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34 foundations that funded “Public Education Foundation” in Davidson County
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Public charity · Nashville
Nashville Public Education Foundation
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $15,000 · 3 in Davidson County · 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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Private foundation · Nashville
James Stephen Turner Family Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
26 Tennessee grants totaling $2 million · 23 in Davidson County · 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 · 34 in Davidson County · 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 · 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
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Public charity · Washington, DC
The Education Trust Inc.
How to apply: not stated
7 Tennessee grants totaling $130,000 · 2 in Davidson County · 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 · 17 in Davidson County · 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 · 1 in Davidson County · 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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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...
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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 · 33 in Davidson County · 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 · Paris
Betsy Ross Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
8 Tennessee grants totaling $43,500 · 2 in Davidson County · 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 · Knoxville
Boyd Foundation
Takes applications
56 Tennessee grants totaling $9.3 million · 6 in Davidson County · 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 · 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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Community foundation · Lexington, KY
Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
8 Tennessee grants totaling $535,159 · 4 in Davidson County · 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 · 15 in Davidson County · 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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Public charity · Nashville
The Nashville Chamber Public Benefit Foundation
How to apply: not stated
3 Tennessee grants totaling $1.9 million · 3 in Davidson County · typical grant $202,363 to $981,607 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: K-12 & post secondary education - career readiness (jpmorgan chase); K-12 & post secondary education - career readiness (jpmorgan chase), partnership 2030 initiative, &...
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Private foundation · Washington, DC
Public Welfare Foundation Inc.
Takes applications
10 Tennessee grants totaling $1.3 million · 4 in Davidson County · typical grant $100,000 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
11% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support for gideon's trumpet redux-continued; Support for justice, not just surviving; Support for mississippi prison reform coalition; Support for towards a people's justice;...
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Private foundation · Seattle, WA
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Takes applications
18 Tennessee grants totaling $8.2 million · 14 in Davidson County · typical grant $125,000 to $606,651 (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: K-12 education; Public awareness and analysis; Pneumonia & pandemic preparedness; K-12 education; postsecondary education; public awareness and analysis; Postsecondary education
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Community foundation · Naples, FL
Collier Community Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
7 Tennessee grants totaling $245,371 · 3 in Davidson County · typical grant $11,155 to $55,000 (tax year 2024)
71% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Human services; Environment & animals; Public, societal benefit; Education; Health
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Clayton Family Foundation
Takes applications
40 Tennessee grants totaling $1.1 million · 1 in Davidson County · typical grant $2,500 to $12,500 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
3 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Church general fund; K-12 school; Community health services; Scholarship fund; Dance school transportation
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Private foundation · Princeton, NJ
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Takes applications
19 Tennessee grants totaling $2.6 million · 7 in Davidson County · typical grant $25,256 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
80% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: 82000 rwjf healthy communities -- site visit grant; 82534 advancing economic inclusion and family wellbeing across Appalachia; 80655 using measuring love to train leaders in...
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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.