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957 foundations in Davidson County
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Public charity · Nashville
Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition
How to apply: not stated
5 Tennessee grants totaling $350,200 · 4 in Davidson County · typical grant $25,000 to $75,000 (tax year 2024)
20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support org programs
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Public charity · Irvine, CA
Taco Bell Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
5 Tennessee grants totaling $50,000 · 4 in Davidson County · typical grant $10,000 (tax year 2024)
80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To provide support services and programs for underprivileged children, to help them grow up; To provide financial support at the local level for boys and girls clubs throughout...
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Private foundation · Nashville
Williams Family Charitable Foundation
Takes applications
4 Tennessee grants totaling $12,600 · 4 in Davidson County · typical grant $500 to $6,600 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Operating fund
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Private foundation · New York, NY
Harnisch Family Foundation
Takes applications
4 Tennessee grants totaling $172,750 · 4 in Davidson County · typical grant $11,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Bedford, NH
Trust Estate Uw Marion C Smyth
Takes applications
4 Tennessee grants totaling $4,000 · 4 in Davidson County · typical grant $1,000 (tax year 2025)
Stated deadlines: Jun 1 · next Jun 1, 2027 (from its 2025 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Scholarship
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Private foundation · New York, NY
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Takes applications
4 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · 4 in Davidson County · typical grant $262,500 to $400,000 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: As a final grant to build science instructional capacity and services; For project support to Nashville Public Library to expand reach and services through their English as a...
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Public charity · Nashville
Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $1.8 million · 4 in Davidson County · 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...
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Private foundation · Denver, CO
Louis Calder Foundation
Takes applications
4 Tennessee grants totaling $950,000 · 4 in Davidson County · typical grant $150,000 to $500,000 (tax year 2024)
25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Growth of charter schools; Science of reading
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Public charity · Washington, DC
Sixteen Thirty Fund
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $580,000 · 4 in Davidson County · typical grant $100,000 to $350,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Environmental programs; Civil rights, social action, advocacy
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Public charity · Nashville
Centennial Park Conservancy
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $5.2 million · 4 in Davidson County · typical grant $19,000 to $5.1 million (tax year 2024)
25% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To revitalize park; Security; Arts support
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Public charity · Nashville
Nashville Bar Foundation
How to apply: not stated
4 Tennessee grants totaling $50,200 · 4 in Davidson County · typical grant $9,350 to $16,500 (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Support programs
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Private foundation · Franklin
Richard Siegel Foundation
Takes applications
48 Tennessee grants totaling $198,830 · 3 in Davidson County · typical grant $2,500 to $5,210 (tax year 2025)
35% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Scholarship; Richard siegel foundation grant; Richard seigel foundation grant
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Public charity · Memphis
The Urban Child Institute
How to apply: not stated
43 Tennessee grants totaling $5 million · 3 in Davidson County · typical grant $10,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)
37% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Jackson
West TN Healthcare Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
40 Tennessee grants totaling $1.7 million · 3 in Davidson County · 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;...
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Public charity · San Antonio, TX
Petco Love
How to apply: not stated
31 Tennessee grants totaling $670,083 · 3 in Davidson County · typical grant $10,000 to $25,678 (tax year 2024)
81% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Nashville
Jobs for America's Graduates Tennessee
How to apply: not stated
28 Tennessee grants totaling $1.3 million · 3 in Davidson County · typical grant $21,157 to $69,406 (tax year 2024)
71% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Provide payment for salaries of job specialists
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Public charity · Atlanta, GA
Inspire Brands Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
23 Tennessee grants totaling $335,025 · 3 in Davidson County · typical grant $10,000 to $15,000 (tax year 2024)
39% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Mission Support
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Public charity · Stamford, CT
Americares Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
21 Tennessee grants totaling $2.8 million · 3 in Davidson County · typical grant $20,000 to $61,100 (tax year 2024)
47% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Ongoing
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Public charity · Wellesley, MA
Givinga Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
21 Tennessee grants totaling $1.2 million · 3 in Davidson County · typical grant $15,000 to $85,000 (tax year 2024)
52% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Memphis
Formanek Foundation
Takes applications
15 Tennessee grants totaling $5.5 million · 3 in Davidson County · 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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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.