministry Foundation
How to apply: not stated
9 Tennessee grants totaling $100,000 · 1 in Davidson County · typical grant $10,000 (tax year 2025)
Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Christ United Methodist Church, Cooks United Methodist Church
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Public charity · Chantilly, VA
America's Charities
How to apply: not stated
8 Tennessee grants totaling $283,946 · 1 in Davidson County · typical grant $6,910 to $60,777 (tax year 2025)
Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 4 Tennessee grants, such as Mission Church, Awaken Church, Renew Ministries
71% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Nashville
Churches of Christ Disaster Relief Effort Inc.
How to apply: not stated
8 Tennessee grants totaling $408,036 · 1 in Davidson County · typical grant $15,541 to $111,436 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 17 Tennessee grants, such as Eastside Church of Christ, Elizabethton Church of Christ, Erwin Church of Christ
62% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Disaster assistance
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Public charity · Nashville
United Cerebral Palsy of Middle Tennessee Inc.
How to apply: not stated
7 Tennessee grants totaling $99,631 · 1 in Davidson County · typical grant $7,665 to $18,920 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 3 Tennessee grants, such as Neighborhood Helpers Oak Street Baptist Church, Church of Christ at Trenton Crossing
29% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Wheelchair ramps; Home modification
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Public charity · Clarksville
Clarksville Association of Realtors Spreading Our Support Foundation
How to apply: not stated
6 Tennessee grants totaling $61,250 · 1 in Davidson County · typical grant $6,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Urban Ministries Safe House
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Bentonville, AR
Pure Inc.
How to apply: not stated
6 Tennessee grants totaling $196,575 · 1 in Davidson County · typical grant $13,410 to $52,931 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 6 Tennessee grants, such as Brent Gambrell Ministries - A Door to Hope, Grace So Amazing Ministries, Maury Hills Church
17% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Columbia
Maury Regional Heathcare Foundation
How to apply: not stated
5 Tennessee grants totaling $82,000 · 1 in Davidson County · typical grant $10,000 to $16,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 1 Tennessee grant, such as First United Methodist Church
60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Free home visitation; Handicap ramps; Program and services; Medication assistanc; Trauma therapy
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Public charity · Chapel Hill
International Association of Lions Clubs
How to apply: not stated
5 Tennessee grants totaling $72,696 · 1 in Davidson County · typical grant $10,000 to $11,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Chapel Hill Touchdown Association Inc.
60% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To support local high school athletics; To support hurricane disaster relief; To support sight services and other community initiatives; To support the local community
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Public charity · Memphis
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
How to apply: not stated
5 Tennessee grants totaling $3.8 million · 1 in Davidson County · typical grant $8,000 to $125,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Church Health
40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Sponsorship; Financial support
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Public charity · Pasadena, CA
Fuller Theological Seminary
How to apply: not stated
5 Tennessee grants totaling $61,989 · 1 in Davidson County · typical grant $12,500 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 3 Tennessee grants, such as Church of God in Christ Inc., General Board of Discipleship Ministries, Ministry Architects
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Lilly faith & service grant
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Public charity · Columbia, MO
Veterans United Foundation
How to apply: not stated
5 Tennessee grants totaling $102,000 · 1 in Davidson County · typical grant $12,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2025)
Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 2 Tennessee grants, such as Manna Cafe Ministries
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Holiday program support; Dcs basic needs; Np: r.i.s.e. Matthew krumwiede; Songwritingwith:soldiers; Princess tea party
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Public charity · Jacksonville, FL
Tim Tebow Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
5 Tennessee grants totaling $3.6 million · 1 in Davidson County · typical grant $6,500 to $396,000 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 8 Tennessee grants, such as Rising Above Ministries, Fairview Baptist Tabernacle Church, Concord Community Church
20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Night to shine; Anti human trafficking, victim identification; Adoption aid; Shine on
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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)
Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Church of God in Christ Inc.
40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Direct grants to small businesses
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Public charity · Wheaton, MD
For the Girls Inc.
How to apply: not stated
5 Tennessee grants totaling $72,863 · 1 in Davidson County · typical grant $5,257 to $20,299 (tax year 2024)
Has funded groups like yours (church or faith-based group): 1 Tennessee grant, such as Lost Sheep Ministry
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To provide dignity and comfort to folks in need.
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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.