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448 foundations in Knox County

  1. Public charity · Raleigh, NC

    The Grey Muzzle Organization

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $33,000 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $8,000 to $25,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Dental care; Keeping senior dogs in their homes

  2. Public charity · Los Angeles, CA

    Farmlink Project

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $44,180 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $9,288 to $34,892 (tax year 2024)

    Funded: To provide healthy fresh produce to families in need

  3. Private foundation · Tucson, AZ

    Research Corporation Dba Research

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $139,102 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $19,102 to $120,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Next Generation Beams: Exploring the potential of muon acceleration; Impact of synonymous mutation on translation speed and protein folding during host adaptation

  4. Private foundation · Chicago, IL

    Circle of Service Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $11,600 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $1,600 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Match/discretionary; Community services

  5. Private foundation · Wayzata, MN

    The Carter Family Foundation

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $3,025 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $520 to $2,505 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: To support the Organization's mission.

  6. Public charity · Rosemont, IL

    American Academy of Dermatology Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $34,377 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $8,000 to $26,377 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Shade structures

  7. Private foundation · Prairie Du Sac, WI

    Culver's Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $15,000 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $5,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Scholarship(s) for recipient(s) paid directly to school

  8. Private foundation · New York, NY

    Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $337,500 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $62,500 to $275,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Using implementation science to reduce health disparities in youth & families: a university-federally qualified health center partnership; To support the project "disrupting...

  9. Private foundation · Boca Raton, FL

    The James H and Marta T Batmasian Family Foundation Inc.

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $6,000 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $1,000 to $5,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Further the charitable organization's efforts

  10. Public charity · Durham, NC

    Southern Vision Alliance

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $30,000 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $10,000 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Qmf grant - southern intermediaries project; Frontline funds solidarity grant

  11. Public charity · Washington, DC

    The Partnership Project Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $50,000 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $15,000 to $35,000 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  12. Public charity · Vancouver, WA

    Banfield Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $37,000 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $10,000 to $27,000 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Preventive care clinic

  13. Public charity · Washington, DC

    Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $882,890 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $434,038 to $448,852 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Research

  14. Community foundation · Warsaw, IN

    Kosciusko County Community Foundation Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $12,350 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $5,754 to $6,596 (tax year 2024)

    50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

    Funded: Hurricane relief

  15. United Way · Chicago, IL

    United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $22,592 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $10,092 to $12,500 (tax year 2024)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  16. Private foundation · Raleigh, NC

    Elizabeth City Foundation Committee

    Takes applications

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $5,200 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $2,300 to $2,900 (tax year 2024)

    Stated deadlines: Mar 1, Mar 15, Sep 15 · next Mar 1, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Educational

  17. Public charity · Ankeny, IA

    Casey's Charities Inc.

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $32,000 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $10,000 to $22,000 (tax year 2023)

    100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it

  18. Public charity · Nashville

    African American Clergy Collective of Tennessee

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $70,000 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $33,333 to $36,667 (tax year 2025)

    Funded: Grassroots organizing

  19. Public charity · Columbia

    Rehabilitation Corporation of Tennessee

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $45,200 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $9,200 to $36,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

    Funded: Scholarships

  20. Public charity · Houston, TX

    Retina Research Foundation

    How to apply: not stated

    2 Tennessee grants totaling $90,000 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $45,000 (tax year 2024)

    Funded only returning groups in its latest year

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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.