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448 foundations in Knox County
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Private foundation · Huntsville, AL
Alpha Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $100,000 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $100,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
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Private foundation · Tuscaloosa, AL
The Reese Phifer Jr Memorial Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $500 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $500 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Honor trey Jackson
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Private foundation · Milwaukee, WI
William E Mcelroy Charitable Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $9,125 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $9,125 (1 grant) (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: Scholarship
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Private foundation · Pella, IA
Sam & Lisa Van Maanen Charitable
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $500 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $500 (1 grant) (tax year 2023)
Funded: For foundation
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Private foundation · Knoxville
John & Ina Berkshire Educational Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $24,000 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $24,000 (1 grant) (tax year 2025)
Funded: Scholarship
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Public charity · Newark, DE
American Online Giving Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
571 Tennessee grants totaling $34.4 million · 39 in Knox County · typical grant $7,299 to $20,213 (tax year 2025)
40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Cohoes, NY
The Ayco Charitable Foundation
How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
51 Tennessee grants totaling $2.4 million · 5 in Knox County · typical grant $10,000 to $25,100 (tax year 2025)
28% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Religious institutions; Community & human services; Environment & animal protection; Colleges and universities; Arts and culture
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Public charity · Bethesda, MD
Impactassetsinc
How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
27 Tennessee grants totaling $2.2 million · 3 in Knox County · typical grant $10,000 to $35,000 (tax year 2024)
58% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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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 · 2 in Knox 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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Public charity · San Francisco, CA
Tides Foundation
How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
14 Tennessee grants totaling $614,001 · 2 in Knox County · typical grant $10,000 to $55,000 (tax year 2024)
71% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Equity, human rights, and economic empowerment; Healthy individuals and communities; Quality education
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Public charity · Evanston, IL
The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International
How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
8 Tennessee grants totaling $379,412 · 2 in Knox County · typical grant $22,500 to $73,576 (tax year 2024)
57% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Econ. And community develop.-humanitarian; Econ. And community develop.-humanitarian-daf; Disease prev. And treatment-humanitarian-daf; Disaster response-floods; Basic...
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Public charity · Atlanta, GA
Boys & Girls Clubs of America (group Return)
How to apply: not stated · Funds its own member network
19 Tennessee grants totaling $13.1 million · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $243,804 to $744,748 (tax year 2024)
16% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Support bgca programs
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Community foundation · Los Angeles, CA
California Community Foundation
How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
12 Tennessee grants totaling $1.6 million · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $25,000 to $200,000 (tax year 2024)
58% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Animal welfare; Religion; Disaster response; Health; Arts
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Community foundation · Phoenix, AZ
Arizona Community Foundation
How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
11 Tennessee grants totaling $1 million · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $15,000 to $180,000 (tax year 2024)
45% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: This award is for general support; This award is designated for general support; This award is for the vision project; This award is designated support for the north davidson...
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Public charity · Atlanta, GA
Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta Inc.
How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
8 Tennessee grants totaling $148,056 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $10,000 to $27,556 (tax year 2024)
62% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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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 · 1 in Knox 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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Public charity · Minneapolis, MN
The Minneapolis Foundation
How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
6 Tennessee grants totaling $207,631 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $12,000 to $44,951 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Donor advised, health; Donor advised, animals; Donor advised, public affairs/society benefit
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Community foundation · Sharon, PA
Community Foundation of Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio
How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
6 Tennessee grants totaling $131,916 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $15,000 to $29,916 (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Community foundation · Abilene, TX
Community Foundation of Abilene
How to apply: not stated · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
5 Tennessee grants totaling $91,800 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $12,500 to $20,000 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Rockville, MD
Goodwill Industries International Inc.
How to apply: not stated · Funds its own member network
4 Tennessee grants totaling $542,790 · 1 in Knox County · typical grant $16,000 to $356,229 (tax year 2025)
50% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Accenture global accelerating oa 2024; Gdca for emerging markets, scsep py24, & scsep py25; Accenture global accelerating oa 2024, gm youth & young-adult skilled trades gtca...
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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.